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Cato Corporation (The)
CATO Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail
Cato Corporation (The)’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $653.8 million, up 0.62% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 6.24%, EPS fell 82.9% and free cash flow grew 26.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years.
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| Jan '17 | Jan '18 | Jan '19 | Jan '20 | Jan '21 | Jan '22 | Jan '23 | Jan '24 | Jan '25 | Jan '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piotroski F-Score |
5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
P/E ratio |
15.11 | 38.32 | 12.07 | 10.99 | 0.00 | 10.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Altman Z-Score |
4.85 | 3.81 | 4.18 | 2.71 | 1.50 | 2.46 | 2.14 | 1.91 | 1.56 | 1.76 |
P/S ratio |
0.71 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
6.77 | 6.34 | 6.62 | 3.80 | 1.77 | 2.94 | 2.18 | 1.60 | 0.91 | 1.18 |
P/FCF ratio |
15.20 | 11.89 | 6.38 | 8.44 | 0.00 | 6.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.76) | (2.70) | (2.80) | (1.02) | (0.84) | (2.87) | (2.86) | (2.65) | (2.63) | (2.44) |
P/Operating CF |
26.34 | (127.37) | 59.22 | 93.09 | (53.03) | (17.78) | (33.42) | (11.71) | (9.95) | (12.14) |
P/B ratio |
1.78 | 0.91 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.37 | 0.87 | 0.68 | 0.40 | 0.36 |
Price to Tangible BV |
1.78 | 0.91 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.37 | 0.87 | 0.68 | 0.40 | 0.36 |
EV/Sales |
0.45 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.09 | 0.03 | (0.02) | (0.03) |
EV/EBITDA |
6.61 | 3.11 | 3.25 | 3.13 | 0.00 | 3.64 | 9.33 | 0.00 | 0.89 | 4.70 |
EV/Operating CF |
5.95 | 2.65 | 2.41 | 3.08 | (3.21) | 3.00 | 4.91 | 50.63 | 0.81 | 13.15 |
EV/FCF |
9.58 | 3.83 | 2.60 | 3.65 | (2.20) | 3.22 | (10.83) | (2.00) | 0.58 | 3.68 |
Quick Ratio |
1.64 | 1.64 | 1.70 | 1.22 | 1.10 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.56 | 0.65 |
Current Ratio |
2.58 | 2.68 | 2.63 | 1.82 | 1.60 | 1.46 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.24 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
(3.88) | (6.55) | (4.73) | (4.10) | 2.29 | (3.45) | (18.83) | 11.89 | 4.46 | 18.68 |
Debt/Assets |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Debt/Equity |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Asset Turnover |
1.53 | 1.51 | 1.64 | 1.40 | 0.90 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.50 |
Operating CF/Net income |
1.56 | 4.30 | 2.04 | 1.54 | 0.68 | 1.71 | 326.10 | (0.02) | 1.06 | 0.25 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(1.20) | (0.56) | (0.26) | (0.54) | (0.95) | (0.33) | (1.75) | (1.27) | (0.80) | (0.38) |
Interest Coverage |
240.05 | 96.28 | 293.29 | 1,281.76 | (423.79) | 512.44 | (46.49) | (539.06) | (472.56) | (122.37) |
| 11.61% | 2.36% | 9.20% | 10.93% | (16.12%) | 13.94% | 0.02% | (10.79%) | (10.49%) | (3.70%) | |
| 7.41% | 1.49% | 5.84% | 5.85% | (7.11%) | 5.70% | 0.01% | (4.35%) | (3.96%) | (1.35%) | |
ROIC |
20.04% | 5.46% | 16.65% | 23.14% | (50.21%) | 27.28% | (2.69%) | (13.81%) | (21.30%) | (10.86%) |
Return on Tangible Assets |
11.61% | 2.44% | 9.14% | 13.73% | (25.05%) | 19.99% | 0.03% | (18.97%) | (19.53%) | (6.48%) |
Average Days of Receivables |
11.58 | 12.03 | 12.38 | 11.54 | 33.47 | 26.48 | 12.74 | 15.34 | 13.78 | 14.21 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
