Rocky Brands, Inc (NASDAQ:RCKY) Poised For Near-Term Stabilization As Margins Strengthen

Rocky Brands shows signs of operating resilience with improving margins and strong cash conversion metrics, while short-term momentum indicators suggest a period of range-bound activity. The next six weeks should reveal whether recent dividend action and earnings data sustain investor interest.

Recent News

On August 17, 2026 the board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share, payable September 15, 2026 to shareholders of record September 1, 2026.

Technical Analysis

ADX / DI+/DI-: ADX at 16.04 indicates no strong trend; DI+ at 20.30 trending lower signals bearish directional pressure, while DI- peaking and reversing at 21.83 signals a return of downside pressure ebbing (DI- peak & reversal reads as DI- decreasing). Together these DI actions reduce short-term directional conviction and favor range maintenance rather than a sustained breakout.

MACD: MACD sits negative at -0.15 and trends downward while the signal line rests at 0.33; negative and declining MACD under its signal line denotes bearish momentum and weak near-term upside impulse.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO reads 20.34 with a dip & reversal; the positive MRO level implies price currently sits above the calculated target and faces potential mean reversion pressure despite a recent reversal in momentum.

RSI: RSI at 53.81 and decreasing shows neutral momentum trending softer; this level supports the view of limited immediate directional follow-through and favors consolidation near current prices.

Price vs Moving Averages & Bands: Last close $43.75 sits below short-term EMAs and the 20-day average (12-day EMA $44.86 decreasing; 26-day EMA $45.20; 20-day avg $45.21; 50-day avg $44.30) but above the 200-day average ($38.09). Price trades near the lower 1x Bollinger band ($43.99), implying proximity to short-term lower volatility bounds and scope for mean-reversion absent fresh selling pressure.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Earnings & Per-Share Metrics: Reported EPS $1.90 versus an estimate of $0.35 produced an EPS beat of $1.55, equal to a 442.86% surprise. Forward EPS equals $1.05 with a forward P/E near 36.75, while the reported trailing P/E sits at 20.78; the EPS surprise materially outperformed consensus expectations as released in the company’s second-quarter disclosure on July 28, 2026.

Profitability: Operating (EBIT) margin stands at 16.63%, up 4.69% quarter-over-quarter and up 1.45% year-over-year; this operating margin exceeds the industry peer mean of 10.80% (industry peer mean operating margin = 10.799%). EBIT equals $19,685,000 and EBITDA equals $22,105,000, underscoring solid core profitability relative to historical levels.

Liquidity & Working Capital: Current ratio 2.97 and quick ratio 1.12 indicate ample near-term liquidity; cash and short-term investments total $2,627,000. Cash conversion cycle 192.06 days remains elevated versus the industry peer mean of 106.18 days, reflecting inventory and receivable durations that tie up working capital.

Balance Sheet & Leverage: Total debt $130,010,000 with net debt $119,764,000 yields debt-to-equity 0.493 and debt-to-EBITDA 5.88; interest coverage near 9.87 provides substantial cushion for interest obligations. Return on equity measures 5.27% and return on assets 2.87%, both positive and improving on a quarterly basis.

