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

CATO · Jan 28, 2023

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

Filing0001562762-23-000126General Corporate
Capex intensity85thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

2.56% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation30thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

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

1.76% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth45thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

-1.30% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure20thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

14.76% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin35thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

0.23% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.34% · 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
2.26%
Current
2.56%
Delta
0.30%
Cash Generation Increased
Previous
1.31%
Current
1.76%
Delta
0.45%
Growth Decreased
Previous
2.56%
Current
-1.30%
Delta
-3.86%
Inventory Pressure Decreased
Previous
66.08%
Current
14.76%
Delta
-51.32%
Profitability Increased
Previous
-5.16%
Current
0.23%
Delta
5.39%
Sbc Intensity Increased
Previous
-0.29%
Current
0.34%
Delta
0.63%
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.