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

CATO · Jan 30, 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

Filing0000018255-21-000004General Corporate
Capex intensity75thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

2.43% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation5thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

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

-5.34% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth5thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

-30.32% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure20thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

14.63% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin5thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

-12.66% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity85thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.71% · 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
0.95%
Current
2.43%
Delta
1.48%
Cash Generation Decreased
Previous
14.70%
Current
-5.34%
Delta
-20.04%
Growth Decreased
Previous
-21.27%
Current
-30.32%
Delta
-9.05%
Inventory Pressure Decreased
Previous
55.89%
Current
14.63%
Delta
-41.27%
Profitability Decreased
Previous
-8.84%
Current
-12.66%
Delta
-3.82%
Sbc Intensity Decreased
Previous
0.73%
Current
0.71%
Delta
-0.02%
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.