Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
$960.25M- Market cap
- $643.67M
- Debt
- +$333.69M
- Cash
- −$17.12M
Capital structure 66% equity / 34% debt · EV / Revenue 0.72x · EV / EBITDA 14.76x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: NGVC stock price vs SHAK: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at SHAK's multiple
Needs SHAK P/E.
Implied fair value · at NGVC's multiple
Needs NGVC P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: NGVC FY 2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025) · SHAK FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 66% equity / 34% debt · EV / Revenue 0.72x · EV / EBITDA 14.76x
Capital structure 0% equity / 100% debt
NGVC carries the larger enterprise value at $960.25M against -$112.39M.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
SHAKE SHACK INC. · implied price per share
At least 3 of the last 5 annual free-cash-flow observations must be positive.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.57x
0.47x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
4.86x
-0.62x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$17.12M
$360.12M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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