DBI Stock Analysis: Designer Brands | NYSE
Footwear & Accessories | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 304m USD | 12M Return: 87% | US2505651081 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 3.59M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -95.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) is a footwear and accessories company that designs, produces, and retails products for women, men, and kids across the U.S., Canada, and international markets. It operates through two segments-Retail and Brand Portfolio-and sells through direct-to-consumer stores, e-commerce sites, and mobile applications under banners such as DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Co., and Rubino. The company owns and licenses a portfolio of brands including Vince Camuto, Jessica Simpson, Keds, Topo, Lucky Brand, Le Tigre, and Hush Puppies. Founded in 1991, the company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
As an Apparel Retail company in the Consumer Discretionary sector, Designer Brands operates a vertically integrated model that combines off-price retail (anchored by the DSW banner) with owned-brand wholesale and licensing, allowing it to capture margin across both product creation and distribution.
- DSW same-store sales decline pressures consolidated revenue growth
- Jessica Simpson licensing revenue offsets Retail segment softness
- Footwear import tariffs squeeze gross margins on overseas inventory
| Net Income: 16.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 6.06 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 4.68% < 20% (prev 6.12%; Δ -1.43% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 157.0m > Net Income 16.9m |
| Net Debt (1.94b) to EBITDA (157.2m): 12.37 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.22 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (56.0m) vs 12m ago 14.99% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 45.73% > 18% (prev 48.19%; Δ -2.46% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 142.2% > 50% (prev 141.5%; Δ 0.66% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.64 > 6 (EBIT TTM 99.5m / Interest Expense TTM 60.5m) |
| A: 0.07 (Total Current Assets 762.9m - Total Current Liabilities 627.5m) / Total Assets 2.01b |
| B: 0.04 (Retained Earnings 71.1m / Total Assets 2.01b) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 99.5m / Avg Total Assets 2.03b) |
| D: 0.18 (Book Value of Equity 301.1m / Total Liabilities 1.70b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.07 = BB |
| DSRI: 1.46 (Receivables 80.4m/55.7m, Revenue 2.89b/2.92b) |
| GMI: 1.05 (GM 48.19% / 45.73%) |
| AQI: 0.96 (AQ_t 0.17 / AQ_t-1 0.18) |
| SGI: 0.99 (Revenue 2.89b / 2.92b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 16.9m - CFO 157.0m) / TA 2.01b) |
| Beneish M = -2.64 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 16, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 6.42 with a total of 894,657 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +10.88%, over one month by +3.55%, over three months by +15.37% and over the past year by +86.95%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 6.00 (which is 6.5% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
Designer Brands has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold DBI.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 6.8 | 5.1% |
P/E Trailing = 20.5172
P/E Forward = 9.5147
P/S = 0.1051
P/B = 1.0323
P/EG = 2.3408
Revenue TTM = 2.89b USD
EBIT TTM = 99.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 157.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 416.3m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 179.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.99b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 786.0m
Net Debt = 1.94b USD (calculated: Debt 1.99b - CCE 51.6m)
Enterprise Value = 2.25b USD (304.2m + Debt 1.99b - CCE 51.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.64 (Ebit TTM 99.5m / Interest Expense TTM 60.5m)
EV/FCF = 15.57x (Enterprise Value 2.25b / FCF TTM 144.4m)
FCF Yield = 6.42% (FCF TTM 144.4m / Enterprise Value 2.25b)
FCF Margin = 4.99% (FCF TTM 144.4m / Revenue TTM 2.89b)
Net Margin = 0.59% (Net Income TTM 16.9m / Revenue TTM 2.89b)
Gross Margin = 45.73% ((Revenue TTM 2.89b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.57b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 50.01% (prev 45.28%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.12 (Enterprise Value 2.25b / Total Assets 2.01b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.03% (Interest Expense 60.5m / Debt 1.99b)
Taxrate = 0.36% (161k / 44.5m)
NOPAT = 99.1m (EBIT 99.5m * (1 - 0.36%))
Current Ratio = 1.22 (Total Current Assets 762.9m / Total Current Liabilities 627.5m)
Debt / Equity = 6.63 (Debt 1.99b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 301.1m)
Debt / EBITDA = 12.37 (Net Debt 1.94b / EBITDA 157.2m)
Debt / FCF = 13.46 (Net Debt 1.94b / FCF TTM 144.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 290.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.83% (Net Income 16.9m / Total Assets 2.01b)
RoE = 5.83% (Net Income TTM 16.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 290.8m)
RoCE = 14.07% (EBIT 99.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 290.8m + L.T.Debt 416.3m))
RoIC = 6.57% (NOPAT 99.1m / Invested Capital 1.51b)
WACC = 4.65% (E(304.2m)/V(2.30b) * Re(15.34%) + D(1.99b)/V(2.30b) * Rd(3.03%) * (1-Tc(0.00)))
Discount Rate = 15.34% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> capped to 13.17%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -25.88 | Cagr: -2.66%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈95.9m ; Y1≈110.0m ; Y5≈161.8m
[DCF] Fair Price = 11.34 (EV 2.44b - Net Debt 1.94b = Equity 491.9m / Shares 43.4m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.54 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -95.15 | Revenue CAGR: -2.87% | SUE: -0.73 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-10-31): EPS=0.31 | Chg30d=+9.81% | Revisions=+40% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2027-01-31): EPS=0.51 | Chg30d=+30.51% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+217.3% | GrowthRev=+0.7%
EPS next Year (2028-01-31): EPS=0.70 | Chg30d=+20.12% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+37.8% | GrowthRev=+2.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +67% (up=6, down=0)