Cato Corp - Class A risk profile
66 Stretched several inputs deteriorating together
Measured 21 October 2026 from CATO's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
66 (Stretched), driven by Leverage and coverage at 93, over 5 weighted categories on the RETAILER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 75 | Stretched | Volatile | One-year price volatility — 53.1% |
| Operating pressure | 39 | Normal | Easing | Operating-margin drift — -1.5 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 83 | Acute | Easing | Capital spending against operating cash — -2.58x |
| Leverage and coverage | 93 | Acute | Stable | Net debt to EBITDA |
| Competitive position | 66 | Stretched | Stable | Operating-margin gap against peers — -4.5 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.
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