30.28% | 31.33% | 31.64% | 31.96% | 35.90% | 34.70% | 31.95% | 35.70% | 35.62% | 34.62% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.44% | 0.49% | 0.60% | 0.57% | 0.71% | 0.53% | 0.34% | 0.59% | 0.35% | 0.26% |
Graham Net Nets |
0.32 | 0.62 | 0.53 | (0.01) | (0.22) | (0.07) | (0.25) | (0.39) | (1.04) | (1.24) |
Graham Number |
23.25 | 9.56 | 19.12 | 20.93 | 0.00 | 21.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Earnings Yield |
6.62% | 2.61% | 8.28% | 9.10% | (17.84%) | 9.87% | 0.00% | (17.16%) | (29.41%) | (10.20%) |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
6.58% | 8.41% | 15.69% | 11.84% | (18.13%) | 15.96% | (3.06%) | (9.20%) | (42.83%) | (9.15%) |
Revenue per Share |
35.64 | 34.13 | 34.58 | 34.77 | 25.52 | 36.43 | 38.09 | 36.52 | 33.76 | 34.80 |
Operating CF per Share |
2.69 | 1.45 | 2.51 | 2.25 | (1.36) | 2.83 | 0.67 | 0.02 | (1.03) | (0.08) |
Capex per Share |
(1.02) | (0.45) | (0.18) | (0.35) | (0.62) | (0.19) | (0.97) | (0.65) | (0.41) | (0.20) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
1.67 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 1.90 | (1.98) | 2.64 | (0.30) | (0.62) | (1.43) | (0.28) |
Cash per Share |
9.39 | 8.05 | 8.80 | 9.10 | 6.56 | 8.04 | 6.65 | 5.51 | 4.18 | 4.06 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
14.30 | 13.10 | 13.20 | 13.33 | 10.94 | 12.04 | 11.37 | 9.92 | 8.43 | 8.37 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
14.30 | 13.10 | 13.20 | 13.33 | 10.94 | 12.04 | 11.37 | 9.92 | 8.43 | 8.37 |
Free Cash Flow |
44.83 | 24.89 | 55.89 | 45.09 | (44.67) | 55.68 | (6.06) | (12.05) | (27.62) | (5.22) |
Working Capital |
271.90 | 233.40 | 229.50 | 163.50 | 108.62 | 111.53 | 74.72 | 55.05 | 34.95 | 37.38 |
Capital Expenditures |
(27.30) | (11.10) | (4.35) | (8.31) | (13.96) | (4.10) | (19.43) | (12.53) | (7.87) | (3.76) |
Net Current Asset Value |
221.39 | 182.76 | 189.52 | (5.66) | (54.40) | (23.90) | (48.87) | (51.43) | (66.88) | (70.84) |
EV/EBIT |
10.16 | 8.68 | 5.16 | 4.43 | 0.00 | 4.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 1.37 |
Capex to Sales |
0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Price to Operating Income |
16.13 | 26.96 | 12.66 | 10.24 | 0.00 | 9.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.19 |
Cash ROIC |
7.05% | 4.72% | 10.59% | 8.47% | (11.33%) | 13.14% | (1.69%) | (4.03%) | (11.37%) | (2.24%) |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
28.58 | 29.13 | 29.55 | 30.44 | 14.59 | 14.17 | 18.45 | 25.18 | 23.94 | 26.15 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
5.51 | 5.89 | 6.26 | 6.66 | 6.09 | 4.94 | 5.06 | 5.17 | 4.95 | 5.62 |
Inventory Turnover |
4.20 | 4.14 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.34 | 4.33 | 4.30 | 4.41 | 4.17 | 4.44 |
Average Days of Payables |
63.82 | 54.52 | 58.87 | 49.09 | 62.16 | 88.25 | 65.86 | 69.04 | 74.13 | 54.94 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
88.33 | 80.21 | 83.53 | 82.74 | 70.88 | 100.63 | 80.25 | 77.51 | 92.61 | 70.79 |
Average Receivables |
33.47 | 29.18 | 28.08 | 27.11 | 39.42 | 54.28 | 41.15 | 28.12 | 27.15 | 25.00 |
Average Payables |
109.20 | 93.93 | 83.44 | 76.36 | 71.10 | 91.66 | 100.75 | 89.89 | 88.23 | 76.80 |
Average Inventory |
143.39 | 133.61 | 120.56 | 117.48 | 99.74 | 104.52 | 118.48 | 105.33 | 104.67 | 97.22 |
Average Assets |
624.33 | 561.20 | 506.99 | 591.44 | 638.21 | 612.61 | 593.45 | 519.98 | 469.59 | 436.89 |
Average Common Equity |
398.28 | 355.13 | 321.59 | 316.68 | 281.51 | 250.35 | 240.39 | 209.46 | 177.31 | 159.81 |
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