Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. The Cato's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-93.7 Mil. The Cato's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $204.8 Mil. Therefore, The Cato's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was -45.73%.
The historical rank and industry rank for The Cato's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
CATO'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -16.87 Med: 10.41 Max: 16.89
Current: -11
During the past 13 years, The Cato's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 16.89%. The lowest was -16.87%. And the median was 10.41%.
CATO's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than 81.32% of 1049
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.55
vs CATO: -11.00
The Cato Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Cato's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of The Cato's Return-on-Tangible-Equity
For the Apparel Retail subindustry, The Cato's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
The Cato's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Cato's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Cato's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
The Cato Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation
The Cato's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
The Cato (NYSE:CATO) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
The Cato Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
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The Cato Corp operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. Its primary objective is to be the fashion specialty retailer for fashion and value in its markets. The company operates through the following business segments: Retail and Credit. The Retail segment which generates majority revenue offers fashion specialty stores. The Credit segment involves credit card services.
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