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Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) is a prominent global fashion company dedicated to the design, production, marketing, and sale of contemporary footwear, accessories, and apparel. The firm offers both its own branded products and private label items, catering to women, men, and children across both domestic U. S.
Detailed revenue, brand and relationship research has not yet been completed for SHOO.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
37
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
55
Fair
Financial Strength
43
Business Quality / Moat
36
Management
83
Growth Quality
61
Risk / Durability
71
Weak Company · Expensive Stock
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
35
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
44/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 44/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from WallStreetScore (company quality).
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WSS View
The quick read
WSS currently sees meaningful weaknesses in the company-strength profile.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
What we like
•Recent buyback activity is present
What to watch
•Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
•Revenue fundamentals are weak
•Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for SHOO
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•Can SHOO maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
•Is SHOO's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
•Is SHOO's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
•What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify SHOO's current valuation?
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
Volatility = How violently is it moving?
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for SHOO
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.
Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
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What the Bulls Say
+Product opportunity: Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) is a prominent global fashion company dedicated to the design, production, marketing, and sale of contemporary footwear, accessories, and apparel. The firm offers both its own branded products and private label items, catering to women, men, and children across both domestic U.S. and international markets. The company's operations are divided into several key segments: Wholesale Footwear: This division supplies a broad range of shoes under proprietary brands such as St.
+Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
What the Bears Say
No strong bearish data point is currently available.
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Scores
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Wall Street Score
Weak37/ 100
Weak (0–50)Fair (51–71)Strong (72+)
Debt
Weak
44
Debt Cost2.5%
Debt Reduction YoY-2.2%
Debt / Equity0.56x
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Revenue
Poor
33
Revenue YoY8.5%
Revenue CAGR12.8%
Net Margin5.2%
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Asset
Fair
69
Asset Growth YoY35.6%
Liquidation/Share$13.66
Net Assets/MCap0.43x
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Capital
Weak
45
Earnings Yield4.3%
Buyback Yield3.0%
Debt Cost2.5%
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Management
Strong
83
ROIC3.9%
ROE15.2%
ROA7.8%
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Moat
Poor
36
EPS Growth-32.9%
FCF/Share Growth-3.5%
Rev/Share Growth11.4%
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Valuation
Poor
16
Intrinsic Value$41.08
Value Reference$24.65
MOS-0.1%
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Buffett
Weak
48
Revenue33
Moat36
Valuation16
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MOS
Poor
0
MOS %-0.1%
Value Reference$24.65
Deep Discount Reference$16.43
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Financial
Poor
32
Interest Coverage5.6x
ROIC3.9%
FCF Yield3.6%
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Master
Poor
32
Financial32
Valuation16
Debt44
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Resilience
Weak
44
Survival Years0.2 yrs
Current Ratio1.90x
FCF Margin0.0%
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Score Changes
2 historical score records available
Previous Score
32
Jul 24, 2026
Change
+5.1
points
Current Score
37
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
Revenue+6.6
Debt0
Assets-0.8
Capital+13.0
Management+18.7
Moat+0.8
Valuation+16.2
Buffett+5.7
SHOO increased 5.1 points because Revenue improved by 6.6 points, Capital improved by 13 points, Management improved by 18.7 points.
Positive Contributors
+ Revenue improved by 6.6 points
+ Capital improved by 13 points
+ Management improved by 18.7 points
+ Valuation improved by 16.2 points
+ Buffett improved by 5.7 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
40
Projected Change
+3.0%
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 3.0 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.