{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/citi-trends-sold-11-more-and-still-lost-money",
  "title": "Citi Trends sold 11% more and still lost money",
  "summary": "Operating cash flow swung to $6.7 million, but capital spending more than doubled while operating income turned negative.",
  "published_at": "2026-09-09T18:00:23.796844+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "Citi Trends, Inc.",
    "ticker": "CTRN",
    "cik": "1104659",
    "sector": "Consumer Cyclical",
    "industry": "Apparel Retail"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-09-09",
    "accession": "0001104659-26-106249",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000110465926106249/ctrn-20260801x10q.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-09-10",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000155837025011991/ctrn-20250802x10q.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 819962000,
      "display": "$820.0M",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2026-01-31",
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        "filing_date": "2026-09-09"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 8.881272748277414,
      "display": "+8.9%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2026-01-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001104659-26-106249",
        "filing_date": "2026-09-09"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 0.4697778677548472,
      "display": "+0.5%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2026-01-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001104659-26-106249",
        "filing_date": "2026-09-09"
      }
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  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "demand",
      "statement": "Citi Trends increased inventory investments to support strong customer demand as six-month revenue rose.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "The increase was primarily driven by inventory investments to support strong customer demand.",
      "source_date": "2026-09-09"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "CTRN"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}