DBI PEER ANALYSIS

Designer Brands Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

DBIDesigner Brands Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Footwear & Accessories

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Footwear & Accessories

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

DBIIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	DBI	DESA	DERIM	BAYRK	Ind. Median
P/E	29.80	9.37●	20.24	—	18.28
P/B	1.08●	1.23	2.83	4.73	2.98
EV/EBITDA	11.16	3.09●	7.79	—	11.16
P/S	0.10●	1.33	0.45	4.47	1.19

Financial Health
Metric	DBI	DESA	DERIM	BAYRK	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.27	3.14●	1.75	0.77	1.86
Debt/Equity	436.6%	8.0%	0.0%●	87.7%	66.7%
NetDebt/EBITDA	8.86	-1.20	-2.01	-3.48●	1.84

Profitability
Metric	DBI	DESA	DERIM	BAYRK	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.4%	14.2%●	2.2%	-65.4%	3.3%
ROE	3.7%	15.4%	16.9%●	-94.9%	9.1%
ROA	0.5%	11.4%●	6.0%	-25.9%	5.3%
EBITDA Margin	4.6%	31.1%●	4.5%	-20.8%	7.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	DBI	DESA	DERIM	BAYRK	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-1.6%	2.5%●	-5.1%	-18.7%	-0.7%
NI Growth	—	6.9%●	-13.3%	—	6.0%
Div. Yield	3.5%●	2.1%	0.0%	0.0%	2.0%
Payout	95.4%	19.4%	0.0%	0.0%	45.0%

Valuation
Metric	DBI	RCKY	WEYS	FOSL	VRA	WWW	Ind. Median
P/E	29.80	16.32	15.16	—	—	13.81●	18.28
P/B	1.08	1.20	1.47	2.43	0.85●	3.37	2.98
EV/EBITDA	11.16	8.19	7.75●	98.58	17.93	10.64	11.16
P/S	0.10●	0.62	1.30	0.24	0.39	0.73	1.19

Financial Health
Metric	DBI	RCKY	WEYS	FOSL	VRA	WWW	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.27	2.90	8.26●	1.72	2.48	1.53	1.86
Debt/Equity	436.6%	48.4%	4.0%●	349.3%	51.4%	188.9%	66.7%
NetDebt/EBITDA	8.86	2.33	-2.26●	51.55	5.89	3.42	1.84

Profitability
Metric	DBI	RCKY	WEYS	FOSL	VRA	WWW	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.4%	3.8%	8.6%●	-6.2%	-7.0%	5.4%	3.3%
ROE	3.7%	7.6%	9.6%	-51.4%	-14.1%	28.6%●	9.1%
ROA	0.5%	3.9%	7.9%●	-9.2%	-7.9%	6.3%	5.3%
EBITDA Margin	4.6%	10.5%	13.0%●	0.5%	3.3%	10.1%	7.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	DBI	RCKY	WEYS	FOSL	VRA	WWW	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-1.6%	8.2%	-3.7%	-11.4%	-13.4%	8.3%●	-0.7%
NI Growth	—	34.9%	-19.0%	—	—	41.4%●	6.0%
Div. Yield	3.5%●	1.5%	2.7%	—	—	2.5%	2.0%
Payout	95.4%	25.0%	123.3%	—	—	32.2%	45.0%

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