TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 629.8M
Gross Profit 291.1M 46.22%
Operating Income 26.1M 4.14%
Net Income 15.5M 2.47%
EPS (Diluted) $0.43

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 2.3B
Total Liabilities 1.5B
Shareholders Equity 847.2M
Debt to Equity 1.75

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow -29.9M
Free Cash Flow -59.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Carter's Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i2.8B2.9B3.2B3.5B3.0B
Cost of Goods Sold i1.5B1.5B1.7B1.8B1.7B
Gross Profit i1.4B1.4B1.5B1.7B1.3B
Gross Margin % i48.0%47.4%45.8%47.7%43.4%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i1.1B1.1B1.1B1.2B1.1B
Other Operating Expenses i-19.3M-21.4M-25.8M-28.7M-26.3M
Total Operating Expenses i1.1B1.1B1.1B1.2B1.1B
Operating Income i284.7M323.4M388.2M497.1M234.1M
Operating Margin % i10.0%11.0%12.1%14.3%7.7%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i11.0M4.8M1.3M1.1M1.5M
Interest Expense i31.3M34.0M42.8M60.3M56.1M
Other Non-Operating Income-33.6M8.0M-29.9M409.0K-44.6M
Pre-tax Income i230.8M302.2M316.7M438.3M135.0M
Income Tax i45.3M69.7M66.7M98.5M25.3M
Effective Tax Rate % i19.6%23.1%21.1%22.5%18.7%
Net Income i185.5M232.5M250.0M339.7M109.7M
Net Margin % i6.5%7.9%7.8%9.7%3.6%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i350.1M400.4M453.7M592.7M329.3M
EPS (Basic) i$5.12$6.24$6.34$7.83$2.51
EPS (Diluted) i$5.12$6.24$6.34$7.81$2.50
Basic Shares Outstanding i3552437836589922388227374285300943242967
Diluted Shares Outstanding i3552437836589922388227374285300943242967

Income Statement Trend

Carter's Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i412.9M351.2M211.7M984.3M1.1B
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i182.1M167.4M187.9M226.6M180.8M
Inventory i502.3M537.1M744.6M647.7M599.3M
Other Current Assets13.2M13.1M17.9M36.3M57.9M
Total Current Assets i1.1B1.1B1.2B1.9B1.9B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i952.3M885.4M825.3M821.1M951.1M
Goodwill i705.3M746.5M747.6M765.7M769.0M
Intangible Assets i291.6M325.4M329.0M341.6M345.4M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets34.0M29.9M30.5M30.9M34.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i1.3B1.3B1.3B1.3B1.4B
Total Assets i2.4B2.4B2.4B3.2B3.4B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i248.2M242.1M264.1M407.0M472.1M
Short-term Debt i130.6M135.4M142.4M133.7M185.2M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities40.8M-23.3M21.6M18.3M
Total Current Liabilities i508.8M511.9M528.9M717.2M792.5M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i999.6M946.2M1.0B1.4B1.5B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i38.2M41.5M41.2M40.9M52.8M
Other Non-Current Liabilities31.9M33.9M34.8M46.4M65.2M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i1.1B1.0B1.1B1.5B1.7B
Total Liabilities i1.6B1.5B1.6B2.2B2.5B
Equity
Common Stock i360.0K366.0K377.0K411.0K438.0K
Retained Earnings i894.0M868.8M830.4M978.7M952.6M
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i854.6M845.2M796.4M950.2M938.0M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i1.1B1.1B1.2B1.6B1.7B
Working Capital i633.9M589.4M659.8M1.2B1.2B

Balance Sheet Composition

Carter's Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i185.5M232.5M250.0M339.7M109.7M
Depreciation & Amortization i57.9M64.1M65.3M94.1M94.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i17.8M19.5M21.9M21.0M12.8M
Working Capital Changes i14.5M221.4M-302.7M-200.5M318.3M
Operating Cash Flow i271.0M534.1M36.6M243.9M514.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i---00
Acquisitions i----0
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-005.0M1.4M
Investing Cash Flow i-005.0M1.4M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-50.5M-100.0M-299.7M-299.3M-45.3M
Dividends Paid i-116.2M-112.0M-118.1M-60.1M-26.3M
Debt Issuance i--00500.0M
Debt Repayment i0-190.0M-620.0M0-744.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-175.2M-527.1M-943.7M-363.7M-428.2M
Free Cash Flow i242.6M469.3M48.0M230.8M555.6M
Net Change in Cash i95.8M7.1M-907.1M-114.8M87.2M

Cash Flow Trend

Carter's Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 7.26
Forward P/E 6.54
Price to Book 1.40
Price to Sales 0.42
PEG Ratio 6.54

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 5.80%
Operating Margin 4.14%
Return on Equity 19.31%
Return on Assets 6.95%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.56
Debt to Equity 132.49
Beta 0.98

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $4.51
Book Value per Share $23.38
Revenue per Share $79.48

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
cri1.2B7.261.4019.31%5.80%132.49
Tjx Companies 150.2B31.6817.6760.36%8.48%153.62
Ross Stores 48.4B23.368.6839.57%9.80%89.95
Victoria's Secret 1.8B10.762.7831.31%2.68%419.61
Guess 686.6M14.271.424.14%0.47%298.77
Stitch Fix 679.8M-4.763.39-27.37%-4.44%49.54

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.