Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

VLGEA • • Industrial / General

Consumer DefensiveGrocery StoresTraditional Supermarket ChainsRegional Supermarket Operators

AboutVillage Super Market, Inc. operates a chain of supermarkets in the United States. Its stores feature specialty departments, such as an on-site bakery, an expanded delicatessen; and various natural and organic foods, ethnic and international foods, prepared foods, and pharmacies. The company operates a chain of twenty-nine ShopRite supermarkets, five Fairway Markets, and three Gourmet Garage specialty markets located in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Village Super Market, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Springfield, New Jersey.Show more

Revenue $2.32B +3.8%
EBITDA $109M +11.5%
Net Income $56M +11.7%
EPS (Diluted) 3.82 +12.4%
Gross Margin 28.57% -0.5%
EBITDA Margin 4.69% +7.5%
Operating Margin 3.11% +11.9%
Net Margin 2.43% +7.7%
ROE 12% +2.0%
ROIC 7.59% +11.2%
Debt/Equity 0.69 -16.6%
Interest Coverage 18.70 +24.6%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 17.7%
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.5%
✓Trading at only 1.1x book value
✓Efficient asset utilization: 2.3x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 1.9%

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y3.89%

5Y5.16%

3Y4.03%

TTM3.88%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y6.29%

5Y17.72%

3Y28.09%

TTM7.54%

EPS CAGR

10Y5.87%

5Y17.3%

3Y27.57%

TTM8.07%

ROCE

10Y Avg8.19%

5Y Avg6.83%

3Y Avg8.35%

Latest8.84%

Peer Comparison

Regional Supermarket Operators

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
WMKWeis Markets, Inc.	1.7B	68.76	16.81	2.02%	2.04%	7.44%	1.54%	0.12
IMKTAIngles Markets, Incorporated	1.03B	70.85	16.10	-5.42%	1.57%	5.17%	3.84%	0.34
VLGEAVillage Super Market, Inc.	376.35M	35.41	9.27	3.76%	2.37%	11.09%	9.16%	0.69

