Regional grocery chain Ingles Markets swings to Q4 profit

Ingles Markets, Incorporated

26/11/2025 12:39

Overview

Ingles Markets Q4 net sales fell to $1.37 bln from $1.40 bln yr/yr

Net income for Q4 rose to $25.7 mln from a loss of $1.5 mln yr/yr

Gross profit margin increased to 24.5% from 21.4% in Q4 2024

Outlook

Company expects to meet future capital expenditures and debt service needs

Result Drivers

GROSS PROFIT MARGIN - Increase in gross profit margin to 24.5% from 21.4% helped improve financial results

IMPAIRMENT LOSSES - Absence of prior year's impairment losses related to Hurricane Helene contributed to net income improvement

EXPENSE MANAGEMENT - Slight reduction in operating and administrative expenses supported financial performance

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
$1.37 bln
Q4 EPS
$1.35
Q4 Net Income
$25.70 mln
Q4 Gross Profit
$334.70 mln
Q4 Operating Income
$35.03 mln


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