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Cato Reports 1Q EPS Down 3%

PR Newswire (Thu, 7:00AM)
6 Retailers Ripe For LBO
Alan Brochstein • Sun, May 19 • 2 Comments
Cato Reports April Same-Store Sales Up 1%

PR Newswire (May 9, 2013)
Sell The News On Stein Mart
Vince Martin • Tue, May 7 • 4 Comments
Cato Has Become A Value Trap
Vince Martin • Fri, Apr 26 • 8 Comments
Cato Reports March Same-store Sales Down 11%

PR Newswire (Apr 11, 2013)
Cato Has Filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2012

PR Newswire (Apr 2, 2013)
10 Stocks Meeting Benjamin Graham's Defensive Criteria In 2013
Serenity • Mon, Mar 25 • 9 Comments
Cato Reports 2012 4Q And Full Year Earnings

PR Newswire (Mar 21, 2013)
Cato Reports February Same-store Sales Down 3%

PR Newswire (Mar 7, 2013)
Cato Announces Dividend Increase Of 20%

PR Newswire (Mar 1, 2013)
Cato Reports January Same-Store Sales Down 12%

PR Newswire (Feb 7, 2013)
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Arie Goren • Tue, Feb 5 • 2 Comments
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William Rudder • Fri, Jan 18
Cato Reports December Same-Store Sales Down 7% Lowers 4Q EPS Guidance

PR Newswire (Jan 3, 2013)
My Conservative Growth Stock Picks To Begin 2013
Alan Brochstein • Tue, Jan 1 • 21 Comments
Cato Pays Special Dividend And Accelerates 2013 Full Year Dividend Payment In Anticipation Of Increased Tax Rates

PR Newswire (Dec 3, 2012)
Cato Reports November Same-Store Sales Down 2%

PR Newswire (Nov 29, 2012)
Cato Accelerates Regular Quarterly Dividend

PR Newswire (Nov 21, 2012)
Cato Corporation Q3 - There Is Good News And Bad News
Vince Martin • Thu, Nov 15, 2012

Cato Has Become A Value Trap
Vince Martin • Fri, Apr 26 • 8 Comments

Cato Has Become A Value Trap
Vince Martin • Fri, Apr 26 • 8 Comments
Cato Corporation Q3 - There Is Good News And Bad News
Vince Martin • Thu, Nov 15, 2012
Cato's Shocking Fall Brings Old Issues Back In Focus
Vince Martin • Thu, Jul 5, 2012 • 15 Comments
The Curious Case Of Cato's Guidance
Vince Martin • Wed, Mar 21, 2012 • 2 Comments
Cato Same-Store Sales Still Weak, Even If The Stock Isn't
Vince Martin • Wed, Feb 8, 2012
Cato Is A Buy At Current Prices
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Cato's Same-Store Sales Starting To Become A Concern
Vince Martin • Fri, Dec 2, 2011 • 4 Comments
Cato Corporation: A Value Play for Income Investors, An Income Play for Value Investors
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Cato's Board Should Unlock Its True Value
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Cato Corp., An Apparel Dividend Stock With Fashionable Option Yields
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Sell The News On Stein Mart
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Cato Reports 1Q EPS Down 3%

PR Newswire (Thu, 7:00AM)
Cato Reports April Same-Store Sales Up 1%

PR Newswire (May 9, 2013)
Cato Reports March Same-store Sales Down 11%

PR Newswire (Apr 11, 2013)
Cato Has Filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2012

PR Newswire (Apr 2, 2013)
Cato Reports 2012 4Q And Full Year Earnings

PR Newswire (Mar 21, 2013)
Cato Reports February Same-store Sales Down 3%

PR Newswire (Mar 7, 2013)
Cato Announces Dividend Increase Of 20%

PR Newswire (Mar 1, 2013)
Stock Market: Beginning of a Divergence?

at CNBC.com (Feb 7, 2013)
Cato Reports January Same-Store Sales Down 12%

PR Newswire (Feb 7, 2013)
Cato Reports December Same-Store Sales Down 7% Lowers 4Q EPS Guidance

PR Newswire (Jan 3, 2013)
Stocks Close Lower on Weak ISM Data, 'Cliff' Worries

at CNBC.com (Dec 3, 2012)
Stocks to Watch: CATO, HCA, DELL & More

at CNBC.com (Dec 3, 2012)
Cato Pays Special Dividend And Accelerates 2013 Full Year Dividend Payment In Anticipation Of Increased Tax Rates

PR Newswire (Dec 3, 2012)
Cato Reports November Same-Store Sales Down 2%

PR Newswire (Nov 29, 2012)
Cato Accelerates Regular Quarterly Dividend

PR Newswire (Nov 21, 2012)
Cato Reports 3Q EPS In Line With Guidance, Down 24%

PR Newswire (Nov 15, 2012)
Cato Reports Flat October Same-Store Sales

PR Newswire (Nov 1, 2012)
Cato Reports September Same-Store Sales Down 4%

PR Newswire (Oct 4, 2012)
Cato Reports August Same-store Sales Flat

PR Newswire (Aug 30, 2012)
The Cato Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend

