Q2 2025 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc Earnings Call Transcript

May 8, 2025 / 08:30 PM GMT

Release Date Price: €41.2 (-4.19%)

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Key Points

Positve

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NGVC) reported record sales and earnings for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025.
Daily average comparable store sales increased by 8.9%, with a two-year acceleration to 16.4%.
The company saw a 60% increase in diluted earnings per share, reflecting strong operational execution and expense leverage.
The NPower rewards program saw increased engagement, with net sales penetration rising to 81% from 78% a year ago.
Natural Grocers brand products accounted for 8.6% of total sales, driven by the launch of 22 new items.

Negative

The company revised its outlook for new store openings, reducing the expected number from 4-6 to 3-4 for fiscal 2025.
Administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales increased by 20 basis points due to technology expenses and higher compensation.
The outlook for year-over-year gross margin is flat to slightly lower, depending on promotional investments.
Sales comps are expected to moderate in the second half of the year as the company cycles strong comps from the prior year.
Instacart delivery services account for only 2% of sales, indicating limited growth in this area.

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E D I T E D V E R S I O N

NGVC.N - Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage Inc
Q2 2025 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc Earnings Call
May 08, 2025 / 08:30PM GMT

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Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Natural Grocer 2nd quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings conference call.

At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

Later we will conduct a question and answer session and instructions will be given at that time.

As a reminder, today's call is being recorded.

I'd now like to turn the conference over to Ms. Jessica Theesen, Vice President, treasurer for Natural Grocers. Ms. Thiessen, you may now begin.

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