Natural Grocers Q4 net income rises

Reuters
Nov 21
Natural Grocers Q4 net income rises

Overview

  • Natural Grocers fiscal Q4 net sales rose 4.2% yr/yr to $336.1 mln

  • Net income for fiscal Q4 increased 31% to $11.8 mln

  • Company raises quarterly dividend by 25% to $0.15 per common share

Outlook

  • Company plans to open 6 to 8 new stores in fiscal 2026

  • Company expects fiscal 2026 diluted EPS between $2.00 and $2.15

  • Company forecasts fiscal 2026 capital expenditures of $50 mln to $55 mln

Result Drivers

  • COMPARABLE STORE SALES - Q4 net sales increase driven by a $13.3 mln rise in comparable store sales

  • NEW STORE SALES - Additional $2.9 mln in sales from new stores contributed to Q4 revenue growth

  • PRODUCT OFFERING - Co attributes sales growth to high-quality natural and organic products and competitive pricing

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Sales

$336.14 mln

Q4 EPS

$0.51

Q4 Net Income

$11.80 mln

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

$24.40 mln

Q4 Gross Margin

29.50%

Q4 Gross Profit

$99.03 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The one available analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the miscellaneous specialty retailers peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc is $54.00, about 41.9% above its November 19 closing price of $31.36

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