KTB
Market read
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 32 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if KTB's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 32 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
Company research
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
“Interest expense increased $8.5 million during the six months ended June 2026 compared to the six months ended June 2025, primarily due to higher debt outstanding to fund the Acquisition.”10-Q · Aug 12, 2026 ↗
“Operating margin increased to 28.8%, compared to 22.1% for the 2025 period, due to the benefits of Project Jeanius, the U.S.”10-Q · Aug 12, 2026 ↗
“Cash used by investing activities in the prior year period was primarily related to cash used to fund the Acquisition, partially offset by proceeds from the settlement of foreign exchange contracts associated with the purchase price of the Acquisition.”10-Q · Aug 12, 2026 ↗
“Six Months Ended June 2026 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 2025 Corporate and other expenses increased $25.1 million, primarily due to incremental costs previously allocated to the Lee segment and higher investments in technology, partially offset by lo…”10-Q · Aug 12, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Price/sales 1.2× · EV/sales 1.5×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for KTB. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment · baseline
10-Q filed 2026-05-14 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-06.
No thresholded deterioration was identified.
“Gross margin increased primarily due to the IEEPA tariff receivable, benefits from Project Jeanius and favorable product and channel mix, partially offset by increased product costs, net of pricing actions.”
“Interest expense increased $6.3 million during the three months ended March 2026 compared to the three months ended March 2025, primarily due to higher debt outstanding to fund the Acquisition.”
“Investing Activities During the three months ended March 2026, cash provided by investing activities was $4.3 million as compared to cash used by investing activities of $3.1 million in the prior year period, primarily due to increases in property, plant and equipment expenditures offset by proceeds from the sale of the Ro ck & Republic ® brand and receipts associated with settlements of the deferred purchase price receivable under the accounts receivable sale programs in the current year period.”
Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
“Deep Relationships With Leading Brick-and-Mortar and E-Commerce Retailers The Wrangler ® and Lee ® brands have long-term relationships with many leading brick-and-mortar and e-commerce retailers, including Amazon, Boot Barn, Target, and Walmart, whom we belie…”
“Deep Relationships With Leading Brick-and-Mortar and E-Commerce Retailers The Wrangler ® and Lee ® brands have long-term relationships with many leading brick-and-mortar and e-commerce retailers, including Amazon, Boot Barn, Target, and Walmart, whom we belie…”
Depended on by
“During Fiscal 2026, we signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Kontoor Brands, Inc.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
KTB is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Consumer Cyclicals. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.