CATO Cato Corp
Price (delayed)
$2.45
Market cap
$49.19M
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend/share
$0.68
EPS
-$0.97
Enterprise value
$172.01M
The Company, founded in 1946, operates approximately 1,300 apparel and accessories specialty stores in 31 states under the names "Cato", “Versona”, “it’s Fashion” and "It's Fashion Metro". Cato offers the
Highlights
The net income has grown by 34% from the previous quarter and by 25% YoY
The EPS is up by 30% since the previous quarter and by 17% year-on-year
Cato's debt has increased by 34% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 4.7% YoY
Cato's quick ratio has decreased by 23% YoY and by 16% from the previous quarter
The company's equity fell by 16% YoY and by 8% QoQ
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of CATO
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
20.08M
Market cap
$49.19M
Enterprise value
$172.01M
Price to earnings (P/E)
N/A
Price to book (P/B)
0.31
Price to sales (P/S)
0.08
EV/EBIT
N/A
EV/EBITDA
N/A
EV/Sales
0.26
Revenue
$649.81M
Gross profit
$213.37M
Operating income
-$27.88M
Net income
-$18.06M
EBIT
-$16.05M
EBITDA
-$6.24M
Free cash flow
-$27.62M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
-$0.97
EPS diluted
-$0.97
Free cash flow per share
-$1.34
Book value per share
$7.9
Revenue per share
$31.64
TBVPS
$22.03
Total assets
$452.36M
Total liabilities
$290.07M
Debt
$145.9M
Equity
$162.3M
Working capital
$34.95M
Debt to equity
0.9
Current ratio
1.19
Quick ratio
0.56
Net debt/EBITDA
-19.69
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
-1%
Gross margin
32.8%
Net margin
-2.8%
Operating margin
-4.3%
Return on assets
-4%
Return on equity
-9.9%
Return on invested capital
-4.3%
Return on capital employed
-6.1%
Return on sales
-2.5%
Dividend yield
27.76%
DPS
$0.68
Payout ratio
N/A
CATO stock price
How has the Cato stock price performed over time
Intraday
6.06%
1 week
-4.3%
1 month
-16.67%
1 year
-49.17%
YTD
-37.18%
QTD
-26.43%
Financial performance
How have Cato's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$649.81M
Gross profit
$213.37M
Operating income
-$27.88M
Net income
-$18.06M
Gross margin
32.8%
Net margin
-2.8%
The operating margin has plunged by 59% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The operating income has declined by 48% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The net income has grown by 34% from the previous quarter and by 25% YoY
Cato's net margin has increased by 32% from the previous quarter and by 18% YoY
Growth
What is Cato's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Cato stock price valuation
P/E
N/A
P/B
0.31
P/S
0.08
EV/EBIT
N/A
EV/EBITDA
N/A
EV/Sales
0.26
The EPS is up by 30% since the previous quarter and by 17% year-on-year
The P/B is 66% below the 5-year quarterly average of 0.9 and 48% below the last 4 quarters average of 0.6
The company's equity fell by 16% YoY and by 8% QoQ
CATO's price to sales (P/S) is 73% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 0.3 and 60% less than its last 4 quarters average of 0.2
Cato's revenue has decreased by 8% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter
Efficiency
How efficient is Cato business performance
The return on invested capital has declined by 34% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
The ROS has declined by 32% year-on-year and by 14% since the previous quarter
CATO's ROA is up by 32% from the previous quarter and by 15% YoY
The ROE has grown by 31% from the previous quarter and by 11% YoY
Dividends
What is CATO's dividend history
DPS
$0.68
Dividend yield
27.76%
Payout ratio
N/A
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Cato financials performed over time
Cato's total assets is 56% more than its total liabilities
Cato's quick ratio has decreased by 23% YoY and by 16% from the previous quarter
The total liabilities has grown by 17% from the previous quarter
Cato's debt is 10% less than its equity
The debt to equity has increased by 45% since the previous quarter and by 13% year-on-year
Cato's debt has increased by 34% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 4.7% YoY
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