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DBI vs SHOE // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Designer Brands Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Shoe Station Group Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DBI 5
— SHOE 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: SHOE
LAST: $6.80 (+7.09%) • MKT CAP: $347.6M
valuation
4.0x
LAST: $15.07 (+4.29%) • MKT CAP: $409.7M
valuation
2.8x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DBI VS. SHOE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DBI | SHOE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 43.60% | 36.60% | +7.00 | DBI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 16.40% | 9.20% | +7.20 | DBI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 4.0x | 2.8x | +1.20 | SHOE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.51% | 6.49% | +16.02 | DBI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.70% | 5.90% | -4.20 | SHOE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.30% | 4.60% | -4.90 | SHOE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -3.90% | -5.60% | +1.70 | DBI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.78% | 4.09% | -1.31 | SHOE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.80 | 2.99 | -1.19 | SHOE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.0 | 61.3 | +1.70 | DBI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 7.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $347.6M | $409.7M | -$62.0M | SHOE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DBI REV | SHOE REV | DBI GROSS % | SHOE GROSS % | DBI FCF | SHOE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.89B | $1.14B | 43.6% | 36.6% | $78.3M | $26.6M |
| FY 2024 | $3.01B | $1.20B | 42.7% | 35.6% | $31.3M | $69.5M |
| FY 2023 | $3.07B | $1.18B | — | — | $162.4M | $122.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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