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JL vs CATO // OPERATING MARGIN
J-Long Group Limited (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Cato Corporation (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: JL 6
— CATO 1
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: JL
LAST: $4.32 (+1.97%) • MKT CAP: $15.4M
operating-margins
7.00%
LAST: $2.38 (-0.42%) • MKT CAP: $47.4M
operating-margins
-1.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (JL VS. CATO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | JL | CATO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 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 | 20.83% | -11.02% | +31.85 | JL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 7.00% | -1.90% | +8.90 | JL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.50% | -0.90% | +7.40 | JL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.10% | 0.60% | +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 | 7/9 | 4/9 | +3.00 | JL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.4 | 40.6 | +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 | $15.4M | $47.4M | -$32.0M | CATO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | JL REV | CATO REV | JL GROSS % | CATO GROSS % | JL FCF | CATO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $42.2M | $653.8M | 34.0% | 34.0% | $3.2M | -$5.2M |
| FY 2024 | $39.1M | $649.8M | 28.8% | 32.8% | $6.2M | -$27.6M |
| FY 2023 | $28.4M | $708.1M | — | — | -$1.5M | $477.0K |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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