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