Profitability
Weight: 25%
D-
30
- 5yr Avg ROIC 4.3%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.74 pp/yr
DBI
Designer Brands Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
⚠ 2 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a platform & compounding fcf business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
A
88
- 5yr Avg ROE 15.3%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -7.4%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
C
55
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 5.3%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
C+
62
- 5yr FCF Margin 3.8%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.83x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
F
13
- Net Debt / EBITDA 10.84x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.05x
- Altman Z-Score 1.79
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
47
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.44
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5
- Piotroski F-Score 6
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 1 new buy; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 2
- Avg Δ position
- -8.4%
- New buys
- 1
- Full exits
- 1
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Wood new
- Cooperman decreased -8%