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On April 30, 2026 Weis Markets held its annual shareholder meeting and filed an associated Form 8‑K. On June 25, 2026 the company celebrated a grand opening of its Millsboro store with a ribbon-cutting event. On July 16, 2026 the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share, payable August 10, 2026 to holders of record July 27, 2026.
Technical Analysis
ADX at 16.36 — no trend. The ADX level indicates the market lacks a sustained directional trend; short-term momentum will drive price action rather than a strong trend.
DI+ 25.75, DI+ peak & reversal — bearish. DI- 20.31, DI- peak & reversal — bullish. With opposing DI signals and ADX below 20, directional readings conflict and reduce signal reliability for trend-following moves.
MACD 0.62 with MACD signal 1.02 and MACD decreasing — bearish momentum. MACD sits below its signal line and declines, implying momentum currently favors downward pressure rather than an acceleration higher.
MRO 21.34, MRO dip & reversal. The positive MRO indicates price sits above the WMDST target and therefore carries potential for mean reversion downward despite the recent dip-and-reverse in the oscillator.
RSI 55.28, RSI dip & reversal. Midrange RSI leaves room in both directions, but the dip-and-reverse pattern signals recent weakening in short-term buying momentum.
Price relationships: close $78.05 sits below the 20‑day average $79.11 and the 12‑day EMA shows a peak & reversal, while the 50‑day average $76.26 and 200‑day average $69.62 remain below price. A slight breach below the 1× lower Bollinger band (lower 1× = $78.08) signals a small short-term oversold excursion against longer-term moving averages.
Volume ~154,898 versus a 10‑day average ~152,983 — neutral participation. Beta readings show low market correlation: 42‑day beta -0.63 and 52‑week beta -0.04, keeping moves largely idiosyncratic.
Fundamental Analysis
Operating profitability: operating (EBIT) margin 2.84% and EBIT $35,702,000. EBIT margin rose 1.46 percentage points QoQ and increased ~48.23% YoY, reflecting meaningful margin expansion versus the prior year. The EBIT margin sits below the industry peer mean (3.49%) and industry peer median (3.50%) but above the industry peer low (-2.54%).
Top line and cash flow: total revenue $1,255,912,000 with revenue growth -13.53% YoY and revenue change data showing a QoQ move of -171.50% as provided. Operating cash flow $30,248,000 while free cash flow -$9,075,000 produces a free cash flow yield of -0.53%; free cash flow metrics weakened YoY and on a quarterly basis per the provided figures.
Balance sheet and liquidity: cash and short-term investments $230,899,000, current ratio 2.04 (well above the industry peer mean 0.79), quick ratio 1.14, and debt to assets 8.57% (below the industry peer mean 25.26%). Capital structure shows low leverage and strong near-term liquidity relative to peers.
Returns and multiples: return on equity 2.03% (below the industry peer mean 4.45%), asset turnover 0.62 (slightly below the industry peer mean 0.67), price‑to‑book 1.24 (below the industry peer mean 9.17 and median 9.42), and price‑to‑sales 1.36 (below peer mean 4.67). Enterprise multiple 24.55 and a negative free cash flow yield underpin WMDST’s current valuation call: over‑valued.