Cash Flow & Valuation Metrics: Operating cash flow $7,825,000 and free cash flow $4,141,000 produce a free-cash-flow yield of 1.40%. Market cap $295,627,868 with enterprise value $423,010,868 yields an enterprise multiple near 19.14 and EV/Revenue (EVR) approx 3.57. Price-to-book 1.12 and price-to-sales 2.50 present compact valuation metrics; WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on the current combination of margin expansion and conservative market multiples.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2026-07-28
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-10-27
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 1.7 M
 Operating Cash Flow 7.8 M
 Capital Expenditures -3.68 M
 Change In Working Capital -10.96 M
 Dividends Paid -1.27 M
 Cash Flow Delta 960.0 K
 End Period Cash Flow 2.6 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 118.4 M
 Forward Revenue 16.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 57.6 M
 Depreciation 2.4 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 2.4 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 98.7 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 60.8 M
 EBITDA 22.1 M
 EBIT 19.7 M
 Operating Income 19.7 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 2.0 M
 Net Interest Income -2.00 M
 Income Before Tax 17.7 M
 Tax Provision 3.8 M
 Tax Rate 21.5 %
 Net Income 13.9 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 13.9 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.35
 EPS Actual 1.90
 EPS Difference 1.55
 EPS Surprise 442.857 %
 Forward EPS 1.05
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 489.9 M
 Intangible Assets 149.5 M
 Net Tangible Assets 114.1 M
 Total Current Assets 278.6 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 2.6 M
 Cash 2.6 M
 Net Receivables 76.9 M
 Inventory 173.5 M
 Long-Term Investments 1.9 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 58.7 M
 Short-Term Debt 8.4 M
 Total Current Liabilities 93.9 M
 Net Debt 119.8 M
 Total Debt 130.0 M
 Total Liabilities 226.3 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 263.6 M
 Retained Earnings 188.7 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 35.21
 Shares Outstanding 7.488 M
 Revenue Per-Share 15.81
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 295.6 M
 Enterprise Value 423.0 M
 Enterprise Multiple 19.136
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -72.502 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -42.341 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 72.217
mean: 49.999
median: 46.187
RCKY: 19.136
low: -93.537
 EV/R 3.574
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.858
 Asset To Liability 2.165
 Debt To Capital 0.33
 Debt To Assets 0.265
Debt To Assets QoQ -2.941 %
Debt To Assets YoY -7.19 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.59
mean: 0.292
median: 0.287
RCKY: 0.265
low: 0.029
 Debt To Equity 0.493
Debt To Equity QoQ -4.547 %
Debt To Equity YoY -12.466 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.807
mean: 0.803
median: 0.742
RCKY: 0.493
low: 0.036
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.121
Price To Book QoQ -4.567 %
Price To Book YoY 43.609 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 6.264
median: 4.569
mean: 4.146
RCKY: 1.121
low: 0.691
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 20.779
Price To Earnings QoQ -87.334 %
Price To Earnings YoY -47.921 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 148.476
mean: 64.495
median: 63.589
RCKY: 20.779
low: -144.35
 PE/G Ratio 0.03
 Price To Sales (P/S) 2.498
Price To Sales QoQ 4.701 %
Price To Sales YoY 41.347 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 14.142
mean: 6.764
median: 6.19
RCKY: 2.498
low: 0.634
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 36.753
Forward PE/G 0.053
Forward P/S 17.638
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -91.046
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.245
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -6.07 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 8.815 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.351
median: 0.291
mean: 0.264
RCKY: 0.245
low: 0.069
 Receivables Turnover 1.494
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -4.749 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -0.446 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 9.721
mean: 2.156
median: 1.942
RCKY: 1.494
low: 1.105
 Inventory Turnover 0.333
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -25.502 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -3.387 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.942
median: 0.744
mean: 0.66
RCKY: 0.333
low: 0.102
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 61.087
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 192.06
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 0.144 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -13.32 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 302.025
RCKY: 192.06
mean: 106.184
median: 104.451
low: 48.857
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.641
 CapEx To Revenue -0.031
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.522
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 377.7 M
 Net Invested Capital 386.0 M
 Invested Capital 386.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets 114.1 M
 Net Working Capital 184.8 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.028
 Current Ratio 2.968
Current Ratio QoQ 2.291 %
Current Ratio YoY 7.594 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 4.563
RCKY: 2.968
mean: 2.05
median: 1.961
low: 1.033
 Quick Ratio 1.12
Quick Ratio QoQ 9.359 %
