Designer Brands Inc.

$7.92 ▲ 1.89%

2026-04-21 06:22:03

Explore Designer Brands Inc. stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap

$401.6 M

Current Price

$7.92

52W High / Low

$8.75 / $2.17

Stock P/E

—

Book Value

$5.67

Dividend Yield

2.6%

ROCE

3.03%

ROE

-1.96%

Face Value

—

EPS

$-0.17

Exp Qtr EPS

—

Sector

Consumer Cyclical

Industry

Footwear & Accessories

Employees

13,000

Beta

1.03

Debt / Equity

430.17

Current Ratio

1.2

Quick Ratio

0.25

Forward P/E

12.87

Price / Sales

0.12

Enterprise Value

$1.53 B

EV / EBITDA

13.89

EV / Revenue

0.53

Rating

Hold

Target Price

$6.5

EPS Forecast (FY)

—

ABOUT

In essence, designer Brands Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is actively involved in the design, production, and retailing of footwear and accessories in the United States, Canada, and internationally. In essence, it conducts operations through two segments: Retail and Brand Portfolio. In essence, this organization delivers dress, casual, and athletic footwear and accessories, as well as handbags for women, men, and kids. In essence, it markets and sells its products under the Vince Camuto, Keds, Topo, as well as Jessica Simpson, Lucky Brand, Le Tigre, and Hush Puppies brands. In essence, this organization delivers its products through its direct-to-consumer stores and e-commerce sites; and a portfolio of banners, including DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Co, and Rubino; and mobiles applications. In essence, this organization was founded in 1991 and is based in Columbus, Ohio. ROE at -2.99% based on the latest available annual data. ROCE at 3.03% using operating income and capital employed. Debt to equity stands at 4.27x. Operating margin is -1.96% on trailing numbers. Trailing twelve month sales are available in the dataset.

Pros

Short-term liquidity looks comfortable.
Valuation is not stretched on P/E basis.
Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

Return on equity is on the weaker side.
Capital efficiency is modest.
Leverage is relatively high.
Operating margin is thin.
Net margin is relatively low.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024
Sales	713.59 M	752.41 M	739.76 M	686.91 M	713.57 M	—
Operating Profit	-17.14 M	39.56 M	25.47 M	-6.74 M	-29.4 M	—
Net Profit	-19.99 M	18.21 M	10.83 M	-17.42 M	-38.17 M	—
EPS in Rs	-0.47	0.42	0.25	-0.41	-0.89	—

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

	2026	2025	2024	2023
Sales	2.89 B	3.01 B	3.07 B	3.32 B
Operating Profit	41.16 M	40.12 M	67.84 M	182.84 M
Net Profit	-8.37 M	-10.55 M	29.06 M	162.68 M
EPS in Rs	-0.19	-0.25	0.68	3.79

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

	2026	2025	2024	2023
Total Assets	1.95 B	2.01 B	2.08 B	2.01 B
Total Liabilities	1.66 B	1.73 B	1.71 B	1.57 B
Equity	282.49 M	278.49 M	359.22 M	432.9 M
Current Assets	708.15 M	734.82 M	777.43 M	789.93 M
Current Liabilities	588.47 M	590.35 M	622.27 M	636.13 M

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

	2026	2025	2024	2023
Operating CF	109.86 M	82.24 M	162.4 M	201.43 M
Investing CF	-33.52 M	-62.67 M	-182.49 M	-88.12 M
Financing CF	-72.53 M	-22.09 M	10.48 M	-128.48 M
Free CF	78.25 M	31.34 M	107.4 M	146.45 M
Capex	-31.61 M	-50.89 M	-55 M	-54.97 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

	2026	2025	2024	2023
Revenue Growth %	-3.87%	-2.14%	-7.25%	—
Earnings Growth %	20.62%	-136.3%	-82.14%	—
Profit Margin %	-0.29%	-0.35%	0.95%	4.91%
Operating Margin %	1.42%	1.33%	2.21%	5.51%
Gross Margin %	43.57%	42.73%	43.06%	43.88%
EBITDA Margin %	3.69%	3.27%	4.5%	7.72%

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex Date	Dividend
2026-03-26	$0.05
2025-12-05	$0.05
2025-10-03	$0.05
2025-06-05	$0.05
2025-03-28	$0.05
2024-12-06	$0.05
2024-10-04	$0.05
2024-06-05	$0.05
2024-03-27	$0.05
2023-11-29	$0.05
2023-10-02	$0.05
2023-06-26	$0.05
2023-03-30	$0.05
2022-12-12	$0.05
2022-09-21	$0.05
2022-06-21	$0.05
2022-04-21	$0.05

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name	Type	Shares	Value	% Out	Report Date
American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF	Mutual Fund	1.23 M	$7.27 M	0.03%	2026-01-31
Columbia Funds Series Trust I-Columbia Small Cap Value Discovery Fund	Mutual Fund	0.94 M	$5.58 M	0.02%	2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF	Mutual Fund	0.81 M	$4.8 M	0.02%	2026-01-31
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio	Mutual Fund	0.46 M	$2.72 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
Fidelity Salem Street Trust-Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund	Mutual Fund	0.32 M	$1.92 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
Stone House Capital Management, Llc	Institutional	5.5 M	$32.56 M	0.13%	2025-12-31
Blackrock Inc.	Institutional	2.82 M	$16.68 M	0.07%	2025-12-31
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.	Institutional	2.19 M	$12.94 M	0.05%	2025-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc	Institutional	2.02 M	$11.94 M	0.05%	2025-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	Institutional	1.81 M	$10.7 M	0.04%	2025-12-31
Raymond James Financial, Inc.	Institutional	1.62 M	$9.61 M	0.04%	2025-12-31
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	Institutional	1.51 M	$8.93 M	0.04%	2025-12-31
American Century Companies Inc	Institutional	1.3 M	$7.7 M	0.03%	2025-12-31
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership	Institutional	1.17 M	$6.93 M	0.03%	2025-12-31
UBS Group AG	Institutional	1.08 M	$6.36 M	0.03%	2025-12-31