Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) vs Rocky Brands, Inc. (RCKY)

Designer Brands Inc. and Rocky Brands, Inc. are both Footwear & Accessories companies. Rocky Brands, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $391.5M against $340.0M — 1.2× the size. Rocky Brands, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 11.3× against 23.6×. Rocky Brands, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.8% against −0.84%. Rocky Brands, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.62% vs 0.61%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.17% vs 9.58%). Both pay a dividend; Designer Brands Inc. yields more (3.03% vs 1.25%). Across the 22 metrics below, Rocky Brands, Inc. leads on 15 and Designer Brands Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric DBI RCKY Footwear & Accessories median
P/E 23.61 11.29 17.09
P/S 0.12 0.75 1.01
P/B 1.12 1.41 2.84
Price to free cash flow n/m 13.99 12.64
EV/EBITDA 4.40 8.17 11.19
EV/Sales 0.24 0.97 1.27
Earnings yield 4.24% 8.86% 5.29%
Free cash flow yield (25.32%) 7.15% 6.01%

Profitability

Metric DBI RCKY Footwear & Accessories median
Gross margin 45.77% 43.44% 49.08%
Operating margin 3.56% 9.80% 8.69%
Net margin 0.61% 6.62% 6.62%
Free cash flow margin 4.15% 5.35% 8.58%
Return on equity 6.10% 13.19% 13.50%
Return on assets 0.87% 6.84% 6.62%
Return on invested capital 9.58% 8.17% 10.98%

Growth

Metric DBI RCKY Footwear & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.84%) 10.84% 0.70%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 15.00% 94.74% 12.95%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.30% 11.69% 9.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 1.22% 0.00%

Health

Metric DBI RCKY Footwear & Accessories median
Debt to equity 1.41 0.42 0.47
Current ratio 1.22 2.70 2.26
Net debt to EBITDA 3.59 2.51 0.38

Dividend

Metric DBI RCKY Footwear & Accessories median
Dividend yield 3.03% 1.25% 2.01%
Payout ratio 0.71 0.14 0.37

Size

Metric DBI RCKY Footwear & Accessories median
Market cap 339.98m 391.45m 1.27b

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