Profit & Loss

	Jul 2016	Jul 2017	Jul 2018	Jul 2019	Jul 2020	Jul 2021	Jul 2022	Jul 2023	Jul 2024	Jul 2025
Sales/Revenue+	1.63B	1.6B	1.62B	1.64B	1.8B	2.03B	2.06B	2.17B	2.24B	2.32B
Revenue Growth %	0.03%	-0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.1%	0.13%	0.02%	0.05%	0.03%	0.04%
Cost of Goods Sold+	1.19B	1.17B	1.17B	1.19B	1.3B	1.47B	1.48B	1.55B	1.59B	1.66B
COGS % of Revenue	0.73%	0.73%	0.73%	0.72%	0.72%	0.72%	0.72%	0.72%	0.71%	0.71%
Gross Profit+	445.03M	436.71M	443.03M	456.72M	506.48M	565.04M	579.67M	616.45M	641.98M	662.97M
Gross Margin %	0.27%	0.27%	0.27%	0.28%	0.28%	0.28%	0.28%	0.28%	0.29%	0.29%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.03%	-0.02%	0.01%	0.03%	0.11%	0.12%	0.03%	0.06%	0.04%	0.03%
Operating Expenses+	400.7M	395.98M	409.58M	422.04M	476.19M	535.88M	540.72M	550.9M	579.92M	590.9M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.25%	0.25%	0.25%	0.26%	0.26%	0.26%	0.26%	0.25%	0.26%	0.25%
Selling, General & Admin	376.6M	371.5M	384.58M	394.75M	444.83M	498.79M	507.6M	516.9M	544.35M	555.04M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.23%	0.23%	0.24%	0.24%	0.25%	0.25%	0.25%	0.24%	0.24%	0.24%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	24.1M	24.48M	25M	27.29M	31.36M	37.09M	33.12M	34M	35.57M	35.86M
Operating Income+	44.33M	40.73M	33.45M	34.68M	30.28M	29.16M	38.95M	65.55M	62.05M	72.07M
Operating Margin %	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%
Operating Income Growth %	0.02%	-0.08%	-0.18%	0.04%	-0.13%	-0.04%	0.34%	0.68%	-0.05%	0.16%
EBITDA+	68.43M	65.22M	58.45M	61.97M	61.98M	64.86M	73.65M	101.26M	97.51M	108.77M
EBITDA Margin %	0.04%	0.04%	0.04%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%	0.05%	0.04%	0.05%
EBITDA Growth %	0.02%	-0.05%	-0.1%	0.06%	0%	0.05%	0.14%	0.37%	-0.04%	0.12%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	24.1M	24.48M	25M	27.29M	31.7M	35.7M	34.7M	35.71M	35.46M	36.7M
EBIT	46.83M	43.58M	37.3M	39.96M	34.34M	32.8M	42.97M	76.94M	76.85M	73.53M
Net Interest Income+	-1.99M	-1.61M	-615K	847K	1.45M	-310K	116K	7.18M	10.66M	9.75M
Interest Income	2.51M	2.84M	3.85M	5.28M	4.06M	3.63M	4.02M	11.4M	14.8M	13.61M
Interest Expense	4.5M	4.45M	4.46M	4.44M	2.61M	3.94M	3.91M	4.22M	4.13M	3.85M
Other Income/Expense	-1.99M	-1.61M	-615K	847K	1.45M	-310K	116K	7.18M	10.66M	9.75M
Pretax Income+	42.34M	39.12M	32.84M	35.52M	31.73M	28.85M	39.06M	72.72M	72.72M	81.82M
Pretax Margin %	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%
Income Tax+	17.3M	16.2M	7.76M	9.98M	6.79M	8.86M	12.23M	23.01M	22.25M	25.44M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.59%	0.59%	0.76%	0.72%	0.79%	0.69%	0.69%	0.68%	0.69%	0.69%
Net Income+	25.04M	22.92M	25.08M	25.54M	24.94M	19.99M	26.83M	49.72M	50.46M	56.38M
Net Margin %	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Net Income Growth %	-0.18%	-0.08%	0.09%	0.02%	-0.02%	-0.2%	0.34%	0.85%	0.02%	0.12%
Net Income (Continuing)	25.04M	22.92M	25.08M	25.54M	24.94M	19.99M	26.83M	49.72M	50.46M	56.38M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	1.77	1.60	1.74	1.82	1.72	1.37	1.84	3.38	3.40	3.82
EPS Growth %	-0.18%	-0.1%	0.09%	0.05%	-0.05%	-0.2%	0.34%	0.84%	0.01%	0.12%
EPS (Basic)	1.98	1.80	1.79	1.98	1.92	1.53	2.06	3.78	3.78	3.82
Diluted Shares Outstanding	14.15M	14.33M	14.41M	14.04M	14.09M	14.15M	14.16M	14.23M	14.31M	14.76M
Basic Shares Outstanding	12.65M	12.73M	14.02M	12.54M	12.58M	12.64M	12.66M	12.73M	10.11M	14.76M
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.5%	0.56%	0.51%	0.5%	0.52%	0.65%	0.49%	0.27%	0.26%	0.24%

