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CRI (Carter's) Profitability Rank : 7 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Carter's Profitability Rank?

Carter's has the Profitability Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Carter's's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.14%. As of today, Carter's's Piotroski F-Score is 5.


Competitive Comparison of Carter's's Profitability Rank

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Carter's's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Carter's's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Carter's's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Carter's's Profitability Rank falls into.


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Carter's Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Carter's has the Profitability Rank of 7.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Carter's's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=26.102 / 629.827
=4.14 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Carter's has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Good Sign:

Carter's Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Carter's Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3438 Peachtree Road North East, Phipps Tower, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30326
Carter's Inc makes apparel for babies and children under brand names including Carter's and OshKosh B'gosh. It sells its products through a multi-channel business model, which includes retail stores, eCommerce, and wholesale sales channels, as well as retail omnichannel capabilities in the United States and Canada, which enables it to reach a broad range of consumers around the world. The company operates in three segments; U.S. Retail, U.S. Wholesale, and International. The majority of revenue is derived from U.S. Wholesale segment. The company predominantly sources products through contract manufacturers in Asia. It has multiple distribution centers in the U.S., in addition to distribution centers in Canada and Asia that serve international customers.
Executives
Jeff Jenkins officer: EVP Global Marketing 3438 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30306
Mark Hipp director 3438 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Michael Dennis Casey director, officer: Chairman and CEO 1170 PEACHTREE STREE NE STE 900, ATLANTA GA 30309
Julie D'emilio officer: EVP, Sales 3438 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Ben Pivar officer: SVP, CIO 3438 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Richard F. Westenberger officer: EVP and CFO 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 900, ATLANTA GA 30309
Brian Lynch officer: President, Carter's, Inc. 1170 PEACHTREE ST., ATLANTA GA 30309
Kendra Krugman officer: EVP, Merchandising and Design 3438 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Jill Wilson officer: SVP HR and Talent Development 1170 PEACHTREE ST., ATLANTA GA 30309
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Karen Marie Smith officer: EVP Supply Chain 15960 MEADOW KING WAY, MILTON GA 30004
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Stephanie Stahl director C/O KNOLL, INC., 1235 WATER STREET, EAST GREENVILLE PA 18041
Rochester Jr. Anderson director 268 LASSITER DRIVE, ELLENWOOD GA 30294
Jeffrey Harry Black director ONE CARRIER PLACE, FARMINGTON CT 06032