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CTRN vs DBI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Citi Trends Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Designer Brands Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CTRN 5
— DBI 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: DBI
LAST: $48.54 (+6.94%) • MKT CAP: $404.8M
valuation
105.1x
LAST: $6.80 (+7.09%) • MKT CAP: $347.6M
valuation
4.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CTRN VS. DBI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CTRN | DBI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 43.60% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.60% | 16.40% | -13.80 | DBI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 105.1x | 4.0x | +101.10 | DBI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.18% | 22.51% | -17.33 | DBI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.50% | 1.70% | -1.20 | DBI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.60% | -0.30% | +0.90 | CTRN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.90% | -3.90% | +12.80 | CTRN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.78% | -2.78 | DBI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.34 | 1.80 | +1.54 | CTRN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | CTRN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.3 | 63.0 | -18.68 | DBI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 72.4x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $404.8M | $347.6M | $57.2M | CTRN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CTRN REV | DBI REV | CTRN GROSS % | DBI GROSS % | CTRN FCF | DBI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $820.0M | $2.89B | — | 43.6% | $21.0M | $78.3M |
| FY 2024 | $753.1M | $3.01B | — | 42.7% | -$3.8M | $31.3M |
| FY 2023 | $747.9M | $3.07B | — | — | -$9.6M | $162.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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