Designer Brands plunges after cutting FY profit, sales forecast

Designer Brands

10/12/2024 12:14

** Shares of footwear retailer Designer Brands  DBI.N  down
~21% at $4.57 premarket
    ** Co cuts FY profit and sales forecast due to unreasonably
warm weather and consumers putting off discretionary purchases
    ** Expects FY adj earnings per share of 10 cents to 30 cents
vs prior forecast of 50 cents to 60 cents 
    ** Forecasts FY net sales to be down in low single-digit
percentage vs prior forecast of flat to low single digits
    ** Posts 1.2% decline in Q3 sales to $777.2 mln as footwear
sales excluding boots remained flat to prior year 
    ** Posts quarterly adj profit of 27 cents per share vs
analysts' estimates of 35 cents, per data compiled by LSEG
    ** Up to last close, stock down about 35% YTD
    

 (Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)
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