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Profile - Cato Corporation (NasdaqNM:CACOA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 21Earnings Announcement
Aug  4Fiscal quarter ended
Location
8100 Denmark Road
Charlotte, NC 28273
Phone: (704) 554-8510
Fax: (704) 551-7321
Employees (last reported count): 9,000
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Competitors:
 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Apparel)
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 47%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 21 insider sells; 423.0K shares
  (3.4% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 54% (101% of float)
(202 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 965.0K shares (+6.65%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
The Cato Corporation operated 859 women's fashion specialty stores, at February 3, 2001, under the names Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus and It's Fashion! in 23 states, principally in the Southeast. The Company offers a broad selection of apparel and accessories to suit the various lifestyles of the fashion-conscious low- to middle-income female, ages 18 to 50. Additionally, the Company offers clothing and accessories for girls ages seven to 16, in selected locations. The Company's stores feature a broad assortment of apparel and accessories, including casual and dressy sportswear, dresses, careerwear, coats, hosiery, shoes, costume jewelry, handbags and millinery.
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Financial Summary
CACOA operates 859 women's apparel specialty stores under the names Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus and It's Fashion! in 21 states, principally in the Southeast. For the six months ended 8/4/01, revenues increased 8% to $363.1 million. Net income increased 4% to $26.9 million. Revenues reflect improved merchandise offerings and an increase in store development activity. Net income was partially offset by increased S/G/A expenses as a percentage of revenues.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

Wayland Cato, Jr., 77
Chairman
$649K
John Cato, 49
Pres, CEO, Vice Chairman
2.7M
Michael Moore, 49
Exec. VP, CFO, Sec.
385K
Howard Severson, 52
Exec. VP, Chief Real Estate & Store Devel. Officer, Assistant Sec. & Direc
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C. Birdwell, 60
Exec. VP, Pres and Gen. Mang. of the It's Fashion! Division
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Dollar amounts are as of 30-Jan-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:CACOAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 26-Oct-2000
$10.00 
Recent Price$17.52 
52-Week High
on 22-May-2001
$21.90 
Beta0.48 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)86.8K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)40.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+46.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+95.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$442.1M
Shares Outstanding25.2M
Float13.3M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.54 
Dividend Yield3.08%
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 29-June-1993
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$8.87 
Earnings (ttm)$1.55 
Earnings (mrq)$0.42 
Sales (ttm)$27.09 
Cash (mrq*)$3.49 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)1.98 
Price/Earnings (ttm)11.32 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.65 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$696.3M
EBITDA (ttm*)$71.4M
Income available to common (ttm)$39.9M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)5.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)8.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsFeb 3
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
4-Aug-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)12.78%
Return on Equity (ttm)19.14%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)2.65 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$88.5M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short99.0K
Percent of Float0.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
72.0K
Short Ratio0.97 
Daily Volume102.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-July-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 4-Aug-2001)

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