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NYSE:CATO

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NYSE:CATO
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Price: 2.89 USD 0.7% Market Closed
Market Cap: $57.1m

EV/OCF

11.4
Current
1 149%
More Expensive
vs 3-y average of 0.9

Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF) ratio compares a company`s total enterprise value to its operating cash flow. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company`s operating cash flow, including both equity and debt.

EV/OCF
11.4
=
Enterprise Value
$-17.6m
/
Operating Cash Flow
$-1.5m

Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF) ratio compares a company`s total enterprise value to its operating cash flow. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company`s operating cash flow, including both equity and debt.

EV/OCF
11.4
=
Enterprise Value
$-17.6m
/
Operating Cash Flow
$-1.5m

Valuation Scenarios

Cato Corp is trading above its 3-year average

If EV/OCF returns to its 3-Year Average (0.9), the stock would be worth $0.23 (92% downside from current price).

Statistics
Positive Scenarios
2/4
Maximum Downside
-92%
Maximum Upside
+47%
Average Downside
31%
Scenario EV/OCF Value Implied Price Upside/Downside
Current Multiple 11.4 $2.89
0%
3-Year Average 0.9 $0.23
-92%
5-Year Average 0.9 $0.23
-92%
Industry Average 12.9 $3.27
+13%
Country Average 16.7 $4.24
+47%

Forward EV/OCF
Today’s price vs future operating cash flow

Not enough data available to calculate forward EV/OCF

Peer Comparison

All Multiples
EV/OCF
P/E
All Countries
Close
Market Cap EV/OCF P/E
US
Cato Corp
NYSE:CATO
57.1m USD 11.4 -9.7
ES
Industria de Diseno Textil SA
MAD:ITX
166.8B EUR 17 26.3
US
TJX Companies Inc
NYSE:TJX
173.8B USD 24.6 31.6
JP
Fast Retailing Co Ltd
TSE:9983
21.5T JPY 25.2 44.9
ZA
Pepkor Holdings Ltd
JSE:PPH
83.8B ZAR 22.8 14.9
US
Ross Stores Inc
NASDAQ:ROST
73B USD 22.8 34
ZA
Mr Price Group Ltd
JSE:MRP
42B ZAR 5.3 11.3
SE
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
STO:HM B
274.1B SEK 10.3 22.3
ZA
Foschini Group Ltd
JSE:TFG
22.8B ZAR 5.9 7.8
ZA
Truworths International Ltd
JSE:TRU
21.5B ZAR 9.5 7.7
US
Burlington Stores Inc
NYSE:BURL
20.8B USD 17.5 34.1

Market Distribution

Lower than 72% of companies in the United States of America
Percentile
28th
Based on 9 518 companies
28th percentile
11.4
Low
0 — 11.7
Typical Range
11.7 — 23.6
High
23.6 —
Distribution Statistics
the United States of America
Min 0
30th Percentile 11.7
Median 16.7
70th Percentile 23.6
Max 3 178 983.5

Cato Corp
Glance View

Market Cap
57.1m USD
Industry
Retail

The Cato Corp. engages in the operation of apparel and accessories specialty stores. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and currently employs 7,500 full-time employees. The firm has two segments: the operation of a fashion specialty store segment (Retail Segment) and a credit card segment (Credit Segment). Its merchandise lines include dressy, career and casual sportswear, dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, handbags, men’s wear, and lines for kids and infants. The apparel specialty stores operate under the names Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It’s Fashion, It’s Fashion Metro and Versona, including e-commerce Websites. The firm offers its own credit card to its customers and all credit authorizations, payment processing and collection efforts are performed by a separate subsidiary of the Company. The company operates approximately 1,311 fashion specialty stores in over 32 states, principally in the southeastern United States.

CATO Intrinsic Value
6.04 USD
Undervaluation 52%
Intrinsic Value
Price $2.89
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