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Ingles Markets (Ingles Markets) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ingles Markets Financial Strength?

Ingles Markets has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Ingles Markets Inc shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Ingles Markets's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.34. Ingles Markets's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.10. As of today, Ingles Markets's Altman Z-Score is 4.76.


Competitive Comparison of Ingles Markets's Financial Strength

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Ingles Markets's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ingles Markets's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ingles Markets's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ingles Markets's Financial Strength falls into.



Ingles Markets Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Ingles Markets's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $59 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $565 Mil.

Ingles Markets's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*58.975/-5.706
=10.34

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Ingles Markets's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(25.01 + 564.792) / 5924.248
=0.10

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Ingles Markets has a Z-score of 4.76, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.76 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Ingles Markets  (NAS:IMKTA) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Ingles Markets has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Ingles Markets (Ingles Markets) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2913 U.S. Highway 70 West, Black Mountain, NC, USA, 28711
Ingles Markets Inc is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in operating a supermarket chain. The company operates the business in the southeast United States, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, with a few stores in Virginia and Alabama as well. The company locates its stores majorly in suburban areas, small towns, and neighborhood areas. It offers a broad range of goods, including food products, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise. The retail business contributes the majority of the company's revenue. The company's real estate ownership of a material portion of total stores enables it to generate rental income.
Executives
Sharp Laura Ingle director 2913 U.S. HWY. 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Michael David Hogan officer: President of Subsidiary Milkco C/O INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED, P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Patricia Jackson officer: CFO P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
James W Lanning director, officer: President, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee
John R Lowden director 140 GREENWICH AVE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ernest E. Ferguson director P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Fred Ayers director 2913 US HIGHWAY 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Brenda S Tudor director, officer: VP Finance, Treasurer, CFO
L. Keith Collins director P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Laura Anne Laxton Ingle 2011 Irrevocable Trust Dated September 8, 2011 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Robert Ingle, Sr. Administrative Trust Uta Robert Pierce Ingle Living Trust Dated December 24, 2010 10 percent owner 2913 US HIGHWAY 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Robert P Ingle director, officer: Chairman and CEO, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee
Ingles Markets Inc Investment/profit Sharing Plan Trust 10 percent owner
Ronald B Freeman director, officer: Chief Financial Officer, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Ingle Robert P Ii director, officer: VP - Operations PO BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816

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