IMKTA Ingles Markets Inc
$86.11
▼ 0.8%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
IMKTA at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.
Key Metrics
Market Cap
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P/E
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Forward P/E (est.)
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ROE
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Revenue Growth
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EPS Growth
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Profit Margin
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FCF Yield
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Debt / Equity
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ROIC
4.0%
Interest Coverage
5.97x
Current Ratio
3.21x
Dividend Yield
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Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
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Rating Score
Not rated
Business Overview
Ingles Markets Inc (IMKTA) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Retail industry, within the Consumer Discretionary sector.
In its latest reported year it generated about $5.33B in revenue and $83.59M in net profit.
Our model hasn't rated IMKTA yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (9 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedSome durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
23.6% average over the last 3 years
±1.0 pts around 24.5% across 9 years
grew in 6 of the last 8 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 9 years
4.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
1.7%
Revenue moved from $4.00B in 2017 to $5.33B in 2025, a 3.7% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Profitability
Gross Margin
23.9%
Operating Margin
2.2%
Net Margin
1.6%
ROE
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Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$514.77M
Net Debt
$505.91M
Net Debt / EBITDA
4.3x
Debt / Equity
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Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 6.0x, with a current ratio of 3.2x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $514.77M of total debt against $8.86M of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$154.10M
Free Cash Flow
$39.60M
FCF Margin
0.7%
In the latest year Ingles Markets Inc produced about $154.10M of operating cash flow and $39.60M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Total paid (latest FY)
$12.27M
History on record
9 years
dividend uses 31% of free cash flow
15% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 3 years in a row
no cuts in the last 9 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
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P/S
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P/B
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EV / EBITDA
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IMKTA trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
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Current price
$86.11
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$39.60M
Growth, years 1–5
4.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where IMKTA sits versus the Consumer Discretionary companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 85 Consumer Discretionary companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How IMKTA stacks up against its Consumer Discretionary peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
IMKTA doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 85 rated Consumer Discretionary companies we cover.
P/E vs sector
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median 24.6x
ROE vs sector
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median 26.2%
Growth vs sector
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median 6.8%
Sector rank
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not rated yet
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Consumer Discretionary companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 85 rated companies among the 158 Consumer Discretionary stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
Key Risks
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Analyst Ratings
What 9 Wall Street analysts covering IMKTA recommend (December 2021). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
IMKTA's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
IMKTA — frequently asked questions
Is IMKTA a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Ingles Markets Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.
Where does IMKTA's data come from?
Live price data plus the annual financials in Ingles Markets Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.
How is the 5-year projection for IMKTA calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this IMKTA analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell IMKTA. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.