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DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.

DBGI · Consumer Discretionary · $33.1M mkt cap · FY2025 filings · · No moat ·

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The five investor questions

34

2021–2025 (latest 5 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $7.6M to $7.4M, decreasing; diluted EPS -424.15 to -2.18, increasing. Diluted EPS was derived from net income and diluted weighted-average shares in 2 years where the direct tag was absent. Latest-filed diluted EPS remains usable for Business Trend, but an integer share-count change lacks enough evidence to confirm a comparable EPS basis; valuation growth therefore stays at 0%.

20

Median gross margin 28.1% over 6y, variable.

0

Median ROIC -102.6%, above the 12% hurdle in 0% of years.

28

Net debt/EBITDA n/ax, interest coverage -57x.

24

Owner earnings changed trend unclear over up to the ten most recent annual observations.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
No price data
Not reported
Unavailable — insufficient owner-earnings data
Unavailable — insufficient growth-model data
$3.77
No price data

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. The recent FY revenue series does not trigger the three-consecutive-declines flag.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 235% above the zero-growth estimate across 49 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Sep 7, 2026.

Exactly which 50 companies?

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Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 0% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

7 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. booked $7.4M of revenue in FY2025 in the Consumer Discretionary sector and kept 14.3% of it as gross profit — a thin-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, −382.8% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $5.2M (FY2020) to $7.4M (FY2025) — about 7.1% a year compounded over 5 years.

It earned −180.1% on invested capital in the latest filed year, FY2025. Across the full 3-year measurable filed record, median ROIC was −102.6%. Over the v3 recent window (3 measurable filed years), median ROIC was −102.6%. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 0/100.

The balance sheet carried $6.1M of total debt in FY2025. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 28/100.

Put together: Business Trend is the strongest of the five filters (34/100) and Returns on Capital the weakest (0/100), which is how DBGI lands at 21/100 — a None moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2019–FY2025 · 7 fiscal years, normalized from DBGI’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$7.4M FY2025
$0$10M2019202120232025
Revenue kept after cost of goods14.3% FY2025
0%20%40%2019202120232025
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROICStandard ROIC −171.9% FY2024

Exact FY and FY-1 financing invested-capital inputs are required.. Exact FY and FY-1 Operating Invested Capital inputs are required.. Current-year EBIT, tax expense, and non-zero pretax income are required for standard ROIC.

−100%0%2019202120232025
Cash an owner could take out−$28.3M FY2025
−$20M$02019202120232025

The explained ROIC gaps have filed inputs but no meaningful positive invested-capital denominator. Other gaps mean the item is not in the filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

Flagship explainer

How DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. makes its money

DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.'s filing does not supply enough comparable lines for a truthful flow chart — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$7.4M100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Cost of revenue$6.3M86%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
$1.1M14%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
−$29.5M−400%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
−$28.3M−383%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 · annual-row source set

Flagship explainer

What DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. owns — and owes

DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.'s filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$44.5M100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Cash and equivalents$1.9M4%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
$6.1M14%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Stockholders’ equity$8.8M20%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 · annual-row source set

Flagship explainer

What drives DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.’s return on equity?

One or more filed inputs needed for the five-factor decomposition are unavailable.

DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
Net income−$28.3MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Income before taxUnavailableFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Operating income−$29.5MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Revenue$7.4MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Ending assets$44.5MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Beginning assets$19.9MFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Ending equity$8.8MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Beginning equity−$1.3MFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 · annual-row source set

Flagship explainer

Where DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.'s cash went

DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations−$15.9M−100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Depreciation and amortization$2.1M13%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001493152-26-016851 · filed Apr 15, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q2—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

0 holding0 exited0 not holding0/19 resolved19 not retrieved

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Abrams CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Akre CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Baupost GroupNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Berkshire HathawayNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Brave Warrior AdvisorsNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Dodge & CoxNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
First EagleNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
FundsmithNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gardner Russo & QuinnNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gates Foundation TrustNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Mairs & PowerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Markel / Markel-GaynerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Pershing SquareNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Polen CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Southeastern Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Tweedy, BrowneNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Yacktman Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source: Filing source not retrieved · event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Sep 7, 2026

Flagship explainer

What DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. insiders reported

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Sep 9, 2026.

Partial coverage: the incomplete Form 4 walk cannot establish no activity, an activity date, or zero counts.

Moat Score history

17 logged readings since Jul 17, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale21.1 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatJul 17, 2026Sep 7, 2026

Breaks in the line mark methodology or normalizer upgrades — readings across versions aren’t compared, so a level shift there isn’t a change in the business.

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

  1. Normalizer upgraded unstamped (version unknown)moat-xbrl-normalizer@1.1.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 26, 2026
  2. Methodology upgraded moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@3.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 23, 2026
  3. Methodology upgraded moat-index@1.2.0moat-index@2.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 20, 2026

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

This machine-readable surface covers SEC ownership filings from 2003; it does not represent earlier paper-era records.

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Sep 9, 2026.

Trailing-12-month totals and the 90-day cluster result are withheld because this issuer walk is incomplete.

No reported Form 4 rows were captured for DBGI; the incomplete walk cannot establish zero activity, zero counts, or a negative cluster result.

A filing source-event date will appear when a Form 4 row is captured.

Retrieved .

Track record

How DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.’s moat rated in each of the years we can reconstruct from its filings — scored only on what was knowable at the time — and what its price and returns did afterward. The score never saw a price; the two are joined only in hindsight, for education, not as a signal.

Point-in-time scores 2021–2025, one methodology version · reconstructed from filings on file each Dec 31 — never with hindsight

Point-in-time Moat Score (dot colored by tier)Indexed price (total-return (dividends reinvested))Rated Wide-moat that year

How to read this: each dot is what the engine would have scored DBGI on that December 31; the line below is its total-return price path (dividends reinvested) in the years since.

0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatPoint-in-time Moat Score0.010.020.050.10.20.5125102050100Indexed price · log scale (2022 = 100)202120222023202420252026

Two tracks, one timeline: the score has its own 0–100 scale (top), the price its own 100-based scale (bottom) — never a shared axis. The price path is a total-return (dividends reinvested) index built from the same data the forward returns use; gaps in the score line are years with no reconstructed rating (see the table for why). The Table view carries every value.

What followed, in the years it rated Wide

In the reconstructed history shown, DBGI did not rate Wide-moat in any year, so there is no wide-moat track record to report. That absence is itself the honest answer — we don’t manufacture a comparison where the rating never earned one.

Consumer Discretionary context

#461 of 486 scored Consumer Discretionary companies, ranked by Moat Score.

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Common questions about DBGI

Does DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. (DBGI) 21.1 out of 100 — below the Shallow-moat bar, so no moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 34, pricing power 20, returns on capital 0, balance-sheet safety 28, capital allocation 24.
How has DBGI's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 17 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 21.1 out of 100 (no moat). No tier changes on record yet. (Methodology or normalizer upgrades on Jul 20, 2026, Jul 23, 2026, Jul 26, 2026 re-based the score; readings across versions aren't compared.) The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

Scored from primary SEC filings via the public methodology. Educational only — not a recommendation to buy or sell DBGI. See the disclaimer.