As of 2025-11-04, the Fair Value of Cato Corp (CATO) is -4.81 USD. This value is based on the Peter Lynch's Fair Value formula. With the current market price of 3.95 USD, the upside of Cato Corp is -221.80%.
With the market price of 3.95 USD and our fair value calculation, Cato Corp (CATO) is not a good investment. Investing in CATO stocks now will result in a potential loss of 221.80%.
Note: valuation result may not be accurate due to the company's negative EPS.
Peter Lynch's formula is:
The earnings growth rate we use in the formula is the average growth rate of net income/earnings over the last 5 years. If the average growth rate is smaller than 5%, we set it to 5%. If it is larger than 25%, we set it to 25%. If the TTM EPS is negative, Peter Lynch Fair Value's result can be unreliable.
| Historical Earnings | ||||||
| 2021-01-30 | 2022-01-29 | 2023-01-28 | 2024-02-03 | 2025-02-01 | 5Y Avg | |
| Net income | -47.50 | 36.84 | 0.03 | -23.94 | -18.06 | -10.52 |
| YoY growth | -232.31% | 177.57% | -99.92% | -82,655.17% | 24.58% | -16,557.05% |
| Market Cap (mil) | 77.93 |
| P/E | |
| Forward P/E |
| EPS | -0.96 |
| Avg earnings growth rate | -16,557.05% |
| TTM earnings | -18.98 |