The Company, founded in 1946, operates approximately 1,300 apparel and accessories specialty stores in 31 states under the names "Cato", “Versona”, “it’s Fashion” and "It's Fashion Metro". Cato offers the latest fashion styles for any occasion – work or play, dressy or casual in junior/misses and plus sizes, jewelry, shoes and accessories at low prices every day. A substantial portion of Cato’s merchandise is sold under its private labels and is produced by various vendors in accordance with the Company's specifications. Versona is a unique fashion destination for women's jewelry, handbags, apparel and shoes and reflects a commitment to high quality fashions at exceptional prices, every day. It’s Fashion offers the trendy looks you’ll find in mall specialty stores and It’s Fashion Metro offers urban-inspired, nationally recognized brands and the latest fashions for juniors, junior plus sizes, men and big men's, boys and girls, infants and toddlers, newborn and layette and jewelry, shoes and accessories as well, all at low prices every day. Stores primarily range in size from 3,000 to 8,000 square feet with the Cato and It’s Fashion concepts primarily in strip shopping centers while Versona stores are located in premier lifestyle centers and power centers. The Company emphasizes customer service and coordinated merchandise presentations in an appealing store environment. The Company offers its own credit card and layaway plan.

Company profile
Ticker
CATO
Exchange
Website
CEO
John Cato
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Sector
Industry (SIC)
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
Subsidiaries
CHW LLC • Providence Insurance Company • CatoSouth LLC • Cato of Texas L.P. • Cato Southwest, Inc. • CaDel LLC • CatoWest LLC • catocorp.com, LLC • Cato Land Development, LLC • Cato WO LLC ...
IRS number
560484485
CATO stock data
Calendar
26 May 22
9 Aug 22
29 Jan 23
Financial summary
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Cash burn rate (est.) | Burn method: Change in cash | Burn method: Operating income | Burn method: FCF (opex + capex) | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q |
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Cash on hand (at last report) | 29.8M | 29.8M | 29.8M | 29.8M | 29.8M | 29.8M |
Cash burn (monthly) | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) | 255K | (no burn) |
Cash used (since last report) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 852.17K | n/a |
Cash remaining | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 28.95M | n/a |
Runway (months of cash) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 113.5 | n/a |
Recent insider trades
Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
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18 Jun 22 | Abby Shearer | Class A Common Stock | Payment of exercise | Dispose F | No | No | 11.48 | 266 | 3.05K | 27,330 |
1 Jun 22 | Stowe Daniel Harding | Class A Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 3,519 | 0 | 34,704.087 |
1 Jun 22 | Patrick Bailey W | Class A Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 3,519 | 0 | 34,370 |
1 Jun 22 | Kennedy, Iii Bryan F | Class A Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 3,519 | 0 | 28,566 |
1 Jun 22 | Meckley Thomas E | Class A Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 3,519 | 0 | 30,370 |
Institutional ownership, Q1 2022
4.6% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders | Current |
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Total holders | 114 |
Opened positions | 17 |
Closed positions | 20 |
Increased positions | 29 |
Reduced positions | 52 |
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Total value | 209.8M |
Total shares | 12.43M |
Total puts | 51.7K |
Total calls | 54.6K |
Total put/call ratio | 0.9 |
Largest owners | Shares | Value |
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BLK Blackrock | 3.14M | $46.02M |
Dimensional Fund Advisors | 1.36M | $19.92M |
Vanguard | 1.23M | $17.97M |
Renaissance Technologies | 686.2K | $10.06M |
STT State Street | 676.42K | $10.03M |
IVZ Invesco | 626.43K | $9.18M |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management | 479.87K | $7.04M |
BK Bank Of New York Mellon | 377.03K | $5.53M |
Geode Capital Management | 348.38K | $5.11M |
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 300.15K | $4.4M |
Financial report summary
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Financial reports
Current reports
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
23 May 22
8-K
Changes in Control of Registrant
31 Mar 22
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
21 Mar 22
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
6 Jan 22
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
17 Nov 21
8-K
Regulation FD Disclosure
27 Aug 21
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
20 Aug 21
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
21 May 21
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
19 Mar 21
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
20 Nov 20
Registration and prospectus
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
27 May 21
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
12 Apr 19
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
1 Jun 18
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
30 May 13
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
30 May 13
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
25 Aug 11
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
26 Sep 04
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
26 Sep 04
8-A12B/A
Registration of securities on exchange (amended)
5 Jan 04
8-A12B
Registration of securities on exchange
27 May 02
Other
NO ACT
No action letter
27 Feb 17
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
17 Jan 17
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
12 Jan 17
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
5 Jan 17
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
25 Dec 13
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
18 Dec 13
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
16 Dec 13
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
11 Feb 13
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
6 Feb 13
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
27 Jan 13
Ownership
4
CATO / ABBY SHEARER ownership change
21 Jun 22
4
CATO / Theresa J Drew ownership change
3 Jun 22
4
CATO / PAMELA LEWIS DAVIES ownership change
2 Jun 22
4
CATO / THOMAS B HENSON ownership change
2 Jun 22
4
CATO / THOMAS E MECKLEY ownership change
2 Jun 22
4
CATO / III BRYAN F KENNEDY, ownership change
2 Jun 22
4
CATO / BAILEY W PATRICK ownership change
2 Jun 22
4
CATO / DANIEL HARDING STOWE ownership change
2 Jun 22
4
CATO / AUDREY SCHWARZ ownership change
2 May 22
4
CATO / KAREN ANNE COLLINS ownership change
2 May 22
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19 Apr 22