(CTRN) Citi Trends - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US17306X1028

Apparel, Accessories, Home, Beauty, Seasonal

Stock: Apparel Retail
Age 20.7y
MCap 391m
Avg Vol 123K (5.34M USD)
Beta 1.326
Volatility 51.81%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of CTRN over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-01": 1.81, "2021-04": 3.23, "2021-07": 1.36, "2021-10": 1.03, "2022-01": 1.16, "2022-04": 0.42, "2022-07": -0.31, "2022-10": 0.24, "2023-01": 0.83, "2023-04": -0.66, "2023-07": -0.6, "2023-10": -0.56, "2024-01": 0.53, "2024-04": -0.32, "2024-07": -1.94, "2024-10": -0.78, "2025-01": -1.54, "2025-04": 0.17, "2025-07": -0.66, "2025-10": -0.8806,
EPS CAGR: -24.14%
EPS Trend: -60.9%
Last SUE: -0.17
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Revenue of CTRN over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-01: 251.919, 2021-04: 285.381, 2021-07: 237.281, 2021-10: 227.959, 2022-01: 240.974, 2022-04: 208.215, 2022-07: 185.012, 2022-10: 192.323, 2023-01: 209.461, 2023-04: 179.688, 2023-07: 173.554, 2023-10: 179.52, 2024-01: 215.179, 2024-04: 186.289, 2024-07: 176.552, 2024-10: 179.066, 2025-01: 211.172, 2025-04: 201.728, 2025-07: 190.75, 2025-10: 197.091,
Rev. CAGR: -5.22%
Rev. Trend: -24.2%
Last SUE: 2.69
Qual. Beats: 1

Dividends

Currently no dividends paid
Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility 51.8%
Value at Risk 5%th 73.2%
Relative Tail Risk -14.10%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 1.11
Alpha 52.46
CAGR/Max DD 0.25
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.468
Beta 1.326
Beta Downside 1.145
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 60.13%
Mean DD 29.39%
Median DD 30.86%

Description: CTRN Citi Trends December 30, 2025

Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN) is a value-oriented retailer that sells fashion apparel, accessories, beauty items, and home-goods primarily to African-American and multicultural families across the United States. Its merchandise mix spans men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing-including sportswear, footwear, sleepwear, and uniforms-plus a broad assortment of accessories, cosmetics, household items, and seasonal products.

As of the most recent filing (Q2 2024), CTRN reported comparable-store sales growth of roughly 2.5% year-over-year, driven by a 4% increase in average transaction size and a modest 1.2% rise in foot traffic, reflecting the company’s focus on low-price, high-turn inventory. The retailer’s performance is sensitive to discretionary-spending trends and employment levels in its core demographic, which historically lags the broader consumer index by 3–5 percentage points. Additionally, the broader value-apparel segment is benefiting from inflation-adjusted pricing power, as consumers gravitate toward affordable alternatives when real wages stagnate.

For a deeper, data-rich view of CTRN’s valuation dynamics, you might explore the analytics platform ValueRay to see how these drivers are modeled in real time.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.0

Net Income: -16.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 6.85 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 1.53% < 20% (prev 3.11%; Δ -1.58% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 30.0m > Net Income -16.4m
Net Debt (166.9m) to EBITDA (17.8m): 9.37 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.07 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (8.05m) vs 12m ago -3.66% < -2%
Gross Margin: 37.84% > 18% (prev 0.35%; Δ 3749 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 172.0% > 50% (prev 162.1%; Δ 9.86% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: -0.64 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 17.8m / Interest Expense TTM 336.0k)

Altman Z'' (< 1.1 .. > 2.6) 2.90

A: 0.03 (Total Current Assets 192.1m - Total Current Liabilities 179.8m) / Total Assets 464.3m
B: 0.59 (Retained Earnings 273.7m / Total Assets 464.3m)
C: -0.00 (EBIT TTM -216.0k / Avg Total Assets 465.7m)
D: 0.77 (Book Value of Equity 273.9m / Total Liabilities 356.4m)
Total Rating: 2.90= A

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 34.48

1. Piotroski: 6.0pt
2. FCF Yield: 2.14%
3. FCF Margin: 1.49%
4. Debt/Equity: 2.02
5. Debt/Ebitda: 9.37
6. ROIC - WACC: -7.10%
7. RoE: -14.80%
8. Revenue Trend: -24.19%
9. EPS Trend: -60.95%

What is the price of CTRN shares?

As of January 22, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 46.03 with a total of 70,714 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.04%, over one month by +7.00%, over three months by +28.32% and over the past year by +70.99%.

Is CTRN a buy, sell or hold?

Citi Trends has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CTRN.
  • Strong Buy: 2
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the CTRN price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 57 23.8%
Analysts Target Price 57 23.8%
ValueRay Target Price 54.1 17.5%

CTRN Fundamental Data Overview January 17, 2026

P/E Forward = 3.8066
P/S = 0.4884
P/B = 3.6266
P/EG = 1.08
Revenue TTM = 800.7m USD
EBIT TTM = -216.0k USD
EBITDA TTM = 17.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 218.0m USD (from capitalLeaseObligations, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 43.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 218.0m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 166.9m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 558.0m USD (391.1m + Debt 218.0m - CCE 51.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -0.64 (Ebit TTM -216.0k / Interest Expense TTM 336.0k)
EV/FCF = 46.71x (Enterprise Value 558.0m / FCF TTM 11.9m)
FCF Yield = 2.14% (FCF TTM 11.9m / Enterprise Value 558.0m)
FCF Margin = 1.49% (FCF TTM 11.9m / Revenue TTM 800.7m)
Net Margin = -2.05% (Net Income TTM -16.4m / Revenue TTM 800.7m)
Gross Margin = 37.84% ((Revenue TTM 800.7m - Cost of Revenue TTM 497.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 36.53% (prev 37.60%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.20 (Enterprise Value 558.0m / Total Assets 464.3m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.04% (Interest Expense 91.0k / Debt 218.0m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -170.6k (EBIT -216.0k * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 1.07 (Total Current Assets 192.1m / Total Current Liabilities 179.8m)
Debt / Equity = 2.02 (Debt 218.0m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 107.8m)
Debt / EBITDA = 9.37 (Net Debt 166.9m / EBITDA 17.8m)
Debt / FCF = 13.98 (Net Debt 166.9m / FCF TTM 11.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 110.7m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -3.52% (Net Income -16.4m / Total Assets 464.3m)
RoE = -14.80% (Net Income TTM -16.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 110.7m)
RoCE = -0.07% (EBIT -216.0k / Capital Employed (Equity 110.7m + L.T.Debt 218.0m))
RoIC = -0.15% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -170.6k / Invested Capital 110.7m)
WACC = 6.95% (E(391.1m)/V(609.1m) * Re(10.80%) + D(218.0m)/V(609.1m) * Rd(0.04%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 10.80% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -1.15%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 75.30% ; FCFF base≈11.9m ; Y1≈7.84m ; Y5≈3.58m
Fair Price DCF = N/A (negative equity: EV 86.4m - Net Debt 166.9m = -80.6m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
[DCF Warning] FCF declining rapidly (-40.0%), DCF may be unreliable
EPS Correlation: -60.95 | EPS CAGR: -24.14% | SUE: -0.17 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -24.19 | Revenue CAGR: -5.22% | SUE: 2.69 | # QB: 1
EPS next Quarter (2026-04-30): EPS=0.23 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=+0 | Analysts=2
EPS next Year (2027-01-31): EPS=0.88 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=+213.6% | Growth Revenue=+5.1%

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