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IMKTA
Home🔹Stocks🔹Ingles Markets, Incorporated

Ingles Markets, Incorporated

🇺🇸IMKTA•NASDAQ

Ingles Markets, Incorporated

🇺🇸IMKTA•NASDAQ
Market cap
$1.66B
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Mkt Cap
$1.66B
Sentiment
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Ingles Markets, Incorporated

Industry
Grocery Stores
Sector
Consumer Defensive
CEO
James W. Lanning
Headquarters
2913 U.S. Hwy., Asheville, NC, US
Industry
Grocery Stores
Sector
Consumer Defensive
CEO
James W. Lanning
Headquarters
2913 U.S. Hwy., Asheville, NC, US
Description

Ingles Markets, Incorporated operates a chain of supermarkets in the southeast United States.

It offers food products, including grocery, meat and dairy products, produce, frozen foods, and other perishables; and non-food products, which include fuel centers, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise, as well as private label items.

The company also owns and operates a milk processing and packaging plant that supplies organic milk, fruit juices, and bottled water products to other retailers, food service distributors, and grocery warehouses.

In addition, it provides home meal replacement items, delicatessens, bakeries, floral departments, and greeting cards, as well as broad selections of local organic, beverage, and health-related items.

As of September 25, 2021, the company operated 189 supermarkets under the brand name Ingles, and nine supermarkets under the brand name Sav-Mor in western North Carolina, western South Carolina, northern Georgia, eastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and northeastern Alabama, as well as 111 pharmacies and 107 fuel stations.

Ingles Markets, Incorporated was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.

Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Ingles Markets, Incorporated, and the rating behind it. IMKTA last traded at $87.32, 15.6× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Starting points for Ingles Markets, Incorporated: P/E 15.6, EPS $5.58, beta 0.57 — an Grocery Stores name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Ingles Markets, Incorporated paid $0.66 per share over the last year — a 0.8% yield at the current $87.32 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Ingles Markets, Incorporated stands at $5.58. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Ingles Markets, Incorporated has reported as a listed company since 1987. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Ingles Markets, Incorporated valued side by side against its closest peers. Ingles Markets, Incorporated is measured against Grocery Stores peers within the Consumer Defensive sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

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Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Ingles Markets, Incorporated, and how their positions are changing. At a $1.66B market value, institutional positions materially move Ingles Markets, Incorporated's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Ingles Markets, Incorporated executives and directors. Shares of Ingles Markets, Incorporated have traded between $58.92 and $75.63 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Ingles Markets, Incorporated is a $1.66B Consumer Defensive company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

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Latest headlines and company announcements for Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Coverage tracks Ingles Markets, Incorporated within Grocery Stores (Consumer Defensive). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

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Peer companies

  • ACIAlbertsons Companies, Inc.
  • DNUTKrispy Kreme, Inc.
  • GOGrocery Outlet Holding Corp.
  • KRThe Kroger Co.
  • NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
  • SFMSprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
  • VLGEAVillage Super Market, Inc.
  • WMKWeis Markets, Inc.

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  • DNOPYDino Polska S.A.
  • EMLAFEmpire Company Limited
  • EMP-A.TOEmpire Company Limited
  • GCHEFGrupo Comercial Chedraui, S.A.B. de C.V.

ETFs holding Ingles Markets, Incorporated

Largest holders, then the funds most concentrated in IMKTA · % = share of the fund

  • AVUVAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF0.22%
  • VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF0.00%
  • IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF0.04%
  • DFSVDimensional - US Small Cap Value ETF0.10%
  • PBJInvesco Food & Beverage ETF2.85%
  • BSMCBrandes U.S. Small-Mid Cap Value ETF2.69%
  • TCVTowle Value ETF2.05%
  • XRTState Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF1.47%
IMKTA Analysis
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Past5
Growth1
Health4
Profit2
Value2

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