IMKTA vs VLGEA
Ingles Markets Inc. and Village Super Market Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | IMKTA | VLGEA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.3B | $2.3B |
| Net income | $83.6M | $56.4M |
| Gross margin | 23.9% | 28.6% |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| Return on equity | 5.3% | 12.0% |
| Diluted EPS | · | · |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 14.7% | 23.6% |
| Free cash flow | $39.6M | $34.5M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $492.0M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.09× | −0.09× |
| Current ratio | 3.22× | 1.13× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.0% | 5.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −14.1% | 17.7% |
IMKTA bills 2.3× the revenue of VLGEA, and VLGEA keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (2.4% against 1.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | IMKTA | VLGEA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.3B | $2.3B |
| FY2024 | $5.6B | $2.2B |
| FY2023 | $5.9B | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $5.7B | $2.1B |
| FY2021 | $5.0B | $2.0B |
| FY2020 | $4.6B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $4.2B | $1.6B |
| FY2018 | $4.1B | $1.6B |
| FY2017 | $4.0B | $1.6B |
| FY2016 | $3.8B | $1.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | IMKTA | VLGEA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $83.6M | $56.4M |
| FY2024 | $105.5M | $50.5M |
| FY2023 | $210.8M | $49.7M |
| FY2022 | $272.8M | $26.8M |
| FY2021 | $249.7M | $20.0M |
| FY2020 | $178.6M | $24.9M |
| FY2019 | $81.6M | $25.5M |
| FY2018 | $97.4M | $25.1M |
| FY2017 | $53.9M | $22.9M |
| FY2016 | $54.2M | $25.0M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$3,013,342,609 | IMKTA |
| FY2024 | +$3,403,043,434 | IMKTA |
| FY2023 | +$3,726,127,732 | IMKTA |
| FY2022 | +$3,617,751,032 | IMKTA |
| FY2021 | +$2,957,589,603 | IMKTA |
| FY2020 | +$2,806,015,025 | IMKTA |
| FY2019 | +$2,558,531,610 | IMKTA |
| FY2018 | +$2,477,759,877 | IMKTA |
| FY2017 | +$2,398,125,727 | IMKTA |
| FY2016 | +$2,160,073,406 | IMKTA |
| FY2015 | +$2,194,854,782 | IMKTA |
| FY2014 | +$2,317,349,953 | IMKTA |
| FY2013 | +$2,262,083,461 | IMKTA |
| FY2012 | +$2,296,071,651 | IMKTA |
| FY2011 | +$2,270,095,094 | IMKTA |
| FY2010 | +$2,128,226,840 | IMKTA |
IMKTA has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.9 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2024 | −0.4 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2023 | +1.3 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2022 | +3.5 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2021 | +4.0 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2020 | +2.5 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2019 | +0.4 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2018 | +0.8 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2017 | −0.1 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2016 | −0.1 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2015 | −0.4 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2014 | +1.0 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2013 | −1.2 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2012 | −1.0 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2011 | −0.5 pp | VLGEA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between IMKTA and VLGEA over this period.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IMKTA's net margin has been more volatile than VLGEA's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 1.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.5.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between IMKTA and VLGEA over these 15 fiscal years — IMKTA led in 7 and VLGEA in 8.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IMKTA's return on equity has been more volatile than VLGEA's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 6.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.0.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between IMKTA and VLGEA over these 16 fiscal years — IMKTA led in 10 and VLGEA in 6.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.