Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

$27.82 ▲ 0.73%
2026-04-21 08:24:00

Explore Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap
$657.13 M
Current Price
$27.82
52W High / Low
$61.22 / $23.47
Stock P/E
13.74
Book Value
$9.55
Dividend Yield
2.16%
ROCE
12.32%
ROE
23.81%
Face Value
EPS
$2.06
Exp Qtr EPS
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Grocery Stores
Employees
3,455
Beta
1.26
Debt / Equity
147.7
Current Ratio
1.07
Quick Ratio
0.22
Forward P/E
12.31
Price / Sales
0.46
Enterprise Value
$911.19 M
EV / EBITDA
9.38
EV / Revenue
0.68
Rating
None
Target Price
$45
EPS Forecast (FY)

Pros

  • Healthy return on equity.
  • Efficient use of capital employed.
  • Valuation is not stretched on P/E basis.
  • Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

  • Leverage is relatively high.
  • Operating margin is thin.
  • Net margin is relatively low.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024
Sales335.58 M336.14 M328.7 M335.77 M330.22 M
Operating Profit15.02 M15.67 M15.61 M17.97 M13.78 M
Net Profit11.33 M11.8 M11.61 M13.1 M9.94 M
EPS in Rs0.490.510.50.570.43

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Sales1.33 B1.24 B1.14 B1.09 B
Operating Profit63.03 M48.7 M33.68 M31.26 M
Net Profit46.44 M33.94 M23.24 M21.36 M
EPS in Rs2.021.471.010.93

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Total Assets670.5 M655.48 M669.18 M663.11 M
Total Liabilities458.11 M481.22 M498.34 M507.3 M
Equity212.4 M174.25 M170.84 M155.81 M
Current Assets168.07 M147.06 M152.55 M140.66 M
Current Liabilities158.78 M164.13 M154.03 M137.73 M

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

2025202420232022
Operating CF55.3 M73.76 M64.61 M39.69 M
Investing CF-30.97 M-38.6 M-37.95 M-31.14 M
Financing CF-16.09 M-44.63 M-20.35 M-20.19 M
Free CF23.93 M35.08 M26.51 M8.25 M
Capex-31.38 M-38.68 M-38.09 M-31.44 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

2024202320222021
Revenue Growth %8.86%4.68%
Earnings Growth %46%8.79%
Profit Margin %2.73%2.04%1.96%
Operating Margin %3.92%2.95%2.87%
Gross Margin %29.38%28.66%27.98%
EBITDA Margin %6.27%5.31%5.33%

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex DateDividend
2026-03-02$0.15
2025-12-01$0.15
2025-09-02$0.12
2025-05-27$0.12
2025-03-03$0.12
2024-12-02$0.12
2024-09-03$0.1
2024-06-03$0.1
2024-03-01$0.1
2023-11-24$1.1
2023-08-25$0.1
2023-05-26$0.1
2023-02-24$0.1
2022-11-25$0.1
2022-08-26$0.1
2022-05-27$0.1
2022-02-25$0.1
2021-11-26$0.1
2021-08-27$0.07
2021-05-28$0.07

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name Type Shares Value % Out Report Date
American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF Mutual Fund 0.44 M $11.57 M 0.02% 2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF Mutual Fund 0.3 M $7.84 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
Fidelity Salem Street Trust-Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund Mutual Fund 0.12 M $3.24 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Small Cap Portfolio Mutual Fund 0.11 M $2.86 M 0% 2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Mutual Fund 0.11 M $2.81 M 0% 2026-01-31
WisdomTree Trust-WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund Mutual Fund 0.09 M $2.39 M 0% 2026-01-31
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio Mutual Fund 0.08 M $2.15 M 0% 2026-01-31
Blackrock Inc. Institutional 0.93 M $24.32 M 0.04% 2025-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc Institutional 0.89 M $23.3 M 0.04% 2025-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Institutional 0.65 M $16.89 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
American Century Companies Inc Institutional 0.52 M $13.48 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
Wellington Management Group, LLP Institutional 0.47 M $12.28 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
Millennium Management Llc Institutional 0.41 M $10.84 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Mutual Fund 0.41 M $10.83 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
Renaissance Technologies, LLC Institutional 0.38 M $10.01 M 0.02% 2025-12-31