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

Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's free cash flow yield has grown at a -45.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.8% to 5.4%.

What does free cash flow yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage NGVC Free cash flow yield

Free cash flow yield at other companies

TargetTGT

5.3%-2.8pp

Walmart WMT

1.2%-0.6pp

AmazonAMZN

0.5%-0.6pp

Sprouts Farmers MarketSFM

5%+1.7pp

Nature's Sunshine ProductsNATR

5.5%-2.0pp

United Natural FoodsUNFI

10.8%—

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$726.02M-23.4%

Enterprise value$1.03B-18.3%

P/E15.1×-7.9×

P/S0.5×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin28%+0.3pp

Operating margin2.8%+0.1pp

Net margin3.6%+0.4pp

FCF margin3.3%—

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/market cap=4.6%

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 yield?: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) reported free cash flow yield of 4.6% in Q1 2025.
What is the long-term trend for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's free cash flow yield?: Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's free cash flow yield has grown at a -45.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.8% to 5.4%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.