Why is Citi Trends, Inc. ?
1
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
2
The company has declared positive results in Apr'2025 after 3 consecutive negative quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 29.97 MM
- NET PROFIT(HY) Higher at USD -2.81 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 1.63% (YoY)
3
Risky -
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 85.90%, its profits have risen by 33.2%
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 85.90% 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.
85.9%
1.50
59.75%
S&P 500
16.33%
0.62
19.30%
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)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.32
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
6.44
EV to EBIT
-56.93
EV to EBITDA
115.09
EV to Capital Employed
6.85
EV to Sales
0.86
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-12.03%
ROE (Latest)
-14.24%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 29.97 MM
NET PROFIT(HY)
Higher at USD -2.81 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.63% (YoY
-4What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD -6.89 MM has Fallen at -5,656.99%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD -6.89 MM has Fallen at -26.78%
Here's what is working for Citi Trends, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 29.97 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.63% (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.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -6.89 MM has Fallen at -5,656.99%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -0.12 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD -6.89 MM has Fallen at -26.78%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -5.44 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)






