On this page of Benford's Law Stocks.com we present our study of CATO CORP — ticker symbol CATO. SEC filings have been screened by our Benford's Law software, for quarterly 10Q and annual 10K filings from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024 for CATO CORP under CIK number 0000018255. For filings made in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format, our algorithm extracts all "tagged" numbers presented by the company; for any non-XBRL filings our algorithm uses its own interal set of rules to extract what it believes to be numbers as found throughout the filings. The format found for each filing is presented below together with the results for CATO, with the percentage of found numbers beginning with each digit (1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, and 9's) charted against the "normal" range observed throughout our coverage universe, as well as the "normal" range for CATO CORP based on the past CATO filings our system processed in the past.
38.2
11.6
10.4
8.3
7.8
8.5
5.4
6.6
3.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 578
Recent share count: 18,804,629 (1's column)

= Typical range across full coverage universe
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
578
Normal-to-low count compared to other filers, above the bottom quartile. At this number count, it would take about 6 numbers to move any given column by a full percentage point.
74

Starting from a possible score of 100, we made the following score deductions:
 • We deducted points upon observing the 1's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted point upon observing the 1's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
 • We deducted point upon observing the 2's percentage was below the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted point upon observing the 2's percentage was below the company's typical historical range.
 • The 6's percentage was higher than the 5's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 6's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 6's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
 • The 8's percentage was higher than the 7's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • This is the 2nd column with percentage higher than the prior column, resulting in a penalty deduction.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 8's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
CATO
Normal-to-low score compared to other filers, falling within the bottom of the middle 50%.
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Check our work! We provide our CATO CORP Benford's Law analysis for informational purposes only, and our software should be expected to make mistakes and contain errors (nothing you see on this website should be relied upon for any decision-making without first repeating the analysis yourself independently), and so below we present to you all of the numbers our system detected, for the CATO filing above. This way, you can open the filing on your own and compare what you see below against what you yourself find. This can also be helpful for exploring any columns in particular that caught your eye.

1's 2's 3's
We found 221 numbers that start with the digit 1. Here they are:
1763652
15000000
100
100000
18,774,124
1,763,652
144,642
156,682
1,528
1,574
146,170
158,256
102,955
105,832
172,809
185,344
1,523
10,209
160,922
168,605
14,752
10,349
1,320
1,614
15,074
15,074
151
15,225
107,159
19,783
111,769
154,686
1,370
1,675
169,533
188,008
14,555
14,475
100
100,000
18,774,124
18,802,742
15,000,000
1,763,652
128,827
126,953
172
177,099
192,321
1,581
1,981
116
13
1,283
1,815
13,184
1,315
1,716
1,151
1,499
1,375
13,266
11,670
10,271
13,674
10,516
10,457
12,576
12,663
1,100
126,953
192,321
10,974
10,974
17
1
189
190
13
18
14
127,058
196,911
17
14
127,951
195,062
15,074
15,074
151
151
17
1
172
173
1
11
1
158
159
128,827
172
177,099
122,431
104,709
1,238
107
17
195
195
123,555
103,426
1,127
1,127
167
167
17
1
12
1,212
1,227
1
124,798
100,756
17
1
188
189
1
125,949
15,074
15,274
19,302,107
19,421,701
19,318,794
19,373,411
19,302,107
19,421,701
19,318,794
19,373,411
151
151
172
172
1,022
185
16
1,238
19
145,508
146,170
1
10,209
10,209
14,992
14,752
1,710
1,710
157,595
158,256
1,934
1
1,523
1,523
10,604
10,349
1,320
1,801
1,801
10,271
10,271
152
135
113
111
157
160
1,262
1,239
1,520,000
1,123,873
11.32
13.22
1,230,000
15
1.23
15
10,578
10,578
12,540
12,540
18,114
18,114
1,084
1,084
1,084
1.1
175
1,168
1,119
1.6
154,000
149,000
16.4
17.4
10,716
10,909
16,755
17,498
1,450
1,642
15,584
16,671
1,207
1,468
1,435
15,226
17,027
1,171
117,692
109,054
We found 67 numbers that start with the digit 2. Here they are:
2,737
2,504
2,646
2,391
24
24
217
201
223
200
20,216
23,940
24,776
29,751
230,205
243,062
25,047
226
2,619
21,500
2,398
2,563
27,913
23,792
23,571
28,932
2,223
2,237
226,593
2,259
2,267
226,781
293
294
225,533
201
201
217,318
200
24
24
223
236
201
20
24
2,004
2,737
2,737
2,646
2,646
240
2,391
2,504
2,504
255
2,014
2,782,782
232,696
2,253
2,253
2,958
2,958
292
2
2,564
29,745
We found 60 numbers that start with the digit 3. Here they are:
324,582
345,536
3,754
322
30
30
3,355
3,973
38,158
37,404
395
397
3,189
38,659
338
357
395
3,523
3,523
353
3,527
3,527
35
35
323
3,466
3,466
355
355
3,455
3,455
3
3
3,507
3,507
31
32
3
3,495
3,495
3.2
346
30
30
323
395
35.0
31
3,132
3,754
3,754
386,664
37,741
38,329
330
321
3,126,000
386,900
3
3.30
4's 5's 6's
We found 48 numbers that start with the digit 4. Here they are:
486,848
491,897
494,288
4,272
4,005
4,005
4,228
424,405
486,817
45,836
47,407
424,405
486,817
4,005
492
44,595
4,342
440
47,407
4,428
4,428
4,005
49
4,553
474
4
489,893
491,897
424,405
448,488
486,817
466
411
466
422
406
4,725,000
4.80
48,077
45,400
45,400
480
492,000
421,000
490
46,672
4.84
45,680
We found 45 numbers that start with the digit 5. Here they are:
50000000
528,174
5,049
5,003
533,177
57,876
534,497
523
523
5,876
50,000,000
59
59
523
5,350
52,994
5,140
5
50
5
515
523
548
5,731
563
515
515
5
531,243
533,177
507
50,540
52,649
52,649
514
514
523
573
578
5.1
5.7
544
50,565
53,174
50,696
We found 49 numbers that start with the digit 6. Here they are:
693
694
61,792
6,077
6,077
60
65,994
670
62,648
64,022
61,108
63,218
634
635
64,279
6,099
6,509
60,999
6,133
694
64,279
694
69,512
676
676
694
66,094
693
691
683
695
6,077
6,077
60
695
6,077
662
6,509
6,509
661
694
60,000
62,000
65,994
630
67.5
60.4
6,266
6
7's 8's 9's
We found 31 numbers that start with the digit 7. Here they are:
7,106
7,371
797
79
79
723
79,012
705
7,783
7,106
7,371
748
748
704
714
716
79
79
786
716
704
723
7,105
7,106
741
7,370
7,371
714,000
73,593
75,103
79,012
We found 38 numbers that start with the digit 8. Here they are:
8,705
84,169
87,821
848
8,556
84
84
858
872
8
883
8.6
8,212,000
8.97
81
8,886
8,886
8,886
8,886
8,586
8,586
88,682
8,586
8,654
8,654
8,654
8,654
8.6
8,586
8,654
8,886
8,586
8,903
8,654
8
8,143
8,843
8,638
We found 19 numbers that start with the digit 9. Here they are:
98,603
92,013
95
95
929
929
963
967
91,189
9,334,000
967,000
9.51
9,109
9,109
9,109
9.1
9,109
9,274
9
While the above CATO 10Q Filed 11/26/2024 is interesting in isolation, we have found that it is also useful to take a look at older CATO CORP filings processed by our Benford's Law Stocks algorithm, to see how the company's filings "typically look" on a Benford's Law analysis. Below we repeat the 10Q Filed 11/26/2024 but instead of the chart comparing against the typical company across our coverage universe, below we show the same chart compared against the typical CATO 10Q and 10K filings that we have processed historically. This is followed by similar charts for each of those historical filings.

