Operating cash flow increased 552.7%
Operating cash flow changed +552.7% from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 3 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.
$27.8M→$181.5M3 prior comparisons
GROSSPATTERN / DETERMINISTIC EVIDENCE / V3
Search securities →AEO financial changes
Ranked by interpretable importance, issuer history, magnitude, and accounting profile. No directional recommendation.
Operating income increased 105.1%
Operating income changed +105.1% from the comparable as-filed period.
$103.1M→$211.4M2 prior comparisons
Operating margin moved 728 bp higher
Operating margin changed +728 basis points from the comparable as-filed period.
8.03%→15.32%2 prior comparisons
Gross margin moved 974 bp higher
Gross margin changed +974 basis points from the comparable as-filed period.
38.95%→48.69%2 prior comparisons
Free-cash-flow proxy changed across a sign change
Free-cash-flow proxy changed +367.3% from the comparable as-filed period. Relative percentage is de-emphasized because the comparison has a sign change. This reverses 3 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.
-$43.1M→$115.3M3 prior comparisons
Noncurrent long-term debt decreased 72.9%
Noncurrent long-term debt changed -72.9% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 50th percentile of 4 prior comparable changes.
$203.0M→$55.0M4 prior comparisons
Net income increased 72.7%
Net income changed +72.7% from the comparable as-filed period.
$77.6M→$134.1M2 prior comparisons
Gross profit increased 34.4%
Gross profit changed +34.4% from the comparable as-filed period.
$500.0M→$672.1M2 prior comparisons
Inventory / revenue moved 329 bp higher
Inventory / revenue changed +329 basis points from the comparable as-filed period.
55.96%→59.25%2 prior comparisons
Working capital increased 45.5%
Working capital changed +45.5% from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 3 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.
$300.4M→$437.0M3 prior comparisons
Operating margin moved 1018 bp higher
Operating margin changed +1018 basis points from the comparable as-filed period.
-7.82%→2.36%2 prior comparisons
Gross margin moved 857 bp higher
Gross margin changed +857 basis points from the comparable as-filed period.
29.59%→38.16%2 prior comparisons
Gross profit increased 41.5%
Gross profit changed +41.5% from the comparable as-filed period.
$322.4M→$456.2M2 prior comparisons
Inventory / revenue moved 912 bp higher
Inventory / revenue changed +912 basis points from the comparable as-filed period.
59.20%→68.32%2 prior comparisons
Method Importance combines metric-family relevance, magnitude, issuer-history unusualness, persistence, and financial-statement significance. It is analytical prioritization, not a legal materiality conclusion or investment signal.