Village Super Market

VLGEA

Grocery Stores · Consumer Defensive

Price

$44.10

+0.96 (+2.23%)

Market Cap

$653.1M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Mixed

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Share count rising — dilution

+4.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 14.1M (2021) → 14.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Village Super Market, Inc. operates a chain of supermarkets in the United States. Its stores feature specialty departments, such as an on-site bakery, an expanded delicatessen; and various natural and organic foods, ethnic and international foods, prepared foods, and pharmacies. The company operates a chain of twenty-nine ShopRite supermarkets, five Fairway Markets, and three Gourmet Garage specialty markets located in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Village Super Market, Inc.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-9.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

5.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~5 years

$304M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$304M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Village Super Market is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

26.6%

Modest — 26.6% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

1.5%

Thin — 1.5% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

11.7%

Below par — 11.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+4.2%

Slow sales growth (+4.2% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-1.1%

Earnings shrinking (-1.1% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

184%

Turns 184% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

2.4%

Thin free cash flow (2.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.11

Conservative — low debt load (0.11)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

21.47x

Comfortably covers interest (21.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

11.8x

Attractive valuation — P/E 11.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.27%

Moderate income — 2.27% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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