Citi Trends, Inc. (CTRN) vs Torrid Holdings Inc. (CURV)

Citi Trends, Inc. and Torrid Holdings Inc. are both Apparel Retail companies. Citi Trends, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $417.6M against $243.3M — 1.7× the size. Torrid Holdings Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Citi Trends, Inc. trades at 55.1×. Citi Trends, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.2% against −11.2%. Citi Trends, Inc. has the higher net margin (0.84% vs −0.94%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.01% vs 15.1%). Across the 19 metrics below, Citi Trends, Inc. leads on 12 and Torrid Holdings Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric CTRN CURV Apparel Retail median
P/E 55.09 n/m 12.56
P/S 0.46 0.25 0.35
P/B 3.22 n/m 1.57
Price to free cash flow 61.76 n/m 11.15
EV/EBITDA 21.15 6.76 7.42
EV/Sales 0.62 0.54 0.51
Earnings yield 1.82% (3.65%) 5.76%
Free cash flow yield 1.62% (5.67%) 4.34%

Profitability

Metric CTRN CURV Apparel Retail median
Gross margin 39.85% 34.74% 41.90%
Operating margin 0.63% 1.93% 2.50%
Net margin 0.84% (0.94%) 3.41%
Free cash flow margin 0.75% (1.40%) 2.86%
Return on equity 6.17% 4.40% 7.71%
Return on assets 1.55% (2.28%) 2.85%
Return on invested capital 5.01% 15.11% 6.41%

Growth

Metric CTRN CURV Apparel Retail median
Revenue growth (TTM) 11.15% (11.16%) 4.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 112.14% (146.67%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 0.92% 0.32% 5.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (26.32%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CTRN CURV Apparel Retail median
Debt to equity 0.00 (1.48) 0.01
Current ratio 1.13 0.79 1.54
Net debt to EBITDA (2.96) 3.11 (0.29)

Dividend

Metric CTRN CURV Apparel Retail median
Dividend yield — — 2.94%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric CTRN CURV Apparel Retail median
Market cap 417.56m 243.32m 358.41m

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