Operates as a value retailer of fashion apparel, accessories, and home goods. Offers fashion sportswear and footwear for men and women. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $157.2M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 97× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 39% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 34% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 37% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Our checks did not surface a specific strength to highlight here.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 5% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The company’s market value is 97 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
On our five-subject report card, CTRN sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: CTRN is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (39/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.