Operates retail department stores in the southeastern, southwestern, and midwestern United States. Offers fashion apparel for women, men, and children. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 17.8× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 59% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 28% below today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 11% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
There is $1.1B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $515.4M would remain.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 167 buys and 22 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 0% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The stock trades 28% above the average analyst price target.
On our five-subject report card, DDS 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: DDS is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.