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Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 19.52%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.54 times
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 23.58%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 7.89 times
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -3.07% (YoY)
4
With ROCE of 27.96%, it has a expensive valuation with a 4.99 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -40.28%, its profits have risen by 46% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 14.11% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -40.28% returns
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
-23.08%
0.45
56.27%
S&P 500
20.78%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.51%
EBIT Growth (5y)
15.53%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
13.04
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.54
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.10
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
5.42
Tax Ratio
20.71%
Dividend Payout Ratio
24.03%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
53.33%
ROCE (avg)
19.52%
ROE (avg)
16.60%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.72
EV to EBIT
9.64
EV to EBITDA
6.31
EV to Capital Employed
2.59
EV to Sales
0.46
PEG Ratio
0.51
Dividend Yield
2.07%
ROCE (Latest)
26.90%
ROE (Latest)
21.77%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend12What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 131.57 %
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 4,244.15
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0% (YoY
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 104.74
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 337.38 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 26.82 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 7.95 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 17.47 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 13.43 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.58
-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 62.39 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 104.74 times
Here's what is working for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 4,244.15
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 131.57 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Net Sales
Highest at USD 337.38 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 26.82 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 7.95 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 17.47 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 13.43 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.58
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 104.74
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 62.39 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 104.74 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
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