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CTRN vs LE // OPERATING MARGIN
Citi Trends Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Lands' End Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CTRN 5
— LE 5
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: LE
LAST: $48.54 (+6.94%) • MKT CAP: $404.8M
operating-margins
0.50%
LAST: $9.80 (+4.03%) • MKT CAP: $289.5M
operating-margins
3.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CTRN VS. LE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CTRN | LE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 48.70% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.60% | 7.90% | -5.30 | LE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 105.1x | 7.0x | +98.10 | LE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.18% | 7.05% | -1.87 | LE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 0.50% | 3.30% | -2.80 | LE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.60% | 0.40% | +0.20 | CTRN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.90% | -2.00% | +10.90 | CTRN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.34 | 2.37 | +0.97 | CTRN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.3 | 41.4 | +2.86 | CTRN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 72.4x | 48.9x | +23.50 | LE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $404.8M | $289.5M | $115.3M | CTRN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CTRN REV | LE REV | CTRN GROSS % | LE GROSS % | CTRN FCF | LE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $820.0M | $1.34B | — | 48.7% | $21.0M | $20.4M |
| FY 2024 | $753.1M | $1.36B | — | 47.9% | -$3.8M | $15.4M |
| FY 2023 | $747.9M | $1.47B | — | — | -$9.6M | $130.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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