Cato Corporation (The) (CATO): Price and Financial Metrics
CATO Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $5.77 | 52-week high | $9.13 |
Prev. close | $5.89 | 52-week low | $5.25 |
Day low | $5.76 | Volume | 164,644 |
Day high | $6.05 | Avg. volume | 101,369 |
50-day MA | $6.59 | Dividend yield | 12.76% |
200-day MA | $7.30 | Market Cap | 118.78M |
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CATO POWR Grades
- Value is the dimension where CATO ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 75.16% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for CATO is in Quality, which has been heading down over the past 26 weeks.
- CATO's current lowest rank is in the Growth metric (where it is better than 19.89% of US stocks).
CATO Stock Summary
- CATO CORP's stock had its IPO on April 23, 1987, making it an older stock than 92.08% of US equities in our set.
- With a price/sales ratio of 0.2, CATO CORP has a higher such ratio than merely 5.56% of stocks in our set.
- In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, CATO CORP is reporting a growth rate of 2,749.48%; that's higher than 99.65% of US stocks.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to CATO CORP, a group of peers worth examining would be SGRP, LWAY, MKL, STKL, and NTWK.
- CATO's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit CATO CORP's official web site, go to www.catofashions.com.
CATO Valuation Summary
- CATO's price/sales ratio is 0.2; this is 75% lower than that of the median Consumer Cyclical stock.
- Over the past 243 months, CATO's price/earnings ratio has gone down 53.3.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for CATO.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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CATO | 2023-12-29 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -41.8 | -44.0 |
CATO | 2023-12-28 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -43.6 | -45.1 |
CATO | 2023-12-27 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -41.8 | -43.9 |
CATO | 2023-12-26 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -41.9 | -44.0 |
CATO | 2023-12-22 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -41.7 | -43.9 |
CATO | 2023-12-21 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -41.1 | -43.5 |
CATO Growth Metrics
- Its 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -42.28%.
- Its 5 year price growth rate is now at -53.03%.
- Its year over year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 15.56%.
The table below shows CATO's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-09-30 | 756.438 | -0.324 | -3.443 |
2022-06-30 | 752.025 | -5.193 | 9.613 |
2022-03-31 | 762.907 | 14.523 | 25.879 |
2021-12-31 | 769.271 | 59.788 | 36.844 |
2021-09-30 | 748.462 | 74.765 | 35.035 |
2021-06-30 | 727.04 | 99.476 | 22.81 |
CATO's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- CATO has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 78.85% of graded US stocks.
- CATO's asset turnover comes in at 1.216 -- ranking 112th of 165 Retail stocks.
- ULTA, DBI, and BURL are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with CATO.
The table below shows CATO's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-07-31 | 1.216 | 0.373 | 0.034 |
2021-05-01 | 1.147 | 0.312 | -0.020 |
2021-01-30 | 0.951 | 0.247 | -0.119 |
2020-10-31 | 0.972 | 0.264 | -0.102 |
2020-08-01 | 1.012 | 0.296 | -0.071 |
2020-05-02 | 1.056 | 0.344 | -0.031 |
Cato Corporation (The) (CATO) Company Bio
The Cato Corporation operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories in the Southeastern United States. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Latest CATO News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about CATO CORP that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate CATO as an investment opportunity.
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO)Key Insights The projected fair value for Cato is US$8.04 based on Dividend Discount Model With US$7.02 share price... |
The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO) is a favorite amongst institutional investors who own 51%Key Insights Given the large stake in the stock by institutions, Cato's stock price might be vulnerable to their... |
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDENDThe Board of Directors of The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share. The dividend will be payable on January 2, 2024 to shareholders of record on December 18, 2023. |
CATO REPORTS 3Q RESULTSThe Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) today reported a net loss of $6.1 million or ($0.30) per diluted share for the third quarter ended October 28, 2023, compared to a net loss of $4.5 million or ($0.21) per diluted share for the third quarter ended October 29, 2022. |
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CATO Price Returns
1-mo | -8.47% |
3-mo | -16.68% |
6-mo | -20.43% |
1-year | -27.20% |
3-year | -39.50% |
5-year | -48.31% |
YTD | -16.68% |
2023 | -16.51% |
2022 | -42.20% |
2021 | 84.02% |
2020 | -43.53% |
2019 | 32.97% |
CATO Dividends
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