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CATO vs AMZN // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Cato Corporation (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CATO 1
— AMZN 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $2.38 (-0.42%) • MKT CAP: $47.4M
net-margins
-0.90%
LAST: $243.79 (-4.25%) • MKT CAP: $2.63T
net-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CATO VS. AMZN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CATO | AMZN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 34.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -7.10% | 17.61% | -24.71 | AMZN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.8x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -11.02% | -1.81% | -9.21 | AMZN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -1.90% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | -0.90% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.60% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.32 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 6/9 | -2.00 | AMZN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.73% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.3 | 47.2 | +1.10 | CATO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.46 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 21.7x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $47.4M | $2.63T | -$2.63T | AMZN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CATO REV | AMZN REV | CATO GROSS % | AMZN GROSS % | CATO FCF | AMZN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $0 | — | — | — | -$46.89B |
| FY 2025 | $653.8M | $0 | 34.0% | — | -$5.2M | $10.56B |
| FY 2024 | $649.8M | $0 | 32.8% | — | -$27.6M | $42.95B |
| FY 2023 | $708.1M | $0 | — | — | $477.0K | $16.92B |
| FY 2022 | — | $0 | — | — | — | -$26.32B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CATO // BETA —
AMZN // BETA 1.46