Purple Innovation, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Purple Innovation, Inc. had an operating margin of -9.2% and a current ratio of 1.35. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 43.2% | 39.4% | 44.1% | 47.0% | 40.5% | 36.3% | 33.7% | 37.1% | 40.2% | 41.8% |
| Operating margin | −4.4% | −5.9% | 3.8% | 11.0% | −3.4% | −7.5% | −22.3% | −18.9% | −9.2% | −7.8% |
| Net margin | −4.5% | −1.5% | −5.3% | −36.5% | 0.4% | −16.1% | −23.7% | −20.1% | −11.0% | −10.7% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −1.3% | −11.5% | 2.9% | 8.2% | −11.7% | −11.2% | −13.5% | −5.1% | −8.9% | −2.1% |
| Return on equity | −176.4% | −199.3% | — | — | 2.9% | −57.8% | −83.4% | −144.4% | — | — |
| Return on assets | −23.4% | −7.9% | −20.6% | −67.4% | 0.5% | −17.2% | −29.3% | −28.0% | −17.0% | −17.4% |
| Asset turnover | 5.23 | 5.23 | 3.90 | 1.85 | 1.21 | 1.07 | 1.24 | 1.40 | 1.55 | 1.62 |
| Current ratio | 0.56 | 0.98 | 1.31 | 1.73 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.35 | 0.52 |
| Debt to equity | 160.6% | — | — | 67.6% | 132.3% | 57.6% | 99.5% | 349.9% | — | — |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | 3.1x | 15.3x | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | 33.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 3.9% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 6.2% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | <−999% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | 0.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 29.7% | 42.9% | 39.4% | 40.5% | 42.8% | 41.9% | 36.8% | 45.2% |
| Operating margin | −39.5% | −6.0% | −13.9% | −13.5% | −10.2% | −1.6% | −17.6% | −4.3% |
| Net margin | −33.1% | −6.6% | −18.4% | −16.5% | −9.9% | −2.3% | −31.9% | −3.3% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 0.1% | 4.4% | −24.3% | −6.6% | −1.5% | −5.5% | 1.4% | −1.3% |
| Current ratio | 1.30 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 1.49 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.24 | 0.52 |
| Debt to equity | 363.4% | 624.2% | >999% | — | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 2.5% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $114m of assets due within a year against $220m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $114m short-term assets against $109m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$35m against $33m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Purple Innovation's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 9 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median -11.3% of total assets over 8 years.
- Pricing power 12 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 39.2%, moving by 4.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 9 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -7.8%; its worst year was -18.2%.
- Cash conversion 2 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 2 of 9 years, at a median -5.9% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (30 before it).
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