Citi Trends, Inc. (CTRN) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Citi Trends, Inc. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.52% and Operating profit at -192.04% over the last 5 years

Positive results in Jul 26

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 34.77 MM
NET PROFIT(HY) Higher at USD 6.68 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 6.17%

With ROE of -14.24%, it has a fair valuation with a 6.17 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 63.15%, its profits have risen by 33.2%

High Institutional Holdings at 100%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Market Beating Performance

The stock has generated a return of 63.15% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 15.36%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Citi Trends, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Footwear should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Footwear)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Citi Trends, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Citi Trends, Inc.

63.15%

2.52

58.69%

S&P 500

15.36%

1.17

13.09%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

1.52%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-192.04%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

18.78

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.03

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

4.32

Tax Ratio

28.44%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

36.72%

ROE (avg)

21.56%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

6.17

EV to EBIT

-54.53

EV to EBITDA

110.24

EV to Capital Employed

6.56

EV to Sales

0.82

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

-12.03%

ROE (Latest)

-14.24%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

15What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 34.77 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD 6.68 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 6.17%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.46 times

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.12% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 616.35 times

-11What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(9M)

At USD 0.26 MM has Grown at 223.46%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -1.4 MM has Fallen at -144.47%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -1.08 MM has Fallen at -135.51%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0 times

Here's what is working for Citi Trends, Inc.

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 4.46 times and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 34.77 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 616.35 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -1.12% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation

Highest at USD 5.45 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Citi Trends, Inc.

Interest

At USD 0.26 MM has Grown at 223.46%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -1.4 MM has Fallen at -144.47%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 3.15 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -1.08 MM has Fallen at -135.51%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 3.03 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 0 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio