Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. NGVC

Latest FY: 2025 Consumer Defensive Grocery Stores
Market Price $27.95
Market Cap $643.99M
P/E Ratio 13.97
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Revenue (FY 2025) ↑7.2% YoY
$1.33B
3-Yr CAGR: 6.9%
Net Income ↑36.9% YoY
$46.44M
Net Margin: 3.5%
Free Cash Flow ↓-33.5% YoY
$24.10M
FCF Yield: 3.74%
EPS (Diluted) ↑36.1% YoY
$2.00
Basic: $2.02
Return on Equity Efficiency
21.9%
ROA: 6.9%

📊 Multi-Year Historical Performance & Trends

Financial Performance History Revenue, Net Income & Free Cash Flow
Margins Trend (%) Gross, Operating & Net Margins
Balance Sheet Strength Cash, Debt & Equity
Cash Flow Generation Operating Cash Flow vs CapEx vs FCF

📈 Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth History (NGVC)

All monetary values in millions ($M)
Fiscal Year Revenue Revenue YoY Gross Profit Net Income Net Inc YoY Diluted EPS EPS YoY Div / Sh Div Yield Op. Cash Flow Free Cash Flow FCF YoY
FY 2016 $705.5M $201.8M $11.5M $0.51 0.00% $28.8M $-24.9M
FY 2017 $769.0M +9.0% $212.3M $6.9M -39.9% $0.31 -39.2% 0.00% $40.8M $-0.4M +98.5%
FY 2018 $849.0M +10.4% $225.6M $12.7M +83.7% $0.56 +80.6% 0.00% $42.9M $19.1M +5,112.0%
FY 2019 $903.6M +6.4% $238.8M $9.4M -25.6% $0.42 -25.0% 0.00% $37.4M $7.4M -61.6%
FY 2020 $1,036.8M +14.7% $283.1M $20.0M +112.5% $0.89 +111.9% $0.28 2.03% $66.5M $39.8M +440.7%
FY 2021 $1,055.5M +1.8% $292.2M $20.6M +2.9% $0.91 +2.2% $2.27 15.90% $53.9M $27.5M -30.7%
FY 2022 $1,089.6M +3.2% $304.9M $21.4M +3.8% $0.94 +3.3% $0.40 4.35% $39.7M $11.7M -57.7%
FY 2023 $1,140.6M +4.7% $326.9M $23.2M +8.8% $1.02 +8.5% $0.40 2.49% $64.6M $28.0M +140.6%
FY 2024 $1,241.6M +8.9% $364.8M $33.9M +46.0% $1.47 +44.1% $1.38 3.48% $73.8M $36.2M +29.2%
FY 2025 $1,330.8M +7.2% $397.9M $46.4M +36.9% $2.00 +36.1% $0.47 1.89% $55.3M $24.1M -33.5%
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Valuation

Market Price $27.95
Market Cap $643.99M
Enterprise Value $626.87M
P/E Ratio 13.97
P/B Ratio 3.03
FCF Yield 3.74%
Dividend Yield 1.69%
Shares Outstanding 23,040,800
%

Profitability & Margins

Gross Margin 29.90%
Operating Margin 4.66%
Net Margin 3.49%
Return on Equity (ROE) 21.87%
Return on Assets (ROA) 6.93%
Asset Turnover 1.98x
Revenue 3-Yr CAGR 6.89%
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Financial Health & Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.06
Cash Ratio 0.11
Debt / Equity 0.000
Debt / Assets 0.000
Cash & Equivalents $17.12M
Total Debt N/A
Book Value / Share $9.22
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Cash Flow Efficiency

Operating Cash Flow $55.30M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx) $31.20M
Free Cash Flow $24.10M
OCF / Revenue 4.16%
FCF / Revenue 1.81%
FCF 3-Yr CAGR 27.40%
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Per Share Metrics

EPS (Diluted) $2.00
EPS (Basic) $2.02
Dividends / Share $0.47
Book Value / Share $9.22
EPS YoY Growth 36.05%
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Balance Sheet (FY 2025)

Total Assets $670.50M
Total Liabilities $458.11M
Stockholders' Equity $212.40M
Current Assets $168.07M
Current Liabilities $158.78M