Grocery Outlet vs Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
GO and NGVC side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GO and NGVC compare
Grocery Outlet is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage ($1.3B against $661M).
Grocery Outlet grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.1% versus 2.0% for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage).
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.5% compared with −8.0% at Grocery Outlet.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays a dividend yielding 2.1%; Grocery Outlet does not pay one.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 7 for Grocery Outlet), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GO | NGVC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $661M |
| Share price | $12.93 | $28.69 |
| Change, 1 year | −9.8% | −25.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −44.6% | 121% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.53 | 0.61 |
| Employees | 2,207 | 410 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 13.9× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.5× |
| P/B | 1.6× (better) | 2.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 6.7× |
| P/FCF | 106× | 29.1× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.49 |
| FCF yield | 0.95% | 3.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $16.57 | $30.47 |
| Margin of safety | 22.0% (better) | 5.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.1% (better) | 2.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.4% (better) | 5.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −4788% | 9.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −5629% | 9.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 17.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.0% (better) | 29.6% |
| Operating margin | −7.9% | 4.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −8.0% | 3.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.26% | 1.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | −38.1% | 21.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −20.7% | 24.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.62 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.17 |
| Interest coverage | – | 23.4× |
| Current ratio | 1.29 (better) | 1.10 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.56 | 3.53 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 27.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 114% | 40.0% |
| Held by insiders | 6.6% | 1.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $7.4M (better) | −$87.1K |
| Short interest, % of float | 22.3% | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- GO stock overview
- GO income statement
- GO valuation and score
- NGVC stock overview
- NGVC income statement
- NGVC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.