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

CATO · May 2, 2020

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

Filing0000018255-20-000029General Corporate
Capex intensity95thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

5.27% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation0thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

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

-70.82% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth0thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

-56.27% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure100thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

121.87% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin0thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

-37.26% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity80thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.65% · 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
1.01%
Current
5.27%
Delta
4.27%
Cash Generation Decreased
Previous
6.47%
Current
-70.82%
Delta
-77.29%
Growth Decreased
Previous
-0.52%
Current
-56.27%
Delta
-55.75%
Inventory Pressure Increased
Previous
13.98%
Current
121.87%
Delta
107.90%
Profitability Decreased
Previous
5.24%
Current
-37.26%
Delta
-42.49%
Sbc Intensity Increased
Previous
0.57%
Current
0.65%
Delta
0.08%
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.