Movado Group, Inc. (NYSE:MOV) Reverses To Consolidation Ahead Of Near-Term Resistance

Movado enters a consolidation phase after operational strength and a notable EPS beat; momentum indicators and short-term averages favor range-bound action. WMDST values the stock as fair-valued while technical pressure limits immediate upside.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 18.99 signals no established trend; DI+ shows an increasing read (bullish pressure), while DI- has executed a dip-and-reverse and is now rising (bearish pressure). Those offsetting directional forces point toward sideways price action that compresses around the current valuation.

MACD stands negative at -0.81 and is decreasing, with the MACD line below the signal line (-0.61); that alignment denotes continuing bearish momentum and reduces the likelihood of a sustained breakout until MACD crosses back above its signal line.

MRO reads 1.8 and is decreasing. A positive MRO indicates price sits above the modeled target and, given the decline, suggests limited near-term upside and a modest bias toward mean reversion toward valuation levels.

RSI at 45.74 and falling places momentum beneath the neutral midpoint and aligns with MACD’s bearish bias, implying sellers currently hold the initiative in short-term sessions.

Price sits at $33.70, below the 50-day average ($37.10) and below the Ichimoku Kijun-sen ($36.76) and Tenkan-sen ($34.98), which creates layered resistance in the $35–$37 area. The 200-day average ($28.13) offers longer-term support, while the super trend upper band near $36.40 and the 20-day average ($34.85) frame the immediate resistance band. Volume on the latest session (162,513) trails the 10-day average (239,101), indicating thinner participation during the recent pullback and supporting a consolidation scenario rather than strong directional conviction.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Total revenue reached $142,402,000. Year-over-year revenue growth stood at 4.52%, while gross profit totaled $81,593,000, producing a gross margin of 57.30% (gross margin improved YoY by 5.82 percentage points). Operating margin measured 4.93% and EBIT equaled $8,976,000; EBIT margin at 6.30% sits below the industry peer mean (10.83%) and median (11.95%) but remains inside the industry peer range.

EPS came in at $0.53 versus an estimate of $0.35, a $0.18 beat representing a 51.43% surprise. Forward EPS reads $0.4575 with a forward PE near 54.45; the reported trailing PE equals 86.70, which runs above the industry peer mean (64.31) and median (63.59), indicating the market currently prices a premium to peer multiples on reported earnings.

Balance-sheet and cash-flow metrics provide defensive characteristics: cash and short-term investments total $225,263,000 and the cash ratio equals 1.999 with a current ratio of 4.563, supporting liquidity. Debt to assets stands at 10.02%, well below the industry peer mean (29.26%), and interest coverage reads 88x, indicating low leverage and very comfortable coverage of interest obligations.

