Albertsons Companies Inc (ACI) is slightly undervalued and Ingles Markets Inc (IMKTA) is slightly undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, ACI trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +14%, against +7% for IMKTA.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 6.0% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $14.03; the price of $12.07 is 14% below that value.
Leak Score 30/100 on 2 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 7.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $90.18; the price of $83.84 is 7% below that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 37/100 on 8 of 12 signals
| Metric | ACI | IMKTA |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Slightly undervalued | Slightly undervalued |
| Price | $12.07 | $83.84 |
| Intrinsic value | $14.03 | $90.18 |
| Margin of safety | +14% | +7% |
| Leak Score | 30/100 (2/12) | 37/100 (8/12) |
| Market cap | $5.9B | $1.6B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 3.6% | 3.0% |
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 2.7% | 6.3% |
| Debt to equity | 9.74 | 0.31 |
| P/E | 161.4x | 15.2x |
| P/B | 3.7x | 0.9x |
| Dividend yield | 4.5% | 0.8% |