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

CATO · Apr 30, 2022

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

Filing0000018255-22-000024General Corporate
Capex intensity85thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

2.15% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating cash generation25thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

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

-0.37% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth45thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

-2.99% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure90thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

61.71% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin65thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

5.66% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity20thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.30% · 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
0.53%
Current
2.15%
Delta
1.61%
Cash Generation Decreased
Previous
7.77%
Current
-0.37%
Delta
-8.14%
Growth Decreased
Previous
33.76%
Current
-2.99%
Delta
-36.75%
Inventory Pressure Increased
Previous
16.24%
Current
61.71%
Delta
45.48%
Profitability Increased
Previous
5.07%
Current
5.66%
Delta
0.59%
Sbc Intensity Decreased
Previous
0.53%
Current
0.30%
Delta
-0.23%
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.