CATO Relative Valuation
CATO's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, CATO is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Cato Corp (CATO) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 0.00 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 0.00. The fair price of Cato Corp (CATO) is between to according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
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Current Price：3.51
Fair
0.00
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
0.00
EV/EBITDA
Cato Corp. (CATO) has a current EV/EBITDA of 0.00. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 0.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.00, Undervalued between 0.00 and 0.00, Fairly Valued between 0.00 and 0.00, Overvalued between 0.00 and 0.00, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.00. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 0.00 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
0.00
EV/EBIT
Cato Corp. (CATO) has a current EV/EBIT of 0.00. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 0.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.00, Undervalued between 0.00 and 0.00, Fairly Valued between 0.00 and 0.00, Overvalued between 0.00 and 0.00, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.00. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 0.00 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
0.00
PS
Cato Corp. (CATO) has a current PS of 0.00. The 5-year average PS is 0.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.00, Undervalued between 0.00 and 0.00, Fairly Valued between 0.00 and 0.00, Overvalued between 0.00 and 0.00, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.00. The current Forward PS of 0.00 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
0.00
P/OCF
Cato Corp. (CATO) has a current P/OCF of 0.00. The 5-year average P/OCF is 0.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.00, Undervalued between 0.00 and 0.00, Fairly Valued between 0.00 and 0.00, Overvalued between 0.00 and 0.00, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.00. The current Forward P/OCF of 0.00 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
0.00
P/FCF
Cato Corp. (CATO) has a current P/FCF of 0.00. The 5-year average P/FCF is 0.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.00, Undervalued between 0.00 and 0.00, Fairly Valued between 0.00 and 0.00, Overvalued between 0.00 and 0.00, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.00. The current Forward P/FCF of 0.00 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
Cato Corp (CATO) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 0.40. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 0.55 , the current P/B ratio is approximately -26.35% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 0.78, the current P/B ratio is about -48.25% higher. Cato Corp (CATO) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of -17.64%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of -8.01% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
0.38
P/B
Median3y
0.55
Median5y
0.78
-11.04
FCF Yield
Median3y
-17.64
Median5y
-8.01
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for CATO's competitors is 0.00, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Cato Corp Corp (CATO) exhibits a P/S ratio of 0.00, which is NaN% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 6.32%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of CATO decreased by 12.56% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an decrease in P/E Change from -4.62 to -6.87.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed 6.32%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of CATO in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
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