The Cato (The Cato) COGS-to-Revenue

: 0.68 (As of Jan. 2024)

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The Cato's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $118.8 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $174.9 Mil.

The Cato's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.68.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. The Cato's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 32.08%.

The Cato COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Cato's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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The Cato Annual Data

Trend

Jan15

Jan16

Jan17

Jan18

Jan19

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

Jan23

Jan24

COGS-to-Revenue

0.62

0.75

0.59

0.67

0.66

The Cato Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
COGS-to-Revenue																0.68	0.64	0.64	0.67	0.68

The Cato COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

The Cato's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	464.313	/	708.059
	=	0.66

The Cato's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	118.777	/	174.882
	=	0.68

The Cato (NYSE:CATO) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin.

The Cato's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	118.777 / 174.882
	=	32.08 %

A company that has a moat can usually maintain or even expand their Gross Margin. A company can increase its Gross Margin in two ways. It can increase the prices of the goods it sells and keeps its Cost of Goods Sold unchanged. Or it can keep the sales price unchanged and squeeze its suppliers to reduce the Cost of Goods Sold. Warren Buffett believes businesses with the power to raise prices have moats.

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The Cato (The Cato) Business Description

Industry

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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