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

CATO · May 4, 2024

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

Filing0001562762-24-000159General Corporate
Capex intensity60thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

1.84% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation45thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

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

3.22% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

-7.79% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure70thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

57.21% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin80thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

6.56% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity5thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

-0.02% · 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
1.77%
Current
1.84%
Delta
0.07%
Cash Generation Increased
Previous
0.07%
Current
3.22%
Delta
3.15%
Growth Decreased
Previous
-6.74%
Current
-7.79%
Delta
-1.04%
Inventory Pressure Increased
Previous
13.93%
Current
57.21%
Delta
43.28%
Profitability Increased
Previous
-1.95%
Current
6.56%
Delta
8.51%
Sbc Intensity Decreased
Previous
0.59%
Current
-0.02%
Delta
-0.61%
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.