(DBI) Designer Brands - Overview
Sector: Consumer Cyclical | Industry: Footwear & Accessories | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 360m USD | Total Return: 125% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 2.83M
Qual. Beats: 2
Rev. Trend: -97.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
High Debt/EBITDA (18.0) with thin interest coverage (1.1)
Tailwinds
Rs Leader, Idiosyncratic Leader, Tailwind, Pullback 52w
Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) is a vertically integrated footwear company that operates through two primary segments: Retail and Brand Portfolio. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of footwear and accessories across various categories, including athletic, casual, and dress styles. Its distribution network includes direct-to-consumer channels such as DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, e-commerce platforms, and mobile applications, alongside wholesale distribution for owned and licensed brands like Vince Camuto and Keds.
The company utilizes an omni-channel business model to mitigate the high inventory risks inherent in the apparel retail sub-industry. By controlling both the production of proprietary brands and the retail storefronts, Designer Brands can capture higher margins compared to traditional third-party retailers. This structure allows the firm to respond more efficiently to shifting consumer trends in the cyclical footwear market.
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- Owned brand portfolio expansion shifts revenue mix toward higher margin private labels
- Footwear demand sensitivity to discretionary consumer spending cycles impacts retail segment sales
- Inventory management and markdown strategies dictate quarterly gross margin performance
- Strategic integration of acquired brands like Keds determines long term earnings growth potential
- Digital channel conversion rates and store traffic levels drive same store sales metrics
| Net Income: -8.37m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.74 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 4.14% < 20% (prev 4.80%; Δ -0.66% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 109.9m > Net Income -8.37m |
| Net Debt (1.93b) to EBITDA (107.0m): 18.02 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.20 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (49.6m) vs 12m ago 3.58% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 43.57% > 18% (prev 0.43%; Δ 4.31k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 146.2% > 50% (prev 149.8%; Δ -3.56% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.08 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 107.0m / Interest Expense TTM 72.0m) |
| A: 0.06 (Total Current Assets 708.1m - Total Current Liabilities 588.5m) / Total Assets 1.95b |
| B: 0.03 (Retained Earnings 59.9m / Total Assets 1.95b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 77.6m / Avg Total Assets 1.98b) |
| D: 0.67 (Book Value of Equity 1.12b / Total Liabilities 1.66b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.47 = BB |
| DSRI: 1.23 (Receivables 59.4m/50.4m, Revenue 2.89b/3.01b) |
| GMI: 0.98 (GM 43.57% / 42.73%) |
| AQI: 0.99 (AQ_t 0.18 / AQ_t-1 0.18) |
| SGI: 0.96 (Revenue 2.89b / 3.01b) |
| TATA: -0.06 (NI -8.37m - CFO 109.9m) / TA 1.95b) |
| Beneish M = -2.95 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of May 30, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 7.72 with a total of 331,077 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +12.37%,
over one month by +5.46%,
over three months by +9.44% and
over the past year by +124.97%.
Designer Brands has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold DBI.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 6.5 | -15.8% |
P/E Forward = 9.5147
P/S = 0.1246
P/B = 1.2755
P/EG = 2.3408
Revenue TTM = 2.89b USD
EBIT TTM = 77.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 107.0m USD
Long Term Debt = 428.2m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 182.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.98b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 772.1m
Net Debt = 1.93b USD (calculated: Debt 1.98b - CCE 50.9m)
Enterprise Value = 2.29b USD (360.3m + Debt 1.98b - CCE 50.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.08 (Ebit TTM 77.6m / Interest Expense TTM 72.0m)
EV/FCF = 22.16x (Enterprise Value 2.29b / FCF TTM 103.3m)
FCF Yield = 4.51% (FCF TTM 103.3m / Enterprise Value 2.29b)
FCF Margin = 3.57% (FCF TTM 103.3m / Revenue TTM 2.89b)
Net Margin = -0.29% (Net Income TTM -8.37m / Revenue TTM 2.89b)
Gross Margin = 43.57% ((Revenue TTM 2.89b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.63b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 42.42% (prev 45.14%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.18 (Enterprise Value 2.29b / Total Assets 1.95b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.64% (Interest Expense 72.0m / Debt 1.98b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 61.3m (EBIT 77.6m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.20 (Total Current Assets 708.1m / Total Current Liabilities 588.5m)
Debt / Equity = 7.01 (Debt 1.98b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 282.5m)
Debt / EBITDA = 18.02 (Net Debt 1.93b / EBITDA 107.0m)
Debt / FCF = 18.67 (Net Debt 1.93b / FCF TTM 103.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 282.2m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -0.42% (Net Income -8.37m / Total Assets 1.95b)
RoE = -2.97% (Net Income TTM -8.37m / Total Stockholder Equity 282.2m)
RoCE = 10.92% (EBIT 77.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 282.2m + L.T.Debt 428.2m))
RoIC = 4.11% (NOPAT 61.3m / Invested Capital 1.49b)
WACC = 4.84% (E(360.3m)/V(2.34b) * Re(15.61%) + D(1.98b)/V(2.34b) * Rd(3.64%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 15.61% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> capped to 13.17%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -51.11 | Cagr: -9.03%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈74.5m ; Y1≈85.4m ; Y5≈125.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 1.89b - Net Debt 1.93b = -36.5m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.92 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: -97.10 | Revenue CAGR: -3.65% | SUE: -0.25 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-07-31): EPS=0.26 | Chg30d=-11.78% | Revisions=-33% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2027-01-31): EPS=0.35 | Chg30d=-17.58% | Revisions=-33% | GrowthEPS=+118.9% | GrowthRev=+0.3%
EPS next Year (2028-01-31): EPS=0.52 | Chg30d=-50.90% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=+47.3% | GrowthRev=+1.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -33%