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Village Super Market, Inc.

Rank #40Hypergrowth

VLGEA · 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

Price History

VLGEA+134.3% · +18.6% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

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

2 green1 yellow
Revenue growth acceleratingGrowth rate increasing year over year
Operating leverage expandingOperating income growing faster than revenue
Disclosure regressionA previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported — worth checking the filing for why

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.66
Return on equity
10.9%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.96
Current ratio
1.17×
Net cash
$72.17M

Cash Flow

2/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
WARN
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
0.1%

Growth

1/1 pass
Revenue growth
44.6%
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 1/5 Terry Smith thresholds

What Growth Is Priced In

Implied revenue growth (10Y)

-10.8%

incredible deal

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 history

Cost-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.

Base FCF: $34.5M3Y mean FCF: $35M

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.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2020202120222023
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.

PASS

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

PASS

FCF / net income

-0.39

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

WARN

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

0.1%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Dividend safety

Composite score

3.2 / 5

Good
Payout ratio
23.6%5/5 Strong
FCF coverage
2.59×4/5 Strong
Dividend growth streak
0 yr0/5 Weak
Balance-sheet health
D/E 0.96 · IC 19.21×4/5 Strong

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

N/A

Only 8/9 components determinable.

Lifecycle Phase History

20172023
Value
Capital Return
Op. Leverage
Hypergrowth