The Cato Corporation (CATO)

The Cato Corporation Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is March - February.

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Apr 1, 2025	Feb 1, 2025	Feb 3, 2024	Jan 28, 2023	Jan 29, 2022	Jan 30, 2021
Market Capitalization	61	65	134	201	336	249
Market Cap Growth	-51.63%	-51.63%	-33.35%	-40.30%	34.98%	-34.46%
Enterprise Value	130	88	138	196	271	290
Last Close Price	3.33	3.35	6.25	8.42	12.64	8.65
PE Ratio	-	-	-	4893.98	9.63	-
PS Ratio	0.10	0.10	0.19	0.26	0.44	0.43
PB Ratio	0.38	0.40	0.70	0.89	1.32	1.01
P/TBV Ratio	0.40	0.40	0.70	0.89	1.32	1.01
P/FCF Ratio	-	-	-	6.04	-
P/OCF Ratio	-	280.37	15.01	5.62	-
EV/Sales Ratio	0.20	0.14	0.20	0.26	0.35	0.50
EV/EBITDA Ratio	-	-	36.79	5.50	-
EV/EBIT Ratio	-	-	-	7.34	-
EV/FCF Ratio	-	-	-	4.87	-
Debt / Equity Ratio	0.90	0.90	0.80	0.77	0.73	0.84
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	2.96	2.96	2.49	2.23	1.55	103.99
Debt / FCF Ratio	-	-	-	-	3.31	-
Asset Turnover	1.38	1.38	1.36	1.28	1.26	0.90
Inventory Turnover	4.17	4.17	4.39	4.29	4.32	4.34
Quick Ratio	0.54	0.54	0.71	0.76	0.91	1.08
Current Ratio	1.19	1.19	1.29	1.37	1.46	1.60
Return on Equity (ROE)	-10.18%	-10.18%	-11.43%	0.01%	14.72%	-16.87%
Return on Assets (ROA)	-3.72%	-3.72%	-2.27%	-0.43%	3.76%	-7.76%
Return on Capital (ROIC)	-5.34%	-5.34%	-3.16%	-0.60%	5.17%	-10.11%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	-	-	-	-	9.50%	-
Earnings Yield	-29.04%	-27.92%	-17.90%	0.01%	10.96%	-19.07%
FCF Yield	-	-9.01%	-3.02%	16.57%	-17.94%
Dividend Yield	10.62%	15.22%	10.89%	8.08%	3.56%	3.81%
Payout Ratio	0.00%	-	-	49548.28%	27.07%	-
Buyback Yield / Dilution	3.99%	3.99%	2.71%	5.60%	6.31%	5.07%
Total Shareholder Return	14.62%	19.22%	13.60%	13.68%	9.87%	8.88%

Updated Mar 20, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.

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