Village Super Market, Inc.
Rank #40HypergrowthVLGEA · Nasdaq · Consumer Defensive
Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) — Rank #40 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.66) · ROE 10.9% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000103595 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Village Super Market, Inc. engages in the operation of a chain of supermarkets in the United States.
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It offers grocery, meat, produce, dairy, deli, seafood, prepared food products, and bakery and frozen food products. The company also provides non-food products, including health and beauty care, general merchandise, liquor, and pharmacy products. The company offers its products under the Wholesome Pantry, Bowl & Basket, Paperbird, Fairway and Gourmet Garage brands. It operates its supermarkets under the ShopRite and Fairway banners, and specialty markets under the Gourmet Garage banner, as well as operates online stores through shoprite.com, fairwaymarket.com, and gourmetgarage.com, as well as ShopRite app, Fairway app, and Gourmet Garage app. Village Super Market, Inc.
was founded in 1937 and is based in Springfield, New Jersey.
- Industry
- Grocery Stores
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- State
- NJ
- Filer Category
- Accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- July 27
- Website
- myvillagesupermarket.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.
Market Cap
$658.43M
P/E (annual)
—
P/S (annual)
0.3
P/B
1.3
P/OCF (annual)
7.1
Shareholder Yield
—
Employees
2,160
Industry
Grocery Stores
Exchange
Nasdaq
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
2/3 passGrowth
1/1 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 1/5 Terry Smith thresholdsWhat Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
-10.8%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 19.5%
within its own historyCost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
-14.0%
r = 10% (base)
-10.8%
r = 12%
-8.1%
Net debt / market cap: -38.6%
Note: current FCF margin is 2.1σ above its historical mean — implied growth may understate valuation risk if the margin reverts.
Earnings bubble check
Current margins may be above sustainable levels — a P/E based on peak earnings can overstate cheapness.
Disclosure regression check
A previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported. Worth checking the filing for why.
Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.66
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
Return on equity
10.9%
Gross margin
28.6%
Revenue growth (YoY)
44.6%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue vs COGS | ||||
| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
4.0%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
5.2%
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
28.1%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
-1.8%
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
0.96
Current ratio
1.17×
Quick ratio
—
Net cash
$72.17M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$34.46M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
-0.39
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
0.1%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Dividend safety
Composite score
3.2 / 5
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
N/A
Only 8/9 components determinable.