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

CATO · Oct 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

Filing0000018255-21-000028General Corporate
Capex intensity15thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

0.39% · OPTIONAL · VALID

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

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

-1.48% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth90thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

14.21% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure60thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

52.39% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin40thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

1.68% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity45thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

0.63% · 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
0.27%
Current
0.39%
Delta
0.11%
Cash Generation Decreased
Previous
18.03%
Current
-1.48%
Delta
-19.51%
Growth Decreased
Previous
23.53%
Current
14.21%
Delta
-9.33%
Inventory Pressure Increased
Previous
34.68%
Current
52.39%
Delta
17.72%
Profitability Decreased
Previous
8.93%
Current
1.68%
Delta
-7.25%
Sbc Intensity Decreased
Previous
0.77%
Current
0.63%
Delta
-0.14%
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.