Cato vs Citi Trends
CATO and CTRN side by side, both in apparel and accessory stores. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CATO and CTRN compare
Citi Trends is the larger company, worth 8.7 times as much as Cato ($402M against $46.0M).
Citi Trends grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.1% versus −1.1% for Cato).
Cato scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 8 for Citi Trends), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CATO | CTRN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $46.0M | $402M |
| Share price | $2.31 | $48.16 |
| Change, 1 year | −40.2% | 34.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −88.1% | −42.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.62 | 1.77 |
| Employees | 6,700 | 4,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 0.5× |
| P/B | 0.3× (better) | 3.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 13.5× |
| P/FCF | 28.3× (better) | 61.8× |
| FCF yield | 3.5% (better) | 1.6% |
| Fair value | $9.49 | $22.59 |
| Margin of safety | 75.7% (better) | −113% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.1% | 11.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% (better) | 0.92% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −23.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.6% | 39.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | −2.1% | 0.63% (better) |
| Net margin | −0.87% | – |
| FCF margin | 0.25% | 0.75% (better) |
| Return on equity | −3.3% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −13.7% | 6.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | – | 15.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.36 (better) | 1.13 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.80 | 3.38 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.92% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.92% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 29.4% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 32.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$43.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.9% | 22.4% |
Go deeper
- CATO stock overview
- CATO income statement
- CATO valuation and score
- CTRN stock overview
- CTRN income statement
- CTRN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.