The Cato (The Cato) Debt-to-Asset : 0.32 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is The Cato Debt-to-Asset?

The Cato's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $61.1 Mil. The Cato's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $92.0 Mil. The Cato's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease ObligationTotal Assets for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $486.8 Mil. The Cato's debt to asset for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.31.

The Cato Debt-to-Asset Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Cato's Debt-to-Asset can be seen below:

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The Cato Debt-to-Asset Chart

The Cato Annual Data

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Debt-to-Asset

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0.31

0.35

0.29

0.32

The Cato Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Debt-to-Asset	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.32	0.29	0.27	0.25	0.32

Competitive Comparison of The Cato's Debt-to-Asset

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, The Cato's Debt-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Asset 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 Debt-to-Asset Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Cato's Debt-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Cato's Debt-to-Asset falls into.

The Cato Debt-to-Asset Calculation

Debt to Asset measures the financial leverage a company has.

The Cato's Debt-to-Asset for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-Asset	=	Total Debt			/	Total Assets
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Assets
	=	(61.108	+	92.013)	/	486.817
	=	0.31

The Cato's Debt-to-Asset for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-Asset	=	Total Debt			/	Total Assets
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Assets
	=	(61.108	+	92.013)	/	486.817
	=	0.31

The Cato (NYSE:CATO) Debt-to-Asset Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-Asset, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Assets.

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The Cato (The Cato) Business Description

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Address

8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28273-5975

Website

https://www.catofashions.com

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.

Executives

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