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Ingles Markets (Ingles Markets) Profitability Rank : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ingles Markets Profitability Rank?

Ingles Markets has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Ingles Markets's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.98%. As of today, Ingles Markets's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Ingles Markets's Profitability Rank

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Ingles Markets's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ingles Markets's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ingles Markets's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ingles Markets's Profitability Rank falls into.



Ingles Markets Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Ingles Markets has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Ingles Markets's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=58.975 / 1481.062
=3.98 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Ingles Markets has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Good Sign:

Ingles Markets Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Ingles Markets (Ingles Markets) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2913 U.S. Highway 70 West, Black Mountain, NC, USA, 28711
Ingles Markets Inc is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in operating a supermarket chain. The company operates the business in the southeast United States, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, with a few stores in Virginia and Alabama as well. The company locates its stores majorly in suburban areas, small towns, and neighborhood areas. It offers a broad range of goods, including food products, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise. The retail business contributes the majority of the company's revenue. The company's real estate ownership of a material portion of total stores enables it to generate rental income.
Executives
Sharp Laura Ingle director 2913 U.S. HWY. 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Michael David Hogan officer: President of Subsidiary Milkco C/O INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED, P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Patricia Jackson officer: CFO P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
James W Lanning director, officer: President, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee
John R Lowden director 140 GREENWICH AVE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ernest E. Ferguson director P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Fred Ayers director 2913 US HIGHWAY 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Brenda S Tudor director, officer: VP Finance, Treasurer, CFO
L. Keith Collins director P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Laura Anne Laxton Ingle 2011 Irrevocable Trust Dated September 8, 2011 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Robert Ingle, Sr. Administrative Trust Uta Robert Pierce Ingle Living Trust Dated December 24, 2010 10 percent owner 2913 US HIGHWAY 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Robert P Ingle director, officer: Chairman and CEO, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee
Ingles Markets Inc Investment/profit Sharing Plan Trust 10 percent owner
Ronald B Freeman director, officer: Chief Financial Officer, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Ingle Robert P Ii director, officer: VP - Operations PO BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816

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