Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) vs Fossil Group, Inc. (FOSL)

Designer Brands Inc. and Fossil Group, Inc. are both Footwear & Accessories companies. Fossil Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $406.9M against $328.2M — 1.2× the size. Fossil Group, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Designer Brands Inc. trades at 22.1×. Designer Brands Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −0.84% against −9.10%. Designer Brands Inc. has the higher net margin (0.61% vs −7.09%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.58% vs −1.76%). Across the 19 metrics below, Designer Brands Inc. leads on 14 and Fossil Group, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric DBI FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
P/E 22.11 n/m 15.57
P/S 0.11 0.41 1.19
P/B 1.05 5.52 2.63
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 12.70
EV/EBITDA 4.27 90.97 9.67
EV/Sales 0.24 0.54 1.35
Earnings yield 4.52% (18.52%) 5.97%
Free cash flow yield (27.04%) (9.09%) 4.78%

Profitability

Metric DBI FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
Gross margin 45.77% 56.73% 49.76%
Operating margin 3.56% (0.57%) 8.44%
Net margin 0.61% (7.09%) 5.64%
Free cash flow margin 4.15% (3.77%) 8.18%
Return on equity 6.10% (67.21%) 12.45%
Return on assets 0.87% (10.29%) 6.15%
Return on invested capital 9.58% (1.76%) 9.58%

Growth

Metric DBI FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.84%) (9.10%) 3.42%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 15.00% 25.26% 10.90%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.30% (9.04%) 7.17%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric DBI FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
Debt to equity 1.41 2.74 0.46
Current ratio 1.22 1.76 2.07
Net debt to EBITDA 3.59 (13.61) 1.00

Dividend

Metric DBI FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
Dividend yield 3.23% — 1.94%
Payout ratio 0.71 — 0.37

Size

Metric DBI FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
Market cap 328.22m 406.87m 545.46m

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