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Cato Corporation (The) CATO

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Cato Corporation (The)

Overview of The Cato Corporation

CATO NYQ
Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail Micro Cap
The Cato Corporation (CATO), is a Micro Cap company, in the Apparel Retail industry, last closed at $3.00, about 977.7% undervalued vs fair value, +2.0% 1Y return, ranked 486/539 in sector.
$3.00
-1.32%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 51.6%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$59.25M
Enterprise Value
$196.46M
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.catofashions.com
HQ Charlotte, NC
Employees 7,000
Fiscal year Jan 31

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Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$26
$32
$39
Current: $3.00 +978% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Micro Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$649.8M
-8.2%%
Gross Profit
$213.4M
-12.5%%
Operating Income
$-27.9M
-47.8%%
Net Income
$-18.1M
24.6%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
152.9%
Excellent

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
3
Active Leaks
0/3
Improving
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High Impact
3
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Cato Corporation (The)'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
29
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Pricing Power

Weak
25
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 92% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CATO's balance between Growth (29.6%), Profitability (27.0%), and Safety (43.4%). Growth 30% Safety 43% Profitability 27%

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Growth

26th percentile vs peers
27
Key Signals
EPS Growth YoY 21.4% 51p Revenue CAGR 3Y -5.5% 23p Rev Growth YoY -8.2% 17p TSR -42.9% 13p
Strengths
  • Net Debt/Ebitda in top 20% of peers (11.96, 86th percentile)
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks
  • Rev Growth Yoy in bottom 20% of peers (-8.2%)

Profitability

24th percentile vs peers
25
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Safety

39th percentile vs peers
39
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Cato Corporation (The).

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