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Designer Brands Inc.

$5.46 +$0.10 (+1.87%) 1D After hours

Key Metrics

$272.17M
Market cap
26.66×
P/E · TTM
$2.90B
Revenue · TTM
$10.21M
Net income
EPS · TTM $0.21
Dividend yield 3.6%
Free cash flow $73.95M
Beta · 1Y 1.97
EBITDA · TTM $88.76M
Gross margin 44.1%

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 28
    Money has been moving out of its sector (Consumer Discretionary).

    Consumer Discretionary has run -5.7 points vs SPY over four weeks, ranking 3→5→10→11 of 11 sectors — this stock trades inside that current.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION MAP, LIVE ↗
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • Jul 14
    From its Jun 4 high, the share price fell 42%.

    Peak close $9.11 on Jun 4; trough close $5.31 on Jul 14. The drawdown is the fact — the chapters around it are the context.

    RECEIPT: PRICE SERIES, PEAK-TO-TROUGH -42%
  • Jun 9
    The stock moved -20.9% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Jun 9
  • Feb 4
    The stock moved +10.2% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Feb 4

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$272.17M
Enterprise value$697.33M
Shares outstanding50.8M
52-wk range$2.55 – $9.17
Avg volume · 20D1.5M
Net cash −$425.17M
Book value / share$5.82
IndustryRetail-Shoe Stores
ExchangeNYSE
About Designer Brands Inc.
IPO dateJun 29, 2005
Employees13000

Designer Brands Inc is a designer, producer, and retailer of footwear and accessories. The company operates in two reportable segments: the Retail segment and the Brand Portfolio segment.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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Valuation

P/E26.66
P/S0.09
P/FCF3.68
EV/EBITDA7.86
EV/Sales0.24
Graham №$5.27

Profitability

Gross 44.1%
Operating 1.0%
Net 0.4%
FCF 2.5%
ROE / ROIC 3.6% · 2.3%

Financial Health

Current ratio1.27
Quick ratio0.29
Debt / equity1.69
Debt / EBITDA 5.35
Net cash −$425.17M
Working capital$160.71M

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $108.19M
Capex −$34.25M
Free cash flow $73.95M
Buybacks
Dividends paid $9.74M
Shareholder yield 3.6%

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 5 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

1.7
Distress zone (< 1.81) · elevated risk

Graham Number vs Price

$5.27 vs $5.46
Trades 1.0× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-05-02 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings