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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Imkta.O
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Mcap
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P/E
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EV / Rev
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Div yield
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Op margin
2,2 %
ROE
5,2 %
Net margin
1,6 %
Debt / equity
0,31
Beta
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52w range
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Volume
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Prev close
$90,76
Open
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Next earnings
2026-11-09
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About
Ingles Markets Inc operates as a regional retailer, generating revenue through the sale of goods, though specific product lines and customer bases are not detailed in the available data.
Business. Ingles Markets Inc operates as a regional retailer, generating revenue through the sale of goods, though specific product lines and customer bases are not detailed in the available data.
Classification85 %
SectorConsumer Staples
Industry groupConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
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At a glance
Score
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not yet scored
Valuation
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valuation pending
Analysts
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not yet wired
Ownership→
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability→
5,2 %
return on equity
Quality
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not yet scored
What drives this business
The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.
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News & coverage
0Sector rotation
Sector1D1Mvs mkt
Materials+2,3 %+6,6 %+1,7 %
Communication Services+2,2 %−5,5 %+1,7 %
Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
Financials−0,4 %−2,7 %−0,9 %
Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
Consumer Staples · THIS SECTOR−0,7 %+2,3 %−1,3 %
Industrials−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %
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Analysis
AI analysis
Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04
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Opportunity
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Upcoming catalysts
Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.
- Company
- EarningsFY 2026 earnings (expected)2026-11-09 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
- Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
- Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
- Congressional trades
- CongressVirginia Foxx — Ingles Markets, Incorporated - Class2022-09-30 · Republican · NC · Sale · $15,001 - $50,000
- CongressVirginia Foxx — Ingles Markets, Incorporated - Class2022-08-30 · Republican · NC · Purchase · $50,001 - $100,000
Pre-earnings brief
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Signals & dispatch
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Composite-score breakdown
Synthesis
Business
Ingles Markets Inc operates as a regional retailer, generating revenue through the sale of goods, though specific product lines and customer bases are not detailed in the available data.
Classification85 %
SectorConsumer Staples
Industry groupConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
AI synthesis
GENERATED(a) Capital structure and liquidity: The company holds total assets of $2.57 billion against total liabilities of $950 million, resulting in total equity of $1.62 billion. Long-term debt stands at $497 million, yielding a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. Operating cash flow is reported at $154 million, while capital expenditures are $115 million, indicating positive free cash flow generation. However, the risk assessment flags medium liquidity risk and notes that net cash is negative after subtracting total debt, suggesting reliance on debt financing for operations or investments.
(b) Profitability and returns: Revenue for the latest period is $5.33 billion, with gross profit of $1.27 billion, implying a gross margin of approximately 23.9%. Operating income is $118 million, and net income is $84 million, resulting in a net margin of roughly 1.6%. Return on equity is 5.17%, and return on assets is 3.26%. Without cohort median data, these returns cannot be benchmarked against industry peers, but the low net margin suggests thin profitability typical of high-volume retail operations.
Key takeaways
- The company generates $5.33 billion in revenue but maintains a thin net margin of 1.6%, resulting in $84 million in net income.
- Debt-to-equity is conservative at 0.31, but the company has negative net cash, indicating reliance on debt.
- Return on equity is 5.17%, with no cohort data available for peer comparison.
- Dilution risk is unknown due to missing share count data, and liquidity risk is rated as medium.
- No segment, geographic, or historical growth data is available to assess diversification or trends.
Bull / Bear case
analysis pipeline— missing data
In focus — financials by report
Valuation
Market price
$91,80
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P / Bⓘ
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P / Tangible bookⓘ
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Tangible book
$1.62B
Net cashⓘ
-$497.3M
Current ratioⓘ
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Debt / equityⓘ
0.3
ROAⓘ
3.3%
ROEⓘ
5.2%
Cash conversionⓘ
184.0%
CapEx / revenueⓘ
2.1%
SBC / revenueⓘ
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Dilution ratioⓘ
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Revenue by segment
Business relationships
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Supply chain
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Peer comparison
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Options
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Short squeeze
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Earnings-call key lines
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Sell-side observations
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Themes
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ESG
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Risk factors
Dilution riskUnknown
Liquidity riskMedium
Filing-based flags
- Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Op Margin2,2 %Below median
Net Margin1,6 %Below median
ROE5,2 %Below median
Capex / Rev2,1 %Above P75
D/E0,31Above P75
Cash Conv1,84Above median
Corporate actions / M&A
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FX exposure
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Comparable transactions
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Derivatives & instruments
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Actions
Ask Handelsavisen
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Data sources
- Market data
- Market data cache
- Issuer disclosures
- Public news
- Earnings transcripts
- Consensus estimates
- ESG data
- Reference data
How metrics are computed
- Cash Conversion Ratiooperating_cash_flow / net_income
- Debt To Equity(short_term_debt + long_term_debt) / total_equity
- Capex To Revenuecapital_expenditure / revenue
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Return On Assetsnet_income / total_assets
Source documents
- INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED Market data — financials · 2026-07-30
- reconciler_enqueue (reconciler) on IMKTA.O · 2026-07-30
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$58M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$82M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$17M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$37M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$42M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$18M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$11M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$82M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$12M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$6M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$89M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$36M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$18M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
Leadership
- Jim W. LanningPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Insider activity
Net buying1 buys · 0 sellsnet $44K1 insiders · last 365d
- Director · Class A Common StockBought 500 @ $88,07$44K · 2026-05-20
Short positioning
1.0Mshares short+3.7% vs prior
9.24days to cover
74.4%short of daily vol
288fails-to-deliver
as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)
Geographic breakdown
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Listings · one canonical issuer
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IMKTA.OCanonical
NASDAQ · USD
Intel & risk
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OSINT findings
Dilution riskUnknown
Liquidity riskMedium
Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 1.64BUnknown
- Total liabilities (annual): USD 930.27MUnknown
- Total assets (annual): USD 2.57BUnknown
- Long-term debt (annual): USD 494.05MUnknown
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 290.97MUnknown
- Current assets (annual): USD 977.12MUnknown
- Pre-tax income (annual): USD 109.94MUnknown
- Operating cash flow (annual): USD 154.1MUnknown
- Capex (annual): USD 114.5MUnknown
- Operating income (annual): USD 117.58MUnknown
- Cost of revenue (annual): USD 4.06BUnknown
- Interest expense (annual): USD 19.71MUnknown
- Revenue (annual): USD 5.33BUnknown
- Total operating expenses (annual): USD 1.16BUnknown
- Net income (annual): USD 83.59MUnknown
- Gross profit (annual): USD 1.27BUnknown
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 274.53MUnknown
- Total liabilities (annual): USD 931.66MUnknown
- Long-term debt (annual): USD 511.85MUnknown
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 1.56BUnknown
- Current assets (annual): USD 890.02MUnknown
- Total assets (annual): USD 2.49BUnknown
- Operating income (annual): USD 147.14MUnknown
- Pre-tax income (annual): USD 139.5MUnknown
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The Thread
Everything we know, in order2026-11-09EVENTUpcomingFY 2026 earnings (expected) estimated date
2026-05-20 00:00 UTCINSIDER1 insider transaction — 2026-05
2026-05-20 00:00 UTCINSIDER1 insider transaction — 2026-05
2026-05-20INSIDERJacobs Dwight L. bought 500 sh Class A Common Stock — Director ~$44k
2024-06-27 00:00 UTCINSIDER4 insider transactions — 2024-06 · net sell $1.4M
2024-06-27 00:00 UTCINSIDER4 insider transactions — 2024-06 · net sell $1.4M
2024-03-28 00:00 UTCINSIDER5 insider transactions — 2024-03 · net sell $1.1M
2024-03-28 00:00 UTCINSIDER5 insider transactions — 2024-03 · net sell $1.1M
2024-02-29 00:00 UTCINSIDER2 insider transactions — 2024-02 · net sell $616k
2024-02-29 00:00 UTCINSIDER2 insider transactions — 2024-02 · net sell $616k
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