As of today (2024-04-23), The Cato's share price is $5.03.
The Cato's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.62. Hence, The Cato's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.
The historical rank and industry rank for The Cato's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, The Cato's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 246.76. The lowest was 3.69. And the median was 13.39.
CATO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 12.025 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 32.00% per year.
During the past 13 years, The Cato's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 71.90% per year. The lowest was -34.20% per year. And the median was 4.40% per year.
The Cato Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Cato's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Cato's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Cato's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
The Cato Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
The Cato's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
The Cato's Share Price of today is $5.03.
The Cato's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.62.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
The Cato (NYSE:CATO) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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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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