The Cato Corporation

CATO - Financial Snapshot

Consumer Cyclical sector | Apparel Retail industry

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Metrics for CATO

Price $3.05
Shares Outstanding 17.98M
All-Time Low $0.25
52-Week Low $2.19

Balance Statement Metrics

Net Cash / Share $0
cashValuePerShare = (Cash + Short Term Investments - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Current Assets / Share $-4.01
netCurrentAssetsPerShare = (Current Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Tangible Assets / Share $9.32
netTangibleAssetsPerShare = (Total Assets - Intangibles - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Shares Outstanding Ave Change (Annual) -2.39%
Shares Δ YoY -2.38%

Income Metrics

Max Earning Power / Share $-3.22
maxEarningPowerPerShare = (EBITDA / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Adjusted Earning Power $-2.75
adjustedEarningPower = (Net Income / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Non-Cash Charges to Market Cap 4.06%
nonCashChargeToMKTCAP = Non-Cash Charges / Market Capitalization
Data as of: Price 02-03-26 16:00 ET, Balance Sheet 2025-10-31, Income Statement 2025-10-31, Cash Flow 2025-10-31

Indicators

Dividend indicators Value Date
Pays Dividend No 2-1-2026
Dividend Payout / Share No 2-1-2026
Last Dividend Date 9-29-24
Income indicators Value Date
EBITDA Positive No 2-1-2026
Net Income Positive No 2-1-2026
Avg CA Burn (Annual %) -14.19% 2-1-2026
Avg CA Burn (Quarterly %) -2.17% 2-1-2026

Shares Outstanding Changes

Date Shares Outstanding Delta
2025-11-28 17,984,954 +22,278
2025-09-23 17,962,676 -24
2025-09-05 17,962,700 -10,700

Short Interest Changes

Latest short interest: 370,160 shares (2.29% of float) | Days to cover: 5.60

Date Short Interest Delta Δ %
2026-02-03 370,160 shares +0 +0.00%
2026-02-02 370,160 shares +0 +0.00%
2026-01-30 370,160 shares None —

Interesting Volume Days

Volume/ratio use shares outstanding as of the event date (frozen).

Date Volume Shares Outstanding Volume / Shares Price
No interesting volume events

The Cato Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. The company's stores and e-commerce websites offer a range of apparel and accessories, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; and dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, and handbags, as well as men's wear, and lines for kids and infants. It operates its stores and e-commerce websites under the Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's Fashion Metro, and Versona names. It also provides credit card services and layaway plans for customers. The Cato Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.