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

CATO · May 3, 2025

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

Filing0001562762-25-000149General Corporate
Capex intensity20thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

0.60% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation55thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

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

2.27% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth65thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

-3.87% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure85thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

64.28% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin70thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

2.02% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity10thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.11% · 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 Decreased
Previous
1.21%
Current
0.60%
Delta
-0.61%
Cash Generation Increased
Previous
-3.04%
Current
2.27%
Delta
5.31%
Growth Increased
Previous
-8.23%
Current
-3.87%
Delta
4.36%
Inventory Pressure Increased
Previous
17.04%
Current
64.28%
Delta
47.24%
Profitability Increased
Previous
-4.06%
Current
2.02%
Delta
6.08%
Sbc Intensity Decreased
Previous
0.35%
Current
0.11%
Delta
-0.24%
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.