Caleres vs Designer Brands
CAL and DBI side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CAL and DBI compare
Caleres is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Designer Brands ($455M against $326M).
On earnings, Caleres is cheaper: it trades at 8.9× trailing earnings, against 25.5× for Designer Brands.
Caleres grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.3% versus −0.84% for Designer Brands).
Caleres keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.8% compared with 0.59% at Designer Brands.
Both pay dividends: Caleres yields 2.1% and Designer Brands 3.1%.
Caleres scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 10 for Designer Brands), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CAL | DBI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $455M | $326M |
| Share price | $13.20 | $6.38 |
| Change, 1 year | 16.8% | 57.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −50.0% | −59.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.19 | 1.38 |
| Employees | 10K | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.9× (better) | 25.5× |
| P/S | 0.2× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 0.7× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.7× | 1.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 6.8× | 2.7× (better) |
| FCF yield | 14.8% | 36.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $23.03 | $10.60 |
| Margin of safety | 42.7% (better) | 39.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.3% (better) | −0.84% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.4% (better) | 5.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −12.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −14.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 46.2% (better) | 45.7% |
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 3.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.8% (better) | 0.59% |
| FCF margin | 2.4% | 4.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 8.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 11.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.28 |
| Current ratio | 1.11 | 1.22 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.03 (better) | 1.85 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 3.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 18.0% | 57.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | 14.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% (better) | 3.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.5% | 70.3% |
| Held by insiders | 5.1% | 48.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$168K (better) | −$1.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.0% | 19.6% |
Go deeper
- CAL stock overview
- CAL income statement
- CAL valuation and score
- DBI stock overview
- DBI income statement
- DBI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.