Citi Trends Inc · Apparel & Accessory Stores

CTRN

Low riskNext report: Around Dec 1 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 11% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

Insiders sold $25K in the last 30 days
Institutions added 5.3% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (92 bought, 61 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$44.62-1.8% that day

Company value: $372M; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 53.1x; You pay about $53 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.43x; Company value is 0.43 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 15%; Cash as a share of company value

From CTRN's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Aug '26

$211.6M+11% vs a year earlier

Oct '23Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $870.0M, up 11% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 0.9% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of CTRN. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+11% a yearRecently: +11% a yearProfit margin1%Last 12 months: 0.8%P/E at the end40xToday: 53.1x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.5B

Profit in 5 years$15M

Price these guesses point to$70.31+58% vs $44.62 todayAbout +9.5% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 1% margin and a 40x P/E, sales would have to grow about 1.3% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

2/5Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.4.5%
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.0.6%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.8 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$21.0M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+1.0% in 3 years

Revenue: $820.0M; +8.9% vs prior year
5-year growth: +0.9%/yr; revenue, per year
Current ratio: 1.11x; short-term assets / bills due
Free cash flow: $21.0M; 2.6% of revenue

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: debt under half of equity, gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Aug 1, 2026

Reported Aug 25

Revenue: $211.6M; +10.9% YoY
EPS: -$0.11; vs $0.46
Op. margin: -0.8%; -2.6 pts
Free cash flow: -$24.0M
Share count: -1.6%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

46Mixed

1 insider sold $25K (not pre-planned)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 1
Normal week: 1.0
vs normal: 1.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Accumulating+5.3%

Institutions added 5.3% to their holdings. 92 bought, 61 sold. 4 quarters of net buying in a row.

Shares held by institutions8.4M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-0.9%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

Total liabilities $362.4M

Shares outstandingLatest reported

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Dec 1 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 25
Results filedAug 10
Results filedJun 2
Results filedMay 27
Results filedMar 17

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 27 · View filing ↗Big holder Shelf offering registrationAug 25 · View filing ↗Offering 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 14 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$25K1 insider, 0 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Katrina GeorgeVP of Human Resources	Sell	500	$50.57	$25K	5K	Sep 29Filing ↗
-8.8% of their holdings Not a pre-planned sale Filed 14 days after

"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.

Latest filings

Straight from SEC EDGAR

5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 27 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗

SoldKatrina GeorgeVP of Human Resources

500 shares at $50.57 · $25K

-9% of holdings
Now owns 5,213 shares
Not a pre-planned sale
Filed 14 days after trade

Sep 29Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesLovesh Kumar PuriSee Remarks

189 shares at $51.56 · $10K

-5% of holdings
Now owns 3,754 shares
Filed 13 days after trade

Sep 30Form 4 ↗

EFFECTSep 21 · Form EFFECT ↗Leadership changeSep 11 · Form 8-K ↗Quarterly reportSep 9 · Form 10-Q ↗

SoldLisa A. PowellEVP and Chief Merch Officer

10,000 shares at $70.10 · $701K

-42% of holdings
Now owns 13,970 shares
Not a pre-planned sale
Filed 4 days after trade

Sep 4Form 4 ↗

Planned insider saleAug 28 · Form 144 ↗Planned insider saleAug 28 · Form 144 ↗Earnings resultsAug 25 · Form 8-K ↗Shelf offering registrationAug 25 · Form S-3 ↗5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 14 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗Earnings resultsAug 10 · Form 8-K ↗New 5%+ holder (passive)Jul 27 · Form SCHEDULE 13G ↗

SoldKatrina GeorgeVP of Human Resources

126 shares at $56.42 · $7K

-2% of holdings
Now owns 5,713 shares
Not a pre-planned sale
Filed 9 days after trade

Jul 8Form 4 ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. For informational purposes. Not investment advice.

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