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Designer Brands Q4 net sales flat, gross margin up 280bps; full year adj. op. income above guidance
Q4 net sales $713.6M flat YoY; comparable sales down 1.9%.
Designer Brands declares $0.05 quarterly dividend, payable April 10
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on Class A and Class B common shares approved by Board on March 12, 2026.
Designer Brands extends ABL facility maturity to 2031; reduces FILO commitment to $29.5M
Maximum FILO commitment reduced from $30M to $29.5M; once repaid, no reborrowing permitted.
Designer Brands appoints Sheamus Toal as CFO effective Feb 16, 2026
Toal succeeds Mark Haley, who returns to SVP Controller and Principal Accounting Officer.
Designer Brands resolves payment dispute with Worldpay, extends service to May 31, 2026
Filed temporary restraining order lifted after Omnibus Amendment with Worldpay on Feb 9, 2026.
Designer Brands appoints Andrea O'Donnell as COO effective Feb 8, 2026
O'Donnell, 57, also continues as EVP and President of the brands business (Camuto LLC).
Designer Brands obtains TRO against Worldpay to prevent card processing termination
Worldpay attempted to terminate credit/debit card processing agreement effective Feb 2, 2026, citing a financial default; DBI disputes default.
Diluted EPS $0.35 (adj $0.38), both up >40% YoY; gross margin 45.1% (+210bps vs 43.0%).
Designer Brands appoints Deborah Ferrée to Board and declares $0.05 Q4 dividend
Board increased from 11 to 12; Deborah Ferrée (Vice Chair & CPO) appointed Class II director effective Nov 20, 2025.
Designer Brands CFO Jared Poff resigns effective Oct 31; Mark Haley named interim PFI
CFO Jared Poff resigns to pursue new opportunity, effective Oct 31, 2025.
Designer Brands declares $0.05 quarterly dividend, payable Oct 17
Board approved $0.05 per share quarterly cash dividend on Class A and B common shares.
Net sales $739.8M (-4.2% YoY); comparable sales -5.0%; gross margin 43.7% vs 44.0%.
DBI shareholders approve Class III directors, auditor, and say-on-pay at annual meeting
Elected four Class III directors: Atkinson (85.9M for), Eisenman (85.7M), Lau (77.1M), Schottenstein (85.6M).
Designer Brands Q1 net sales down 8.0% to $686.9M; withdraws 2025 guidance
Net loss of $17.4M ($0.36 diluted EPS loss); adjusted net loss $12.5M ($0.26 adjusted diluted EPS).
Designer Brands declares quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share approved by Board on May 15, 2025.
Designer Brands posts Q4 loss; comparable sales turn positive; FY2025 EPS outlook $0.30-$0.50
Q4 net sales $713.6M (-5.4% YoY); comparable sales +0.5%, first positive in nine quarters.
Designer Brands declares $0.05 quarterly dividend, payable April 11, 2025
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on Class A and Class B common shares.
Designer Brands Q3 sales -1.2%, adjusted EPS $0.27; FY guidance slashed to $0.10-0.30
Net sales $777.2M (-1.2% YoY); comparable sales -3.1%; gross margin 31.8% vs 32.6%.
Designer Brands declares quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share
Board declared $0.05 per share cash dividend on Class A and Class B common shares.
Designer Brands declares $0.05 quarterly dividend, payable Oct 18, 2024
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per common share declared.
Designer Brands Q2 net sales down 2.6%; adjusted EPS $0.29; cuts FY guidance
Net sales down 2.6% to $771.9M; comparable sales -1.4%.
Designer Brands (DBI) appoints John W. Atkinson to Board of Directors, effective August 1, 2024
Mr. Atkinson appointed as Class III director; serves until 2025 annual meeting.
Designer Brands shareholders approve 24M share increase in equity plan
Amended 2014 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan approved (73.9M for, 28.0M against); reserve increased by 24.0M shares.
Designer Brands Q1 in line: net sales $746.6M, adj. EPS $0.08, reaffirms FY outlook
Net sales $746.6M (+0.6% YoY); total comparable sales -2.5%; gross margin 32.8% (+80bps).
Designer Brands declares $0.05 quarterly dividend, payable June 18, 2024
Board approved quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on Class A and Class B common shares.
Designer Brands Q4 net loss $0.52/share; FY2024 EPS guidance $0.70-$0.80
Q4 net sales $754.3M (-0.8% YoY); total comparable sales -7.3%.
Designer Brands declares $0.05 quarterly dividend payable April 12, 2024
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on Class A and Class B common shares.
On August 1, 2024, the Board appointed John Atkinson as a Class III director of the Board (the "Appointment"), with such Appointment to be effective immediately.
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