Caleres Inc (CAL)
Pretax margin
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | ||
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| Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 135,158 | 162,505 | 136,881 | 157,989 | 179,398 | 197,248 | 214,823 | 198,797 | 182,807 | 160,438 | 140,134 | 147,519 | 155,223 | 200,454 | 243,667 | 258,144 | 250,233 | 226,277 | 237,043 | 249,106 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 2,722,682 | 2,780,047 | 2,736,229 | 2,814,816 | 2,917,522 | 2,916,464 | 2,914,874 | 2,815,704 | 2,716,289 | 2,717,190 | 2,717,889 | 2,853,413 | 2,989,182 | 3,031,078 | 3,073,176 | 3,010,034 | 2,891,056 | 2,831,988 | 2,877,814 | 2,926,624 |
| Pretax margin | 4.96% | 5.85% | 5.00% | 5.61% | 6.15% | 6.76% | 7.37% | 7.06% | 6.73% | 5.90% | 5.16% | 5.17% | 5.19% | 6.61% | 7.93% | 8.58% | 8.66% | 7.99% | 8.24% | 8.51% |
January 31, 2025 calculation
Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $135,158K ÷ $2,722,682K
= 4.96%
The pretax margin of Caleres Inc, calculated as pretax income divided by total revenue, has shown fluctuating trends over the analyzed periods. Starting at 8.51% in January 2022, the pretax margin slightly decreased to 8.24% by April 2022. Subsequently, it decreased further to 7.99% by July 2022 but then saw an increase to 8.66% by the end of July 2022.
However, the trend reversed as the pretax margin dropped to 8.58% in October 2022 and decreased even more significantly to 7.93% by the end of the same month. The downward trend continued into the following year, with decreasing pretax margins of 6.61% in January 2023 and 5.19% in the subsequent month.
Although there was a slight recovery to 5.17% in April 2023 and 5.16% in July 2023, the pretax margin saw a notable improvement to 6.73% by the end of July 2023. The positive momentum continued with increases to 7.06% in October 2023 and further to 7.37% by the end of the same month.
Nevertheless, the pretax margin dipped to 6.76% in January 2024 and 6.15% in February 2024 before plummeting to 5.61% by April 2024. The downward trend persisted with pretax margins of 5.00% in July 2024 and 5.85% in October 2024. The most recent data point for January 2025 reflects a pretax margin of 4.96%.
Overall, the fluctuations in Caleres Inc's pretax margin indicate varying profitability levels and operational efficiency throughout the analyzed periods. Further analysis of the company's cost structures and revenue generation may be needed to understand the driving forces behind these fluctuations.
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Jan 31, 2025