CATO CORP CATO

Latest FY: 2025 Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail
Market Price $2.40
Market Cap $47.90M
P/E Ratio N/A
Quick Peer Compare (Consumer Cyclical):
Revenue (FY 2025) ↓-8.2% YoY
$649.81M
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: -57.65%
EPS (Diluted) ↑17.1% YoY
$-0.97
Basic: $-0.97
Return on Equity Efficiency
-11.1%
ROA: -4.0%

📊 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 Div / Sh Div Yield Op. Cash Flow Free Cash Flow FCF YoY
FY 2016 $1,001.4M $384.9M $66.8M $2.39 $1.20 3.99% $93.9M $67.3M
FY 2017 $947.4M -5.4% $345.4M $47.2M -29.4% $1.72 -28.0% $1.29 8.10% $72.1M $44.8M -33.4%
FY 2018 $850.0M -10.3% $296.9M $8.5M -81.9% $0.34 -80.2% $1.32 9.25% $36.0M $24.9M -44.5%
FY 2019 $829.7M -2.4% $307.1M $30.5M +256.7% $1.23 +261.8% $1.32 7.59% $60.2M $55.9M +124.5%
FY 2020 $825.3M -0.5% $316.4M $35.9M +17.8% $1.46 +18.7% $1.32 13.76% $53.4M $45.1M -19.3%
FY 2021 $575.1M -30.3% $141.9M $-47.5M -232.3% $-2.01 -237.7% $0.33 1.92% $-30.7M $-44.7M -199.1%
FY 2022 $769.3M +33.8% $316.2M $36.8M +177.6% $1.65 +182.1% $0.45 4.82% $59.8M $55.7M +224.7%
FY 2023 $759.3M -1.3% $249.6M $0.0M -99.9% -100.0% $0.68 9.52% $13.4M $-6.1M -110.9%
FY 2024 $708.1M -6.7% $243.7M $-23.9M -82,655.2% $-1.17 $0.68 17.44% $0.5M $-12.1M -98.8%
FY 2025 $649.8M -8.2% $213.4M $-18.1M +24.6% $-0.97 +17.1% $0.51 16.50% $-19.7M $-27.6M -129.1%
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Valuation

Market Price $2.40
Market Cap $47.90M
Enterprise Value $27.62M
P/E Ratio N/A
P/B Ratio 0.29
FCF Yield -57.65%
Dividend Yield 21.29%
Shares Outstanding 19,958,900
%

Profitability & Margins

Gross Margin 32.84%
Operating Margin -4.06%
Net Margin -2.78%
Return on Equity (ROE) -11.13%
Return on Assets (ROA) -3.99%
Asset Turnover 1.44x
Revenue 3-Yr CAGR -5.47%
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Financial Health & Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.19
Cash Ratio 0.11
Debt / Equity 0.000
Debt / Assets 0.000
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 -3.04%
FCF / Revenue -4.25%
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 $452.36M
Total Liabilities $290.06M
Stockholders' Equity $162.30M
Current Assets $223.19M
Current Liabilities $188.24M