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Ticker
CATO

Price
2.45
Stock movement up
+0.14 (6.06%)
Company name
Cato Corporation
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Consumer Cyclical >
Apparel Retail
Market cap
46.07M
Ent value
273.16M
Price/Sales
0.07
Price/Book
0.26
Div yield
27.76%
Div growth
-12.42%
Growth years
-
FCF payout
-42.17%
Trailing P/E
-
Forward P/E
-
PEG
-
EPS growth
-
1 year return
-48.64%
3 year return
-44.63%
5 year return
-25.48%
10 year return
-24.37%
Last updated: 2025-04-18

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.68
Dividend yield27.76%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield29.96%
Average yield8.13%
Minimum yield2.69%
Discount to avg yield70.71%
Upside potential241.42%
Yield as % of max yield92.65%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield27.76%
Current yield distribution0.32%
Yield at 100% (Min)2.69%
Yield at 90%3.91%
Yield at 80%4.12%
Yield at 50% (Median)6.63%
Yield at 20%11.18%
Yield at 10%14.11%
Yield at 0% (Max)29.96%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth-
CCC status-
Dividend per share0.68
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date16 Sep 2024
EPS (TTM)-1.35
EPS (1y forward)-
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
CATOS&P500
DGR MR54.55%-13.74%
DGR TTM-6.60%
DGR 3 years27.25%5.24%
DGR 5 years-12.42%5.40%
DGR 10 years13.02%7.07%
DGR 15 years0.43%6.12%
Time since last change announced1334 days
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM-53.64%-42.17%
Average--
Forward--

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E-
Price to OCF-
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA-
EV to EBITDA-

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales0.07
Price to Book0.26
EV to Sales0.41

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count18.80M
EPS (TTM)-1.35
FCF per share (TTM)-1.72

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)666.78M
Gross profit (TTM)218.88M
Operating income (TTM)-24.07M
Net income (TTM)-26.13M
EPS (TTM)-1.35
EPS (1y forward)-

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)32.83%
Operating margin (TTM)-3.61%
Profit margin (TTM)-3.92%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash20.22M
Net receivables24.78M
Total current assets230.21M
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment174.42M
Total assets424.40M
Accounts payable84.17M
Short/Current long term debt109.05M
Total current liabilities169.53M
Total liabilities247.31M
Shareholder's equity177.10M
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)-24.46M
Capital expenditures (TTM)8.77M
Free cash flow (TTM)-33.23M
Dividends paid (TTM)14.01M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity-14.75%
Return on Assets-6.16%
Return on Invested Capital-11.72%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-14.91%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open2.30
Daily high2.45
Daily low2.27
Daily Volume22K
All-time high44.61
1y analyst estimate23.00
Beta1.11
EPS (TTM)-1.35
Dividend per share0.68
Ex-div date16 Sep 2024
Next earnings date21 May 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
CATOS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-94.51%-14.12%
Highest price drop-94.91%-56.47%
Date of highest drop14 Apr 20259 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-39.71%-11.07%
Avg time to new high47 days12 days
Max time to new high2555 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
CATO (Cato Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
46.07M
Marketcap category
Small-cap
Description
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. It also provides credit card services to its customers, as well as layaway plans for customers. The Cato Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Employees
7300
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
John P. Derham Cato
Country
USA
City
Charlotte
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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