The company's financial position appears increasingly vulnerable, characterized by a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26 as of 2026Q1 and a significant decline in total equity over the last ten quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Jan'26 | Jan'25 | Jan'24 | Jan'23 | Jan'22 | Jan'21 | Jan'20 | Jan'19 | Jan'18 | Jan'17 | Jan'16 | Jan'15 | Jan'14 | Jan'13 | Jan'12 | Jan'11 | Jan'10 |
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| Total Current Assets | 126.01M | 125.19M | 130.96M | 176.06M | 202.77M | 227.98M | 212.16M | 208.86M | 217.14M | 203.05M | 195.22M | 170.67M | 153.28M | 126.94M | 121.1M | 78.84M | 71.4M | 56.13M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 41.12M | 46.31M | 46.71M | 95.05M | 113.28M | 139.23M | 141.14M | 139.92M | 144.08M | 135.95M | 133.92M | 100.95M | 84.75M | 60.35M | 57.18M | 25.09M | 29.34M | 25.7M |
| Cash Only | 31.24M | 46.31M | 21.06M | 47.03M | 73.53M | 42.2M | 76.18M | 70.14M | 68.16M | 53.2M | 78.99M | 51.02M | 49.79M | 25.41M | 17.31M | 25.09M | 29.34M | 25.7M |
| Short-Term Investments | 9.88M | 0 | 25.65M | 48.02M | 39.75M | 97.03M | 64.95M | 69.78M | 75.92M | 82.75M | 54.92M | 49.93M | 34.96M | 34.94M | 39.87M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 6.09M | 6.09M | 4.09M | 5.95M | 9.24M | 6.71M | 8.72M | 7.49M | 6.08M | 4.35M | 3.99M | 5.4M | 7.37M | 8.54M | 8.05M | 8.5M | 4.3M | 2.65M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 4.36 | 4.02 | 2.62 | 3.48 | 5.02 | 3.15 | 5.99 | 4.41 | 3.71 | 2.75 | 2.56 | 3.58 | 5.19 | 6.29 | 6.29 | 7.75 | 4.72 | 3.42 |
| Inventory | 70.7M | 61.69M | 69.18M | 63.16M | 62.12M | 65.64M | 55.7M | 56.9M | 55.81M | 53.22M | 47.77M | 51.36M | 51.51M | 46.27M | 46.59M | 36.53M | 33.5M | 24.03M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 68.6 | 57.87 | 60.15 | 50.4 | 48.29 | 48.01 | 52.24 | 48.01 | 48.78 | 48.37 | 43.53 | 48.85 | 51.82 | 49.16 | 53.63 | 49.11 | 53.17 | 44.88 |
| Other Current Assets | 8.1M | 11.1M | 1.65M | 783K | 639K | 757K | 1.23M | 630K | 916K | 767K | 840K | 4.22M | 3.88M | 4.14M | 5.03M | 377K | 119K | 257K |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 191.12M | 185.57M | 211.5M | 253.49M | 273.13M | 276.85M | 293.32M | 337.78M | 76.03M | 87.06M | 95.29M | 100.08M | 104.27M | 105.47M | 84.28M | 66.84M | 59.58M | 59.32M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 189.57M | 183.87M | 209.94M | 251.89M | 263.48M | 264.04M | 280.52M | 329.82M | 73.84M | 83.32M | 89.22M | 99.03M | 101.33M | 100.94M | 80.93M | 64.08M | 58.19M | 58.78M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 3.06x | 3.01x | 2.71x | 2.47x | 2.55x | 2.94x | 1.89x | 1.88x | 8.10x | 6.92x | 6.38x | 5.56x | 5.11x | 4.91x | 5.77x | 6.25x | 5.72x | 4.81x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 1.54M | 1.7M | 1.56M | 1.6M | 1.38M | 1.36M | -63.32M | -78.74M | 2.19M | 3.74M | -7.62M | 1.05M | 2.93M | 4.53M | 3.36M | 2.76M | 1.39M | 541K |
| Total Assets | 317.13M | 310.76M | 342.46M | 429.55M | 475.9M | 504.82M | 505.47M | 546.64M | 293.17M | 290.11M | 290.51M | 270.75M | 257.55M | 232.41M | 205.38M | 145.68M | 130.97M | 115.45M |
| Asset Turnover | 1.77x | 1.78x | 1.66x | 1.45x | 1.41x | 1.54x | 1.05x | 1.13x | 2.04x | 1.99x | 1.96x | 2.04x | 2.01x | 2.13x | 2.28x | 2.75x | 2.54x | 2.45x |
| Asset Growth % | -51.97% | -9.26% | -20.27% | -9.74% | -5.73% | -0.13% | -7.53% | 86.46% | 1.05% | -0.14% | 7.3% | 5.13% | 10.82% | 13.16% | 40.98% | 11.23% | 13.44% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 112.53M | 100.11M | 99.38M | 104.56M | 108.04M | 136.17M | 133.56M | 145.27M | 97.26M | 95.63M | 65.4M | 55.81M | 55.3M | 46.23M | 47.21M | 130.17M | 37.49M | 26.5M |
| Accounts Payable | 28.43M | 21.72M | 11.12M | 14.51M | 15.96M | 28.14M | 24.98M | 20.56M | 24.21M | 21.61M | 17.58M | 16.02M | 23.11M | 19.64M | 18.26M | 16.83M | 14.72M | 10.66M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 30.09 | 20.37 | 9.67 | 11.57 | 12.4 | 20.59 | 23.43 | 17.35 | 21.16 | 19.65 | 16.03 | 15.24 | 23.25 | 20.87 | 21.02 | 22.63 | 23.36 | 19.91 |
