---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-002482"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTRN"
cik: "0001318484"
company_name: "Citi Trends Inc"
filed_at: "2022-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T19:15:50.254716+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Citi Trends holiday comp up 14.8% vs 2019; FY2021 EPS guidance $6.70-$6.85; long-term EPS CAGR ≥20%

## Summary
- Holiday nine-week total sales $204.8M, up 20.1% vs 2019; comp store sales +14.8% vs 2019.
- FY2021 total sales guided $990M-$995M (midpoint +26.7% vs 2020); diluted EPS $6.70-$6.85.
- FY2022 plans: open ~45 new stores, remodel ~45 stores; expects low-to-mid single-digit sales growth, at least low double-digit EPS growth.
- Long-term strategic plan targets: low-single digit comp CAGR, fleet growth 8-10% CAGR, EBITDA margin low double-digits by FY2024, EPS CAGR ≥20%.
- Q4 to-date repurchased ~95k shares for $8.1M; $30M remains under authorization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-002482
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTRN
- cik: 0001318484
- company_name: Citi Trends Inc
- filed_at: 2022-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000110465922002482/0001104659-22-002482-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000110465922002482/tm222328d1_8k.htm

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