Server Administration :: Gather Schema Stat Utility Of Oracle?

I have problem/misunderstanding with gather schema stat utility of oracle. Herewith i'm posting my try and output of it. My main question is why the column 'LAST_ANALYZED' of dba_tables not updated on gathering fresh schema level statistics.

SQL>select OWNER,TABLE_NAME,NUM_ROWS,AVG_ROW_LEN,BLOCKS,SAMPLE_SIZE,LAST_ANALYZED from dba_tables where owner='STO' and rownum<=10 order by LAST_ANALYZED;
OWNER TABLE_NAME NUM_ROWS AVG_ROW_LEN BLOCKS SAMPLE_SIZE LAST_ANAL

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10 rows selected.

SQL>execute dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats(OWNNAME => 'STO', OPTIONS => 'GATHER AUTO');

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL> select OWNER,TABLE_NAME,NUM_ROWS,AVG_ROW_LEN,BLOCKS,SAMPLE_SIZE,LAST_ANALYZED from dba_tables where owner='STO' and rownum<=10 order by LAST_ANALYZED;

OWNER TABLE_NAME NUM_ROWS AVG_ROW_LEN BLOCKS SAMPLE_SIZE LAST_ANAL
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------
STO BILLSLIPB 7695 26 36 7695 29-MAR-10
STO BILL_CHECKING_SLIP 2634 71 28 2634 29-MAR-10
STO FACTORYBILLA 2 119 1 2 29-MAR-10

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10 rows selected. SQL>