CATO CORP CATO

Latest FY: 2025 Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail
Market Price $3.42
Market Cap $67.26M
P/E Ratio N/A
Quick Peer Compare (Consumer Cyclical):
Revenue (FY 2025) ↓-8.3% YoY
$642.14M
3-Yr CAGR: -5.5%
Net Income ↑24.6% YoY
-$18.06M
Net Margin: -2.8%
Free Cash Flow ↓-129.1% YoY
-$27.62M
FCF Yield: -41.06%
EPS (Diluted) ↑17.1% YoY
$-0.97
Basic: $-0.97
Return on Equity Efficiency
-11.1%
ROA: -8.1%

📊 Multi-Year Historical Performance & Trends

Financial Performance History Revenue, Net Income & Free Cash Flow
Margins Trend (%) Gross, Operating & Net Margins
Balance Sheet Strength Cash, Debt & Equity
Cash Flow Generation Operating Cash Flow vs CapEx vs FCF

📈 Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth History (CATO)

All monetary values in millions ($M)
Fiscal Year Revenue Revenue YoY Gross Profit Net Income Net Inc YoY Diluted EPS EPS YoY Op. Cash Flow Free Cash Flow FCF YoY
FY 2016 $1,001.4M $384.9M $66.8M $2.39 $93.9M $67.3M
FY 2017 $947.4M -5.4% $345.4M $47.2M -29.4% $1.72 -28.0% $72.1M $44.8M -33.4%
FY 2018 $842.0M -11.1% $288.9M $8.5M -81.9% $0.34 -80.2% $36.0M $24.9M -44.5%
FY 2019 $821.1M -2.5% $298.6M $30.5M +256.7% $1.23 +261.8% $60.2M $55.9M +124.5%
FY 2020 $816.2M -0.6% $307.3M $35.9M +17.8% $1.46 +18.7% $53.4M $45.1M -19.3%
FY 2021 $567.5M -30.5% $134.3M $-47.5M -232.3% $-2.01 -237.7% $-30.7M $-44.7M -199.1%
FY 2022 $761.4M +34.2% $308.3M $36.8M +177.6% $1.65 +182.1% $59.8M $55.7M +224.7%
FY 2023 $752.4M -1.2% $242.7M $0.0M -99.9% -100.0% $13.4M $-6.1M -110.9%
FY 2024 $700.3M -6.9% $236.0M $-23.9M -82,655.2% $-1.17 $0.5M $-12.1M -98.8%
FY 2025 $642.1M -8.3% $205.7M $-18.1M +24.6% $-0.97 +17.1% $-19.7M $-27.6M -129.1%
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Valuation

Market Price $3.42
Market Cap $67.26M
Enterprise Value N/A
P/E Ratio N/A
P/B Ratio 0.42
FCF Yield -41.06%
Dividend Yield 14.93%
Shares Outstanding 19,958,900
%

Profitability & Margins

Gross Margin 32.03%
Operating Margin -4.11%
Net Margin -2.81%
Return on Equity (ROE) -11.13%
Return on Assets (ROA) -8.09%
Asset Turnover 2.88x
Revenue 3-Yr CAGR -5.52%
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Financial Health & Liquidity

Current Ratio 5.35
Cash Ratio 0.49
Debt / Equity N/A
Debt / Assets N/A
Cash & Equivalents $20.28M
Total Debt N/A
Book Value / Share $8.13
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Cash Flow Efficiency

Operating Cash Flow -$19.75M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx) $7.87M
Free Cash Flow -$27.62M
OCF / Revenue -3.07%
FCF / Revenue -4.30%
FCF 3-Yr CAGR N/A
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Per Share Metrics

EPS (Diluted) $-0.97
EPS (Basic) $-0.97
Dividends / Share $0.51
Book Value / Share $8.13
EPS YoY Growth 17.09%
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Balance Sheet (FY 2025)

Total Assets $223.19M
Total Liabilities $41.72M
Stockholders' Equity $162.30M
Current Assets $223.19M
Current Liabilities $41.72M