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CATO vs JL // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Cato Corporation (Class A) (NYSE) VS. J-Long Group Limited (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CATO 1
— JL 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $2.38 (-0.42%) • MKT CAP: $47.4M
gross-margins
34.00%
LAST: $4.32 (+1.97%) • MKT CAP: $15.4M
gross-margins
34.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CATO VS. JL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CATO | JL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 34.00% | 34.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -7.10% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 4.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -11.02% | 20.83% | -31.85 | JL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -1.90% | 7.00% | -8.90 | JL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.90% | 6.50% | -7.40 | JL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.60% | 8.10% | -7.50 | JL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 7/9 | -3.00 | JL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.6 | 43.4 | -2.81 | JL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 5.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $47.4M | $15.4M | $32.0M | CATO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CATO REV | JL REV | CATO GROSS % | JL GROSS % | CATO FCF | JL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $653.8M | $42.2M | 34.0% | 34.0% | -$5.2M | $3.2M |
| FY 2024 | $649.8M | $39.1M | 32.8% | 28.8% | -$27.6M | $6.2M |
| FY 2023 | $708.1M | $28.4M | — | — | $477.0K | -$1.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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