Operating margin moved 350 bp lower
Operating margin changed -350 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.
3.13%→-0.37%3 prior comparisons
GROSSPATTERN / DETERMINISTIC EVIDENCE / V3
Search securities →CATO financial changes
Ranked by interpretable importance, issuer history, magnitude, and accounting profile. No directional recommendation.
Net income decreased 83.2%
Net income changed -83.2% from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.
$6.8M→$1.1M2 prior comparisons
Inventory / revenue moved 527 bp lower
Inventory / revenue changed -527 basis points from the comparable as-filed period.
55.11%→49.84%3 prior comparisons
Operating income changed across a sign change
Operating income changed -111.2% from the comparable as-filed period. Relative percentage is de-emphasized because the comparison has a sign change. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.
$5.5M→-$618,0003 prior comparisons
Revenue decreased 6.2%
Revenue changed -6.2% from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.
$176.5M→$165.5M3 prior comparisons
Inventory decreased 15.2%
Inventory changed -15.2% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 50th percentile of 4 prior comparable changes.
$97.3M→$82.5M4 prior comparisons
Selling, general & administrative decreased 5.8%
Selling, general & administrative changed -5.8% from the comparable as-filed period.
$57.4M→$54.0M3 prior comparisons
Cash & equivalents increased 2.6%
Cash & equivalents changed +2.6% from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.
$34.2M→$35.1M2 prior comparisons
Inventory decreased 15.5%
Inventory changed -15.5% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 78th percentile of 121 prior comparable changes.
$109.4M→$92.5M121 prior comparisons
Capex / revenue moved 3 bp higher
Capex / revenue changed +3 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 2th percentile of 104 prior comparable changes.
0.60%→0.62%104 prior comparisons
Capital expenditure increased 4.7%
Capital expenditure changed +4.7% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 5th percentile of 104 prior comparable changes.
$1.0M→$1.1M104 prior comparisons
Revenue increased 0.5%
Revenue changed +0.5% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 3th percentile of 124 prior comparable changes.
$170.2M→$171.1M124 prior comparisons
Selling, general & administrative decreased 2.5%
Selling, general & administrative changed -2.5% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 35th percentile of 124 prior comparable changes.
$55.3M→$53.9M124 prior comparisons
Free-cash-flow proxy increased 145.1%
Free-cash-flow proxy changed +145.1% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 79th percentile of 68 prior comparable changes.
$2.8M→$7.0M68 prior comparisons
Net income increased 181.3%
Net income changed +181.3% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 84th percentile of 160 prior comparable changes.
$3.3M→$9.3M160 prior comparisons
Operating cash flow increased 108.1%
Operating cash flow changed +108.1% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 79th percentile of 68 prior comparable changes.
$3.9M→$8.0M68 prior comparisons
Operating income increased 160.1%
Operating income changed +160.1% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 74th percentile of 90 prior comparable changes.
$3.4M→$9.0M90 prior comparisons
Operating margin moved 321 bp higher
Operating margin changed +321 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 59th percentile of 90 prior comparable changes.
2.02%→5.23%90 prior comparisons
Stock-based compensation increased 199.5%
Stock-based compensation changed +199.5% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 99th percentile of 68 prior comparable changes.
$193,000→$578,00068 prior comparisons
Cash & equivalents decreased 18.9%
Cash & equivalents changed -18.9% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 38th percentile of 219 prior comparable changes.
$31.3M→$25.4M219 prior comparisons
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