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

CATO · Aug 3, 2019

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

Filing0000018255-19-000032General Corporate
Capex intensity15thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

0.57% · OPTIONAL · VALID

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

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

14.35% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth70thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

1.75% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure35thOwn-history percentile · N=20
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

47.02% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin42thOwn-history percentile · N=19
Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

6.59% · CORE · VALID

SBC intensity95thOwn-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
0.43%
Current
0.57%
Delta
0.14%
Cash Generation Increased
Previous
6.37%
Current
14.35%
Delta
7.99%
Growth Increased
Previous
-3.34%
Current
1.75%
Delta
5.09%
Inventory Pressure Decreased
Previous
48.28%
Current
47.02%
Delta
-1.26%
Profitability Decreased
Previous
11.10%
Current
6.59%
Delta
-4.52%
Sbc Intensity Increased
Previous
0.30%
Current
0.71%
Delta
0.41%
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.