Ingles Markets vs Kroger
IMKTA and KR side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IMKTA and KR compare
Kroger is the larger company, worth 25 times as much as Ingles Markets ($39.4B against $1.6B).
Kroger grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.6% versus 1.0% for Ingles Markets).
Ingles Markets keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.9% compared with 0.73% at Kroger.
Both pay dividends: Ingles Markets yields 0.78% and Kroger 2.2%.
Ingles Markets scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 7 for Kroger), 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 | IMKTA | KR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.6B | $39.4B |
| Share price | $84.11 | $66.76 |
| Change, 1 year | 21.1% | 1.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 11.2% | 57.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.38 | 0.19 |
| Employees | 26K | 403K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 36.3× |
| P/S | 0.3× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 0.9× (better) | 6.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.2× (better) | 10.0× |
| P/FCF | 10.7× (better) | 16.5× |
| FCF yield | 9.4% (better) | 6.0% |
| Fair value | $81.84 | $43.46 |
| Margin of safety | −2.8% (better) | −53.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.0% | 1.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.0% (better) | 2.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 84.3% (better) | −60.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −53.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −14.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.5% (better) | 23.1% |
| Operating margin | 2.6% (better) | 1.4% |
| Net margin | 1.9% (better) | 0.73% |
| FCF margin | 2.8% (better) | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | 6.3% | 14.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.2% | 8.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 (better) | 2.63 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.17 (better) | 2.58 |
| Interest coverage | 7.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.21 (better) | 0.70 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.47 (better) | 4.41 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.78% | 2.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 11.8% | 82.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 17 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 14.4% |
| Buyback yield | – | 9.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.78% | 11.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.9% | 89.0% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 0.37% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $44.0K (better) | −$6.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.2% | 5.3% |
Go deeper
- IMKTA stock overview
- IMKTA income statement
- IMKTA valuation and score
- KR stock overview
- KR income statement
- KR valuation and score
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