38.2
11.6
10.4
8.3
7.8
8.5
5.4
6.6
3.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 74
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 578

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
30.0
16.6
11.6
9.5
7.8
6.4
7.0
5.2
5.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 84
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 829

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
36.2
16.1
11.3
7.4
9.5
5.4
3.3
7.4
3.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 76
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 608

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
30.0
14.9
13.5
12.4
8.4
7.3
6.0
4.0
3.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 92
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 783

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
36.0
20.0
7.6
6.4
9.4
5.9
6.2
3.7
4.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 73
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 406

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
32.2
17.8
14.9
7.7
6.7
5.0
7.2
4.1
4.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 86
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 556

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
33.8
11.9
14.3
7.2
6.5
6.9
4.8
9.5
5.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 48
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 539

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
34.5
16.3
12.5
5.2
7.9
6.6
4.7
5.5
6.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 71
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 559

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
39.5
15.9
11.4
5.5
8.4
6.6
5.4
3.6
3.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 93
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 559

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
36.2
15.6
11.3
8.2
9.0
4.8
6.2
5.1
3.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 89
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 610

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
30.1
14.7
13.5
12.5
8.1
6.1
7.7
5.1
2.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 79
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 835

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
26.6
22.1
10.8
6.5
6.0
8.9
6.0
5.8
7.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 54
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 417

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
34.9
12.8
10.3
9.0
7.2
9.5
2.8
10.5
3.1
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 27
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 390

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
30.9
15.8
8.9
9.2
6.4
6.1
3.6
8.7
10.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 4
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 392

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
35.2
18.5
8.9
7.5
7.0
7.3
3.0
4.8
7.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 55
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 372

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
36.8
16.9
11.2
7.9
7.4
5.4
7.4
4.0
3.1
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 93
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 555

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
36.0
16.9
12.8
7.4
8.1
5.8
6.2
4.3
2.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 90
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 608

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
28.8
14.8
13.6
11.0
7.3
5.8
6.9
7.5
4.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 76
XBRL?   [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 852

= Typical CATO range from 3/27/2020 to 11/26/2024
 

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