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City Chic Collective

ASX:CCX · AU0000031767
Specialty RetailSmall

360

27
EV / EBIT21
Price / Owner Earnings69
Owner Earnings Yield65
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales93
EV / Gross Profit91
Price/Book85
Return on Capital15
Cash Return on Capital45
Return on Equity17
EBIT Margin8
Gross Profitability63
Accruals75
Owner Earnings Margin42
Sales growth29
Profit Growth9
Owner Earnings Growth21
Reinvestment65
Price momentum18
Debt load29
Refinancing13
Debt Payback23
Liquidity1
Analyst ratings100
Expectations trend50
Market mood6
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

City Chic Collective clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryAustralia
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeASX
Founded1992
Employees142
ISINAU0000031767
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
LifestyleRetail

Description

City Chic Collective Limited (City Chic), a global omni-channel retailer, focuses primarily on the plus-size fashion market. The company operates as a retailer of plus-size women’s apparel, footwear, and accessories in Australia, New Zealand, and the…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

City Chic Collective Limited is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 7.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
23
2023202420252026

All-time high

69

Jan 2023

All-time low

9

Jan 2025

Average rank

30

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
93
66
67
13
Price/Earnings
100
91
82
18
Price/Book
85
30
65
23
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
46
Value (overall)
80
31
43
17

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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