What is the long-term trend for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's free cash flow margin?

Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's free cash flow margin has grown at a -12.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.8% to 2.9%.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage NGVC Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

TargetTGT

2.8%-0.5pp

Walmart WMT

1.7%-0.2pp

AmazonAMZN

1.4%-1.8pp

Sprouts Farmers MarketSFM

4.1%-1.9pp

United Natural FoodsUNFI

1.1%—

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.GO

0.5%+0.3pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$337.4M+0.5%

Gross profit$75.8M0.0%

Operating income$3.6M-61.4%

Net income$13.4M+2.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.09-71.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$20.7M-2.3%

Total debt$328.7M-3.2%

Total equity$230.9M+19.7%

Total assets$684.7M+3.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$22.7M-33.3%

CapEx$20.4M+217%

Free cash flow$2.3M-91.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$753.2M-20.5%

Enterprise value$1.06B-16.2%

P/E15.6×-7.3×

P/S0.6×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin28%+0.3pp

Operating margin2.8%+0.1pp

Net margin3.6%+0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity22.7%-0.6pp

Debt / equity1.4×-0.3×

Current ratio1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=3.3%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's free cash flow margin?: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) reported free cash flow margin of 3.3% in Q1 2025.
What is the long-term trend for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's free cash flow margin?: Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's free cash flow margin has grown at a -12.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.8% to 2.9%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.