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Revenue Breakdown

Cash Flow Statement

Operating Cash Flow
+
3Y
-898%
5Y
+85%
10Y
-
Investing Cash Flow
+
3Y
-72%
5Y
-87%
10Y
-
Financing Cash Flow
+
3Y
+93%
5Y
+94%
10Y
+94%

Cash Flow Statement
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Cash Flow Statement
Currency: USD
Feb-2002 May-2002 Aug-2002 Nov-2002 Feb-2003 May-2003 Aug-2003 Nov-2003 Jan-2004 May-2004 Jul-2004 Oct-2004 Jan-2005 Apr-2005 Jul-2005 Oct-2005 Jan-2006 Apr-2006 Jul-2006 Oct-2006 Feb-2007 May-2007 Aug-2007 Nov-2007 Feb-2008 May-2008 Aug-2008 Nov-2008 Jan-2009 May-2009 Aug-2009 Oct-2009 Jan-2010 May-2010 Jul-2010 Oct-2010 Jan-2011 Apr-2011 Jul-2011 Oct-2011 Jan-2012 Apr-2012 Jul-2012 Oct-2012 Feb-2013 May-2013 Aug-2013 Nov-2013 Feb-2014 May-2014 Aug-2014 Nov-2014 Jan-2015 May-2015 Aug-2015 Oct-2015 Jan-2016 Apr-2016 Jul-2016 Oct-2016 Jan-2017 Apr-2017 Jul-2017 Oct-2017 Feb-2018 May-2018 Aug-2018 Nov-2018 Feb-2019 May-2019 Aug-2019 Nov-2019 Feb-2020 May-2020 Aug-2020 Oct-2020 Jan-2021 May-2021 Jul-2021 Oct-2021 Jan-2022 Apr-2022 Jul-2022 Oct-2022 Jan-2023 Apr-2023 Jul-2023 Oct-2023 Feb-2024 May-2024 Aug-2024 Nov-2024 Feb-2025 May-2025 Aug-2025 Nov-2025
Operating Cash Flow
Net Income
43
46
47
47
45
45
40
35
31
30
31
32
35
36
39
41
45
47
49
50
52
49
50
47
32
31
30
28
34
36
40
42
45
51
52
54
59
64
66
66
65
66
65
64
62
61
58
59
54
54
54
55
61
62
62
64
67
72
72
72
47
34
17
11
9
10
17
18
31
28
34
36
36
(14)
(33)
(42)
(48)
2
23
35
37
26
10
(3)
0
(5)
(2)
(4)
(24)
(17)
(18)
(27)
(18)
(26)
(19)
(9)
Depreciation & Amortization
11
11
12
14
15
16
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
Change in Deffered Taxes
0
0
0
0
(0)
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
1
1
1
1
(6)
0
(6)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
(2)
0
0
0
(6)
0
0
0
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(2)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
(0)
2
2
5
3
3
3
0
2
(3)
(3)
0
0
0
(0)
(0)
(2)
9
10
10
11
0
0
0
0
Stock-Based Compensation
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Other Non-Cash Items
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
13
7
8
6
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
(0)
(1)
(0)
0
8
9
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
8
8
6
4
3
4
5
7
9
22
21
24
24
19
18
17
17
9
9
8
8
6
11
11
12
18
11
11
10
6
7
8
5
5
4
4
5
6
1
0
(1)
(3)
2
1
2
Cash Taxes Paid
25
21
21
20
22
22
21
19
13
16
11
12
19
15
21
26
28
28
34
30
27
27
21
21
15
15
12
10
13
13
16
21
24
24
0
27
28
28
0
32
34
39
0
0
43
0
0
0
34
0
0
0
38
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(5)
0
0
0
(7)
0
0
0
(13)
0
0
0
(29)
0
0
0
