Ingles Markets vs Weis Markets
IMKTA 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 IMKTA and WMK compare
Weis Markets is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Ingles Markets ($1.9B against $1.6B).
Weis Markets grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.3% versus 1.0% for Ingles Markets).
Weis Markets keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.1% compared with 1.9% at Ingles Markets.
Both pay dividends: Ingles Markets yields 0.78% and Weis Markets 1.3%.
Weis Markets scores higher on the StockData Score (18 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 | WMK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.6B | $1.9B |
| Share price | $84.28 | $78.73 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.0% | 19.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 9.1% | 25.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.19 |
| Employees | 26K | 22K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 18.6× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.4× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 1.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.2× (better) | 6.6× |
| P/FCF | 10.7× (better) | 25.3× |
| FCF yield | 9.3% (better) | 3.9% |
| Fair value | $83.54 | $81.68 |
| Margin of safety | −0.88% | 3.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.0% | 4.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.0% | 3.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 84.3% (better) | 9.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 16.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −3.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.5% | 25.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 2.6% (better) | 2.6% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 2.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.8% (better) | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | 6.3% | 7.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.2% | 8.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.17 | – |
| Interest coverage | 7.7× | 2489× (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.21 (better) | 2.04 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.47 | 5.80 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.78% | 1.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 11.8% | 32.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 1.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.78% | 1.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.9% | 46.3% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 31.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $44.0K (better) | $0 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.5% | 16.4% |
Go deeper
- IMKTA stock overview
- IMKTA income statement
- IMKTA 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.