Designer Brands Inc.

(NYSE:DBI) shares traded lower after the company reported mixed first-quarter results, with earnings topping expectations as sales came in just shy of estimates.

Earnings Beat, Sales Roughly In Line Designer Brands reported first-quarter adjusted EPS of 7 cents, beating the 4-cent estimate.

Sales came in at $696.350 million, just below the $696.815 million estimate.

Net sales rose 1.4% year over year to $696.4 million, up from $686.9 million a year earlier.