(4)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Cash Interest Paid
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
(0)
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Change in Working Capital
(14)
(12)
1
1
(5)
(15)
(12)
(6)
(3)
1
6
(2)
18
(2)
2
0
2
21
(7)
(8)
(20)
(7)
13
13
26
12
22
20
4
9
(5)
4
11
8
11
1
(11)
(7)
(10)
(10)
(8)
6
(6)
(9)
(6)
(13)
4
7
14
21
23
28
29
5
4
(3)
3
1
(7)
(20)
(16)
(24)
0
10
(12)
5
(4)
(2)
3
(11)
(10)
(4)
(6)
(48)
(38)
(10)
(19)
56
52
15
8
(28)
(31)
(10)
(3)
15
6
(5)
(0)
(6)
(13)
(16)
(9)
(8)
(6)
(6)
Cash from Operating Activities
47
N/A
52
+11%
67
+29%
70
+3%
64
-8%
54
-15%
54
N/A
55
+2%
59
+7%
64
+8%
73
+14%
68
-8%
80
+18%
62
-23%
67
+9%
68
+1%
71
+4%
91
+28%
65
-29%
65
+1%
59
-10%
69
+17%
84
+22%
82
-2%
74
-9%
59
-21%
76
+29%
72
-4%
72
-1%
78
+9%
67
-15%
77
+16%
85
+10%
88
+4%
91
+3%
84
-7%
80
-5%
89
+12%
87
-2%
87
N/A
81
-7%
96
+18%
84
-12%
81
-4%
80
0%
72
-11%
84
+18%
89
+5%
93
+5%
99
+6%
103
+5%
108
+5%
118
+8%
92
-21%
89
-4%
84
-5%
94
+12%
100
+7%
93
-7%
83
-11%
72
-13%
52
-29%
61
+17%
64
+6%
36
-44%
52
+44%
49
-6%
52
+6%
60
+16%
43
-28%
49
+13%
55
+13%
53
-3%
(33)
N/A
(40)
-23%
(22)
+45%
(31)
-40%
85
N/A
99
+17%
75
-25%
60
-20%
15
-76%
(5)
N/A
(0)
+94%
13
N/A
24
+80%
18
-25%
6
-68%
0
-92%
(4)
N/A
(12)
-230%
(24)
-99%
(20)
+19%
(22)
-9%
(13)
+40%
(3)
+75%
Investing Cash Flow
Capital Expenditures
(26)
(27)
(28)
(29)
(29)
(27)
(24)
(22)
(21)
(23)
(23)
(24)
(25)
(25)
(25)
(28)
(29)
(35)
(34)
(31)
(28)
(19)
(20)
(19)
(18)
(20)
(19)
(21)
(19)
(17)
(15)
(11)
(10)
(11)
(13)
(15)
(20)
(20)
(27)
(32)
(36)
(41)
(40)
(40)
(45)
(41)
(36)
(38)
(32)
(33)
(35)
(29)
(29)
(26)
(26)
(30)
(27)
(28)
(25)
(28)
(27)
(25)
(24)
(12)
(11)
(8)
(7)
(6)
(4)
(5)
(5)
(6)
(8)
(13)
(16)
(15)
(14)
(9)
(5)
(5)
(4)
(8)
(13)
(17)
(19)
(21)
(18)
(15)
(13)
(10)
(9)
(9)
(8)
(6)
(5)
(4)
Other Items
15
22
29
16
(33)
(35)
(29)
14
27
8
(10)
(23)
(41)
(5)
(10)
(12)
3
(24)
(8)
(11)
(13)
(37)
(56)
(40)
6
47
43
26
(10)
(40)
(46)
(50)
(48)
(45)
(14)
(40)
(36)
(16)
(27)
(21)
(24)
(32)
(21)
4
47
52
55
45
(1)
1
(2)
(0)
1
(16)
(51)
(56)
(55)
(65)
(49)
5
12
61
96
70
79
28
(29)
(49)
(67)
(30)
(20)
(19)
(14)
59
108
72
79
(38)
(86)
(40)
(21)
37
63
43
35
33
47
37
32
29
12
44
37
28
27
12
Cash from Investing Activities
(10)
N/A
(5)
+50%
1
N/A
(13)
N/A
(62)
-369%
(63)
-2%
(53)
+15%
(8)
+85%
7
N/A
(15)
N/A
(33)
-118%
(47)
-41%
(66)
-42%
(30)
+55%
(35)
-18%
(40)
-13%
(26)
+34%
(59)
-126%
(42)
+28%
(42)
+1%
(40)
+4%
(55)
-38%
(76)
-38%
(59)
+22%
(12)
+79%
27
N/A
23
-15%
5
-78%
(29)
N/A
(57)
-94%
(61)
-8%
(61)
N/A
(58)
+5%
(55)
+5%
(27)
+52%
(55)
-106%
(56)
-2%
(36)
+36%
(53)
-49%
(53)
+0%
(60)
-12%
(73)
-22%
(61)
+16%
(37)
+40%
2
