VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Business
VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC operates a chain of supermarkets and specialty markets under the ShopRite, Fairway and Gourmet Garage banners. It offers a broad range of food and non-food products, including grocery, meat, produce, dairy, deli, bakery, prepared foods, seafood, pharmacy services and private‑label brands, plus in‑store services such as catering and pharmacies and centralized commissary production. The company’s operations are organized by banner and store format, supported by a centralized commissary, real estate activities and participation in the Wakefern cooperative. Village serves customers in New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania through brick‑and‑mortar stores, online ordering, in‑store pickup and third‑party delivery.
Summary from filing dated 2025-10-09
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-07-31 | FY 2024 2024-07-31 | FY 2023 2023-07-31 | FY 2022 2022-07-31 | FY 2021 2021-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 2,321 | 2,237 | 2,167 | 2,061 | 2,030 | |
| Cost of sales | 1,658 | 1,595 | 1,550 | 1,481 | 1,465 | |
| Gross profit | 663 | 642 | 616 | 580 | 565 | |
| Operating and administrative expense | 555 | 544 | 517 | 508 | 499 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | |
| Impairment of assets | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Operating income | 72 | 62 | 66 | 39 | 29 | |
| Interest expense | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | |
| Interest income | 14 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | |
| Income before income taxes | 82 | 73 | 73 | 39 | 29 | |
| Income taxes | 25 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 9 | |
| Net income | 56 | 50 | 50 | 27 | 20 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-07-31 | FY 2024 2024-07-31 | FY 2023 2023-07-31 | FY 2022 2022-07-31 | FY 2021 2021-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 111 | 117 | 141 | 135 | 116 | |
| Merchandise inventories | 51 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | |
| Patronage dividend receivable | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Income taxes receivable | 5 | 2 | 0 | 631,000 | 5 | |
| Other current assets | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | |
| Asset, Held-for-Sale, Not Part of Disposal Group, Current | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 205 | 200 | 247 | 238 | 196 | |
| Property, equipment and fixtures, net | 323 | 303 | 277 | 265 | 256 | |
| Operating lease assets | 252 | 260 | 274 | 293 | 289 | |
| Notes receivable from Wakefern | 111 | 103 | 63 | 29 | — | |
| Investment in Wakefern | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
| Investments in Real Estate Partnerships | 22 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | |
| Goodwill | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| Other assets | 34 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | |
| Total assets | 1,004 | 982 | 968 | 924 | 889 | |
| Operating lease obligations | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | |
| Finance lease obligations | 1 | 879,000 | 667,000 | 596,000 | 531,000 | |
| Current portion of debt | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 33 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 25 | |
| Accrued wages and benefits | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | |
| Income taxes payable | 297,000 | 0 | 9 | 98,000 | 2 | |
| Total current liabilities | 181 | 174 | 179 | 158 | 152 | |
| Operating lease obligations | 241 | 256 | 267 | 284 | 278 | |
| Finance lease obligations | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
| Notes payable to Wakefern | 405,000 | 911,000 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Long-term debt | 49 | 63 | 72 | 66 | 67 | |
| Total long-term debt | 308 | 339 | 361 | 374 | 370 | |
| Pension liabilities | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Other liabilities | 19 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 15 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, no par value: Authorized 10,000 shares, none issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Retained earnings | 424 | 381 | 343 | 307 | 293 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | −9 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 492 | 448 | 410 | 372 | 341 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 1,004 | 982 | 968 | 924 | 889 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-07-31 | FY 2024 2024-07-31 | FY 2023 2023-07-31 | FY 2022 2022-07-31 | FY 2021 2021-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 37 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 | |
| Non-cash share-based compensation | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Non-cash pension settlement gain | −859,000 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 587,000 | |
| Deferred taxes | 4 | −170,000 | −2 | −5 | −3 | |
| Provision to value inventories at LIFO | 593,000 | 551,000 | 3 | 3 | 220,000 | |
| Gain on sale of assets | −2,000 | −233,000 | 257,000 | −346,000 | −5 | |
| Merchandise inventories | −5 | −3 | −3 | −5 | −718,000 | |
| Patronage dividend receivable | 2 | −4 | −227,000 | −379,000 | −656,000 | |
| Accounts payable to Wakefern | 2 | 2 | 928,000 | 7 | −11 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 2 | −1 | 4 | −2 | −4 | |
| Accrued wages and benefits | −485,000 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Income taxes receivable / payable | −3 | −12 | 10 | 3 | 9 | |
| Other assets and liabilities | −5 | 4 | 462,000 | 2 | 3 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 93 | 81 | 105 | 80 | 53 | |
| Capital expenditures | −59 | −63 | −46 | −43 | −25 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of assets | 2,000 | 233,000 | 262,000 | 4 | 1 | |
| Investment in notes receivable from Wakefern | −8 | −42 | −65 | −2 | −2 | |
| Investment in real estate partnerships | −339,000 | −6 | −6 | −5 | 0 | |
| Maturity of notes receivable from Wakefern | 0 | 33 | 29 | 0 | — | |
| Acquisition of lease right-of-use assets | −8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −76 | −78 | −88 | −46 | −26 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 53,000 | 45,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation | 55,000 | 25,000 | 279,000 | 0 | — | |
| Principal payments of long-term debt | −11 | −11 | −10 | −8 | −8 | |
| Dividends | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | |
| Treasury stock purchases, including shares surrendered for withholding taxes | 0 | −2 | −4 | −649,000 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −24 | −26 | −10 | −15 | −22 | |
| NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | −7 | −24 | 6 | 19 | 5 | |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Income taxes | 25 | 34 | 15 | 21 | 1 | |
| Investment in Wakefern and increase in notes payable to Wakefern | 0 | 31,000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |