---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-011125"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGVC"
cik: "0001547459"
company_name: "Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T23:38:57.793074+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Natural Grocers Q2 FY2022 EPS $0.28 (+33.3% YoY) on $271.8M sales; raises FY outlook

## Summary
- Net sales $271.8M (+4.9% YoY); daily avg comparable store sales +4.3%.
- Net income $6.4M (+35.1% YoY); diluted EPS $0.28 (+33.3%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $16.1M (+11.8%); operating income $8.9M (+32.2%).
- Company raised fiscal 2022 outlook citing strong first-half performance.
- Transaction count comps positive YoY for four consecutive quarters; comps +13.5% vs Q2 2019.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-011125
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGVC
- cik: 0001547459
- company_name: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774922011125/0001437749-22-011125-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774922011125/ngvc20220503_8k.htm

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