Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

+34.0%

$57.78

vs $43.13 price

Levered DCF

$72.14

After debt service

Piotroski score

9 / 9

Strong

Altman Z-score

3.98

Safe zone

Rating

A-

Overall 4 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2026	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
P/E	10.82×	9.41×	8.99×	6.9×	12.27×	16.46×	14.68×	13.71×
P/B	0.83×	1.08×	0.98×	0.81×	0.86×	0.93×	1.07×	1.1×
P/S	0.18×	0.23×	0.2×	0.15×	0.16×	0.16×	0.2×	0.21×
EV / EBITDA	5.54×	6.9×	6.16×	5.18×	7.58×	8.8×	10.39×	4.43×
Gross margin	28.2%	28.6%	28.7%	28.5%	28.1%	27.8%	28.1%	27.8%
Operating margin	2.7%	3.1%	2.8%	3.0%	1.9%	1.4%	1.7%	2.1%
Net margin	2.2%	2.4%	2.3%	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%	1.4%	1.6%
Current ratio	1.14×	1.13×	1.15×	1.38×	1.5×	1.29×	1.21×	1.5×
Debt / equity	0.61×	0.69×	0.83×	0.96×	1.08×	1.17×	1.33×	0.15×
Interest coverage	19.02×	18.7×	15.01×	15.53×	9.97×	7.4×	11.6×	7.82×
Dividend yield	3.0%	2.5%	3.1%	4.0%	4.1%	4.1%	3.6%	3.7%
Payout ratio	25.4%	23.6%	26.4%	26.5%	48.6%	65.3%	52.0%	50.5%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2026	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
Return on equity	9.9%	11.5%	11.3%	12.1%	7.2%	5.9%	7.5%	8.0%
Return on invested capital	5.2%	5.8%	5.1%	5.5%	3.4%	2.6%	3.0%	6.4%
Return on assets	5.1%	5.6%	5.1%	5.1%	2.9%	2.2%	2.7%	5.1%
Free cash flow yield	12.6%	6.5%	4.1%	17.5%	11.4%	8.6%	8.3%	7.9%
Earnings yield	12.0%	10.6%	11.5%	15.0%	8.4%	6.3%	7.0%	7.3%
Enterprise value	$628.9M	$760.2M	$691.8M	$583.5M	$588.4M	$602.5M	$686.1M	$298.1M
Net debt / EBITDA	1.68×	2.09×	2.27×	2.23×	3.46×	4.14×	5×	-0.78×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	-14	-4	-11	-8	-7	-10	-15	-13