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DBI vs GCO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Designer Brands Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Genesco Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DBI 6
— GCO 6
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: GCO
LAST: $6.80 (+7.09%) • MKT CAP: $347.6M
gross-margins
43.60%
LAST: $37.76 (+1.92%) • MKT CAP: $408.6M
gross-margins
46.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DBI VS. GCO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DBI | GCO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 43.60% | 46.30% | -2.70 | GCO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 16.40% | 2.90% | +13.50 | DBI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 4.0x | 4.4x | -0.40 | DBI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.51% | 20.49% | +2.02 | DBI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.70% | 0.70% | +1.00 | DBI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.30% | 0.50% | -0.80 | GCO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -3.90% | 4.80% | -8.70 | GCO | /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 | 2.56 | -0.76 | GCO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 9/9 | -3.00 | GCO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.0 | 60.2 | +2.76 | DBI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 29.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $347.6M | $408.6M | -$60.9M | GCO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DBI REV | GCO REV | DBI GROSS % | GCO GROSS % | DBI FCF | GCO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.89B | $2.44B | 43.6% | 46.3% | $78.3M | $83.7M |
| FY 2024 | $3.01B | $2.33B | 42.7% | 47.2% | $31.3M | $46.8M |
| FY 2023 | $3.07B | $2.32B | — | — | $162.4M | $94.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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