AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO(NYSEARCA:DIT) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

Overall DIT gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated DIT against 18 industry peers in the Distributors industry. DIT scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. DIT is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

DIT had positive earnings in the past year.

In the past year DIT had a positive cash flow from operations.

DIT had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.

Each year in the past 5 years DIT had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of DIT (0.38%) is worse than 66.67% of its industry peers.

The Return On Equity of DIT (1.33%) is worse than 61.11% of its industry peers.

With a Return On Invested Capital value of 3.11%, DIT is not doing good in the industry: 61.11% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for DIT is significantly below the industry average of 23.10%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.38%
ROE	1.33%
ROIC	3.11%

ROA(3y)3.37%

ROA(5y)4.26%

ROE(3y)10.99%

ROE(5y)12.31%

ROIC(3y)5.39%

ROIC(5y)5.63%

1.3 Margins

DIT has a worse Profit Margin (0.05%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.

DIT's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

The Operating Margin of DIT (0.53%) is worse than 61.11% of its industry peers.

DIT's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

With a Gross Margin value of 6.68%, DIT is not doing good in the industry: 83.33% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

DIT's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	0.53%
PM (TTM)	0.05%
GM	6.68%

OM growth 3Y-14.63%

OM growth 5Y0.03%

PM growth 3Y-44.38%

PM growth 5Y-7.01%

GM growth 3Y3.81%

GM growth 5Y2.2%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

DIT has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

Compared to 1 year ago, DIT has more shares outstanding

DIT has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, DIT has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 8.25 indicates that DIT is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.

DIT's Altman-Z score of 8.25 is amongst the best of the industry. DIT outperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.40 is on the high side and indicates that DIT has dependencies on debt financing.

DIT's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.40 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. DIT is outperformed by 77.78% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.4
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	8.25

ROIC/WACC0.4

WACC7.73%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 2.61 indicates that DIT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

DIT has a better Current ratio (2.61) than 66.67% of its industry peers.

DIT has a Quick Ratio of 2.61. This is a bad value and indicates that DIT is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of DIT (0.86) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.61
Quick Ratio	0.86

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for DIT have decreased strongly by -82.54% in the last year.

The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 6.36% on average over the past years.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.03% in the past year.

The Revenue has been growing by 14.25% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-82.54%

EPS 3Y-36.08%

EPS 5Y6.36%

EPS Q2Q%-391.21%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.03%

Revenue growth 3Y17.47%

Revenue growth 5Y14.25%

Sales Q2Q%2.93%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 45.65, DIT can be considered very expensive at the moment.

DIT's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.

DIT's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.03.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	45.65
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

77.78% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than DIT, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	9.35

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)7.17

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

DIT has a yearly dividend return of 0.62%, which is pretty low.

DIT's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 2.55.

With a Dividend Yield of 0.62, DIT pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 2.36.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0.62%

5.2 History

The dividend of DIT decreases each year by -1.36%.

DIT has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.

DIT has decreased its dividend recently.

Dividend Growth(5Y)-1.36%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

5.3 Sustainability

DIT pays out 43.12% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.

DP43.12%

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AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO

NYSEARCA:DIT (5/20/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

112.75

+0.91 (+0.81%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

GICS IndustryDistributors

Earnings (Last)04-18 2025-04-18

Earnings (Next)07-16 2025-07-16

Inst Owners11.25%

Inst Owner Change0.62%

Ins Owners73.02%

Ins Owner Change0%

Market Cap73.29M

Analysts0

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.77%

Short Ratio5.32

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0.62%

Yearly Dividend1.02

Dividend Growth(5Y)-1.36%

DP43.12%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

Ex-Date05-09 2025-05-09 (0.18)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)N/A

PT rev (3m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	45.65
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.03
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	8.46
P/B	0.66
P/tB	0.72
EV/EBITDA	9.35

EPS(TTM)2.47

EY2.19%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-10.97

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)13.33

OCFY11.82%

SpS4299.88

BVpS171.31

TBVpS155.53

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)7.17

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.38%
ROE	1.33%
ROCE	4.98%
ROIC	3.11%
ROICexc	3.12%
ROICexgc	3.23%
OM	0.53%
PM (TTM)	0.05%
GM	6.68%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)3.37%

ROA(5y)4.26%

ROE(3y)10.99%

ROE(5y)12.31%

ROIC(3y)5.39%

ROIC(5y)5.63%

ROICexc(3y)5.41%

ROICexc(5y)5.65%

ROICexgc(3y)5.61%

ROICexgc(5y)5.86%

ROCE(3y)8.62%

ROCE(5y)9.01%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-20.21%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-2.67%

ROICexc growth 3Y-20.28%

ROICexc growth 5Y-2.63%

OM growth 3Y-14.63%

OM growth 5Y0.03%

PM growth 3Y-44.38%

PM growth 5Y-7.01%

GM growth 3Y3.81%

GM growth 5Y2.2%

F-Score4

Asset Turnover7.13

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.4
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	6.24
Cap/Depr	156.72%
Cap/Sales	0.57%
Interest Coverage	1.41
Cash Conversion	34.63%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	2.61
Quick Ratio	0.86
Altman-Z	8.25

F-Score4

WACC7.73%

ROIC/WACC0.4

Cap/Depr(3y)256.98%

Cap/Depr(5y)185.6%

Cap/Sales(3y)0.65%

Cap/Sales(5y)0.45%

Profit Quality(3y)404.53%

Profit Quality(5y)310.43%

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-82.54%

EPS 3Y-36.08%

EPS 5Y6.36%

EPS Q2Q%-391.21%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.03%

Revenue growth 3Y17.47%

Revenue growth 5Y14.25%

Sales Q2Q%2.93%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-32.94%

EBIT growth 3Y0.29%

EBIT growth 5Y14.28%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-120.05%

FCF growth 3Y34.7%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-83.35%

OCF growth 3Y48%

OCF growth 5YN/A

AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO (DIT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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