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The Cato (The Cato) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.32 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is The Cato Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-13), The Cato's current share price is $5.00. The Cato's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $15.45. The Cato's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.32.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Cato's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CATO' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 1.17   Max: 3.93
Current: 0.31

During the past years, The Cato's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.93. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 1.17.

CATO's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
87.09% of 728 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs CATO: 0.31

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

The Cato's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $9.351. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $15.45 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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The Cato Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Cato's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

The Cato Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.11 0.78 1.08 0.63 0.44

The Cato Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 0.63 0.52 0.54 0.45 0.44

Competitive Comparison of The Cato's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, The Cato's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Cato's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Cato's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



The Cato Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

The Cato's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=5.00/15.45
=0.32

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, The Cato's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=9.351/129.4194*129.4194
=9.351

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

The Cato Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201404 13.327 100.023 17.244
201407 13.583 100.520 17.488
201410 13.531 100.176 17.481
201501 13.618 98.604 17.874
201504 14.360 99.824 18.617
201507 14.671 100.691 18.857
201510 14.608 100.346 18.840
201601 14.805 99.957 19.169
201604 15.699 100.947 20.127
201607 15.918 101.524 20.292
201610 15.338 101.988 19.463
201701 14.430 102.456 18.227
201704 14.746 103.167 18.498
201707 14.254 103.278 17.862
201710 14.079 104.070 17.508
201801 13.159 104.578 16.285
201804 13.590 105.708 16.638
201807 13.428 106.324 16.345
201810 13.256 106.695 16.079
201901 12.879 106.200 15.695
201904 13.262 107.818 15.919
201907 13.511 108.250 16.153
201910 13.464 108.577 16.049
202001 13.026 108.841 15.489
202004 11.311 108.173 13.533
202007 11.112 109.318 13.155
202010 11.168 109.861 13.156
202101 10.905 110.364 12.788
202104 11.591 112.673 13.314
202107 12.148 115.183 13.649
202110 12.294 116.696 13.634
202201 11.775 118.619 12.847
202204 11.943 121.978 12.672
202207 11.607 125.002 12.017
202210 11.239 125.734 11.568
202301 11.060 126.223 11.340
202304 11.203 127.992 11.328
202307 10.954 128.974 10.992
202310 10.557 129.810 10.525
202401 9.351 129.419 9.351

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


The Cato  (NYSE:CATO) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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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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