Designer Brands
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2027)

202620262027
Price/Earnings ratio
2.102.472.52
Price/Sales ratio
0.070.070.06
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.50$1.28$1.25

Historical Multiples (2010 – 2022)

2010 2011 2012 2016 2017 2019 2020 2022 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
22.6816.9413.8115.4513.31-102.5511.096.04-135.2813.31
Price/Sales ratio
0.771.001.190.800.610.650.300.290.080.61
Price/Book Value ratio
2.362.843.062.321.762.521.452.260.881.76
Price/Cash Flow ratio
7.5412.9311.238.667.7811.975.325.44-10.047.78
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
8.7719.4017.2315.1513.2319.088.816.74-7.2713.23
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.220.170.21-1.65-10.320.78-0.01-0.04-0.25-1.65
Dividend Yield
N/AN/A4.09%3.31%3.92%3.80%6.92%1.44%3.70%3.31%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
29.17%31.04%32.30%29.32%28.46%29.66%28.62%33.43%31.23%29.32%
Operating Profit Margin
5.68%9.52%7.48%8.15%7.38%1.85%1.31%4.03%0.89%7.38%
Pretax Profit Margin
5.73%9.72%7.02%8.40%7.47%0.33%3.42%5.41%-0.65%7.47%
Net Profit Margin
3.41%5.90%8.63%5.19%4.59%-0.64%2.70%4.83%-0.06%4.59%
Effective Tax Rate
-40.42%-39.28%-40.81%38.06%38.91%279.41%21.10%10.71%92.78%38.06%
Return on Assets
6.42%10.66%14.47%9.93%8.71%-1.26%3.83%7.66%-0.09%8.71%
Return On Equity
10.42%16.79%22.22%15.03%13.28%-2.45%13.10%37.45%-0.59%13.28%
Return on Capital Employed
14.55%22.98%16.82%20.42%18.00%5.09%2.57%10.26%1.80%18.00%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.702.822.82N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.41N/A
Quick Ratio
1.311.371.270.960.810.660.390.430.280.81
Cash ratio
0.550.360.250.100.340.210.120.090.060.34
Days of Sales Outstanding
1.252.503.062.152.557.899.3122.818.442.15
Days of Inventory outstanding
84.3489.7489.0695.4494.09105.1892.61100.58110.8695.44
Operating Cycle
85.5992.2592.1297.5996.64113.08101.93123.40119.3097.59
Days of Payables Outstanding
38.7743.4740.2842.4935.0542.6443.7858.4641.4235.05
Cash Conversion Cycle
46.8148.7751.8455.0961.5970.4358.1464.9377.8855.09
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.380.360.34N/AN/A0.090.070.210.64N/A
Debt Equity Ratio
0.620.570.53N/AN/A0.190.261.034.19N/A
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.160.200.350.78N/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.160.200.500.80N/A
Interest Coverage Ratio
-64.4278.90-16.46N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.61N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.091.030.40-0.02N/A
Company Equity Multiplier
1.621.571.531.511.521.943.414.886.531.51
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.100.070.100.090.070.050.050.05-0.000.07
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.850.660.650.570.580.620.600.801.270.57
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.091.030.40-0.02N/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.84-0.17N/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/A56.55%51.25%52.25%-389.89%76.79%8.72%-524.77%52.25%