BUCKLE INC
Business
BUCKLE INC is a specialty retailer of medium to better-priced casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for fashion-conscious men, women, and youth. The company offers a wide selection of brand name and private label merchandise including denims, casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear, plus services such as free hemming, gift-packaging, layaways, a private label credit card, and a guest loyalty program. Key business functions include retail store operations, centralized merchandising and pricing, distribution and online order fulfillment, and private label product development. Buckle distributes merchandise through 441 stores across 42 U.S. states located primarily in shopping malls, lifestyle centers, strip centers and power centers, and through its e-commerce platform at buckle.com, supported by a centralized distribution center.
Summary from filing dated 2025-04-02
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-01-31 | FY 2025 2025-01-31 | FY 2024 2024-01-31 | FY 2023 2023-01-31 | FY 2022 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES, Net of returns and allowances | 1,298 | 1,218 | 1,261 | 1,345 | 1,295 | |
| COST OF SALES (Including buying, distribution, and occupancy costs) | 662 | 625 | 642 | 669 | 642 | |
| Gross profit | 636 | 593 | 619 | 676 | 653 | |
| Selling | 308 | 293 | 291 | 294 | 266 | |
| General and administrative | 66 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 51 | |
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 374 | 351 | 348 | 348 | 318 | |
| INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | 261 | 241 | 271 | 328 | 335 | |
| OTHER INCOME, Net | 15 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | |
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 276 | 258 | 289 | 335 | 338 | |
| INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Note G) | 66 | 62 | 69 | 80 | 83 | |
| NET INCOME | 210 | 195 | 220 | 255 | 255 | |
| Basic (dollars per share) | 4.17 | 3.92 | 4.44 | 5.17 | 5.2 | |
| Diluted (dollars per share) | 4.14 | 3.89 | 4.4 | 5.13 | 5.16 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-01-31 | FY 2025 2025-01-31 | FY 2024 2024-01-31 | FY 2023 2023-01-31 | FY 2022 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 249 | 267 | 268 | 252 | 254 | |
| Short-term investments (Notes B and C) | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 13 | |
| Receivables | 11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | |
| Inventory | 140 | 121 | 126 | 125 | 102 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 23 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 10 | |
| Total current assets | 448 | 439 | 444 | 423 | 391 | |
| PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Note E) | 523 | 510 | 489 | 466 | 453 | |
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | −361 | −364 | −360 | −354 | −353 | |
| PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, Net | 162 | 146 | 129 | 112 | 101 | |
| OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS (Note D) | 340 | 290 | 281 | 271 | 259 | |
| LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Notes B and C) | 32 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | |
| OTHER ASSETS (Notes G and H) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| Total assets | 991 | 913 | 890 | 838 | 781 | |
| Accounts payable | 48 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 60 | |
| Accrued employee compensation | 55 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 62 | |
| Accrued store operating expenses | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
| Gift certificates redeemable | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities (Note D) | 86 | 79 | 85 | 89 | 88 | |
| Income taxes payable (Note G) | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total current liabilities | 237 | 214 | 221 | 226 | 249 | |
| DEFERRED COMPENSATION (Note J) | 32 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | |
| NON-CURRENT OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES (Note D) | 298 | 247 | 230 | 215 | 200 | |
| Total liabilities | 567 | 489 | 477 | 461 | 468 | |
| COMMITMENTS (Notes F and I) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, authorized 100,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value; 51,156,626 and 50,773,556 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2025, respectively | 512,000 | 508,000 | 504,000 | 501,000 | 497,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 222 | 206 | 193 | 179 | 167 | |
| Retained earnings | 202 | 217 | 220 | 197 | 145 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 425 | 424 | 413 | 376 | 313 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 991 | 913 | 890 | 838 | 781 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-01-31 | FY 2025 2025-01-31 | FY 2024 2024-01-31 | FY 2023 2023-01-31 | FY 2022 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | |
| Amortization of non-vested stock grants, net of forfeitures | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 1 | 637,000 | −1 | 1 | −381,000 | |
| Other | −413,000 | 912,000 | 1 | 705,000 | 5,000 | |
| Receivables | −4 | 615,000 | −1 | −94,000 | −3 | |
| Inventory | −19 | 6 | −1 | −23 | −1 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −2 | −2 | −6 | −2 | 1 | |
| Accounts payable | −318,000 | 1 | 92,000 | −16 | 16 | |
| Accrued employee compensation | 8 | −3 | −6 | −7 | 26 | |
| Accrued store operating expenses | 806,000 | 199,000 | −280,000 | −459,000 | 832,000 | |
| Gift certificates redeemable | 230,000 | 340,000 | −110,000 | 307,000 | 2 | |
| Income taxes payable | 5 | 3 | 10 | −2 | −15 | |
| Other assets and liabilities | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 251 | 242 | 255 | 242 | 312 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −45 | −42 | −37 | −30 | −19 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 6 | 0 | 4,000 | 0 | 954,000 | |
| Change in other assets | −25,000 | −29,000 | −26,000 | −30,000 | −30,000 | |
| Purchases of investments | −39 | −40 | −43 | −34 | −19 | |
| Proceeds from sales/maturities of investments | 35 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 8 | |
| Net cash flows from investing activities | −44 | −45 | −42 | −41 | −29 | |
| Payment of dividends | −225 | −198 | −197 | −203 | −348 | |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | −225 | −198 | −197 | −203 | −348 | |
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | −17 | −1 | 16 | −2 | −65 |