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SHOE vs CTRN // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Shoe Station Group Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Citi Trends Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SHOE 9
— CTRN 3
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: SHOE
LAST: $15.07 (+4.29%) • MKT CAP: $409.7M
roic
9.20%
LAST: $48.54 (+6.94%) • MKT CAP: $404.8M
roic
2.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SHOE VS. CTRN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SHOE | CTRN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 36.60% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 9.20% | 2.60% | +6.60 | SHOE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 2.8x | 105.1x | -102.30 | SHOE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.49% | 5.18% | +1.31 | SHOE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.90% | 0.50% | +5.40 | SHOE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.60% | 0.60% | +4.00 | SHOE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -5.60% | 8.90% | -14.50 | CTRN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 4.09% | 0.00% | +4.09 | SHOE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.99 | 3.34 | -0.35 | CTRN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | CTRN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.3 | 44.3 | +16.98 | SHOE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.3x | 72.4x | -65.10 | SHOE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $409.7M | $404.8M | $4.9M | SHOE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SHOE REV | CTRN REV | SHOE GROSS % | CTRN GROSS % | SHOE FCF | CTRN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.14B | $820.0M | 36.6% | — | $26.6M | $21.0M |
| FY 2024 | $1.20B | $753.1M | 35.6% | — | $69.5M | -$3.8M |
| FY 2023 | $1.18B | $747.9M | — | — | $122.8M | -$9.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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