Balance Sheet

	Jul 2016	Jul 2017	Jul 2018	Jul 2019	Jul 2020	Jul 2021	Jul 2022	Jul 2023	Jul 2024	Jul 2025
Total Current Assets+	159.83M	181.47M	190.9M	168.78M	197.32M	196.32M	237.97M	246.69M	199.7M	205.11M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	88.38M	87.44M	96.11M	101.12M	111.68M	116.31M	134.83M	140.91M	117.26M	110.7M
Cash Only	88.38M	87.44M	96.11M	101.12M	111.68M	116.31M	134.83M	140.91M	117.26M	110.7M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	13.19M	36.52M	35.98M	11.95M	24M	16.97M	41.5M	43.95M	18.32M	19.41M
Days Sales Outstanding	2.94	8.31	8.13	2.65	4.86	3.05	7.35	7.4	2.99	3.05
Inventory	42.01M	41.85M	39.41M	38.5M	42.13M	42.63M	44.19M	44.52M	46.74M	51.42M
Days Inventory Outstanding	12.89	13.08	12.27	11.84	11.85	10.62	10.89	10.48	10.7	11.32
Other Current Assets	16.26M	15.67M	19.4M	17.21M	19.5M	20.4M	17.45M	17.31M	17.38M	23.58M
Total Non-Current Assets+	290.42M	273.75M	290.69M	333.51M	718.23M	692.69M	686.48M	721.02M	781.96M	798.6M
Property, Plant & Equipment	201.47M	204.44M	214.57M	224.89M	579.5M	545.62M	558.63M	551.41M	562.98M	322.89M
Fixed Asset Turnover	8.11x	7.85x	7.53x	7.31x	3.11x	3.72x	3.69x	3.93x	3.97x	7.19x
Goodwill	12.06M	12.06M	12.06M	12.65M	24.19M	24.19M	24.19M	24.19M	24.19M	24.19M
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long-Term Investments	26.47M	27.09M	27.09M	28.64M	29.46M	33M	40.17M	46.26M	27.28M	65.11M
Other Non-Current Assets	7.69M	7.6M	36.98M	17.12M	32.07M	34.58M	63.5M	36.43M	167.51M	386.41M
Total Assets+	450.25M	455.23M	481.59M	502.29M	915.55M	889M	924.45M	967.71M	981.66M	1B
Asset Turnover	3.63x	3.52x	3.35x	3.27x	1.97x	2.28x	2.23x	2.24x	2.28x	2.31x
Asset Growth %	0.04%	0.01%	0.06%	0.04%	0.82%	-0.03%	0.04%	0.05%	0.01%	0.02%
Total Current Liabilities+	99.3M	96.19M	101.7M	112.47M	162.8M	152.29M	158.17M	178.97M	174.22M	181.27M
Accounts Payable	76.43M	76.83M	80.88M	90.08M	112.84M	95.89M	101.3M	108.47M	109.33M	83.16M
Days Payables Outstanding	23.44	24.01	25.19	27.7	31.73	23.89	24.96	25.54	25.03	18.31
Short-Term Debt	855K	944K	878K	1.06M	26.31M	7.61M	8.6M	10.11M	10.23M	9.91M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	5.19M	-652K	-764K	-1.02M	-19.59M	0	0	0	0	357K
Current Ratio	1.61x	1.89x	1.88x	1.50x	1.21x	1.29x	1.50x	1.38x	1.15x	1.13x
Quick Ratio	1.19x	1.45x	1.49x	1.16x	0.95x	1.01x	1.23x	1.13x	0.88x	0.85x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-7.61	-2.63	-4.78	-13.21	-15.02	-10.22	-6.72	-7.66	-11.34	-3.93
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	79.22M	72.21M	76.75M	71.14M	420.43M	395.24M	394.17M	378.57M	359.89M	331.08M
Long-Term Debt	377K	114K	6.42M	6.97M	75.08M	69.62M	68.22M	74.11M	63.67M	48.62M
Capital Lease Obligations	43.18M	42.53M	41.77M	40.75M	321.11M	300.46M	305.81M	287.31M	275.62M	259.46M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	1.39M	6.76M	0	0	16.5M	14.43M	14.93M	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	35.66M	29.57M	28.56M	23.42M	24.25M	25.16M	20.14M	17.15M	20.6M	23M
