John Atkinson
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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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 appoints Sheamus Toal as CFO effective Feb 16, 2026
Toal succeeds Mark Haley, who returns to SVP Controller and Principal Accounting Officer.
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%).
Net sales $739.8M (-4.2% YoY); comparable sales -5.0%; gross margin 43.7% vs 44.0%.
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 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 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 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 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 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%.
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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