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

CATO · May 1, 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

Filing0000018255-21-000012General Corporate
Capex intensity0thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

0.26% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation100thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

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

20.88% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth100thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

111.54% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

39.82% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin90thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

11.17% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity5thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.14% · 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
2.43%
Current
0.26%
Delta
-2.17%
Cash Generation Increased
Previous
-5.34%
Current
20.88%
Delta
26.22%
Growth Increased
Previous
-30.32%
Current
111.54%
Delta
141.85%
Inventory Pressure Increased
Previous
14.63%
Current
39.82%
Delta
25.19%
Profitability Increased
Previous
-12.66%
Current
11.17%
Delta
23.83%
Sbc Intensity Decreased
Previous
0.71%
Current
0.14%
Delta
-0.57%
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.