International Business News - Cato http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Cato Corp. lifted its full-year earnings forecast Thursday after reporting a better-than-expected third-quarter profit. The women's apparel retailer now anticipates full-year net income between $1.01 and $1.06 per share, up from a prior forecast for earnings in a range of 93 cents to $1.03 per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/cato-boosts-its-full-year-earnings-outlook.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:40 EST Women's apparel retailer Cato Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter profit tumbled 72 percent partly on increased markdowns, but the results still beat Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/cato-3q-profit-slides-but-tops-analysts-estimates.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:03:58 EST Cato Corp. said Thursday that same-store sales rose 4 percent in October, beating analysts' expectations as the women's apparel retailer benefited from cool weather. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/cato-corp-same-store-sales-rise-4-percent.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:16:31 EST Women's apparel retailer Cato Corp. said Thursday same-store sales fell 3 percent in September because of a slowdown in consumer spending and hurricanes in the Gulf Coast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/cato-september-same-store-sales-decline-3-percent.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:34:41 EDT Women's apparel retailer Cato Corp. said Thursday its same-store sales fell 8 percent in August, hurt by the slowdown in consumer spending. Same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, are a key indicator of retailer performance since they measure growth at existing stores rather than newly opened ones. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/cato-same-store-sales-fall-8-percent-in-august.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:37:35 EDT Women's apparel retailer The Cato Corp. said Thursday that it expects the second half of its fiscal year to be difficult since its customers are facing ongoing economic difficulties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/cato-expects-difficult-2nd-half-of-fiscal-year.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:42:29 EDT Women's apparel retailer The Cato Corp. reported fiscal second-quarter earnings Thursday that matched analyst expectations, but revenue that fell short of Wall Street views. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/cato-fiscal-2q-profit-dips-with-rising-expenses.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:37:43 EDT Women's apparel retailer The Cato Corp. on Thursday lowered second-quarter guidance below analyst expectations, due to higher costs related to closing some stores. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/cato-lowers-outlook-due-to-higher-costs.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:44:39 EDT Women's apparel retailer The Cato Corp. said Thursday that same-store sales fell 1 percent in July. John Cato, company chairman, president and chief executive, said results were hurt as the benefit from tax-rebate checks began to decrease. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/the-cato-corp-july-same-store-sales-fall.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:42:52 EDT Cato Corp. was one of the only apparel retail stocks to advance Thursday, after the company reported same-store sales increased in June and raised its second-quarter earnings guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/cato-shares-jump-on-raised-guidance-june-sales.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:24:27 EDT Women's apparel retailer Cato Corp. on Thursday raised its second-quarter outlook due to strong same-store sales in June. The company now expects a profit of 42 cents to 44 cents per share, up from previous guidance of 23 cents to 33 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/cato-ups-outlook-on-strong-june-same-store-sales.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:58:11 EDT Women's apparel retailer Cato Corp. said Thursday that same-store sales rose 4 percent in June. Same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, is a key measure of retailer performance, because it measures growth at existing stores rather than from newly opened ones. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/cato-june-same-store-sales-rise-4-percent.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:56:27 EDT Women's apparel retailer The Cato Corp. said Thursday its same-store sales rose 2 percent last month. Same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, is a key indicator of retailer performance since it measures growth at existing stores rather than newly opened ones. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/cato-corp-same-store-sales-rise-2-percent-in-may.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:36:37 EDT Specialty retailer Cato Corp. raised its full-year profit guidance and reaffirmed its second-quarter profit outlook Thursday. The company expects second-quarter profit between 28 cents and 33 cents per share. A year prior, it earned 39 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/cato-reaffirms-2q-raises-full-year-guidance.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 08:28:05 EDT Specialty retailer Cato Corp. said Thursday its fiscal 2008 first-quarter profit fell 10 percent as higher costs offset a slight gain in sales. The company earned $16.9 million, or 58 cents per share, compared with profit of $18.7 million, or 59 cents per share, during the same period a year prior. Revenue rose just under 1 percent to $228.8 million from $227.2 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/cato-1q-profit-falls-as-costs-offset-sales.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 08:26:07 EDT