GPGrossPatternRESEARCH SYSTEM
SEC CHECK OPERATIONAL
GROSSPATTERN / FUNDAMENTAL STATE / POINT IN TIME

CATO · Jan 29, 2022

CATO CORP. A multidimensional configuration derived from the filing available at this observation—never a composite score or recommendation.

STATE CAPABILITYLEVEL 3[email protected]
Inspectable configuration

State dimensions

Filing0000018255-22-000011General Corporate
Capex intensity30thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

0.53% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation60thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Ratio · gp.fundamentals.operating_cash_flow + gp.fundamentals.revenue

7.77% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth95thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

33.76% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

16.24% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin55thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

5.07% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity30thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.53% · OPTIONAL · VALID

As-filed lineage

Fundamental state history

Each observation is tied to the filing and facts available at that report date. Amendments remain separate.

History48 statesSelf-history eligible
Period transition

What moved in the state?

Capex Intensity Increased
Previous
0.39%
Current
0.53%
Delta
0.15%
Cash Generation Increased
Previous
-1.48%
Current
7.77%
Delta
9.25%
Growth Increased
Previous
14.21%
Current
33.76%
Delta
19.55%
Inventory Pressure Decreased
Previous
52.39%
Current
16.24%
Delta
-36.16%
Profitability Increased
Previous
1.68%
Current
5.07%
Delta
3.39%
Sbc Intensity Decreased
Previous
0.63%
Current
0.53%
Delta
-0.10%
Self-history only

Previous similar states

Similarity compares compatible valid dimensions from this issuer's own point-in-time history. No market-return claim is attached.

Not enough compatible prior states for a transparent self-history match.
Research Graph

Related governed research

Method Percentiles and historical matches use only observations available at each point in time. Missing dimensions remain missing. Public price outcomes and cross-market analogues are deliberately absent.