CATO Cato Corp

  1. Stocks
  2. Consumer Cyclical
  3. NYSE: CATO

Price (delayed)

$2.6

Market cap

$51.77M

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend/share

N/A

EPS

-$0.31

Enterprise value

$152.61M

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The Cato Corporation (Cato) is a women's fashion specialty retailer. As of January 28, 2012, the Company operated 1,288 fashion specialty stores in 31 states, principally in the southeastern United ...

Highlights
The net income has soared by 71% YoY
The EPS has soared by 69% year-on-year
Cato's debt has increased by 7% YoY but it has decreased by 4.4% from the previous quarter
CATO's gross profit is down by 4.3% since the previous quarter
Cato's gross margin has decreased by 2.6% from the previous quarter
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Apparel Retail
Website: http://www.catofashions.com
Peers: TJX URBN TLYS

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of CATO

CATO stock price

How has the Cato stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.76%
1 week
-2.26%
1 month
-25.07%
1 year
-38.39%
YTD
-15.86%
QTD
-19.75%

Financial performance

How have Cato's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$643.67M
Gross profit
$216.38M
Operating income
-$14.63M
Net income
-$5.59M
Gross margin
33.6%
Net margin
-0.9%
The operating margin has plunged by 77% from the previous quarter but it has grown by 39% YoY
The operating income has dropped by 72% since the previous quarter but it has increased by 40% year-on-year
The net income has soared by 71% YoY
Cato's net margin has soared by 69% YoY

Price vs fundamentals

How does CATO's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Cato's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Cato stock price valuation
CATO P/E details
P/E
N/A
P/B
0.31
P/S
0.08
EV/EBIT
N/A
EV/EBITDA
65.08
EV/Sales
0.24
The EPS has soared by 69% year-on-year
The P/B is 56% below the 5-year quarterly average of 0.7 and 23% below the last 4 quarters average of 0.4
The company's equity fell by 2.5% YoY
CATO's price to sales (P/S) is 60% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 0.2 and 20% less than its last 4 quarters average of 0.1

Efficiency

How efficient is Cato business performance
The ROE has soared by 70% YoY
CATO's ROA has soared by 70% YoY
The return on invested capital has surged by 63% year-on-year
The ROS has soared by 59% year-on-year

Dividends

What is CATO's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
N/A
Dividend yield
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A
Dividend history

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Cato financials performed over time
Cato's total assets is 66% more than its total liabilities
Cato's quick ratio has increased by 12% YoY and by 10% from the previous quarter
The total liabilities has contracted by 6% from the previous quarter and by 3.5% YoY
Cato's debt is 17% less than its equity
The debt to equity has increased by 11% year-on-year but it has declined by 4.6% since the previous quarter
Cato's debt has increased by 7% YoY but it has decreased by 4.4% from the previous quarter

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.