PR Newswire (Aug 24, 2012)

CATO vs. ETF Alternatives

Company Description

The Company, founded in 1946, operated 1,281 women’s fashion specialty stores at January 31, 2009, in 31 states, principally in the southeastern United States, under the names “Cato,” “Cato Fashions”, “Cato Plus”, “It’s Fashion”, and “It’s Fashion Metro”. The Company seeks to offer quality... More

Sector: Services

Industry: Apparel Stores

Country: United States

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Thursday, May 9, 7:16 AM Cato (CATO) Apr. same-store sales +1%. Total sales -9% to $77M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, April 11, 7:47 AM Cato (CATO) says the double-digit dip in March sales was due to the calendar shift of Easter to late March from April last year. The company expects to see April sales favorably impacted. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, April 11, 7:06 AM Cato (CATO) Mar. same-store sales: -11%. Total sales +2% to $105.6M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, March 21, 7:02 AM Cato (CATO): Q4 EPS of $0.27 misses by $0.01. Revenue of $232M (+5% Y/Y) beats by $1.8M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, March 7, 7:04 AM Cato (CATO) Feb. same-store sales: -3%. Total sales +1% to $84.7M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, March 1, 8:14 AM Cato Corp (CATO) declares dividend of $0.05/share. For shareholders of record Mar. 11. Payable Mar. 25. Ex-div date Mar. 07. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, February 7, 7:13 AM Cato (CATO) Jan. same-store sales -12%. Total sales +26% to $63.8M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, January 3, 7:08 AM Cato (CATO) Dec. same-store sales -7%. Total sales -4% to $103.3M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 12:45 PM Midday top 10 gainers: YMI +77%. DSTI +73%. TELK +25%. LDK +21%. JKS +23%. JASO +21%. TSL +20%. YGE +19%. CBMX +14%. SOL +17%.
Midday top 10 Losers: RSOL -14%. CENT -13%. ACUR -11%. TAS -11%. CATO -10%. CRWS -9%. AVD -9%. CRL -8%. AXK -8%. LTBR -8%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, December 3, 2012, 8:08 AM Cato (CATO) declares special dividend of $1.00/share and acceleration of FY13 full year dividend of $1.00/share. For shareholders of record Dec 14. Payable Dec 28. Ex-div date Dec 12. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 7:10 AM Cato (CATO) Nov same-store sales -2%. Total sales +2% to $64.9M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 7:13 AM Cato (CATO): Q3 EPS of $0.16 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $197.6M (+2% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 7:17 AM Cato (CATO) Oct same-store sales flat%. Total sales +3% to $64.3M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, October 4, 2012, 7:12 AM Cato Corp (CATO) Sep same-store sales -4%. Total sales +1% to $71.1M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, August 30, 2012, 7:16 AM Cato Corp (CATO) same-store sales flat. Total sales +2% to $60.6M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, August 24, 2012, 7:39 AM Cato (CATO) declares $0.25/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.43%. For shareholders of record Sep 10. Payable Sep 24. Ex-div date Sep 06. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]

Alan Brochstein
$CATO sure is a dog. Glad I have it in my Conservative Model...
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Alan Brochstein
$CATO - very cheap
12/30/12
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Tom Armistead: Alan, I was interested in it, it comes up on a screen that backtests very well. Mgmt looks good, no debt, but where is the catalyst?
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3 Small Cap Dividend Stocks Keeping Debt Low And Profits High http://bit.ly/TULva7 $CATO $NL $WHG @ZetaKap
10/31/12
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4 Cash Loaded Dividend Stocks Holding Down The Debt http://bit.ly/Um1nGv $ASEI $BRKS $CATO $CSS @ZetaKap
9/18/12
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3 Profitable Small Cap Dividend Stocks With Money In The Bank http://bit.ly/NJkoim $BRKS $CATO $SUP @ZetaKap
7/25/12
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Alan Brochstein
$CATO went from hero to goat this week but remains in a solid uptrend - very cheap stock considering cash.
7/8/12
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Alan Brochstein
$CATO looks to be breaking out
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Alan Brochstein
$CATO looks to be breaking out
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Alan Brochstein
Looking for retailer take-outs in 2012 - CATO, SCVL, CHS???
12/29/11
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Alan Brochstein
Lots of cheap retailers... CHS, SCVL, CATO
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Alan Brochstein
$CATO - very cheap
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Tom Armistead: Alan, I was interested in it, it comes up on a screen that backtests very well. Mgmt looks good, no debt, but where is the catalyst?
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