Quick Ratio YoY 42.189 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.948
median: 1.363
mean: 1.33
RCKY: 1.12
low: 0.344
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 5.881
 Cost Of Debt 1.242 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 9.867
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 452.127 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 247.336 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 698.648
RCKY: 9.867
mean: 7.92
low: -19.567
median: -19.567
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.193
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 69.031
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 10.913
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.092
 Dividend Rate 0.17
 Dividend Yield 0.004
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 2.665 %
 Revenue Growth -4.85 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -55.756 %
Revenue Growth YoY -34.335 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 35.725 %
median: -2.722 %
RCKY: -4.85 %
mean: -7.359 %
low: -73.77 %
 Earnings Growth 691.667 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -1028.811 %
Earnings Growth YoY -2905.041 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA RCKY: 691.667 %
high: 197.674 %
median: 105.714 %
mean: 51.18 %
low: -337.037 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 51.369 %
Gross Margin QoQ 40.652 %
Gross Margin YoY 25.388 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 70.374 %
RCKY: 51.369 %
mean: 50.929 %
median: 49.152 %
low: 23.999 %
 EBIT Margin 16.63 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 469.131 %
EBIT Margin YoY 145.497 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 29.88 %
RCKY: 16.63 %
median: 11.949 %
mean: 10.799 %
low: -8.344 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 16.63 %
Return On Sales QoQ 469.131 %
Return On Sales YoY 145.497 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 27.356 %
RCKY: 16.63 %
median: 11.949 %
mean: 11.048 %
low: -8.344 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 4.1 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.401 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 458.167 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -210.839 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 17.303 %
median: 2.207 %
mean: 1.455 %
RCKY: 1.401 %
low: -34.389 %
 Free Cash Growth 456.586 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -577.85 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -183.634 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 478.186 %
RCKY: 456.586 %
median: 427.817 %
mean: 165.939 %
low: -420.21 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.298
 Cash Flow Margin 15.325 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.307
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.871 %
Return On Assets QoQ 987.5 %
Return On Assets YoY 273.828 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 4.385 %
RCKY: 2.871 %
median: 2.833 %
mean: 2.1 %
low: -5.271 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 4.97 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.053
Return On Equity QoQ 955.11 %
Return On Equity YoY 248.907 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.072
median: 0.056
RCKY: 0.053
mean: 0.045
low: -0.173
 DuPont ROE 5.378 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 4.001 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 424.377 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 167.089 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 5.721 %
median: 4.624 %
RCKY: 4.001 %
mean: 3.727 %
low: -8.613 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect range-bound price action with downside capped near the 200-day average and upside encountering resistance around recent short-term EMAs and the super trend upper at $47.42. Technical signals show softened momentum (declining MACD and RSI) but not a decisive downtrend (ADX < 20), so watch for consolidation that either rebuilds momentum toward short-term averages or breaks lower on renewed selling. Fundamental strength from margin expansion and a large EPS surprise supports positive baseline valuation, while elevated working capital days and leverage-to-EBITDA demand monitoring for any deterioration in cash flow dynamics.

About Rocky Brands, Inc.

Rocky Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCKY) designs, manufactures, and markets a diverse range of footwear and apparel, catering to various consumer needs across the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through three primary segments: Wholesale, Retail, and Contract Manufacturing. The Wholesale segment distributes products through sporting goods stores, outdoor retailers, independent shoe retailers, and other specialty and mass merchant outlets. The Retail segment reaches consumers directly through its branded websites, including rockyboots.com, georgiaboot.com, durangoboot.com, and several others, as well as through third-party marketplaces and Rocky Outdoor Gear Stores. The Contract Manufacturing segment handles private label sales and custom manufacturing for clients, including the U.S. Military. Rocky Brands serves a wide array of customers, from industrial and construction workers to hospitality staff, farmers, ranchers, and outdoor enthusiasts. The company markets its products under several well-known brand names, such as Rocky, Georgia Boot, Durango, Lehigh, Muck, XTRATUF, Servus, Ranger, and Michelin. Founded in 1932 and headquartered in Nelsonville, Ohio, Rocky Brands continues to deliver quality and durable products to its diverse clientele.



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