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The Cato Corporation (CATO)
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CATO's free cash flow for Q4 2025 was $0.28. For the 2025 fiscal year, CATO's free cash flow was decreased by $ and operating cash flow was $-0.09. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
Ratios
TTM
Jan 26Jan 25Jan 24Jan 23
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
 1.29 1.24 1.19 1.29 1.37
Quick Ratio
 0.74 0.70 0.60 0.77 0.82
Cash Ratio
 0.17 0.12 0.11 0.13 0.10
Solvency Ratio
 0.03 0.02 -0.03 -0.04 0.03
Operating Cash Flow Ratio
 >-0.01 >-0.01 -0.10 <0.01 0.07
Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage
 -0.03 -0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net Current Asset Value
$ -55.25M$ -70.84M$ -66.88M$ -51.43M$ -48.87M
Leverage Ratios
Debt-to-Assets Ratio
 0.33 0.36 0.32 0.31 0.32
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
 0.87 0.96 0.90 0.80 0.77
Debt-to-Capital Ratio
 0.47 0.49 0.47 0.44 0.44
Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio
 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Financial Leverage Ratio
 2.63 2.68 2.79 2.53 2.44
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
 0.08 -0.05 -138.66 -401.00 128.69
Interest Coverage Ratio
 0.00 0.00 -459.24 -487.31 -36.33
Debt to Market Cap
 0.89 0.92 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interest Debt Per Share
 7.32 7.89 7.58 7.90 8.77
Net Debt to EBITDA
 49.30 -31.18 -20.14 -33.17 11.96
Profitability Margins
Gross Profit Margin
33.06%32.47%31.32%33.03%31.41%
EBIT Margin
-0.77%-2.17%-2.47%-1.94%0.24%
EBITDA Margin
0.36%-0.64%-0.96%-0.55%1.70%
Operating Profit Margin
-1.32%-2.17%-4.17%-2.41%-0.42%
Pretax Profit Margin
-0.29%-1.15%-2.48%-1.95%0.23%
Net Profit Margin
-0.03%-0.90%-2.86%-3.19%<0.01%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin
0.01%-0.90%-2.78%-3.38%<0.01%
Net Income Per EBT
11.96%78.79%115.47%163.71%2.32%
EBT Per EBIT
22.10%52.87%59.47%80.92%-56.00%
Return on Assets (ROA)
-0.05%-1.40%-4.11%-4.64%<0.01%
Return on Equity (ROE)
-0.14%-3.76%-11.46%-11.75%0.02%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
-3.18%-5.34%-10.26%-5.71%-0.90%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
0.13%-3.50%-8.42%-4.74%-0.01%
Return on Tangible Assets
-0.05%-1.40%-4.11%-4.64%<0.01%
Earnings Yield
-0.35%-10.16%-28.85%-17.24%0.02%
Efficiency Ratios
Receivables Turnover
 19.74 25.68 26.48 23.80 28.65
Payables Turnover
 0.00 6.80 5.03 5.40 5.66
Inventory Turnover
 4.74 5.28 4.03 4.81 4.65
Fixed Asset Turnover
 3.25 3.15 3.11 3.24 3.10
Asset Turnover
 1.49 1.55 1.44 1.45 1.37
Working Capital Turnover Ratio
 15.16 18.08 14.44 10.91 8.15
Cash Conversion Cycle
 95.52 29.70 31.86 23.64 26.83
Days of Sales Outstanding
 18.49 14.21 13.78 15.34 12.74
Days of Inventory Outstanding
 77.03 69.19 90.58 75.90 78.54
Days of Payables Outstanding
 0.00 53.70 72.50 67.60 64.45
Operating Cycle
 95.52 83.40 104.36 91.24 91.28
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow Per Share
 -0.07 -0.08 -1.03 0.02 0.67
Free Cash Flow Per Share
 -0.26 -0.27 -1.43 -0.62 -0.30
CapEx Per Share
 0.19 0.20 0.41 0.65 0.98
Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow
 3.58 3.58 1.40 -25.27 -0.45
Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio
 -0.39 -0.39 -1.07 0.02 0.40
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio
 -0.39 -0.39 -2.51 0.04 0.69
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
 -0.01 >-0.01 -0.14 <0.01 0.08
Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio
 >-0.01 >-0.01 -0.03 <0.01 0.02
Free Cash Flow Yield
-8.89%-8.99%-42.83%-9.20%-3.06%
Valuation Ratios
Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio
 -284.93 -9.84 -3.47 -5.80 4.83K
Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio
 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.19 0.26
Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio
 0.39 0.37 0.40 0.68 0.87
Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio
 -11.25 -11.13 -2.33 -10.87 -32.68
Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio
 -44.47 -39.79 -3.27 274.79 14.82
Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio
 -0.64 0.14 0.20 <0.01 -48.36
Price-to-Fair Value
 0.39 0.37 0.40 0.68 0.87
Enterprise Value Multiple
 74.07 -45.02 -30.48 -66.82 27.28
Enterprise Value
 175.69M 189.12M 190.10M 260.26M 352.88M
EV to EBITDA
 74.07 -45.02 -30.48 -66.82 27.28
EV to Sales
 0.27 0.29 0.29 0.37 0.46
EV to Free Cash Flow
 -33.63 -36.20 -6.88 -21.59 -58.20
EV to Operating Cash Flow
 -120.25 -129.45 -9.63 545.61 26.39
Tangible Book Value Per Share
 8.42 8.25 8.43 9.92 11.37
Shareholders’ Equity Per Share
 8.42 8.25 8.43 9.92 11.37
Tax and Other Ratios
Effective Tax Rate
 1.05 0.21 -0.12 -0.73 0.98
Revenue Per Share
 33.05 34.30 33.76 36.52 38.09
Net Income Per Share
 -0.01 -0.31 -0.97 -1.17 <0.01
Tax Burden
 0.12 0.79 1.15 1.64 0.02
Interest Burden
 0.38 0.53 1.00 1.00 0.95
Research & Development to Revenue
 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SG&A to Revenue
 0.34 0.35 0.35 0.00 0.00
Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue
 <0.01 0.00 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Income Quality
 0.26 0.25 1.09 -0.02 461.03
Currency in USD