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

CATO · Feb 1, 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

Filing0001562762-25-000062General Corporate
Capex intensity45thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

1.21% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation20thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

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

-3.04% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

-8.23% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

17.04% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin35thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

-4.06% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.35% · 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
1.17%
Current
1.21%
Delta
0.04%
Cash Generation Increased
Previous
-15.12%
Current
-3.04%
Delta
12.08%
Growth Decreased
Previous
-7.64%
Current
-8.23%
Delta
-0.59%
Inventory Pressure Decreased
Previous
73.31%
Current
17.04%
Delta
-56.27%
Profitability Increased
Previous
-10.09%
Current
-4.06%
Delta
6.03%
Sbc Intensity Decreased
Previous
0.51%
Current
0.35%
Delta
-0.16%
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.