Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
May 01, 2021
Significant Accounting Policies
Significant Accounting Policies	1. Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation Citi Trends, Inc. and its subsidiary (the “Company”) is a growing specialty value retailer of apparel, accessories and home trends primarily for African American and Latinx families. As of May 1, 2021, the Company operated 584 stores in urban, suburban and rural markets in 33 states. The condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim reporting and are unaudited. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary for fair financial statement presentation. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 30, 2021 is derived from the audited financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021 (the “2020 Form 10-K”). These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the 2020 Form 10-K. Operating results for the first quarter of 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year, as a result of the seasonality of the business and the current uncertainty surrounding the economic impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and the duration and extent of any economic stimulus programs. Fiscal Year The following contains references to fiscal years 2021 and 2020, which represent fiscal years ending or ended on January 29, 2022 and January 30, 2021, respectively. Fiscal 2021 and 2020 both have 52-week accounting periods. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of accounting standards updates (“ASUs”) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification. The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have an immaterial impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), which removes certain exceptions in the application of Topic 740 for franchise taxes, investments, intra-period allocations and interim calculations, and also adds guidance to reduce complexity in accounting for income taxes. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 31, 2021.The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

May 01, 2021

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Citi Trends, Inc. and its subsidiary (the “Company”) is a growing specialty value retailer of apparel, accessories and home trends primarily for African American and Latinx families. As of May 1, 2021, the Company operated 584 stores in urban, suburban and rural markets in 33 states.

The condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim reporting and are unaudited. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary for fair financial statement presentation. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 30, 2021 is derived from the audited financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021 (the “2020 Form 10-K”). These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the 2020 Form 10-K. Operating results for the first quarter of 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year, as a result of the seasonality of the business and the current uncertainty surrounding the economic impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and the duration and extent of any economic stimulus programs.

Fiscal Year

The following contains references to fiscal years 2021 and 2020, which represent fiscal years ending or ended on January 29, 2022 and January 30, 2021, respectively. Fiscal 2021 and 2020 both have 52-week accounting periods.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of accounting standards updates (“ASUs”) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification. The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have an immaterial impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), which removes certain exceptions in the application of Topic 740 for franchise taxes, investments, intra-period allocations and interim calculations, and also adds guidance to reduce complexity in accounting for income taxes. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 31, 2021.The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.