LCUT
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
LCUT has the edge over NIO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
LCUT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
LCUT's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
NIO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
NIO's revenue is currently strong, and its profitability and cash flow are stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
LCUT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 6x | $7.72 | — |
| Cheap | 7.4x | $9.57 | +24% |
| Forward | 9.3x | $7.72 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $13.60 | +76% |
| Expensive | 14x | $18.01 | +133% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LCUT's PE is in its cheap range at 6.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.3x.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LCUT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LCUT, with profitability improving.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect NIO's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
LCUT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.83 | -36% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.29 | +$2.95 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.43 | +$3.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.27 | -$0.66 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.24 | -$0.53 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.66 | -$0.66 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.59 | -$0.77 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.61 | -$0.33 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.71 | -$0.31 |
LCUT has the edge over NIO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NIO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.29 | +$1.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.60 | +$1.16 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.06 | +$0.60 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.59 | +$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.74 | -$0.10 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.76 | +$0.06 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.66 | +$0.21 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.61 | +$0.32 |
NIO is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.29 per share over the past year, against $1.93 at its worst in late 2023.
LCUT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $177.7M | +3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $141.6M | +7.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $143.5M | +2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $204.1M | -5.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $171.9M | -6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $131.9M | -6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $140.1M | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $215.2M | +5.9% |
LCUT's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $178M last quarter, up 3.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0% | -3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +51 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.8% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -28% | -29 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.2% | -0.6 points |
LCUT has the edge over NIO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NIO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.8B | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B | +112% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.2B | +76% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9B | +9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8B | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $3B | +15% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.8B | -2.1% |
NIO has the edge over LCUT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.1% | +24 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2% | +52 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | +33 points |
| Q3 2025 | -16% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -26% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -53% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -31% | +8.1 points |
| Q3 2024 | -28% | -2.6 points |
NIO's operating margin was −2.1% last quarter, up 24 points from the same quarter a year ago.
LCUT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.3M | +$30M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.9M | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $29.9M | +98% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.6M | -87% |
| Q3 2025 | -$22.7M | +$511K |
| Q2 2025 | $8.2M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.1M | +53% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.7M | -49% |
LCUT has the edge over NIO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NIO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | +$2.1B |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | +$391.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.1B | +$73.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | -$391.3M | -386% |
| Q2 2024 | -$2.2B | +$337.9M |
NIO's free cash flow was $0 over the past year, against −$2.5B the year before.
LCUT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -366K shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +478K shares |
| 3 years | +4.5% | +953K shares |
| 5 years | +0.7% | +161K shares |
| Available history | +8% | +1.6M shares |
LCUT has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $2.5M |
NIO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +15.6M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +267M shares |
| 3 years | +51% | +844M shares |
| 5 years | +60% | +933M shares |
| Available history | +143% | +1.5B shares |
NIO has 2.5B diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
NIO hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
LCUT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 10.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
LCUT's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.4 years a year ago.
NIO Net Leverage
NIO's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
LCUT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.7 | Neutral |
LCUT's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (neutral).
NIO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.9 | Oversold |
NIO's weekly RSI is 31 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
LCUT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | LCUT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6x | 18x | 67% below |
| PE % | 5 | 47 | 42 pts below |
LCUT is trading at 6.0x earnings, a 67% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
NIO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LCUT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.54 | 9.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.69 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.75 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.55 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.31 | 22% above |
LCUT has the edge over NIO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NIO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.36 | 9.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.01 | 24% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.81 | 37% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.85 | 37% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.03 | 49% below |
NIO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 49% below its 200-week average.
LCUT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.54 | $14.8 | +126% |
| 2021 | $14.8 | $15.8 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | $15.8 | $7.88 | -50% |
| 2023 | $7.88 | $6.71 | -15% |
| 2024 | $6.71 | $5.61 | -16% |
| 2025 | $5.61 | $4.06 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.06 | $7.72 | +90% |
LCUT has the edge over NIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NIO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.42 | $45.8 | +1791% |
| 2021 | $45.8 | $30.5 | -33% |
| 2022 | $30.5 | $11.0 | -64% |
| 2023 | $11.0 | $9.07 | -17% |
| 2024 | $9.07 | $4.48 | -51% |
| 2025 | $4.48 | $5.10 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.10 | $3.05 | -40% |
NIO's yearly returns have swung widely, from +1791% in 2020 to −64% in 2022. It's down 40% so far in 2026.