Grocery Outlet vs Weis Markets
GO and WMK 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 WMK compare
Weis Markets is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Grocery Outlet ($1.8B against $1.3B).
Grocery Outlet grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.1% versus 4.7% for Weis Markets).
Weis Markets keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.0% compared with −8.0% at Grocery Outlet.
Weis Markets pays a dividend yielding 1.8%; Grocery Outlet does not pay one.
Weis Markets scores higher on the StockData Score (17 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 | WMK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $1.8B |
| Share price | $12.93 | $74.41 |
| Change, 1 year | −9.8% | 15.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −44.6% | 18.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.53 | 0.19 |
| Employees | 2,207 | 22K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 18.5× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.4× |
| P/B | 1.6× | 1.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 6.4× |
| P/FCF | 106× | 47.1× (better) |
| FCF yield | 0.95% | 2.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $16.57 | $77.09 |
| Margin of safety | 22.0% (better) | 3.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.1% (better) | 4.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.4% (better) | 3.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −4788% | −3.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −5629% | 4.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −3.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.0% (better) | 25.5% |
| Operating margin | −7.9% | 2.5% (better) |
| Net margin | −8.0% | 2.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.26% | 0.77% (better) |
| Return on equity | −38.1% | 7.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −20.7% | 8.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.62 (better) | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2479× |
| Current ratio | 1.29 | 2.03 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.56 | 5.71 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.8% |
| Payout ratio | – | 33.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 1.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 114% | 46.3% |
| Held by insiders | 6.6% | 31.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $7.4M (better) | $32.8K |
| Short interest, % of float | 22.3% | 16.3% |
Go deeper
- GO stock overview
- GO income statement
- GO valuation and score
- WMK stock overview
- WMK income statement
- WMK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.