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DBI vs CTRN // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Designer Brands Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Citi Trends Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DBI 6
— CTRN 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: DBI
LAST: $6.80 (+7.09%) • MKT CAP: $347.6M
valuation
4.0x
LAST: $48.54 (+6.94%) • MKT CAP: $404.8M
valuation
105.1x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DBI VS. CTRN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DBI | CTRN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 43.60% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 16.40% | 2.60% | +13.80 | DBI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 4.0x | 105.1x | -101.10 | DBI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.51% | 5.18% | +17.33 | DBI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.70% | 0.50% | +1.20 | DBI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.30% | 0.60% | -0.90 | CTRN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -3.90% | 8.90% | -12.80 | CTRN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.78% | 0.00% | +2.78 | DBI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.80 | 3.34 | -1.54 | CTRN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | CTRN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.0 | 44.3 | +18.68 | DBI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 72.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $347.6M | $404.8M | -$57.2M | CTRN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DBI REV | CTRN REV | DBI GROSS % | CTRN GROSS % | DBI FCF | CTRN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.89B | $820.0M | 43.6% | — | $78.3M | $21.0M |
| FY 2024 | $3.01B | $753.1M | 42.7% | — | $31.3M | -$3.8M |
| FY 2023 | $3.07B | $747.9M | — | — | $162.4M | -$9.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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