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The Cato Corporation filings document public-company reporting for a NYSE-listed Class A common stock issuer in specialty apparel retail. Current reports on Form 8-K disclose results of operations and financial condition through earnings-release exhibits, including sales, comparable-store sales, margin discussion, expense trends, tax items and store-count changes.
Definitive proxy statements document annual shareholder meeting procedures, voting matters and governance disclosures. The filing record also includes amendments to material-event reports when the company corrects or updates exhibits tied to previously furnished financial-results information.
Cato Corp shareholder Amit Agarwal filed an ownership report with the SEC showing beneficial ownership of 899,000 shares of the company’s Class A common stock, representing 4.99% of that class as of February 7, 2025.
The report states he has sole voting and sole dispositive power over all 899,000 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. It also certifies that the securities were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing the control of Cato Corp, except for limited activities permitted in connection with director nominations under SEC rules.
The Cato Corporation reported stronger results for the quarter ended November 1, 2025. Retail sales rose to $153.7 million from $144.6 million, driven by a 10% increase in same-store sales despite fewer stores. Total revenues reached $155.4 million.
Gross margin improved as cost of goods sold fell to 68.0% of retail sales from 71.2%, and selling, general and administrative expenses declined slightly. The quarterly net loss narrowed to $5.2 million from $15.1 million, while for the first nine months Cato moved to net income of $5.0 million versus a prior-year loss of $4.0 million.
Cato ended the quarter with $22.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, $56.2 million in short-term investments and working capital of $58.3 million. Operating cash flow was $3.2 million for the first nine months, compared with a use of $13.3 million a year earlier. Management highlights rising tariff costs on merchandise sourced from China and other countries, and plans to close about 50 stores in fiscal 2025, after operating 1,101 stores at quarter-end.
The Cato Corporation filed a Form 8-K to announce that it has released its financial results for the third quarter ending November 1, 2025. On November 20, 2025, the company issued a press release covering these quarterly results, which is attached to the filing as Exhibit 99.1. The 8-K itself primarily serves to formally notify investors that the detailed third-quarter financial information is available in the accompanying press release.
Amit Agarwal filed Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G for Cato Corp. The filing reports beneficial ownership of 1,160,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing 6.45% of the class. The reporting person has sole voting and sole dispositive power over these shares.
The certification states the securities were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer. The date of the event requiring the filing is 02/07/2025.
Cato Corp. received a Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 5) disclosing that Amit Agarwal beneficially owns 1,500,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock, representing 8.35% of the class. He reports sole voting and sole dispositive power over all reported shares, with no shared power.
The filing is certified as a passive ownership (no intent to change or influence control). The “Date of Event Which Requires Filing” is 02/07/2025, and the signature date is 10/22/2025. The CUSIP for the securities is 149205106.
The Cato Corporation reported improved profitability in the quarter ended August 2, 2025, with total revenues of $176.5 million and net income of $6.8 million compared with $0.1 million in the prior-year quarter. Retail sales benefit from a lower cost of goods sold as a percent of retail sales (63.8% versus 65.4% year-ago) and SG&A that declined as a percent of retail sales (32.8% versus 34.9% year-ago). Cash provided by operations was $15.6 million for the six months, working capital was $50.5 million, and total assets were $436.9 million. The Company operates 1,101 stores as of August 2, 2025 and closed 16 stores in the first six months, with an expected ~50 store closures for fiscal 2025. The Company established a $35.0 million asset-based revolving credit facility with $27.0 million availability after a $3.0 million letter of credit.
The Cato Corporation furnished an update on its recent performance by reporting that it issued a press release with financial results for the second quarter ended August 2, 2025. The press release, dated August 21, 2025, is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
The filing classifies the information under results of operations and financial condition and lists the company’s Class A common stock as trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CATO.