Designer Brands Inc.

DB:D9W Stock Report

Market Cap: €231.9m

Designer Brands Valuation

Is D9W undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of D9W when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: D9W (€4.58) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (€3.39)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: D9W is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for D9W?

Key metric: As D9W is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for D9W. This is calculated by dividing D9W's market cap by their current revenue.
What is D9W's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.09x
SalesUS$2.89b
Market CapUS$268.03m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does D9W's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for D9W vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.3x
GFG Global Fashion Group
0.1x3.52%€98.2m
TPG0 Platform Group
0.1x13.37%€63.7m
ZAL Zalando
0.5x7.39%€5.6b
WEW Westwing Group
0.7x5.95%€305.1m
D9W Designer Brands
0.09x2.73%€268.0m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: D9W is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the peer average (0.3x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does D9W's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Specialty Retail Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.0.4x6.6%
D9W Designer Brands
 0.09x2.73%US$268.03m
CEC Ceconomy
0.09x2.59%US$2.52b
TPG0 Platform Group
0.1x13.37%US$73.63m
D9W 0.1xIndustry Avg. 0.4xNo. of Companies4PS00.40.81.21.62+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.0.4x26.1%
D9W Designer Brands
 0.09xn/aUS$268.03m
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: D9W is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the European Specialty Retail industry average (0.4x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is D9W's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

D9W PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.09x
Fair PS Ratio0.2x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: D9W is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst D9W forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€4.58
€5.83
+27.28%
3.70%€6.05€5.61n/a2
Mar ’27€5.95
€6.11
+2.66%
3.45%€6.32€5.90n/a2
Feb ’27€5.30
€6.22
+17.38%
3.45%€6.44€6.01n/a2
Dec ’26€3.64
€3.85
+5.66%
11.11%€4.27€3.42n/a2
Nov ’26€3.14
€3.85
+22.49%
11.11%€4.27€3.42n/a2
Oct ’26€3.04
€3.85
+26.52%
11.11%€4.27€3.42n/a2
Sep ’26€3.08
€3.05
-1.03%
14.29%€3.48€2.61n/a2
Aug ’26€2.18
€3.05
+39.82%
14.29%€3.48€2.61n/a2
Jul ’26€2.26
€3.05
+34.87%
14.29%€3.48€2.61n/a2
Jun ’26€3.12
€3.65
+17.12%
25.00%€4.57€2.74n/a2
May ’26€2.44
€3.65
+49.75%
25.00%€4.57€2.74n/a2
Apr ’26€3.50
€4.39
+25.44%
5.26%€4.62€4.16n/a2
Dec ’25€4.64
€5.49
+18.28%
4.35%€5.73€5.25€3.642
Nov ’25€4.64
€5.20
+11.96%
4.35%€5.42€4.97€3.142
Oct ’25€6.10
€5.20
-14.83%
4.35%€5.42€4.97€3.042
Sep ’25€5.95
€8.49
+42.76%
5.26%€8.94€8.05€3.082
Mar ’25€9.80
€8.72
-11.02%
5.26%€9.18€8.26€3.862
€5.73
Fair Value
20.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/21 05:00
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/20 00:00
Earnings2025/11/01
Annual Earnings2025/02/01

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Designer Brands Inc. is covered by 18 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Camilo LyonCanaccord Genuity
Jeff BlackCitigroup Inc
Steven MarottaCL King & Associates, Inc.