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CATO vs V // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Cato Corporation (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CATO 0
— V 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $2.38 (-0.42%) • MKT CAP: $47.4M
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LAST: $410.54 (+2.48%) • MKT CAP: $733.53B
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34.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CATO VS. V)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CATO | V | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 34.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -7.10% | 32.30% | -39.40 | V | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 28.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -11.02% | 2.90% | -13.92 | V | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -1.90% | 60.00% | -61.90 | V | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.90% | 50.10% | -51.00 | V | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.60% | 11.30% | -10.70 | V | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.63% | -0.63 | V | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 9.09 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 9/9 | -5.00 | V | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.6 | 65.6 | -25.01 | V | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.06 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | — | 34.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $47.4M | $733.53B | -$733.49B | V | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CATO REV | V REV | CATO GROSS % | V GROSS % | CATO FCF | V FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $653.8M | $40.00B | 34.0% | — | -$5.2M | $21.26B |
| FY 2024 | $649.8M | $35.93B | 32.8% | — | -$27.6M | $18.33B |
| FY 2023 | $708.1M | $32.65B | — | — | $477.0K | $19.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CATO // BETA —
V // BETA 1.06