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Designer Brands Inc. Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisDBI
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Home🔹Stocks🔹Designer Brands Inc.

Designer Brands Inc.

🇺🇸DBI•NYSE

Designer Brands Inc.

🇺🇸DBI•NYSE
Market cap
$298.57M
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Mkt Cap
$298.57M
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DBI
Designer Brands Inc.
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Designer Brands Inc.

Industry
Apparel - Footwear & Accessories
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
CEO
Douglas M. Howe
Headquarters
810 DSW Drive, Columbus, OH, US
Industry
Apparel - Footwear & Accessories
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
CEO
Douglas M. Howe
Headquarters
810 DSW Drive, Columbus, OH, US
Description

Designer Brands Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and retails footwear and accessories for women, men, and kids primarily in North America. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Retail, Canada Retail, and Brand Portfolio. It provides dress, casual, and athletic footwear; and handbags.

The company offers its products under the Vince Camuto, Louise et Cie, Jessica Simpson, Lucky, JLO Jenifer Lopez, and other brands. It also operates vincecamuto.com e-commerce site, as well as www.dsw.com, www.dsw.ca, and www.theshoecompany.

ca websites; and a portfolio of banners, including DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Company, and Shoe Warehouse. As of January 29, 2022, it operated 648 stores. Designer Brands Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Designer Brands Inc., and the rating behind it. DBI last traded at $5.88, 17.0× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Designer Brands Inc.. Starting points for Designer Brands Inc.: P/E 17.0, EPS $0.71, beta 1.26 — an Apparel - Footwear & Accessories name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Designer Brands Inc.. Designer Brands Inc. paid $0.20 per share over the last year — a 3.4% yield at the current $5.88 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Designer Brands Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Designer Brands Inc. stands at $0.71. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Designer Brands Inc.. Designer Brands Inc. has reported as a listed company since 2005. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Designer Brands Inc. valued side by side against its closest peers. Designer Brands Inc. is measured against Apparel - Footwear & Accessories peers within the Consumer Cyclical sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Designer Brands Inc., and how their positions are changing. At a $298.6M market value, institutional positions materially move Designer Brands Inc.'s register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

Premium

Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Designer Brands Inc. executives and directors. Shares of Designer Brands Inc. have traded between $2.17 and $6.29 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Designer Brands Inc.. Designer Brands Inc. is a $298.6M Consumer Cyclical company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Designer Brands Inc.. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for Designer Brands Inc.. Coverage tracks Designer Brands Inc. within Apparel - Footwear & Accessories (Consumer Cyclical). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • BZUN — Baozun Inc.
  • FLXS — Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
  • HBB — Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company
  • JAKK — JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
  • JILL — J.Jill, Inc.
  • LAKE — Lakeland Industries, Inc.
  • LOGC — ContextLogic Inc.
  • MSC — Studio City International Holdings Limited

More Apparel - Footwear & Accessories companies

  • BIRK — Birkenstock Holding plc
  • BRKO — Broke Out Inc.
  • BSHI — Boss Holdings, Inc.
  • CHCLY — Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
  • CHSH — China Shoe Holdings, Inc.
  • CPRI — Capri Holdings Limited
  • CROX — Crocs, Inc.
  • DECK — Deckers Outdoor Corporation
  • DOCMF — Dr. Martens plc
  • DPNEY — Daphne International Holdings Limited
  • DRMTY — Dr. Martens plc
  • FHNGY — The Foschini Group Limited

ETFs holding Designer Brands Inc.

  • AIMS — Acuitas Small Cap Active ETF (0.24%)
  • BSVO — EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF (0.08%)
  • FNDA — Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF (0.06%)
  • VMO.TO — Vanguard Global Momentum Factor ETF (0.06%)
  • DES — WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (0.06%)
  • SMLF — iShares US Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF (0.06%)
  • VFMO — Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF (0.05%)
  • IWC — iShares Micro-Cap ETF (0.04%)

News

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