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Country: UNITED STATES

Sector: Apparel Retail

The Cato Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. The company`s stores and e-commerce Websites offer a range of apparel and accessories, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; and dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, and handbags, as well as men`s wear, and lines for kids and infants. It operates its stores and e-commerce Websites under the Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It`s Fashion, It`s Fashion Metro, and Versona names. As of February 1, 2020, the company operated 1,281 stores in 31 states. It also provides credit card services to its customers, as well as layaway plans. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Website: catofashions.com



Growth: Bad revenue growth rate -14.9%, there is slowdown compared to average historical growth rates 0.4%. The revenue growth dynamics is unstable Site traffic for the last 3 months showed a change of +4.6%

Profitability: LTM EBITDA margin is positive, +18.0%. On average the margin is improving unsteadily. Gross margin is normal, +29.9%.

Cash Flow Generation: Dividend yield for the last twelve months 13.9%. Free cash flow yield 181.6% (LTM)

Undervaluation: Fundamental value created in LTM (estimate)


Entry Point: Share price is 2.3% higher than minimum and 75.3% lower than maximum for the last 3 years

AI Insight: the companies with similar growth trajectories, EBITDA margin, industries and geography on average are valued 2.2x by EV / Sales multiple , the company can be >100% undervalued

Key Financials (Download financials)

Ticker: CATO
Share price, USD:  (-2.6%)4.88
year average price 7.27  


year start price 8.30 2023-04-27

max close price 8.76 2023-05-23

min close price 4.77 2024-04-16

current price 4.88 2024-04-25
Common stocks: 20 987 301

Dividend Yield:  13.9%
FCF Yield LTM: 181.6%
EV / LTM EBITDA: 0.7x
EV / EBITDA annualized: 0.4x
Last revenue growth (y/y):  -14.9%
Last growth of EBITDA (y/y):  154.5%
Historical revenue growth:  0.4%
Historical growth of EBITDA:  29.5%
EV / Sales: 0.1x
Margin (EBITDA LTM / Revenue): 18.0%
Fundamental value created in LTM:
Market Cap ($m): 102
Net Debt ($m): -4
EV (Enterprise Value): 98
Price to Book: 0.5x

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2024-03-01Seeking Alpha

Cato's Operations Are Eating The Deep Value Play
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Income Statement

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date 2024-02-03 2023-10-28 2023-07-29 2023-04-29 2023-01-28 2022-10-29 2022-07-30
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Balance Sheet Statement

