Assay
Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Cato Corp.CATO · shops | |
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| Grade |  Eweakest fifth of 258 graded peers; percentile 97.3, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 251 of 258 |
| Profitability | Dpercentile 65.6 |
| Solvency | D/Epercentile 77.3 |
| Growth and financing | D/Epercentile 79.4 |
| Reliability | 0.87 AUCfailure model, filers with $120M to $591M assets; 95% interval 0.83 to 0.90; 206 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.03% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $120M to $591M assetstotal assets $421.4M[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: dilution, distress, fortress balance sheet |
| Inputs computable | 7 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Mar 25, 2026198 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $2.352026-10-07; market equity $0; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
| Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 25, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
concept’s stores and e-commerce website feature a broad assortment of apparel and accessories, including merchandise is sold under its private label and is produced by various concepts offer fashion with a focus on the latest trendy styles for the entire family at low prices every day. went private and in 1987 again conducted an initial public offering. positioned itself as the every day low price leader in its market service and to assist customers in merchandise selection and wardrobe the purchase of its merchandise more convenient for its customers.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability, sleeve percentile 65.6 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 52.7% | [1-3] | 42.6% | 32.0 | 242 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 10.9% | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (1.0%) | [1,4-6] | (4.9%) | 84.6 | 287 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 3.1 pts | [2-3,7-14] | 1.2 pts | 80.3 | 219 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 77.3 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-08-01 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | not computable | 1.92 | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.84x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Interest coverage | (110.12x) | [15-16] | 2.26x | 96.8 | 64 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | [17-18] | 1.37x | 57.8 | 295 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 79.4 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (4.9%) | [2,7,9,11] | 1.5% | 74.6 | 269 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 5.6% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | not computable | 7.3% | |||||
| NOPAT must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Asset growth, three years | (8.7%) | [1,6,19-20] | 3.4% | 84.1 | 272 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | not computable | (0.6%) | |||||
| two annual share counts are required; found 0 | |||||||
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.514; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.
Among 258 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246 | Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (DLPN) Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (DLPN) Eweakest fifth; percentile 95.3 Nasdaq · Services-Personal Services market equity $13.0M; last close $1.08 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 95.3 | E | |
| 247 | Krispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT) Krispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT) Eweakest fifth; percentile 95.7 Nasdaq · Retail-Food Stores market equity $522.2M; last close $3.00 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 95.7 | E | |
| 248 | Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) Eweakest fifth; percentile 96.1 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials market equity $2.3B; last close $66.50 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 96.1 | E | |
| 249 | Torrid Holdings Inc. (CURV) Torrid Holdings Inc. (CURV) Eweakest fifth; percentile 96.5 NYSE · Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores market equity $235.3M; last close $2.38 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 96.5 | E | |
| 250 | Olenox Industries Inc. (OLOX) Olenox Industries Inc. (OLOX) Eweakest fifth; percentile 96.9 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials market equity $1.5M; last close $0.94 Warnings: late filer; 7 of 14 inputs | 96.9 | E | late filer |
| 251 | Cato Corp. (CATO) Cato Corp. (CATO) Eweakest fifth; percentile 97.3 NYSE · Retail-Women's Clothing Stores last close $2.35 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 97.3 | E | |
| 252 | Rent the Runway, Inc. (RENT) Rent the Runway, Inc. (RENT) Eweakest fifth; percentile 97.7 Nasdaq · Retail-Retail Stores, NEC market equity $61.8M; last close $1.82 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 97.7 | E | |
| 253 | Digital Brands Group, Inc. (DBGI) Digital Brands Group, Inc. (DBGI) Eweakest fifth; percentile 98.1 Nasdaq · Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores market equity $4.2M; last close $4.61 Warnings: dilution, short runway, late filer; 8 of 14 inputs | 98.1 | E | dilution, short runway, late filer |
| 254 | LiveOne, Inc. (LVO) LiveOne, Inc. (LVO) Eweakest fifth; percentile 98.4 Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places market equity $37.4M; last close $2.72 Warnings: dilution, late filer; 7 of 14 inputs | 98.4 | E | dilution, late filer |
| 255 | iPower Inc. (IPW) iPower Inc. (IPW) Eweakest fifth; percentile 98.8 Nasdaq · Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply market equity $1.2M; last close $0.95 Warnings: dilution, late filer, fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 98.8 | E | dilution, late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 256 | Regis Corp. (RGS) Regis Corp. (RGS) Eweakest fifth; percentile 99.2 Nasdaq · Services-Personal Services market equity $73.5M; last close $29.51 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 99.2 | E |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | E | 95.0 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | E | 97.3 | 258 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | E | 96.9 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | E | 96.5 | 258 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-07 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (38.0%) | (0.1%) | 13 | hotter than 13 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (45.9%) | (24.1%) | 20 | closer to its high than 20 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | not computable | 5.3% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Free cash flow yield | not computable | 4.2% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Book value to price | not computable | 0.36 | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Sales to price | not computable | 1.75 | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | not computable | (16.7%) | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.45) | 0.02 | 13 | ahead of 13 of 100 peers |
Inputs: EBIT -$12.7M; free cash flow -$5.2M; book equity $167.9M; sales $653.8M; cash $35.1M.
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2026-01-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | (1.3%) | ✗ fail[4,6] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | -$1.5M | ✗ fail[5] |
| Return on assets improved | 2.4 pts | ✓ pass[4,6,19,21] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $4.4M | ✓ pass[4-5] |
| Long-term leverage fell | n/a[1,6,19] | |
| Current ratio improved | 5.4 pts | ✓ pass[17-18,22-23] |
| No new shares issued | n/a | |
| Gross margin improved | 1.2 pts | ✓ pass[2-3,7-8] |
| Asset turnover improved | 11.1 pts | ✓ pass[2,6-7,19] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $35.1M[24] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $5.4M[5,24-28] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 43 |
| 10-Q received Aug 27, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $158,035 |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 198 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
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| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $421.4M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $653.8M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $431.6M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$5.9M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$1.5M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $452.4M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $649.8M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $436.4M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $708.1M | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $464.3M | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $759.3M | 2023-01-28 | 2025-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $509.7M | 2023-01-28 | 2025-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $769.3M | 2022-01-29 | 2024-03-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $453.1M | 2022-01-29 | 2024-03-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | -$12.7M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $115,000 | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $193.3M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $155.9M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $486.8M | 2024-02-03 | 2025-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $553.1M | 2023-01-28 | 2024-03-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$18.1M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $223.2M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $188.2M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $35.1M | 2026-08-01 | 2026-08-27 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $22.5M | 2026-08-01 | 2026-08-27 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $8.0M | 2026-05-02 | 2026-05-28 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $3.2M | 2025-11-01 | 2025-11-25 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $15.6M | 2025-08-02 | 2026-08-27 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 97.3 is 17.3 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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