Total debt of $169.4M against equity of $86.9M yields a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, and although debt has fallen from $226.2M in 2024Q1, leverage remains elevated against a cash buffer of only $52.3M.
Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) balance sheet — 17-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| 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 | 161.92M | 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 | 62.2M | 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 | 52.33M | 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 | 9.86M | 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 | 12.59M | 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 | 4.61 | 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 | 80.16M | 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 | 67.79 | 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 | 6.97M | 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 | 185.23M | 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 | 183.47M | 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 | 3.16x | 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 | 1.76M | 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 | 347.15M | 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 | 1.80x | 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 % | -32.01% | -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 | 139.75M | 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 | 42.35M | 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 | 29.99 | 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 | 49.01M | 0 | 0 | 247K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 858K | 806K | 758K | 712K | 84M | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 52.09M | 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 | 35.23M | 7.95M | 9.59M | 10.48M | 13.8M | 17.82M | 24.16M | 46.44M | 52.07M | 56.67M | 25.14M | 21.93M | 16.99M | 13.88M | 15.82M | 11.3M | 6.28M | 4.71M |
| Current Ratio | 1.16x | 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 | 0.59x | 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 | 42.41 | 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 | 120.4M | 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 | 493.45M | 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 | 75K | 99K | 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 | 260.23M | 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 | 169.41M | 170.46M | 193.87M | 231.59M | 432.31M | 439.97M | 477.09M | 536.83M | 0 | 0 | 835K | 1.69M | 2.5M | 3.26M | 3.97M | 88.64M | 5.27M | 5.86M |
| Net Debt | 117.08M | 124.14M | 172.81M | 184.56M | 358.78M | 397.77M | 400.9M | 466.69M | -68.16M | -53.2M | -78.16M | -49.33M | -47.29M | -22.15M | -13.34M | 63.55M | -24.07M | -19.85M |
| Debt / Equity | 1.95x | 2.00x | 1.92x | 1.60x | 2.44x | 2.52x | 2.97x | 3.36x | - | - | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.02x | 0.02x | 0.03x | - | 0.08x | 0.10x |
| Debt / EBITDA | -10.92x | - | - | - | 16.89x | 4.21x | 29.79x | 10.87x | - | - | 0.02x | 0.04x | 0.06x | 0.07x | 0.08x | 1.77x | 0.13x | 0.17x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -7.55x | - | - | - | 14.02x | 3.81x | 25.03x | 9.45x | -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 | 86.92M | 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 % | -40.54% | -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 | 2.79 | 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 | 86.92M | 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 | -91.22M | -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 | 58K | 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 |
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.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Persistent leverage and thin liquidity
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Balance Sheet Shrinking Since Early 2024
Based on Tilly's reported figures, total assets fell from $410.0M in 2024Q1 to $347.1M in 2026Q2, while total liabilities declined more slowly, suggesting the contraction has been driven by operating and capital pressures rather than deliberate deleveraging.
The equity base has partially recovered from $79.1M in 2025Q1 to $86.9M in 2026Q2, but it remains well below the $126.0M reported in 2024Q1, so the recent improvement looks more like a rebound from a trough than a restored capital position. Retained earnings remain deeply negative at -$91.2M, which indicates accumulated losses continue to outweigh paid-in capital. The trajectory therefore points to a weakening balance sheet over the full window, with only modest signs of stabilization in the latest two quarters.
Leverage Elevated Despite Debt Reduction
As reported in financial statements, Tilly's total debt declined from $226.2M in 2024Q1 to $169.4M in 2026Q2, yet its debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95 remains high for a retailer with modest and volatile earnings.
The reduction in borrowings is meaningful, but it has been roughly matched by shrinking equity, so leverage has not improved proportionally, and D/E ran as high as 2.40 in 2025Q1. Investors should monitor whether the company can continue reducing debt from operating cash generation, since the cash flow record is inconsistent. Refinancing terms and maturity schedules are not included in the supplied data, so the degree of refinancing risk cannot be assessed directly.
Thin Cash Buffer Against Shocks
Based on Tilly's reported figures, cash of $52.3M in 2026Q2 against a current ratio of 1.16 suggests limited headroom, with cash having been as low as $19.9M in 2024Q1 across the period shown.
The current ratio has hovered between 1.09 and 1.44 over the ten quarters, which indicates current assets cover current liabilities but with little cushion. Cash balances are small relative to total liabilities of $260.2M, so a sustained operating shortfall could quickly pressure working capital. The improvement in cash in the latest quarter is encouraging but appears sensitive to working capital swings, consistent with the volatility noted in the prior cash flow analysis.
Asset-Light Model With Modest PPE
Based on reported balance sheet figures, Tilly's carries no goodwill and net PP&E of $183.5M in 2026Q2, down from $245.1M in 2024Q1, implying a retail footprint that is being scaled back or depreciated faster than it is replenished.
The absence of goodwill removes impairment risk from the balance sheet, which makes the reported asset base more tangible than at acquisitive peers. PP&E represents the majority of total assets, consistent with a store-based retail model, and its steady decline suggests reduced capital investment relative to depreciation. Whether the decline reflects store closures or lower maintenance spending cannot be determined from the supplied data.
Headline Equity Recovery May Mislead
According to reported financials, the rise in equity from $77.8M to $86.9M over the latest two quarters may overstate balance sheet strength, given that accumulated deficit still stands at -$91.2M and net income has been negative in most quarters.
A positive equity movement in a single quarter can reflect non-operating items or tax effects rather than durable earnings power, and the prior income analysis already flagged a large gap between operating losses and reported net income. Because retained earnings remain deeply negative, the equity base is thin relative to the scale of the asset base. Investors should treat the recent equity improvement as provisional until it is confirmed by sustained operating profitability.