N/A
10
+376%
19
+91%
7
-62%
(33)
N/A
(32)
+3%
(37)
-16%
(29)
+21%
(28)
+5%
(42)
-50%
(78)
-87%
(86)
-11%
(82)
+5%
(93)
-14%
(74)
+21%
(23)
+69%
(15)
+32%
36
N/A
73
+103%
58
-20%
68
+17%
20
-71%
(36)
N/A
(55)
-54%
(71)
-29%
(34)
+52%
(25)
+28%
(25)
-2%
(23)
+10%
46
N/A
92
+98%
58
-37%
65
+12%
(47)
N/A
(91)
-96%
(45)
+51%
(25)
+43%
28
N/A
50
+75%
26
-47%
16
-39%
12
-27%
30
+152%
22
-26%
20
-10%
19
-4%
3
-86%
35
+1 232%
29
-18%
22
-23%
21
-4%
7
-65%
Financing Cash Flow
Net Issuance of Common Stock
(7)
(4)
(3)
2
3
(1)
1
(94)
(94)
(91)
(91)
4
4
4
3
0
(1)
(2)
(1)
2
1
1
4
(9)
(50)
(50)
(53)
(42)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1
1
(2)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(2)
(10)
(10)
(7)
(8)
0
0
(5)
(5)
(5)
(6)
(40)
(43)
(43)
(42)
(3)
0
(5)
(6)
(12)
(13)
(36)
(42)
(55)
(64)
(41)
(38)
(19)
(19)
(16)
(13)
(15)
(5)
(5)
(9)
(16)
(16)
(21)
(19)
(15)
(16)
(18)
(22)
(25)
(25)
(18)
(15)
(8)
(8)
(6)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(4)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Net Issuance of Debt
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
34
35
34
(1)
(8)
(22)
(26)
(22)
(25)
(12)
(7)
(5)
1
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
(30)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cash Paid for Dividends
(13)
(14)
(14)
(15)
(15)
(15)
(16)
(15)
(15)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(15)
(15)
(15)
(16)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(18)
(19)
(19)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(21)
(21)
(22)
(23)
(24)
(26)
(27)
(28)
(28)
(87)
(82)
(76)
(70)
(6)
(13)
(20)
(27)
(34)
(34)
(34)
(34)
(34)
(34)
(34)
(35)
(35)
(36)
(35)
(34)
(34)
(33)
(33)
(33)
(33)
(33)
(33)
(33)
(33)
(33)
(24)
(16)
(8)
0
(2)
(6)
(10)
(14)
(15)
(15)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(11)
(7)
(3)
0
Other
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
6
6
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cash from Financing Activities
(20)
N/A
(17)
+15%
(17)
+2%
(13)
+26%
(12)
+5%
(16)
-34%
(15)
+9%
(80)
-445%
(74)
+7%
(69)
+6%
(70)
-1%
(10)
+85%
(19)
-82%
(32)
-73%
(38)
-17%
(38)
+1%
(42)
-11%
(30)
+29%
(24)
+18%
(21)
+16%
(16)
+24%
(18)
-12%
(10)
+43%
(24)
-144%
(65)
-170%
(65)
N/A
(73)
-12%
(61)
+16%
(22)
+65%
(21)
+1%
(22)
-1%
(19)
+12%
(19)
+3%
(22)
-16%
(25)
-15%
(25)
-2%
(26)
-2%
(26)
-1%
(25)
+4%
(34)
-38%
(35)
-3%
(34)
+4%
(35)
-2%
(28)
+21%
(86)
-214%
(87)
-1%
(81)
+7%
(75)
+7%
(12)
+84%
(53)
-351%
(63)
-19%
(70)
-11%
(75)
-8%
(36)
+52%
(33)
+8%
(39)
-17%
(39)
-1%
(45)
-16%
(47)
-3%
(70)
-50%
(77)
-10%
(91)
-18%
(99)
-9%
(76)
+23%
(72)
+5%
(52)
+28%
(52)
+0%
(49)
+6%
(45)
+7%
(47)
-4%