| Short-Term Debt | 49.14M | 45.05M | 0 | 247K | 51.7M | 54.04M | 54.5M | 55.32M | 0 | 0 | 835K | 858K | 806K | 758K | 712K | 84M | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 51.93M | 13.29M | 14.12M | 14.96M | 16.1M | 17.1M | 13.49M | 11.76M | 10.37M | 10.88M | 10.2M | 8.17M | 7.08M | 6.21M | 5.45M | 8.2M | 6.8M | 6.19M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 14.77M | 20.05M | 22.34M | 10.48M | -37.64M | -36.22M | -30.35M | -8.89M | 52.07M | 56.67M | 24.31M | 21.93M | 16.99M | 13.88M | 15.82M | 11.3M | 6.28M | 4.71M |
| Current Ratio | 1.12x | 1.25x | 1.32x | 1.68x | 1.88x | 1.67x | 1.59x | 1.44x | 2.23x | 2.12x | 2.99x | 3.06x | 2.77x | 2.75x | 2.57x | 0.61x | 1.90x | 2.12x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.49x | 0.63x | 0.62x | 1.08x | 1.30x | 1.19x | 1.17x | 1.05x | 1.66x | 1.57x | 2.25x | 2.14x | 1.84x | 1.75x | 1.58x | 0.33x | 1.01x | 1.21x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 42.87 | 41.51 | 53.11 | 42.31 | 40.9 | 30.58 | 34.8 | 35.07 | 31.33 | 31.48 | 30.07 | 37.18 | 33.76 | 34.57 | 38.9 | 34.24 | 34.53 | 28.39 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 126.74M | 125.4M | 142.21M | 180.12M | 190.65M | 193.94M | 211.29M | 241.47M | 32.58M | 34.05M | 35.89M | 41.73M | 43.57M | 45.26M | 40.88M | 35.16M | 31.39M | 29.06M |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190.3M | 192.97M | 211.29M | 240.75M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 835K | 1.69M | 2.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 377.87M | 125.4M | 142.06M | 179.8M | 190.3M | 192.97M | 211.29M | 240.75M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 835K | 1.69M | 2.5M | 3.26M | 3.97M | 4.64M | 5.27M |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.49M | 61.94M | 64.17M | 79.69M | 0 | 0 | 7.99M | -40.89M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 937K | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 87K | 0 | 149K | 321K | -189.95M | -191.99M | -147.13M | -240.04M | 32.58M | 34.05M | 35.89M | 40.06M | 40.18M | 40.26M | 37.62M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 239.36M | 225.62M | 241.59M | 284.68M | 298.69M | 330.11M | 344.85M | 386.74M | 129.84M | 129.69M | 101.29M | 97.54M | 98.86M | 91.48M | 88.08M | 165.33M | 68.88M | 55.56M |
| Total Debt | 175.88M | 170.46M | 193.87M | 231.59M | 242M | 247M | 265.8M | 296.08M | 0 | 0 | 835K | 1.69M | 2.5M | 3.26M | 3.97M | 88.64M | 5.27M | 5.86M |
| Net Debt | 144.64M | 124.14M | 172.81M | 184.56M | 168.48M | 204.8M | 189.61M | 225.94M | -68.16M | -53.2M | -78.16M | -49.33M | -47.29M | -22.15M | -13.34M | 63.55M | -24.07M | -19.85M |
| Debt / Equity | 2.26x | 2.00x | 1.92x | 1.60x | 1.37x | 1.41x | 1.65x | 1.85x | - | - | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.02x | 0.02x | 0.03x | - | 0.08x | 0.10x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 21.38x | - | - | - | 9.46x | 2.37x | 16.60x | 5.99x | - | - | 0.02x | 0.04x | 0.06x | 0.07x | 0.08x | 1.77x | 0.13x | 0.17x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 17.58x | - | - | - | 6.58x | 1.96x | 11.84x | 4.57x | -1.26x | -1.12x | -1.83x | -1.21x | -1.06x | -0.45x | -0.28x | 1.27x | -0.61x | -0.56x |
| Interest Coverage | - | - | - | - | - | 147.47x | - | - | - | 19.61x | - | - | 1656.36x | 3304.11x | 344.95x | 178.19x | 100.19x | 75.43x |
| Total Equity | 77.77M | 85.14M | 100.87M | 144.87M | 177.21M | 174.71M | 160.62M | 159.9M | 163.33M | 160.43M | 189.22M | 173.21M | 158.69M | 140.92M | 117.3M | -19.65M | 62.09M | 59.9M |
| Equity Growth % | -80.82% | -15.59% | -30.37% | -18.25% | 1.43% | 8.77% | 0.45% | -2.1% | 1.81% | -15.22% | 9.24% | 9.15% | 12.6% | 20.14% | 696.93% | -131.65% | 3.67% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 2.58 | 2.81 | 3.36 | 4.85 | 5.84 | 5.61 | 5.41 | 5.37 | 5.49 | 5.52 | 6.63 | 6.10 | 5.65 | 5.01 | 4.50 | -0.71 | 3.03 | 2.92 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 77.77M | 85.14M | 100.87M | 144.87M | 177.21M | 174.71M | 160.62M | 159.9M | 163.33M | 160.43M | 189.22M | 173.21M | 158.69M | 140.92M | 117.3M | -19.65M | 62.09M | 59.9M |
| Common Stock | 30K | 30K | 30K | 30K | 30K | 31K | 30K | 30K | 29K | 29K | 29K | 28K | 28K | 28K | 28K | 20K | 20K | 20K |
| Retained Earnings | -99.6M | -91.64M | -74.19M | -27.96M | 6.94M | 7.75M | 5.13M | 6.28M | 13.34M | 16.4M | 51.02M | 39.61M | 32.07M | 18M | -140K | -19.82M | 61.92M | 59.73M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 17K | 0 | 203K | 323K | 205K | -1K | 20K | 214K | 226K | 14K | 66K | 22K | 21K | 12K | 17K | -74.7M | -62.13M | -49.5M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
High fixed-cost operating leverage
According to historical balance sheet data, TLYS has seen its total equity decline from $144.9M in 2023Q4 to $77.8M in 2026Q1, a trend driven by persistent net losses that suggest the company's fundamental business model is currently failing to generate sustainable shareholder value.
The consistent contraction in retained earnings, which have deepened to -$99.6M, indicates that the firm is consuming its capital base to fund ongoing operations. This trajectory warrants significant concern, as the erosion of equity reduces the company's buffer against further operational volatility.
As reported in recent quarterly filings, the company's cash position has fluctuated significantly, dropping to $31.2M in 2026Q1 from a peak of $47.0M in 2023Q4, which leaves the firm with a narrow liquidity buffer to manage its high-fixed-cost retail footprint during periods of negative cash flow.
The current ratio of 1.12 suggests that while the company maintains enough short-term assets to cover immediate liabilities, the lack of cash growth relative to operating losses is concerning. Investors should monitor whether this liquidity level can support the business through another seasonal cycle without requiring external financing.
Based on the provided financial statements, net PPE remains a substantial portion of total assets at $189.6M in 2026Q1, reflecting a capital-heavy retail model that appears increasingly inefficient given the company's inability to drive consistent revenue growth across its large-format store fleet.
The high concentration of assets in physical store infrastructure suggests that the company is burdened by significant occupancy costs that are difficult to scale down. This asset mix implies that any further decline in store traffic will likely lead to accelerated impairment risks for the existing store base.
While the reported debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26 in 2026Q1 appears manageable, this figure likely obscures the true leverage of the firm by excluding the present value of long-term operating leases, which represent the company's primary fixed-charge obligation in its mall-based retail strategy.
Analysts should treat these lease commitments as functional debt, as they represent unavoidable costs that must be serviced regardless of revenue performance. The failure to account for these off-balance-sheet liabilities likely leads to an underestimation of the company's true financial risk and fixed-charge coverage constraints.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TLYS stock.
As of 2025, Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) had total assets of $310.8M including $125.2M in current assets.
Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) carries total debt of $170.5M, offset by $46.3M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $85.1M ($2.81 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) reported a current ratio of 1.25x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.