Operates a chain of supermarkets in the southeastern United States. Offers a variety of food products, including groceries, meat, dairy, produce, and frozen foods. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (2% a year).
The market pays 18.9× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 94% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 18% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
It pays out $0.66 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 2% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 11 sells against just 1 buy. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, IMKTA sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: IMKTA is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution.