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Ingles Markets, Incorporated IMKTA

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Ingles Markets, Incorporated

Overview of Ingles Markets, Incorporated

IMKTA NMS
Consumer Defensive Grocery Stores Small Cap
Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA), is a Small Cap company, in the Grocery Stores industry, last closed at $88.53, about 504.2% undervalued vs fair value, +41.5% 1Y return, ranked 108/242 in sector.
$88.53
2.48%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 26.5%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$1.60B
Enterprise Value
$1.77B
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Top Beats
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.ingles-markets.com
HQ Asheville, NC
Employees 12,152
Fiscal year Sep 30

Next Events

Earnings May 7 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$468
$535
$608
Current: $88.53 +504% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$5.3B
-5.4%%
Gross Profit
$1.3B
-2%%
Operating Income
$145.6M
2.1%%
Net Income
$83.6M
-20.8%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
47.4%
Poor

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$31.2M
78.9% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health significant issues
Overall assessment of cash flow efficiency and conversion quality.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Ingles Markets, Incorporated's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
35
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Pricing Power

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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing IMKTA's balance between Growth (12.9%), Profitability (34.5%), and Safety (52.6%). Growth 13% Safety 53% Profitability 35%

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Growth

13th percentile vs peers
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Key Signals
EPS Growth YoY -20.8% 22p Rev Growth YoY -5.4% 13p TSR -5.9% 31p Revenue CAGR 3Y -2.1% 4p EPS CAGR 3Y -32.6% 6p
Strengths
  • Current Ratio in top 20% of peers (3.22, 95th percentile)
  • Quick Ratio in top 20% of peers (1.63, 95th percentile)
  • Strong liquidity position vs peers
Risks
  • Growth in bottom 20% of peers (percentile: 13)
  • Rev Growth Yoy in bottom 20% of peers (-5.4%)

Profitability

37th percentile vs peers
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Safety

56th percentile vs peers
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Ingles Markets, Incorporated.

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