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Designer Brands (Designer Brands) Debt-to-Equity : 3.45 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Designer Brands Debt-to-Equity?

Designer Brands's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $173 Mil. Designer Brands's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,067 Mil. Designer Brands's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $359 Mil. Designer Brands's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.45.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Designer Brands's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DBI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 2.51   Max: 5.17
Current: 3.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Designer Brands was 5.17. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 2.51.

DBI's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
95.72% of 935 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 0.44 vs DBI: 3.45

Designer Brands Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Designer Brands's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Designer Brands Debt-to-Equity Chart

Designer Brands Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.70 5.17 2.48 2.55 3.45

Designer Brands Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.55 2.75 2.60 3.17 3.45

Competitive Comparison of Designer Brands's Debt-to-Equity

For the Footwear & Accessories subindustry, Designer Brands's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Designer Brands's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Designer Brands's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Designer Brands's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Designer Brands Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Designer Brands's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Designer Brands's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Designer Brands  (NYSE:DBI) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Designer Brands (Designer Brands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
810 DSW Drive, Columbus, OH, USA, 43219
Designer Brands Inc is a designer, producer and retailer of footwear and accessories. The company operates in three reportable segments: the U.S. Retail segment, the Canada Retail segment, and the Brand Portfolio segment. The U.S. Retail segment operates the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse banner through its direct-to-consumer U.S. stores and e-commerce site. The Canada Retail segment operates The Shoe Company and DSW banners through its direct-to-consumer Canada stores and e-commerce sites. The Brand Portfolio segment earns revenue from the sale of wholesale products to retailers, commissions for serving retailers as the design and buying agent for products under private labels and the sale of branded products through its direct-to-consumer e-commerce site at www.vincecamuto.com.
Executives
Deborah L Ferree officer: Pres. & Chief Mdsing Officer 4150 EAST FIFTH AVE., COLUMBUS OH 43219
Mark Haley officer: SVP, Controller & PAO 4055 TECHNOLOGY FOREST BLVD., STE. 210, THE WOODLANDS TX 77381
William L Jordan officer: SVP, General Counsel 810 DSW DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43219
James S. Weinberg officer: EVP; Chief Merchandising Ofcr 810 DSW DR,, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Jared A. Poff officer: SVP, Finance & Interim CFO DSW INC., 810 DSW DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Mary Turner officer: EVP; President, Shoe Company 810 DSW DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Harvey L Sonnenberg other: Director Nominee 399 THORNALL STREET, EDISON NJ 08837
Laura Denk officer: EVP;Pres DSW Designer ShoeWhse 810 DSW DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Tami Fersko director 810 DSW DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Richard A. Paul director 80 PINE STREET, SUITE 3202, NEW YORK NY 10005
Joanne Zaiac director DSW INC., 810 DSW DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Joanna T Lau director 30 MONUMENT SQUARE, SUITE 220, CONCORD MA 01742
Douglas M. Howe officer: EVP, President of DSW N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051-5660
Jay L Schottenstein director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 1800 MOLER ROAD, COLUMBUS OH 43207
Joseph A. Schottenstein director 4300 EAST FIFTH AVENUE, COLUMBUS OH 43219