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AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO DIT

NYSE · stock · Wholesale-Groceries, General Line · website · IPO 1999-12-31

AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$71.0M
P / E124.9×
P / S0.0×
P / B0.6×
P / FCF7.4×
Dividend yield0.91%
Net margin0.0%
Return on equity0.5%
FCF margin0.3%
Net debt$16.5M
Net debt / EBITDA0.7×
Enterprise value USD$87.6M
EV / EBITDA3.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV14.3%
Return on capital4.5%
Graham number -26.7%$49.55

Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($49.55); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
5.80% 5.70% 5.80% 6.00% 5.80% 6.00% 6.40% 6.70% 6.70% 6.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
0.80% 0.50% 0.40% 0.50% 0.60% 1.10% 1.10% 1.00% 0.70% 0.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.10% 4.30% 5.60% 5.30% 8.60% 20.00% 18.00% 11.10% 3.90% 0.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
713897 692183 672449 609836 567961 568103 584789 608689 630362 953378 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$3.4M $3.0M $4.8M $3.7M $3.1M $5.6M $9.0M $13.6M $21.8M $16.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.40% 2.20% 2.60% 2.00% 2.90% 8.30% 5.80% 3.20% 1.20% 0.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.30% -1.30% 0.20% -1.10% 0.80% 1.20% 0.40% 0.30% 1.80% 0.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.05× 0.04× 0.07× 0.06× 0.05× 0.07× 0.10× 0.13× 0.19× 0.15× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$8.38 $4.26 $5.38 $5.25 $9.76 $27.36 $28.59 $19.46 $7.15 $0.92 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO trades at about 73.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.2×–83.1×, median 9.3×).

3.2× 83.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (3.2×–83.1×); dot = today's 73.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin6.7%6.7%6.7%6.4%6.0%5.8%6.0%5.8%5.7%5.8%
Operating margin0.4%0.7%1.0%1.1%1.1%0.6%0.5%0.4%0.5%0.8%
Net margin0.0%0.2%0.5%0.8%0.9%0.4%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.5%
FCF margin0.3%1.8%0.3%0.4%1.2%0.8%-1.1%0.2%-1.3%1.3%
Return on assets0.1%1.2%3.2%5.8%8.3%2.9%2.0%2.6%2.2%5.4%
Return on equity0.5%3.9%11.1%18.0%20.0%8.6%5.3%5.6%4.3%9.1%
Debt / equity0.15×0.19×0.13×0.10×0.07×0.05×0.06×0.07×0.04×0.05×
Current ratio2.142.463.212.932.903.254.273.373.663.04

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.