The Cato Corporation
The Cato Corporation
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About The Cato Corporation
- Industry
- Apparel - Retail
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- CEO
- John P. Derham Cato
- Headquarters
- 8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, NC, US
- Industry
- Apparel - Retail
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- CEO
- John P. Derham Cato
- Headquarters
- 8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, NC, US
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 January 29, 2022, the company operated 1,311 stores in 32 states. It also provides credit card services to its customers, as well as layaway plans for customers who agree to make periodic payments.
The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Stock Data
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for The Cato Corporation. Starting points for The Cato Corporation: EPS -$0.29, beta 0.55 — an Apparel - Retail name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for The Cato Corporation. The Cato Corporation does not currently pay a regular dividend, so this section tracks capacity rather than history. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for The Cato Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for The Cato Corporation stands at -$0.29. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for The Cato Corporation. The Cato Corporation has reported as a listed company since 1987. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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The Cato Corporation valued side by side against its closest peers. The Cato Corporation is measured against Apparel - Retail peers within the Consumer Cyclical sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold The Cato Corporation, and how their positions are changing. At a $43.9M market value, institutional positions materially move The Cato Corporation's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by The Cato Corporation executives and directors. Shares of The Cato Corporation have traded between $2.19 and $6.30 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming The Cato Corporation. The Cato Corporation is a $43.9M Consumer Cyclical company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming The Cato Corporation. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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