Why is Citi Trends, Inc. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.51% and Operating profit at -212.05% over the last 5 years
2
The company has declared positive results in Apr'2025 after 3 consecutive negative quarters
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -33.58% (YoY)
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 4.08 MM
- NET PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 4.08 MM
3
Risky - Negative EBITDA
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 130.87%, its profits have fallen by -355.7%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 130.87% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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.
88.53%
1.64
62.34%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.51%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-212.05%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
18.78
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.16
Tax Ratio
28.44%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
36.72%
ROE (avg)
21.56%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.88
EV to EBIT
-18.10
EV to EBITDA
-48.29
EV to Capital Employed
4.77
EV to Sales
0.69
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-26.37%
ROE (Latest)
-33.41%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
15What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -33.58% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 4.08 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 4.08 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.46
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 3.04 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 147.56 %
Here's what is working for Citi Trends, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 4.08 MM has Grown at 159.01%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -6.92 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 4.08 MM has Grown at 137.98%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -10.75 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 4.08 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 4.08 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.46
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -33.58% (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
Here's what is not working for Citi Trends, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 3.04 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 147.56 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






