---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-055704"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTRN"
cik: "0001318484"
company_name: "Citi Trends Inc"
filed_at: "2025-06-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T01:02:57.339145+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Citi Trends Q1 beats with comp sales +9.9%, raises FY EBITDA guidance to $6-10M

## Summary
- Total sales $201.7M (+8.3% YoY); comp store sales +9.9% fueled by traffic, basket, conversion.
- Net income of $0.9M vs loss of $3.4M; diluted EPS $0.11 vs ($0.42); adjusted EPS $0.17 vs ($0.32).
- Adjusted EBITDA $5.4M vs loss of $0.8M; adjusted EBITDA flowthrough 40%, above expectations.
- Raises FY25 outlook: comps mid-single digit (high end of prior), EBITDA now $6-10M (up $20-24M from 2024).
- Q2-to-date comps trending mid to upper-single digits; inventory down 7.6%, aged inventory down 45%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-055704
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTRN
- cik: 0001318484
- company_name: Citi Trends Inc
- filed_at: 2025-06-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000110465925055704/0001104659-25-055704-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000110465925055704/tm2516897d1_8k.htm

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