NYSE: CATOCato Corp Stock
$2.37+0.06 (+2.6%)
Updated Apr 22, 2025
CATO Price
$2.37
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$47.58M
52 Week Low
$2.19
52 Week High
$6.70
P/E
-2.44x
P/B
0.29x
P/S
0.11x
PEG
N/A
Dividend Yield
14.35%
Revenue
$649.81M
Earnings
-$18.06M
Gross Margin
32.8%
Operating Margin
-2.47%
Profit Margin
-2.8%
Debt to Equity
1.79
Operating Cash Flow
-$20M
Beta
0.85
Next Earnings
May 21, 2025
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A
CATO Overview
The Cato Corporation retails women's fashions and accessories. Offerings include dressy, career, and casual sportswear, dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, handbags, men's wear, and kids and infants apparel. As of 2016/01, Cato operated 1,372 stores under the names Cato, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's Fashion Metro, and Versona. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.
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Industry: Apparel
Industry Rating
D
CATO
Ranked#26 of 30
Ranked#26 of 30
Top Ranked Stocks in Industry
| Name / Ticker | Price | Zen Rating |
|---|---|---|
| $50.00 | B | |
| $8.63 | B | |
| $19.35 | B |
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Due Diligence Score
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Industry Average (33)
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CATO is unprofitable, so we are unable to calculate its intrinsic value according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
CATO is good value based on its book value relative to its share price (0.29x), compared to the US Apparel Retail industry average (6.85x)
P/B vs Industry Valuation
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PEG Value Valuation
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Valuation
CATO price to earnings (PE)
For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings
Company
-2.44x
Industry
24.4x
Market
28.14x
CATO price to book (PB)
For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset
Company
0.29x
Industry
6.85x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation
CATO's financial health
Profit margin
Revenue
$157.9M
Net Income
-$14.1M
Profit Margin
-8.9%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials
Assets to liabilities
Assets
$452.4M
Liabilities
$290.1M
Debt to equity
1.79
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials
Cash flow
Operating
-$6.5M
Investing
$7.5M
Financing
-$1.5M
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Debt Coverage Financials
CATO vs Apparel Stocks
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