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Designer Brands DBI Brand Portfolio — Marketing Expense

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Income statement

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Revenue$696.4M+1.4%
Gross profit$315.3M+7.1%
Operating income$18.9M+339%
Net income$1.2M+107%
EPS (diluted)$0.02+105%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$50.1M+8.9%
Total debt$1.2B-10.0%
Total equity$280.9M+6.6%
Total assets$2.0B-4.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$22.0M-8.2%
CapEx$9.9M+36.5%
Free cash flow-$31.9M-15.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$296.03M+151%
Enterprise value$1.47B+2.6%
P/E29×
P/S0.1×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.1%+1.7pp
Operating margin1.2%+0.4pp
Net margin0.4%+0.2pp
FCF margin2.5%+1.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity3.8%+2.2pp
Debt / equity4.4×-0.8×
Current ratio1.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Designer Brands in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:MarketingExpense.

The official record: Designer Brands’s 10-Q, filed June 9, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Designer Brands's brand portfolio — marketing expense?
Designer Brands (DBI) reported brand portfolio — marketing expense of $4.15M in Q1 2026.
How has Designer Brands's brand portfolio — marketing expense changed year-over-year?
Designer Brands's brand portfolio — marketing expense increased by 9.3% year-over-year, from $3.8M to $4.15M.
What is the long-term trend for Designer Brands's brand portfolio — marketing expense?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Designer Brands's brand portfolio — marketing expense has grown at a -9.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $19.79M to $14.64M.
What does brand portfolio — marketing expense mean?
Represents the expenditures dedicated to advertising, brand promotion, and customer acquisition for the brand portfolio segment. This metric is critical for evaluating the return on investment for brand-building initiatives and market penetration strategies.