Designer Brands Inc.

NYSE:DBI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$158.3m

Designer Brands Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Designer Brands is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 101.7% and 1.5% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 100.9% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be -2.1% in 3 years.

Key information

101.7%

Earnings growth rate

100.87%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail earnings growth9.2%
Revenue growth rate1.5%
Future return on equity-2.07%
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated09 Apr 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Designer Brands Is Not Attractive After Q4, Pre- Or Post-Rally

Mar 20

Investors Could Be Concerned With Designer Brands' (NYSE:DBI) Returns On Capital

Mar 20
Investors Could Be Concerned With Designer Brands' (NYSE:DBI) Returns On Capital

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.05

Mar 20
Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.05

Here's Why Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Feb 25
Here's Why Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Designer Brands: Cheap, But With Several Caveats

Feb 20

Is It Time To Consider Buying Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI)?

Jan 30
Is It Time To Consider Buying Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI)?

Designer Brands Is Buying Back Shares At The Expense Of Even More Leverage Risk

Dec 12

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.05

Nov 29
Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.05

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Nov 26
Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Is Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 11
Is Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Using Too Much Debt?
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Athleisure Shift Pressures Margins, Yet Strategic Growth And Analyst Optimism Prevail

Sep 21 Shifting focus to athletic sales strains profitability and net margins due to lower mark-ups and gross margin pressure from prioritizing growth in low-margin categories.

Designer Brands: Stumbling On The Earnings Runway

Sep 12

Is Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) Trading At A 37% Discount?

Sep 12
Is Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) Trading At A 37% Discount?

Designer Brands Sees Improving Financials Ahead

Jun 25

Designer Brands: Branding Efforts Hit By Promotional Environment

Apr 11

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.05

Mar 21
Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.05

Earnings Working Against Designer Brands Inc.'s (NYSE:DBI) Share Price Following 29% Dive

Dec 31
Earnings Working Against Designer Brands Inc.'s (NYSE:DBI) Share Price Following 29% Dive

Designer Brands: A Soft Market Or Company?

Dec 20

Designer Brands' (NYSE:DBI) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Dec 18
Designer Brands' (NYSE:DBI) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Designer Brands' (NYSE:DBI) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Nov 09
Designer Brands' (NYSE:DBI) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) Shares Could Be 26% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Oct 23
Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) Shares Could Be 26% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Designer Brands: Near Term Challenges In A Fiercely Competitive Industry

Oct 12

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:DBI - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
1/31/20283,133N/AN/AN/A1
1/31/20273,1123048933
1/31/20263,04519761203
2/1/20253,009-113182N/A
11/2/20243,050-2-80-28N/A
8/3/20243,059-5-950N/A
5/4/20243,0791864120N/A
2/3/20243,07529107162N/A
10/28/20233,081104311366N/A
7/29/20233,160139272325N/A
4/29/20233,227148208265N/A
1/28/20233,315163146201N/A
10/29/20223,378132-845N/A
7/30/20223,3661673986N/A
4/30/20223,32416492132N/A
1/29/20223,197154138171N/A
10/30/20212,983691117N/A
7/31/20212,783-115022N/A
5/1/20212,455-256-138-116N/A
1/30/20212,235-489-185-154N/A
10/31/20202,455-362-73-28N/A
8/1/20202,736-2782383N/A
5/2/20203,102-15393160N/A
2/1/20203,49394119197N/A
11/2/20193,5015670146N/A
8/3/20193,4005229103N/A
5/4/20193,339-1475147N/A
2/2/20193,178-20110175N/A
11/3/20183,06537N/A200N/A
8/4/20182,9432N/A253N/A
5/5/20182,83169N/A209N/A
2/3/20182,80667N/A191N/A
10/28/20172,76186N/A241N/A
7/29/20172,746121N/A196N/A
4/29/20172,722117N/A210N/A
1/28/20172,718124N/A213N/A
10/29/20162,709106N/A208N/A
7/30/20162,678106N/A189N/A
4/30/20162,646119N/A203N/A
1/30/20162,620136N/A245N/A
10/31/20152,588155N/A211N/A
8/1/20152,593165N/A214N/A
5/2/20152,553162N/A232N/A
1/31/20152,496153N/A197N/A
11/1/20142,428150N/A229N/A
8/2/20142,391156N/A250N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: DBI is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (2.8%).

Earnings vs Market: DBI is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.

High Growth Earnings: DBI is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: DBI's revenue (1.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.4% per year).

High Growth Revenue: DBI's revenue (1.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: DBI is forecast to be unprofitable in 3 years.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/11 06:37
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2025/02/01
Annual Earnings2025/02/01

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Analyst Sources

Designer Brands Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark MontagnaAvondale Partners
Corinna FreedmanBB&T Capital Markets
Eric BederBrean Capital