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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Designer Brands Inc.DBI · shops | |
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| Grade |  D/Eon the D/E boundary of 258 graded peers; percentile 80.5, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 208 of 258 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 50.8 |
| Solvency | Dpercentile 65.6 |
| Growth and financing | Dpercentile 74.5 |
| Reliability | 0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $1.9B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: dilution, distress |
| Inputs computable | 9 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Mar 30, 2026193 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $5.782026-10-08; market equity $0; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 30, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
Designer Brands Inc., originally founded as DSW Inc., is one of the world's largest designers, producers, and retailers of footwear and accessories. We operate in two reportable segments: the Retail segment and the Brand Portfolio segment. The Retail segment operates the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse ("DSW"), The Shoe Co., and Rubino banners through its direct-to-consumer stores and e-commerce sites. The Brand Portfolio segment primarily earns revenue from the wholesale of our exclusive and licensed brands to retailers, our Retail segment, and international distributors and the sale of our Vince Camuto, Keds, and Topo brands through direct-to-consumer e-commerce sites.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 50.8 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 64.7% | [1,3] | 42.6% | 21.2 | 242 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 10.9% | |||||
| pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (6.0%) | [1,4-6] | (4.9%) | 44.1 | 287 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 4.0 pts | [2-3,7-14] | 1.2 pts | 87.2 | 219 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 65.6 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-08-01 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 0.85 | [1,15-20] | 1.92 | 60.4 | 208 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.53x | [18,21-23] | 1.84x | 76.8 | 100 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Interest coverage | not computable | 2.26x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2024-02-03; latest annual assets end 2026-01-31 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 1.20x | [15-16] | 1.37x | 59.5 | 295 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 74.5 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (4.4%) | [2,8,10,12] | 1.5% | 72.0 | 269 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | (18.9%) | [5,24-30] | 5.6% | 86.3 | 147 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Reinvestment rate | not computable | 7.3% | |||||
| pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate | |||||||
| Asset growth, three years | (1.0%) | [1,6,31-32] | 3.4% | 65.3 | 272 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | not computable | (0.6%) | |||||
| two annual share counts are required; found 0 | |||||||
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.296; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.
Among 258 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (QSP) Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (QSP) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 78.6 None · Retail-Eating Places No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 78.6 | D/E | |
| 204 | Ryerson Holding Corp. (RYZ) Ryerson Holding Corp. (RYZ) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 79.0 NYSE · Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & of fices market equity $1.3B; last close $25.93 Warnings: dilution; 10 of 14 inputs | 79.0 | D/E | dilution |
| 205 | CVS Health Corp. (CVS) CVS Health Corp. (CVS) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 79.4 NYSE · Retail-Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores market equity $112.3B; last close $87.82 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 79.4 | D/E | |
| 206 | Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (MMLP) Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (MMLP) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 79.8 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals market equity $73.2M; last close $1.87 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 79.8 | D/E | |
| 207 | RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (RICK) RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (RICK) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 80.2 Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places market equity $204.0M; last close $26.59 Warnings: late filer; 9 of 14 inputs | 80.2 | D/E | late filer |
| 208 | Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 80.5 NYSE · Retail-Shoe Stores last close $5.78 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 80.5 | D/E | |
| 209 | Leslie's, Inc. (LESL) Leslie's, Inc. (LESL) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 80.9 Nasdaq · Retail-Retail Stores, NEC last close $0.10 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 80.9 | D/E | |
| 210 | Beachbody Company, Inc. (BODI) Beachbody Company, Inc. (BODI) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 81.3 Nasdaq · Retail-Nonstore Retailers last close $4.68 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 81.3 | D/E | fortress balance sheet |
| 211 | Camping World Holdings, Inc. (CWH) Camping World Holdings, Inc. (CWH) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 81.7 NYSE · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations last close $4.49 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 81.7 | D/E | |
| 212 | Vestis Corp. (VSTS) Vestis Corp. (VSTS) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 82.1 NYSE · Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods market equity $1.9B; last close $13.99 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 82.1 | D/E | |
| 213 | GrowGeneration Corp. (GRWG) GrowGeneration Corp. (GRWG) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 82.5 Nasdaq · Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply market equity $89.0M; last close $1.50 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 82.5 | D/E | fortress balance sheet |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | D/E | 80.7 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | D/E | 80.5 | 258 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | E | 82.7 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | E | 83.7 | 258 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 59.9% | (0.1%) | 90 | hotter than 90 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (36.4%) | (24.1%) | 31 | closer to its high than 31 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | not computable | 5.3% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Free cash flow yield | not computable | 4.2% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Book value to price | not computable | 0.36 | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Sales to price | not computable | 1.75 | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | not computable | (16.7%) | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.49 | 0.02 | 90 | ahead of 90 of 100 peers |
Inputs: EBIT $47.8M; free cash flow $78.3M; book equity $301.1M; sales $2.9B; debt $416.3M; cash $51.6M[33].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2026-01-31 | ||
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| Return on assets above zero | (0.4%) | ✗ fail[4,6] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $109.9M | ✓ pass[5] |
| Return on assets improved | 0.1 pts | ✓ pass[4,6,31,34] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $118.2M | ✓ pass[4-5] |
| Long-term leverage fell | (2.1 pts) | ✓ pass[1,6,21,31,35] |
| Current ratio improved | (4.1 pts) | ✗ fail[15-16,36-37] |
| No new shares issued | n/a | |
| Gross margin improved | 0.8 pts | ✓ pass[2-3,7-8] |
| Asset turnover improved | (1.0 pts) | ✗ fail[2,6,8,31] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $51.6M[38] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $157.0M[5,38-42] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 29 |
| 10-Q received Sep 10, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $3.0M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 193 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
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| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.9B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $2.9B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.3B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$8.4M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $109.9M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.0B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.3B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $3.0B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.3B | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $3.1B | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.5B | 2023-01-28 | 2025-03-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $3.3B | 2023-01-28 | 2025-03-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.1B | 2022-01-29 | 2024-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $3.2B | 2022-01-29 | 2024-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $708.1M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $588.5M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $59.9M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $47.8M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $282.5M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $1.7B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $428.2M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $50.9M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $59.1M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $31.6M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $82.2M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $50.9M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $162.4M | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $55.0M | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $201.4M | 2023-01-28 | 2025-03-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $55.0M | 2023-01-28 | 2025-03-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.1B | 2024-02-03 | 2025-03-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.0B | 2023-01-28 | 2024-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | shares outstanding | us-gaap:CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 90,959,000 | 2014-05-03 | 2014-06-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$10.5M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $484.3M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $734.8M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $590.4M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $51.6M | 2026-08-01 | 2026-09-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $48.2M | 2026-08-01 | 2026-09-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$22.0M | 2026-05-02 | 2026-06-09 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $67.6M | 2025-11-01 | 2025-12-09 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $1.1M | 2025-08-02 | 2026-09-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 80.5 is 0.5 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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