Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2017

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

1. Basis of Presentation

Citi Trends, Inc. and its subsidiary (the “Company”) operate as an off-price retailer of urban fashion apparel and accessories for the entire family.  As of April 29, 2017, the Company operated 538 stores in 31 states.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 29, 2017 and the condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the thirteen week periods ended April 29, 2017 and April 30, 2016 have been prepared by the Company without audit. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 28, 2017 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all required year-end disclosures.  In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of April 29, 2017 and January 28, 2017, and its results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 28, 2017.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.  Operating results for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending February 3, 2018.

The following contains references to fiscal years 2017 and 2016, which represent fiscal years ending or ended on February 3, 2018 and January 28, 2017, respectively.  Fiscal 2017 has a 53-week accounting period and fiscal 2016 had a 52-week accounting period.