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

CATO · Jul 31, 2021

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

Filing0000018255-21-000021General Corporate
Capex intensity5thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

0.27% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation95thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

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

18.03% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth95thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

23.53% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

34.68% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin70thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

8.93% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity95thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.77% · 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
0.26%
Current
0.27%
Delta
0.01%
Cash Generation Decreased
Previous
20.88%
Current
18.03%
Delta
-2.85%
Growth Decreased
Previous
111.54%
Current
23.53%
Delta
-88.00%
Inventory Pressure Decreased
Previous
39.82%
Current
34.68%
Delta
-5.14%
Profitability Decreased
Previous
11.17%
Current
8.93%
Delta
-2.24%
Sbc Intensity Increased
Previous
0.14%
Current
0.77%
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.