Total Liabilities	178.52M	168.41M	178.44M	183.62M	583.23M	547.53M	552.34M	557.54M	534.11M	511.75M
Total Debt+	44.93M	44.24M	49.83M	49.81M	442.08M	399.84M	403.58M	392.58M	371.68M	340.55M
Net Debt	-43.45M	-43.19M	-46.28M	-51.31M	330.4M	283.53M	268.75M	251.67M	254.42M	229.85M
Debt / Equity	0.17x	0.15x	0.16x	0.16x	1.33x	1.17x	1.08x	0.96x	0.83x	0.69x
Debt / EBITDA	0.66x	0.68x	0.85x	0.80x	7.13x	6.16x	5.48x	3.88x	3.81x	3.13x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.63x	-0.66x	-0.79x	-0.83x	5.33x	4.37x	3.65x	2.49x	2.61x	2.11x
Interest Coverage	9.86x	9.15x	7.50x	7.82x	11.60x	7.40x	9.97x	15.53x	15.01x	18.70x
Total Equity+	271.74M	286.82M	303.14M	318.67M	332.32M	341.47M	372.11M	410.17M	447.56M	491.96M
Equity Growth %	0.08%	0.06%	0.06%	0.05%	0.04%	0.03%	0.09%	0.1%	0.09%	0.1%
Book Value per Share	19.21	20.02	21.03	22.69	23.59	24.14	26.27	28.82	31.27	33.34
Total Shareholders' Equity	271.74M	286.82M	303.14M	318.67M	332.32M	341.47M	372.11M	410.17M	447.56M	491.96M
Common Stock	55.9M	58.55M	62.38M	65.81M	68.77M	71.29M	73.59M	76.86M	80.87M	84.29M
Retained Earnings	234.18M	244.31M	258.1M	270.75M	286.24M	293.19M	306.97M	343.5M	380.62M	423.69M
Treasury Stock	-5M	-8.63M	-9.15M	-9.55M	-13.94M	-13.94M	-14.59M	-18.33M	-20.51M	-20.46M
Accumulated OCI	-13.34M	-7.41M	-8.19M	-8.34M	-8.75M	-9.06M	6.13M	8.13M	6.58M	4.45M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Jul 2016	Jul 2017	Jul 2018	Jul 2019	Jul 2020	Jul 2021	Jul 2022	Jul 2023	Jul 2024	Jul 2025
Cash from Operations+	64.1M	46.15M	58.88M	55.79M	83.95M	52.69M	79.63M	104.51M	80.85M	93.22M
Operating CF Margin %	0.04%	0.03%	0.04%	0.03%	0.05%	0.03%	0.04%	0.05%	0.04%	0.04%
Operating CF Growth %	2.67%	-0.28%	0.28%	-0.05%	0.5%	-0.37%	0.51%	0.31%	-0.23%	0.15%
Net Income	25.04M	22.92M	25.08M	25.54M	24.94M	19.99M	26.83M	49.72M	50.46M	56.38M
Depreciation & Amortization	24.1M	24.48M	25M	27.29M	31.7M	35.7M	34.7M	35.71M	35.46M	36.65M
Stock-Based Compensation	3.19M	3.13M	3.71M	3.1M	2.96M	2.52M	2.3M	3.27M	3.99M	3.41M
Deferred Taxes	-70K	2.28M	-1.05M	-1.88M	11.19M	-2.54M	-5.09M	-2.09M	-170K	3.51M
Other Non-Cash Items	-171K	-112K	-326K	176K	1.45M	-1.4M	13.8M	2.88M	2.44M	1.19M
Working Capital Changes	12M	-6.55M	6.47M	1.57M	11.71M	-1.59M	7.08M	15.02M	-11.34M	-7.92M
Change in Receivables	842K	2.03M	718K	1.67M	3.47M	-656K	-379K	-227K	-3.6M	1.92M
Change in Inventory	3.93M	271K	2.62M	1.2M	661K	-718K	-4.85M	-2.95M	-2.77M	-5.28M
Change in Payables	-540K	481K	4.38M	1.9M	25.08M	-14.39M	4.79M	5.36M	1.69M	3.72M
Cash from Investing+	-20.37M	-29.67M	-42.55M	-36.28M	-129.66M	-26.37M	-46.42M	-88.43M	-78.01M	-75.58M
Capital Expenditures	-19.97M	-27.73M	-35.46M	-27.99M	-54.49M	-25.23M	-43.27M	-46.4M	-63.11M	-58.77M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.03%	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%	0.03%	0.03%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-395K	-1.95M	-7.09M	102K	-1.54M	-1.14M	1.86M	6.13M	-8.42M	-8.13M
