INGLES MARKETS INC
IMKTA · Retail-Grocery Stores · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $80M (gross $80M)
Reference price $88.07 — last insider purchase, 2026-05-20 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price — not a live quote)
Grade
C63Regional Southeast grocer with fortress liquidity but thin, declining returns and Hurricane Helene disruption.
Strengths
- Best-in-class liquidity (current ratio 3.2 and quick ratio both 100th pct) and solid interest coverage (76th pct)
- Owns most real estate; net margin 1.57% (67th pct) respectable for grocery
Risks
- Revenue down 5.4% (18th pct), net income down 21%, ROE only 5.2% (33rd pct) and weak FCF margin (39th pct)
- Geographic concentration in the Southeast — three stores still closed from Hurricane Helene; intense supermarket competition
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
23.9%
Operating margin
2.2%
Net margin
1.6%
Return on equity
5.2%
Return on assets
3.3%
ROIC
4.4%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-4.7%
Net-income growth
-20.8%
Debt / equity
0.3×
Interest coverage
6.0×
Current ratio
3.2×
Free cash flow
$40M
EBITDA
$240M
Tangible book value
$1.6B
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | Jacobs Dwight L. | Buy | 500 | $88.07 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-05 | 5.03Shareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-05 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-26 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-24 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-28 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2025-09-23 | 5.03Exhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-08-07 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-07 | 0001437749-26-015353 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-07 | 2026-03-28 | 0000050493-26-000013 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-05 | 2026-04-29 | 0001437749-26-014872 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-02-05 | 2025-12-27 | 0000050493-26-000010 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-05 | 2026-02-05 | 0001437749-26-003091 ↗ |
| 10-K/A | 2026-01-22 | 2025-09-27 | 0000050493-26-000006 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2025-11-26 | 2025-09-27 | 0000050493-25-000019 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-26 | 2025-11-26 | 0001437749-25-036378 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-24 | 2025-11-21 | 0001437749-25-036128 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-28 | 2025-10-23 | 0001437749-25-031973 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-09-23 | 2025-09-19 | 0001437749-25-029730 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-08-07 | 2025-06-28 | 0000050493-25-000014 ↗ |