Every 10-Q that Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) reported stronger profitability for the quarter ended August 1, 2026, despite slightly lower sales. Net sales were $730.6 million, down 1.2% year over year, while total comparable sales fell 2.4%, driven by weaker Retail traffic and conversion.
Profitability improved sharply, helped by tariff recoveries. Gross margin rose to 50.0% from 43.6%, including $35.5 million of IEEPA tariff recoveries recorded as lower cost of sales. Quarterly operating profit more than doubled to $54.7 million, and net income attributable to Designer Brands increased 66.7% to $17.6 million, or $0.31 per diluted share. For the first six months, net income attributable to Designer Brands was $18.7 million versus a $7.3 million loss a year earlier.
Operating cash flow improved to $48.2 million for the six months, aided by tariff refunds. Debt remained significant at $426.0 million total, but DBI had $146.2 million of availability on its ABL revolver and was in covenant compliance. Management cited ongoing macroeconomic and tariff uncertainty as pressures on demand and cost structure, while the Brand Portfolio segment returned to profitability on stronger wholesale demand and better margins.
Designer Brands Inc. reported a return to profitability for the quarter ended May 2, 2026. Net sales rose to $696.4 million, up 1.4% from $686.9 million, while gross margin improved to 45.3% from 42.9% as promotions eased and higher-margin activities grew.
Net income attributable to Designer Brands was $1.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $17.8 million, or $0.37 per share, a year earlier. The Retail segment held sales roughly flat as transactions declined, but average ticket increased, and the Brand Portfolio segment grew strongly on wholesale demand and better product mix.
Operating cash flow was an outflow of $22.0 million, reflecting seasonal working capital needs, higher receivables, and incentive payments. Debt totaled $478.6 million, including $360.7 million under the ABL revolver and $117.9 million under the Term Loan, and the company remained in compliance with all covenants.
Designer Brands Inc. reported softer sales but stronger profitability for the quarter ended November 1, 2025. Net sales fell to $752.4M from $777.2M, a 3.2% decline, with total comparable sales down 2.4% as traffic weakened, especially in Canada and direct-to-consumer Brand Portfolio.
Despite lower revenue, gross margin improved to 45.1% from 43.0%, helped by reduced promotional activity and more non-product revenue in the U.S. Retail segment. Operating profit nearly doubled to $42.7M from $22.8M, and net income attributable to Designer Brands rose to $18.2M (diluted EPS $0.35) from $13.0M (diluted EPS $0.24), even after severance and restructuring costs.
For the first nine months of 2025, net sales were $2.18B versus $2.30B a year ago, and net income attributable to Designer Brands was $11.6M compared with $27.6M. Operating cash flow improved to $67.6M. The company opened a new distribution center, invested in a Pro-Keds joint venture, remained in compliance with debt covenants, and the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share.
Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) discloses operational and financing details in its quarterly report. The company states 41,810,747 Class A and 7,732,733 Class B shares outstanding as of September 2, 2025. During the three months ended August 2, 2025, the company recorded a $1.5 million impairment charge for an underperforming U.S. store; for the six months ended August 2, 2025, impairment charges totaled $4.5 million (U.S. store $1.5m, Canada stores $1.0m, and a $2.0m write-down of an equity security).
The filing describes the $600.0 million ABL Revolver (with sub-limits and a $30.0m FILO term loan), maturing March 2027, and a Term Loan maturing by June 2028. Interest on the Term Loan was 11.4% (effective 12.8% including amortization) and ABL interest was reported at 6.7% as of August 2, 2025. The company was in compliance with all financial covenants. The Board approved a suspension of new deferrals under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan effective for plan years after 2025.