The Cato Corporation

NYSE CATO

The Cato Corporation Debt to Equity Ratio for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending November 02, 2024: 0.69

The Cato Corporation Debt to Equity Ratio is 0.69 for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending November 02, 2024, a 4.28% change year over year. Debt to equity ratio represents the financing from debt versus equity. Higher ratio indicates more debt reliance, suggesting potential risk.

The Cato Corporation Debt to Equity Ratio for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending October 28, 2023 was 0.66, a 14.43% change year over year.
The Cato Corporation Debt to Equity Ratio for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending October 29, 2022 was 0.58, a -11.19% change year over year.
The Cato Corporation Debt to Equity Ratio for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending October 30, 2021 was 0.65, a -13.88% change year over year.
The Cato Corporation Debt to Equity Ratio for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending October 31, 2020 was 0.75, a 85.56% change year over year.

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Date	Debt to Equity Ratio	Debt to Income Ratio	Debt to Tangible Net Worth Ratio	Dividend Coverage Ratio

NYSE: CATO

The Cato Corporation

CEO	Mr. John P. Derham Cato
IPO Date	April 22, 1987
Location	United States
Headquarters	8100 Denmark Road
Employees	7,300
Sector	Consumer Discretionary
Industries Apparel & Fashion Specialty Retail

Description

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. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated 1,311 stores in 32 states. It also provides credit card services to its customers, as well as layaway plans for customers who agree to make periodic payments. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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