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The Cato's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $51.4 Mil. The Cato's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $71.1 Mil. The Cato's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $217.3 Mil. The Cato's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.56.
A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.
The historical rank and industry rank for The Cato's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of The Cato was 0.84. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 0.67.
The historical data trend for The Cato's Debt-to-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.
For the Apparel Retail subindustry, The Cato's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-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.
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Cato's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Cato's Debt-to-Equity falls into.
Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.
The Cato's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as
Debt to Equity | = | Total Debt | / | Total Stockholders Equity | ||
= | (Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation | + | Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) | / | Total Stockholders Equity | |
= | (67.36 | + | 107.407) | / | 226.593 | |
= | 0.77 |
The Cato's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as
Debt to Equity | = | Total Debt | / | Total Stockholders Equity | ||
= | (Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation | + | Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) | / | Total Stockholders Equity | |
= | (51.431 | + | 71.143) | / | 217.318 | |
= | 0.56 |
* 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.
The Cato (NYSE:CATO) Debt-to-Equity Explanation
In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.
Be Aware
Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.
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Bailey W Patrick | director | |
Cato John P D | director, officer: CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO | CATO CORP, PO BOX 34216, CHARLOTTE NC 28234 |
Audrey Schwarz | officer: Vice President, DMM | PO BOX 34216, CHARLOTTE NC 28234 |
Charles D Knight | officer: EVP - Chief Financial Officer | TOYS R US, INC., ONE GEOFFREY WAY, WAYNE NJ 07470-2030 |
Hang Matchett | officer: SVP-Mdse Plan, Alloc&Ctrl, MIO | PO BOX 34216, CHARLOTTE NC 28234 |
Karen Anne Collins | officer: SVP-Tsry,Tax,Fin Pln,Tax,Cr,IR | PO BOX 34216, CHARLOTTE NC 28234 |
Theresa J Drew | director | ONE NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550 |
Daniel Harding Stowe | director | CATO CORP, PO BOX 34216, CHARLOTTE NC 28234-4216 |
Abby Shearer | officer: SVP, General Merchandise Mgr | PO BOX 34216, CHARLOTTE NC 28234 |
Lewis Pamela S Dr | director | QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE, 1900 SELWYN AVENUE, CHARLOTTE NC 28274 |
Scott Gurvis | officer: SVP,Treasury, Fin Plan, Credit | PO BOX 34216, CHARLOTTE NC 28234 |
Weisiger, Jr Edward I | director | PO BOX 34216, CHARLOTTE NC 28234 |
Vickie Smith | officer: SVP, MERCH PLNG, ALLOC & CNTL | C/O DESTINATION XL GROUP, INC., 555 TURNPIKE STREET, CANTON MA 02021 |
Lisa Krows | officer: SVP, DESIGN, TREND & COLOR | PO BOX 34216, CHARLOTTE NC 28234 |
Cathy Bailey | officer: SVP, GMM (CATO DIV) | PO BOX 34216, CHARLOTTE NC 28234 |
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