Company: NGVC
Filing Date: 2025-12-11
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-037556
Chunk: 441

Company: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-11
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 4
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			Adjusted EBITDA

			$
			97,889

			83,283

Year ended September 30, 2025 compared to Year ended September 30, 2024

EBITDA increased 20.4% to $93.8 million for the year ended September 30, 2025 compared to $77.9 million for the year ended September 30, 2024. EBITDA as a percentage of net sales was 7.0% and 6.3% for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 17.5% to $97.9 million for the year ended September 30, 2025 compared to $83.3 million for the year ended September 30, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales was 7.4% and 6.7% for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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Year ended September 30, 2024 compared to Year ended September 30, 2023

A comparative discussion of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 is set out in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024 under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Non-GAAP financial measures – EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.”

Management believes some investors’ understanding of our performance is enhanced by including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide additional information about: (i) our operating performance, because they assist us in comparing the operating performance of our stores on a consistent basis, as they remove the impact of non-cash depreciation and amortization expense as well as items not directly resulting from our core operations, such as interest expense and income taxes and (ii) our performance and the effectiveness of our operational strategies. Additionally, EBITDA is a component of a measure in our financial covenants under our Credit Facility.

Furthermore, management believes some investors use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental measures to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in our industry. Management believes that some investors’ understanding of our performance is