Ingles Markets vs Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
IMKTA 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 IMKTA and NGVC compare
Ingles Markets is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage ($1.6B against $663M).
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.0% versus 1.0% for Ingles Markets).
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.5% compared with 1.9% at Ingles Markets.
Both pay dividends: Ingles Markets yields 0.78% and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 2.1%.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 13 for Ingles Markets), 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 | NGVC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.6B | $663M |
| Share price | $84.28 | $28.75 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.0% | −12.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 9.1% | 107% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 26K | 410 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 14.0× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.5× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 2.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.2× (better) | 6.8× |
| P/FCF | 10.7× (better) | 29.2× |
| PEG | – | 0.49 |
| FCF yield | 9.3% (better) | 3.4% |
| Fair value | $83.54 | $31.27 |
| Margin of safety | −0.88% | 8.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.0% | 2.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.0% | 5.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 84.3% (better) | 9.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 9.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 17.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.5% | 29.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 4.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 3.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.8% (better) | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 6.3% | 21.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.2% | 24.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.17 (better) | −0.17 |
| Interest coverage | 7.7× | 23.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.21 (better) | 1.10 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.47 (better) | 3.53 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.78% | 2.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 11.8% | 27.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.78% | 2.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.9% | 40.0% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $44.0K (better) | −$87.1K |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.5% | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- IMKTA stock overview
- IMKTA income statement
- IMKTA 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.