Mar. 17 at 11:11 AM
$CTRN Citi Trends reports Q4 EPS 88c vs. (
$1.71) last year
Reports Q4 revenue
$230.4M vs.
$211.2M last year. Ken Seipel, CEO, said: "Our fourth quarter results cap a transformational year for CITITRENDS. We delivered 8.9% comparable store sales growth in Q4, or 15.3% on a two-year basis, marking our sixth consecutive quarter of positive comps. For the full year, comparable store sales increased 9.7%, reflecting strong customer traffic and broad-based growth across our stores, geographies, and merchandise categories. This momentum has continued into 2026, with Q1 quarter-to-date comparable store sales trending in the high-single digits. Fiscal 2025 was about strengthening the foundation of the business and building the operational infrastructure needed for sustained profitable growth.
We expanded net income by
$48.4 million compared to fiscal 2025 to
$5.2 million, expanded adjusted EBITDA by
$26 million year-over-year to
$11.8 million, improved gross margin by more than 200 basis points, and delivered meaningful SG&A leverage. We believe these results validate the strategic actions we have taken to refocus the business on the Black customer - the center of everything we do, to sharpen our merchandise assortments, and to improve operational execution across the company. In fiscal 2026, our priorities are: consistent execution, sales flow through to profit and accelerated growth.
For the year, we are targeting mid to high-single digit growth in total sales and continued margin expansion, and we expect to position the company to deliver adjusted EBITDA of
$34 million to
$38 million this year, which more than doubles our profit performance from fiscal 2025. With improving traffic trends, stronger operational discipline, and a clear path forward, we believe CITITRENDS is well positioned to continue driving profitable growth and shareholder value."