Capital-return and cash generation show contrasts. Free cash flow totaled $5,767,000 with a free cash flow yield of 0.997%, below the industry peer mean (1.455%). Return on equity sits at 1.37%, and asset turnover remains modest at 0.1929 (below the industry peer mean of 0.2639). These items help explain a fair-valued WMDST determination: strong gross margins and a cash-rich, low-debt structure offset by compressed top-line momentum, modest returns, and a stretched trailing PE.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-04-30
REPORT DATE: 2026-08-26
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-11-25
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 231.4 M
 Operating Cash Flow 7.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -1.19 M
 Change In Working Capital -4.51 M
 Dividends Paid -7.74 M
 Cash Flow Delta -5.29 M
 End Period Cash Flow 226.1 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 142.4 M
 Forward Revenue 52.2 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 60.8 M
 Depreciation 2.3 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 2.3 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 135.4 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 81.6 M
 EBITDA 11.3 M
 EBIT 9.0 M
 Operating Income 7.0 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 102.0 K
 Net Interest Income -102.00 K
 Income Before Tax 8.9 M
 Tax Provision 1.9 M
 Tax Rate 22.0 %
 Net Income 6.9 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 6.9 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.35
 EPS Actual 0.53
 EPS Difference 0.18
 EPS Surprise 51.429 %
 Forward EPS 0.46
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 734.0 M
 Intangible Assets 3.7 M
 Net Tangible Assets 501.8 M
 Total Current Assets 514.2 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 225.3 M
 Cash 225.3 M
 Net Receivables 80.0 M
 Inventory 182.0 M
 Long-Term Investments 90.1 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 30.4 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 112.7 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 73.5 M
 Total Liabilities 227.1 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 505.5 M
 Retained Earnings 441.4 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 22.74
 Shares Outstanding 22.227 M
 Revenue Per-Share 6.41
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 578.2 M
 Enterprise Value 426.4 M
 Enterprise Multiple 37.775
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 79.089 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -34.52 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 72.217
mean: 49.993
median: 46.187
MOV: 37.775
low: -93.537
 EV/R 2.994
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.452
 Asset To Liability 3.232
 Debt To Capital 0.127
 Debt To Assets 0.1
Debt To Assets QoQ -5.447 %
Debt To Assets YoY -18.899 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.59
mean: 0.293
median: 0.287
MOV: 0.1
low: 0.029
 Debt To Equity 0.145
Debt To Equity QoQ -5.925 %
Debt To Equity YoY -22.262 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.807
mean: 0.805
median: 0.742
MOV: 0.145
low: 0.036
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.144
Price To Book QoQ 14.46 %
Price To Book YoY 56.423 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 6.264
median: 4.569
mean: 4.153
MOV: 1.144
low: 0.691
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 86.703
Price To Earnings QoQ 114.568 %
Price To Earnings YoY -57.234 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 148.476
MOV: 86.703
mean: 64.313
median: 63.589
low: -144.35
 PE/G Ratio -1.83
 Price To Sales (P/S) 4.06
Price To Sales QoQ 52.965 %
Price To Sales YoY 48.333 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 14.142
mean: 6.768
median: 6.19
MOV: 4.06
low: 0.634
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 54.445
Forward PE/G -1.149
Forward P/S 11.067
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.489
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.193
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -24.772 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 8.05 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.351
median: 0.291
mean: 0.264
MOV: 0.193
low: 0.069
 Receivables Turnover 1.564
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -10.041 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 7.222 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 4.152
mean: 2.02
median: 1.942
MOV: 1.564
low: 1.105
 Inventory Turnover 0.357
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -27.818 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 2.345 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.942
median: 0.744
mean: 0.661
MOV: 0.357
low: 0.102
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 58.334
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 208.116
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -4.135 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -4.513 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 302.025
MOV: 208.116
mean: 105.921
median: 104.451
low: 48.857
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.355
 CapEx To Revenue -0.008
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.514
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 505.5 M
 Net Invested Capital 505.5 M
 Invested Capital 505.5 M
 Net Tangible Assets 501.8 M
 Net Working Capital 401.5 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.999
 Current Ratio 4.563
Current Ratio QoQ -0.272 %
Current Ratio YoY 12.112 %
Current Ratio IPRWA MOV: 4.563
high: 3.177
mean: 2.041
median: 1.961
low: 1.033
 Quick Ratio 2.948
Quick Ratio QoQ -7.132 %
Quick Ratio YoY 15.067 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA MOV: 2.948
high: 2.259
median: 1.363
mean: 1.322
low: 0.344
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 6.513
 Cost Of Debt 0.105 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 88.0
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -9.153 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 376.255 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 698.648
MOV: 88.0
mean: 7.538
low: -19.567
median: -19.567
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.15
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 26.751
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 0.895
 Dividend Payout Ratio 1.117
 Dividend Rate 0.35
 Dividend Yield 0.013
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -1.16 %
 Revenue Growth -25.67 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -977.007 %
Revenue Growth YoY 4.515 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 35.725 %
median: -2.722 %
mean: -7.275 %
MOV: -25.67 %
low: -73.77 %
 Earnings Growth -47.368 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -232.631 %
Earnings Growth YoY -39.098 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 197.674 %
median: 105.714 %
mean: 51.614 %
MOV: -47.368 %
low: -337.037 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 57.298 %
Gross Margin QoQ 5.925 %
Gross Margin YoY 5.817 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 70.374 %
MOV: 57.298 %
mean: 50.906 %
median: 49.152 %
low: 29.053 %
 EBIT Margin 6.303 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -16.891 %
EBIT Margin YoY 304.817 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 29.88 %
median: 11.949 %
mean: 10.829 %
MOV: 6.303 %
low: -8.344 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 4.926 %
Return On Sales QoQ -31.64 %
Return On Sales YoY 216.378 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 27.356 %
median: 11.949 %
mean: 11.085 %
MOV: 4.926 %
low: -8.344 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 5.8 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.997 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -90.877 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -141.046 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 6.447 %
median: 2.207 %
mean: 1.455 %
MOV: 0.997 %
low: -20.064 %
 Free Cash Growth -89.623 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -123.587 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -27.349 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 456.586 %
median: 427.817 %
mean: 167.641 %
MOV: -89.623 %
low: -420.21 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.832
 Cash Flow Margin 11.876 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 2.44
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.939 %
Return On Assets QoQ -44.14 %
Return On Assets YoY 389.063 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 4.385 %
median: 2.833 %
mean: 2.106 %
MOV: 0.939 %
low: -5.271 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.445 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.014
Return On Equity QoQ -44.471 %
Return On Equity YoY -1513.402 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.072
median: 0.056
mean: 0.046
MOV: 0.014
low: -0.173
 DuPont ROE 1.367 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.386 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -45.433 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 405.839 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 5.721 %
median: 4.624 %
mean: 3.738 %
MOV: 1.386 %
low: -8.613 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect range-bound trading into the next six weeks. Technicals favor consolidation between the $33 area and the $36–$37 resistance band (50-day average and super trend). Watch for MACD to stabilize and cross above the signal line to relieve bearish momentum; absent that, RSI below 50 combined with a declining MRO suggests limited upside and greater propensity for retests of nearer support. Liquidity metrics reduce tail-risk from leverage, but valuation premium on trailing earnings implies upside requires re-acceleration in revenue growth or a demonstrable expansion in operating margin to rerate the multiple. Volume below short-term averages would support low-volatility chop; a sustained pickup in volume concurrent with a MACD bullish cross would represent the technical condition necessary to challenge the $37 resistance band within six weeks.

About Movado Group, Inc.

Movado Group, Inc. (NYSE:MOV) designs, sources, markets, and distributes a diverse array of watches and accessories both in the United States and globally. The company operates through two main segments: Watch and Accessory Brands, and Company Stores. Movado Group offers its products under its own brands such as Movado, Concord, Ebel, Olivia Burton, and MVMT. Additionally, it holds licenses for renowned brands including Coach, Tommy Hilfiger, HUGO BOSS, Lacoste, and Calvin Klein. Beyond watches, the company also designs and distributes jewelry and other accessories, while providing after-sales and shipping services. Movado Group’s clientele includes jewelry store chains, department stores, independent regional jewelers, and a network of independent distributors. The company also engages with online marketplaces, licensors’ retail outlets, and third-party e-commerce platforms. Direct-to-consumer sales occur through its e-commerce platforms. Founded in 1961 and originally known as North American Watch Corporation, Movado Group, Inc. rebranded in 1996 and maintains its headquarters in Paramus, New Jersey.



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