---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-025543"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGVC"
cik: "0001547459"
company_name: "Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T10:54:03.593317+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Natural Grocers Q3 net sales up 9.7% to $309.1M; raises FY2024 outlook

## Summary
- Net income $9.2M, diluted EPS $0.40; operating income +41.4% to $12.8M.
- Daily avg comparable store sales +7.2% (4.7% transaction count, 2.4% transaction size); 4th consecutive quarter >6% comp growth.
- Operating margin improved 100bps YoY; Adjusted EBITDA $22.2M.
- Company raises fiscal 2024 outlook for daily avg comp store sales growth and diluted EPS (new specific numbers not provided).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-025543
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGVC
- cik: 0001547459
- company_name: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774924025543/0001437749-24-025543-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774924025543/ngvc20240806_8k.htm

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