The Cato Corporation (CATO)

The Cato Corporation Cash Flow Statement

Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is February - January.

Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period Ending	Nov 1, 2025	Feb 1, 2025	Feb 3, 2024	Jan 28, 2023	Jan 29, 2022	Jan 30, 2021
Net Income	-9.1	-18.06	-23.94	0.03	36.84	-47.48
Depreciation & Amortization	10.24	9.82	9.87	11.08	12.36	14.68
Stock-Based Compensation	1.84	2.28	4.17	2.61	4.09	4.09
Other Adjustments	-0.94	-4.84	10.47	2.29	-1.57	14.51
Change in Receivables	-2.13	1.36	-0.61	29.03	-3.5	-26.94
Changes in Inventories	13.09	-12.14	13.45	12.85	-40.78	31.24
Changes in Income Taxes Payable	-	-	-0.61	-0.31	-1.12	0.34
Changes in Other Operating Activities	-17.05	1.83	-12.33	-44.21	53.47	-21.15
Operating Cash Flow	-3.23	-19.75	0.48	13.37	59.79	-30.71
Operating Cash Flow Growth	-	-	-96.43%	-77.64%	-	-
Capital Expenditures	-4.26	-7.87	-12.53	-19.43	-4.11	-13.96
Purchases of Investments	-20.71	-39.61	-48.06	-54.73	-141.94	-74.04
Proceeds from Sale of Investments	31.55	62.78	80.37	90.19	121.11	149.3
Other Investing Activities	0.87	13.67	-0.01	-	-0.4	3.21
Investing Cash Flow	7.44	28.97	19.78	16.02	-25.33	64.51
Short-Term Debt Issued	-	-	-	-	-	34
Short-Term Debt Repaid	-	-	-	-	-	-34
Issuance of Common Stock	0.25	0.34	0.38	0.31	0.2	0.39
Repurchase of Common Stock	-2.47	-3.88	-2.56	-15.22	-22.03	-19.65
Net Common Stock Issued (Repurchased)	-2.23	-3.54	-2.18	-14.91	-21.83	-19.26
Common Dividends Paid	-1.73	-10.52	-13.95	-14.37	-9.97	-7.91
Financing Cash Flow	-2.33	-14.06	-16.13	-29.28	-31.8	-27.18
Net Cash Flow	1.87	-4.84	4.12	0.12	2.66	6.62
Free Cash Flow	-7.49	-27.62	-12.06	-6.06	55.68	-44.67
FCF Margin	-1.13%	-4.25%	-1.70%	-0.80%	7.24%	-7.77%
Free Cash Flow Per Share	-0.40	-1.43	-0.62	-0.30	2.64	-1.98
Levered Free Cash Flow	-7.07	-26.42	-26.09	-39.99	56.66	-36.33
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	-13.27	-39.6	-34.88	-40.08	54.7	-40.54

Updated Mar 19, 2026. Data Source: Fiscal.ai. Standard template. Financial Sources.

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