Dividend and distributions: quarterly dividend $0.34 per share; dividend coverage ratio 3.31 and payout ratio ~30.21% indicate coverage from earnings, consistent with a sustainable payout assuming current earnings trends persist.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2026-03-31 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2026-05-01 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2026-07-31 |
| CASH FLOW | Begin Period Cash Flow | $ 117.1 M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $ 30.2 M | |
| Capital Expenditures | $ -39.32 M | |
| Change In Working Capital | $ -33.43 M | |
| Dividends Paid | $ -8.41 M | |
| Cash Flow Delta | $ -19.37 M | |
| End Period Cash Flow | $ 97.7 M | |
| INCOME STATEMENT | REVENUE | |
| Total Revenue | $ 1.3 B | |
| Forward Revenue | — | |
| COSTS | ||
| Cost Of Revenue | $ 925.7 M | |
| Depreciation | $ 31.5 M | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $ 31.5 M | |
| Research and Development | — | |
| Total Operating Expenses | $ 1.2 B | |
| PROFITABILITY | ||
| Gross Profit | $ 330.2 M | |
| EBITDA | $ 67.2 M | |
| EBIT | $ 35.7 M | |
| Operating Income | $ 35.7 M | |
| Interest Income | — | |
| Interest Expense | — | |
| Net Interest Income | — | |
| Income Before Tax | $ 37.4 M | |
| Tax Provision | $ 9.5 M | |
| Tax Rate | 25.5 % | |
| Net Income | $ 27.9 M | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | $ 27.9 M | |
| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | — | |
| EPS Actual | — | |
| EPS Difference | — | |
| EPS Surprise | — | |
| Forward EPS | — | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
| Total Assets | $ 2.0 B | |
| Intangible Assets | $ 90.4 M | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ 1.3 B | |
| Total Current Assets | $ 674.6 M | |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | $ 230.9 M | |
| Cash | $ 97.7 M | |
| Net Receivables | $ 98.2 M | |
| Inventory | $ 298.7 M | |
| Long-Term Investments | — | |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts Payable | $ 237.5 M | |
| Short-Term Debt | — | |
| Total Current Liabilities | $ 330.6 M | |
| Net Debt | — | |
| Total Debt | $ 173.8 M | |
| Total Liabilities | $ 656.3 M | |
| EQUITY | ||
| Total Equity | $ 1.4 B | |
| Retained Earnings | $ 1.7 B | |
| VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS | EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS | |
| Book Value Per-Share | $ 55.39 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 24.745 M | |
| Revenue Per-Share | $ 50.76 | |
| VALUATION | Market Capitalization | $ 1.7 B |
| Enterprise Value | $ 1.6 B | |
| Enterprise Multiple | 24.554 | |
| Enterprise Multiple QoQ | 6.845 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple YoY | -31.262 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple IPRWA | high: 162.719 median: 95.426 mean: 92.186 WMK: 24.554 low: -17.674 |
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| EV/R | 1.313 | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||
| Asset To Equity | 1.479 | |
| Asset To Liability | 3.088 | |
| Debt To Capital | 0.113 | |
| Debt To Assets | 0.086 | |
| Debt To Assets QoQ | 0.99 % | |
| Debt To Assets YoY | 5.957 % | |
| Debt To Assets IPRWA | high: 0.623 mean: 0.253 median: 0.236 low: 0.204 WMK: 0.086 |
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| Debt To Equity | 0.127 | |
| Debt To Equity QoQ | -0.401 % | |
| Debt To Equity YoY | 9.699 % | |
| Debt To Equity IPRWA | high: 8.331 mean: 0.893 median: 0.674 low: 0.319 WMK: 0.127 |
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| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
| Price To Book (P/B) | 1.245 | |
| Price To Book QoQ | 1.117 % | |
| Price To Book YoY | -12.818 % | |
| Price To Book IPRWA | high: 9.416 median: 9.416 mean: 9.17 WMK: 1.245 low: 0.978 |
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| Price To Earnings (P/E) | — | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | — | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | — | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | — | |
| PE/G Ratio | — | |
| Price To Sales (P/S) | 1.358 | |
| Price To Sales QoQ | 5.772 % | |
| Price To Sales YoY | -21.586 % | |
| Price To Sales IPRWA | high: 4.92 median: 4.92 mean: 4.673 WMK: 1.358 low: 0.43 |
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| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | — | |
| Forward PE/G | — | |
| Forward P/S | — | |
| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
| Operating Leverage | 0.54 | |
| ASSET & SALES | ||
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.62 | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ | -3.296 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio YoY | 8.063 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 0.752 mean: 0.666 median: 0.665 WMK: 0.62 low: 0.386 |
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| Receivables Turnover | 12.974 | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ | -7.19 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY | -11.708 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 36.242 mean: 16.549 median: 16.374 WMK: 12.974 low: 12.423 |
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| Inventory Turnover | 3.158 | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ | -0.808 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY | 9.187 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 3.643 WMK: 3.158 mean: 2.383 median: 2.313 low: 2.037 |