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Cash Flow Statement

Property 2023 q4 2023 q3 2023 q2 2023 q1 2022 q4 2022 q3 2022 q2
date 2024-02-03 2023-10-28 2023-07-29 2023-04-29 2023-01-28 2022-10-29 2022-07-30
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fillingDate 2024-03-27 2023-11-21 2023-08-23 2023-05-25 2023-03-23 2022-11-22 2022-08-25
acceptedDate 2024-03-27 13:01:21 2023-11-21 11:01:39 2023-08-23 16:35:51 2023-05-25 14:00:47 2023-03-23 15:37:37 2022-11-22 15:00:47 2022-08-25 16:04:15
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2024-03-21 11:00 ET
CATO REPORTS 4Q AND FULL YEAR LOSS
2024-03-01 12:00 ET
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
2023-11-17 12:00 ET
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
2023-11-16 12:00 ET
CATO REPORTS 3Q RESULTS
2023-08-25 11:00 ET
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
2023-08-17 11:00 ET
CATO REPORTS 2Q RESULTS
2023-05-19 11:00 ET
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
2023-05-18 11:00 ET
CATO REPORTS 1Q EARNINGS
2023-03-16 11:00 ET
CATO REPORTS 4Q AND FULL YEAR EARNINGS
2023-02-24 12:00 ET
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND AND INCREASED SHARE REPURCHASE AUTHORIZATION
2022-11-18 12:00 ET
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
2022-11-17 12:00 ET
CATO REPORTS 3Q RESULTS
2022-08-26 11:00 ET
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
2022-08-18 11:00 ET
CATO REPORTS 2Q RESULTS
2022-05-20 11:00 ET
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
2022-05-19 11:00 ET
CATO REPORTS 1Q EARNINGS
2022-03-17 11:00 ET
CATO REPORTS 4Q AND FULL YEAR EARNINGS
2022-02-24 22:15 ET
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND AND INCREASED SHARE REPURCHASE AUTHORIZATION
2022-01-04 22:00 ET
THE CATO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES CFO TRANSITION PLANS
2021-11-19 00:25 ET
The Cato Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
2021-11-17 12:00 ET
Cato Reports 3Q Net Income
2021-08-27 11:00 ET
The Cato Corporation Announces A 55% Increase In Quarterly Dividend
2021-08-19 11:00 ET
Cato Reports 2Q Net Income
2021-05-20 16:18 ET
The Cato Corporation Announces Resumption Of Quarterly Dividend
2021-05-20 11:00 ET
Cato Reports 1Q Net Income
2021-03-18 11:00 ET
Cato Reports 4Q And Full-Year Loss
2020-11-19 12:00 ET
Cato Reports 3Q Net Loss
2020-08-20 20:15 ET
Cato Reports 2Q Net Loss
2020-05-22 20:05 ET
Cato 2020 Annual Meeting Highlights
2020-05-21 11:00 ET
Cato Reports 1Q Net Loss
2020-05-01 20:15 ET
Cato Provides Business Update
2020-04-06 21:41 ET
Cato Provides Business Update Related To Coronavirus
2020-03-30 21:15 ET
Cato Provides Business Update Related To Coronavirus
2020-03-19 11:00 ET
Cato Reports 4Q and Full-Year Earnings
2020-03-18 21:33 ET
Cato Reports Temporary Store Closings
2020-03-05 12:00 ET
Cato Reports February Same-Store Sales Decreased 3%
2020-02-28 12:00 ET
The Cato Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
2020-02-06 12:00 ET
Cato Reports January Same-store Sales Increased 1%
2019-12-05 12:00 ET
Cato Reports November Same-Store Sales Up 2%
2019-11-22 12:00 ET
The Cato Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
2019-11-21 12:00 ET
Cato Reports 3Q EPS Of $0.24
2019-11-07 12:00 ET
Cato Reports October Same-Store Sales Up 3%
2019-03-07 12:00 ET
Cato Reports February Same-Store Sales Down 10%
2019-03-01 12:00 ET
The Cato Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
2019-02-07 12:00 ET
Cato Reports January Same-Store Sales Up 2%

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SEC form 10
2024-03-27 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2023 q4
SEC form 8
2024-03-25 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2023 q4
SEC form 8
2024-03-25 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2023 q4
SEC form 10
2023-11-21 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2023 q3
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2023-11-20 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2023 q3
SEC form 10
2023-08-23 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2023 q2
SEC form 8
2023-08-21 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2023 q2
SEC form 10
2023-05-25 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2023 q1
SEC form 8
2023-05-22 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2023 q1
SEC form 10
2023-03-23 15:37 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2022 q4
SEC form 10
2023-03-23 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2022 q4
SEC form 6
2023-03-20 14:02 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2022 q4
SEC form 10
2022-11-22 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation reported for 2022 q3
SEC form 10
2022-08-25 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation reported for 2022 q2
SEC form 10
2022-05-26 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2022 q1
SEC form 10
2022-03-23 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2021 q4
SEC form 8
2022-03-22 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2021 q4
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2021-11-19 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2021 q3
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2021-11-17 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2021 q3
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2021-08-25 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2021 q2
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2021-08-20 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2021 q2
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2021-05-27 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2021 q1
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2021-05-21 00:00 ET
The Cato Corporation published news for 2021 q1