Cash from Financing+	-14.4M	-17.43M	-7.66M	-14.49M	56.27M	-21.69M	-14.69M	-10.01M	-26.48M	-24.21M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	-12.63M	-12.79M	-12.88M	-12.89M	-12.96M	-13.05M	-13.04M	-13.19M	-13.34M	-13.31M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	28K	83K	230K	34K	-212K	-222K	-51K	246K	70K	55K
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	44.13M	18.43M	23.42M	27.8M	29.45M	27.46M	36.35M	58.11M	17.74M	34.46M
FCF Margin %	0.03%	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.03%	0.01%	0.01%
FCF Growth %	8.3%	-0.58%	0.27%	0.19%	0.06%	-0.07%	0.32%	0.6%	-0.69%	0.94%
FCF per Share	3.12	1.29	1.62	1.98	2.09	1.94	2.57	4.08	1.24	2.34
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	2.56x	2.01x	2.35x	2.18x	3.37x	2.64x	2.97x	2.10x	1.60x	1.65x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	0	2.61M	3.94M	3.91M	4.22M	4.13M	0
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	0	9.43M	1.48M	20.68M	15.08M	34.16M	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	9.55%	8.21%	8.5%	8.21%	7.66%	5.93%	7.52%	12.71%	11.77%	12%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	14.21%	12.95%	10.03%	9.92%	4.88%	3.4%	4.62%	7.55%	6.82%	7.59%
Gross Margin	27.22%	27.22%	27.43%	27.79%	28.07%	27.83%	28.12%	28.45%	28.7%	28.57%
Net Margin	1.53%	1.43%	1.55%	1.55%	1.38%	0.98%	1.3%	2.29%	2.26%	2.43%
Debt / Equity	0.17x	0.15x	0.16x	0.16x	1.33x	1.17x	1.08x	0.96x	0.83x	0.69x
Interest Coverage	9.86x	9.15x	7.50x	7.82x	11.60x	7.40x	9.97x	15.53x	15.01x	18.70x
FCF Conversion	2.56x	2.01x	2.35x	2.18x	3.37x	2.64x	2.97x	2.10x	1.60x	1.65x
Revenue Growth	3.23%	-1.86%	0.65%	1.76%	9.8%	12.51%	1.51%	5.12%	3.23%	3.76%

Revenue by Segment

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Center Store	1.01B	1.11B	1.22B	1.23B	1.3B	1.34B	1.38B
Center Store Growth	-	9.94%	9.61%	0.89%	5.75%	2.88%	3.48%
Fresh	558.25M	616.27M	736.66M	757.38M	787.77M	809.96M	833.04M
Fresh Growth	-	10.39%	19.53%	2.81%	4.01%	2.82%	2.85%
Pharmacy	69.4M	68.51M	67.05M	67.78M	71.75M	82.28M	93.45M
Pharmacy Growth	-	-1.29%	-2.13%	1.09%	5.86%	14.67%	13.58%
Other Product	4.62M	8.06M	8.07M	6.58M	7.07M	6.82M	10.16M
Other Product Growth	-	74.51%	0.14%	-18.45%	7.43%	-3.60%	48.98%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.3x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) reported $2.35B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 65% increase from $1.42B in 2012.

Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) grew revenue by 3.8% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) is profitable, generating $55.6M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (2.4% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.55%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) has a return on equity (ROE) of 12.0%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) generated $36.7M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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