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The Cato (The Cato) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.61 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is The Cato Liabilities-to-Assets?

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities, calculated as total liabilities divided by total asset. The Cato's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $294.5 Mil. The Cato's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $486.8 Mil. Therefore, The Cato's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.61.


The Cato Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Cato's Liabilities-to-Assets 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.

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The Cato Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

The Cato Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Liabilities-to-Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.54 0.58 0.60 0.59 0.61

The Cato Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Liabilities-to-Assets Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 0.58 0.56 0.55 0.61

Competitive Comparison of The Cato's Liabilities-to-Assets

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where The Cato's Liabilities-to-Assets falls into.



The Cato Liabilities-to-Assets Calculation

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio measures the portion of the total liabilities to the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total asset.

The Cato's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Jan. 2024 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=294.496/486.817
=0.60

The Cato's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=294.496/486.817
=0.60

* 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) Liabilities-to-Assets Explanation

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities. It can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A high Liabilities-to-Assets ratio (more leveraged) suggests that the company might have potential solvency problems, or even a signal of financial distress. Conversely, a low Liabilities-to-Assets ratio usually indicates a healthy financial situation. However, it may also suggest that the company is not expanding or not making good use of debt.


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The Cato (The Cato) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28273-5975
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

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