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| Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) | 7.033 | |
| CASH CYCLE | ||
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) | 12.258 | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ | -5.228 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY | -18.858 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 34.327 WMK: 12.258 median: 3.536 mean: 3.47 low: -15.736 |
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| CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Cash Conversion Ratio | 3.651 | |
| CapEx To Revenue | -0.031 | |
| CapEx To Depreciation | -1.25 | |
| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Total Capital | $ 1.4 B | |
| Net Invested Capital | $ 1.4 B | |
| Invested Capital | $ 1.4 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ 1.3 B | |
| Net Working Capital | $ 344.0 M | |
| LIQUIDITY | ||
| Cash Ratio | 0.699 | |
| Current Ratio | 2.041 | |
| Current Ratio QoQ | 5.664 % | |
| Current Ratio YoY | -17.546 % | |
| Current Ratio IPRWA | WMK: 2.041 high: 1.281 mean: 0.792 median: 0.79 low: 0.745 |
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| Quick Ratio | 1.137 | |
| Quick Ratio QoQ | 1.881 % | |
| Quick Ratio YoY | -24.71 % | |
| Quick Ratio IPRWA | high: 1.769 WMK: 1.137 mean: 0.252 median: 0.242 low: 0.163 |
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| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
| Debt To EBITDA | 2.588 | |
| Cost Of Debt | 3.382 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 4.549 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ | -1.664 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio YoY | 54.983 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA | high: 31.451 median: 9.42 mean: 9.359 WMK: 4.549 low: -24.203 |
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| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.138 | |
| TIMING / LIQUIDITY | ||
| Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) | 22.277 | |
| DIVIDENDS | ||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio | 3.311 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.302 | |
| Dividend Rate | $ 0.34 | |
| Dividend Yield | 0.005 | |
| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | -0.024 % | |
| Revenue Growth | -3.08 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -171.495 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | -13.532 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | high: 10.018 % median: 6.217 % mean: 6.035 % WMK: -3.08 % low: -4.743 % |
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| Earnings Growth | — | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | — | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | — | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | — | |
| MARGINS | ||
| Gross Margin | 26.295 % | |
| Gross Margin QoQ | 5.391 % | |
| Gross Margin YoY | 5.425 % | |
| Gross Margin IPRWA | high: 29.596 % WMK: 26.295 % median: 24.673 % mean: 24.567 % low: 18.108 % |
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| EBIT Margin | 2.843 % | |
| EBIT Margin QoQ | 1.463 % | |
| EBIT Margin YoY | 48.227 % | |
| EBIT Margin IPRWA | high: 9.269 % median: 3.503 % mean: 3.493 % WMK: 2.843 % low: -2.543 % |
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| Return On Sales (ROS) | 2.843 % | |
| Return On Sales QoQ | 1.463 % | |
| Return On Sales YoY | 48.227 % | |
| Return On Sales IPRWA | high: 9.294 % median: 4.567 % mean: 4.48 % WMK: 2.843 % low: -2.42 % |
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| CASH FLOW | ||
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $ -9.07 M | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -0.532 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ | -124.415 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield YoY | -60.94 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA | high: 4.219 % mean: 0.84 % median: 0.65 % WMK: -0.532 % low: -0.533 % |
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| Free Cash Growth | -125.019 % | |
| Free Cash Growth QoQ | -85.632 % | |
| Free Cash Growth YoY | -35.805 % | |
| Free Cash Growth IPRWA | high: 5786.207 % mean: 423.94 % median: 224.017 % WMK: -125.019 % low: -1481.869 % |
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| Free Cash To Net Income | -0.326 | |
| Cash Flow Margin | 3.622 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 1.633 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
| Economic Value Added | $ 0.04 | |
| Return On Assets (ROA) | 1.374 % | |
| Return On Assets QoQ | -2.345 % | |
| Return On Assets YoY | 40.491 % | |
| Return On Assets IPRWA | high: 3.885 % median: 1.478 % mean: 1.472 % WMK: 1.374 % low: -5.962 % |
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| Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) | 2.105 % | |
| Return On Equity (ROE) | 0.02 | |
| Return On Equity QoQ | -3.468 % | |
| Return On Equity YoY | 44.523 % | |
| Return On Equity IPRWA | high: 0.145 mean: 0.044 median: 0.043 WMK: 0.02 low: -0.262 |
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| DuPont ROE | 2.046 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.941 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital QoQ | -6.05 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital YoY | 66.609 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital IPRWA | high: 11.44 % mean: 3.444 % median: 3.403 % WMK: 1.941 % low: -13.358 % |
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