Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 16.66% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased -31.80% from $35.08M last year to $23.93M, signaling decreasing performance

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 1.40, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 1.99 last year to 1.40 today, signaling strengthened financials

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.36x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio of 23.55 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s profit margin has increased (31.75%) in the last year from 2.73% to 3.60%, signaling increasing performance

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s short-term assets of $168.07M exceed its short-term liabilities of $158.78M

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s return on assets of 7.04% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s return on equity of 22.26%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 3.24%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 36.86% since last year from $33.94M to $46.44M, signaling increasing performance

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 7.19% since last year from $1.24G to $1.33G, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 9.01% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 6.89% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has an earnings yield of 6.50%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 14.84 based on EBITDA multiple model

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 11.24x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 24.02 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 3.21x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.55x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue