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The Screen · Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores

Village Super Market Inc

VLGEA · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $659M · 2,160 employees

Village Super Market, Inc.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen

44.49 USD

At the last full screen
2024-07-31

Screened 2024-07-31 · the tape above runs as of 09:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its accumulation label.

Village Super Market Inc holds its Accumulation at $44.49. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 2 days.

As held on the ledger · 2024-07-31
Phase	Accumulation
Quantitative state	Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 2 days
Price at the screen	$44.49
Valuation	12.12 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screen	FAIL · score 70.0
Beta	0.44

The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Debt ratio

Test	Figure	Limit	What it means	Status
Business activity	Permissible	Core business clean	Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.	Pass
Debt load	37.86%	Below 33%	Interest-bearing debt is 37.9% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.	Fail
Interest-bearing cash	0.00%	Below 33%	Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.	Pass
Receivables	13.81%	Below 49%	Money owed to the company is 13.8% of assets, under the 49% limit.	Pass
Revenue purity	Excluded	Below 5%	of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line.	Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

The Business, in Plain Words

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Trailing P/E	12.1xreasonably valued
EPS, trailing	3.67
Revenue growth	+1.6%slow but positive growth
Profit margin	2.3%barely profitable
Return on equity	10.9%a modest return on shareholder capital
FCF yield	4.74%
Dividend yield	240.00%
Debt to equity	0.62moderate, manageable leverage
Current ratio	1.17adequate liquidity, worth monitoring
Beta	0.44barely tracks the market's swings
Short interest, float	0.03%
52-week range	30.08 - 48.21
Moat	NONE
Market cap	$659M
Employees	2,160

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

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How This Name Scores

Drawn as found · screen of 2024-07-31

Confirmed 1 Forming 3 Broken 1

PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Accumulation label
INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
SCScreen · does not pass the values gate

Each arm is one independent read, drawn as found. Conviction is not a single call; it is how many edges converge.

The Scores, As Computed

70.0Ethical score
all five screens, weighted
92.0Quality score
margins, returns, moat
33.0Valuation score
price against the range
52.6Combined
screen of 2024-07-31

The Trader Read

The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 3% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 14%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%. Entered 2026-09-16 · Accumulation

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-16 Accumulation · changed $44.49 +0.0% Entry 5

2026-08-16 Markdown · changed $44.49 +7.0% Entry 4

The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 7.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 3% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 14%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%.

2026-07-18 Distribution $41.59 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 3% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 14%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%.

2026-07-03 Distribution $41.59 +0.0% Entry 2

2026-07-02 Distribution $41.59 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

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What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period	Price then	Price return	Divs per share	$1,000 became	Total return
1 month	$43.65	-5.3%	·	$948	-5.3%
2 months	$43.89	-5.8%	·	$942	-5.8%
3 months	$41.12	+0.6%	$0.25	$1,012	+1.2%
6 months	$37.27	+11.0%	$0.50	$1,123	+12.3%
1 year	$36.13	+14.5%	$1.00	$1,172	+17.2%
2 years	$25.13	+64.6%	$2.00	$1,725	+72.5%
3 years	$20.16	+105.2%	$3.00	$2,200	+120.0%
5 years	$20.20	+104.8%	$5.00	$2,295	+129.5%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever VLGEA does next, these words stay.

Village Super Market Inc · VLGEA · Accumulation · $44.49
Recorded 2024-07-31 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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