(38)
+20%
(37)
+2%
(42)
-12%
(19)
+56%
(40)
-118%
(37)
+8%
(27)
+26%
(45)
-66%
(18)
+59%
(24)
-31%
(32)
-32%
(39)
-23%
(40)
-2%
(33)
+18%
(29)
+10%
(22)
+24%
(22)
+1%
(20)
+10%
(16)
+18%
(16)
0%
(16)
+2%
(16)
-1%
(14)
+12%
(9)
+34%
(6)
+37%
(2)
+60%
Change in Cash
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net Change in Cash
17
N/A
30
+80%
52
+73%
44
-15%
(10)
N/A
(25)
-153%
(14)
+44%
(32)
-136%
(8)
+75%
(21)
-154%
(30)
-46%
10
N/A
(5)
N/A
(0)
+94%
(6)
-1 733%
(9)
-65%
3
N/A
3
-19%
(2)
N/A
3
N/A
3
-3%
(4)
N/A
(2)
+51%
(1)
+35%
(3)
-146%
21
N/A
26
+22%
16
-38%
21
+30%
0
N/A
(17)
N/A
(3)
+79%
8
N/A
12
+44%
39
+237%
4
-89%
(2)
N/A
27
N/A
9
-67%
(0)
N/A
(14)
-4 500%
(10)
+25%
(11)
-10%
16
N/A
(4)
N/A
(5)
-42%
23
N/A
21
-7%
48
+129%
14
-71%
4
-73%
10
+155%
15
+49%
15
+3%
(22)
N/A
(40)
-83%
(27)
+33%
(38)
-42%
(27)
+29%
(11)
+61%
(21)
-96%
(4)
+81%
34
N/A
46
+35%
32
-31%
20
-37%
(39)
N/A
(52)
-34%
(56)
-9%
(38)
+32%
(13)
+65%
(7)
+49%
(11)
-57%
(5)
+56%
11
N/A
(2)
N/A
7
N/A
(7)
N/A
(10)
-57%
6
N/A
3
-56%
4
+50%
5
+21%
(7)
N/A
0
N/A
14
+11 785%
26
+89%
8
-69%
4
-48%
(1)
N/A
(26)
-2 961%
(5)
+79%
(5)
+10%
(9)
-78%
3
N/A
2
-27%
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow
21
N/A
25
+19%
39
+55%
40
+3%
35
-14%
27
-23%
30
+13%
33
+9%
39
+18%
41
+5%
50
+22%
44
-12%
55
+25%
37
-33%
42
+14%
40
-4%
42
+6%
56
+33%
30
-46%
35
+15%
31
-10%
50
+60%
64
+28%
63
-1%
56
-12%
39
-30%
57
+45%
51
-10%
52
+3%
61
+17%
51
-16%
66
+28%
75
+14%
78
+4%
78
+0%
69
-11%
60
-13%
69
+15%
61
-12%
55
-9%
45
-18%
55
+22%
44
-20%
40
-9%
35
-13%
30
-14%
48
+60%
51
+5%
62
+21%
66
+7%
69
+4%
79
+16%
89
+12%
66
-25%
62
-6%
54
-13%
67
+24%
72
+7%
68
-6%
54
-20%
45
-18%
27
-40%
37
+37%
52
+41%
25
-52%
44
+75%
43
-3%
46
+9%
56
+20%
39
-31%
44
+15%
49
+11%
45
-8%
(45)
N/A
(56)
-24%
(37)
+35%
(45)
-22%
76
N/A
94
+24%
70
-25%
56
-21%
7
-88%
(19)
N/A
(17)
+8%
(6)
+64%
3
N/A
0
-84%
(10)
N/A
(12)
-26%
(13)
-11%
(21)
-58%
(33)
-57%
(28)
+17%
(27)
+1%
(18)
+32%
(7)
+59%

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DCF Valuation
CATO stock valuation using Discount Cash Flow valuation method.
Relative Valuation
CATO stock valuation using valuation multiples.
Wall Street Estimates
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Profitability Analysis
Detailed analysis of the company's profitability.
Solvency Analysis
Analysis of the financial position and solvency of the company.
Financials
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement.
Discount Rate
CATO stock discount rate: cost of equity and WACC.
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Wall Street Estimates
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