CAL — Stock Film
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CAL
Caleres, Inc
~5 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Caleres, Inc. What it actually does.

Retail of brand-name athletic, casual, and dress shoes through Famous Footwear stores. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1980
10K employees
$421.6M market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
53%Famous Footwear
Famous FootwearBrand Portfolio 47%
53% of all revenue comes from a single line: Famous Footwear.

The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.

Revenue last year:
$2.8B
The loss that same year:
$7.1M
Sales don’t cover the costs; the gap drains from the cash pile every year.

The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are moving sideways.

No real growth. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$2.8B
2022
2023
2024
2025
$2.8B
2026
In the vault right now:
$29.8M
DEBT: $891.1M
At this pace, that money lasts about 4.2 years.

At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL SALES
0.2×

This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.2× for every dollar of annual revenue.

Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 96% of them.

Analysts' average target sits 125% above today's price.

What executives did with their own stock over the last 12 months:
31 buy16 sell

Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
A big climb, then a hard fall.

An investor who bought at the very peak is down 71% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
Sales are holding up

The company sells $2.8B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 31 buys and 16 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $0.28 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
Lost money last year

A loss of $7.1M against $2.8B in annual sales.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
Growth trails the sector

The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 32/100.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
The stock has lost its spark

Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.

FINALE · THE GRADE
A
74 / 100 · MoonshotScore

On our five-subject report card, CAL sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”

The takeaway: CAL’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.

The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.

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Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film