AMCON Distributing Company (DIT)Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | Omaha, United States | NYSE American
70.50 USD
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:38 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is deeply bearish due to a catastrophic breakdown in the company's core economics. The business is generating negative operating margins (-0.07%) while trading at a trailing P/E of 150x, a valuation metric that makes no sense for an operation destroying value. This disconnect is confirmed by the balance sheet, which shows massive leverage (debt-to-equity of 159.7) and a return on equity of merely 0.37%, indicating capital is being destroyed rather than generated. While the stock recently rallied off its lows, the underlying fundamentals—specifically the inability to generate operating profit and the unsustainable payout ratio of over 100%—suggest this is a speculative bounce rather than a recovery. The recent price action shows volatility with a sharp drop to $68 before recovering slightly, but without a turnaround in profitability, any upward move is likely a dead cat bounce. For the long term, the multi-year trajectory shows two consecutive years of decline, reinforcing the view that the market has correctly identified a deteriorating business. The dividend, while currently being paid, is mathematically unsustainable given the negative earnings base and high debt load, making it a potential trap for income investors. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.133174 |
| MSTL | 0.137579 |
| AutoETS | 0.138664 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.139027 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 8.46 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.338 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.07 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-05-10 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-05-10 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 159.725 |
| Revenue per Share | 2552.63 |
| Market Cap | 68,812,440 |
| Trailing P/E | 150.00 |
| Beta | -0.21 |
| Profit Margins | 0.02% |
| Website | https://www.amcon.com |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.13% | 0.87% | 0.71% | 1.69% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | 0.120000 | 0.134288 |
| 2026-02-06 | 0.120000 | 0.159081 |
| 2025-12-29 | 0.186667 | 0.252708 |
| 2025-11-07 | 0.120000 | 0.155844 |
| 2025-08-08 | 0.120000 | 0.164564 |
| 2025-05-09 | 0.120000 | 0.151592 |
| 2025-02-07 | 0.120000 | 0.131377 |
| 2024-12-30 | 0.186667 | 0.212540 |
| 2024-11-04 | 0.120000 | 0.135491 |
| 2024-08-02 | 0.120000 | 0.123711 |
| 2024-05-02 | 0.120000 | 0.110173 |
| 2024-02-01 | 0.120000 | 0.091888 |
| 2024-01-05 | 0.186667 | 0.141450 |
| 2023-11-03 | 0.120000 | 0.092308 |
| 2023-08-03 | 0.120000 | 0.078135 |
| 2023-05-04 | 0.120000 | 0.098082 |
| 2023-02-02 | 0.120000 | 0.104167 |
| 2022-12-30 | 3.333333 | 2.762431 |
| 2022-11-04 | 0.120000 | 0.092365 |
| 2022-08-04 | 0.120000 | 0.079232 |
| 2022-05-05 | 0.120000 | 0.109743 |
| 2022-02-03 | 0.120000 | 0.121556 |
| 2021-12-22 | 3.333333 | 2.702702 |
| 2021-11-04 | 0.120000 | 0.141420 |
| 2021-08-05 | 0.120000 | 0.104645 |
| 2021-05-06 | 0.120000 | 0.133501 |
| 2021-02-04 | 0.120000 | 0.163636 |
| 2020-12-31 | 3.333333 | 4.203446 |
| 2020-11-05 | 0.120000 | 0.269623 |
| 2020-07-30 | 0.120000 | 0.279070 |
| 2020-04-30 | 0.120000 | 0.274851 |
| 2020-02-07 | 0.120000 | 0.225000 |
| 2020-01-03 | 0.186667 | 0.385729 |
| 2019-11-05 | 0.120000 | 0.253521 |
| 2019-08-02 | 0.120000 | 0.184294 |
| 2019-05-03 | 0.120000 | 0.189474 |
| 2019-02-08 | 0.120000 | 0.203344 |
| 2019-01-04 | 0.186667 | 0.294180 |
| 2018-11-06 | 0.120000 | 0.218023 |
| 2018-08-03 | 0.120000 | 0.202247 |
| 2018-05-04 | 0.120000 | 0.200000 |
| 2018-02-12 | 0.120000 | 0.205597 |
| 2018-01-04 | 0.186667 | 0.310766 |
| 2017-11-06 | 0.120000 | 0.199115 |
| 2017-08-03 | 0.120000 | 0.195016 |
| 2017-05-04 | 0.120000 | 0.186528 |
| 2017-02-02 | 0.120000 | 0.176074 |
| 2017-01-04 | 0.186667 | 0.241630 |
| 2016-11-04 | 0.120000 | 0.199005 |
| 2016-08-04 | 0.120000 | 0.198917 |
| 2016-05-05 | 0.120000 | 0.209132 |
| 2016-02-04 | 0.120000 | 0.235294 |
| 2016-01-04 | 0.186667 | 0.347827 |
| 2015-11-02 | 0.120000 | 0.214286 |
| 2015-08-11 | 0.120000 | 0.215208 |
| 2015-05-04 | 0.120000 | 0.227848 |
| 2015-02-05 | 0.120000 | 0.222910 |
| 2014-11-04 | 0.120000 | 0.214388 |
| 2014-08-05 | 0.120000 | 0.226501 |
| 2014-05-06 | 0.120000 | 0.224048 |
| 2014-02-11 | 0.120000 | 0.206944 |
| 2013-10-31 | 0.120000 | 0.223325 |
| 2013-08-01 | 0.120000 | 0.226757 |
| 2013-05-02 | 0.120000 | 0.256374 |
| 2013-01-31 | 0.120000 | 0.249377 |
| 2012-11-07 | 0.120000 | 0.285578 |
| 2012-08-07 | 0.120000 | 0.283465 |
| 2012-05-07 | 0.120000 | 0.275019 |
| 2012-02-07 | 0.120000 | 0.273681 |
| 2011-11-03 | 0.120000 | 0.322465 |
| 2011-08-11 | 0.120000 | 0.305085 |
| 2011-05-06 | 0.120000 | 0.252419 |
| 2011-02-04 | 0.120000 | 0.224020 |
| 2010-11-05 | 0.120000 | 0.253521 |
| 2010-07-30 | 0.120000 | 0.296004 |
| 2010-05-07 | 0.120000 | 0.379427 |
| 2010-02-05 | 0.120000 | 0.338028 |
| 2009-11-05 | 0.120000 | 0.279807 |
| 2009-07-30 | 0.066667 | 0.170912 |
| 2009-04-30 | 0.066667 | 0.263159 |
| 2009-02-05 | 0.066667 | 0.399204 |
| 2008-10-30 | 0.066667 | 0.516265 |
| 2008-07-31 | 0.053333 | 0.296185 |
| 2008-05-01 | 0.053333 | 0.268005 |
| 2004-08-27 | 0.120000 | 0.832562 |
| 2004-05-26 | 0.120000 | 0.713719 |
| 2004-02-25 | 0.120000 | 0.728155 |
| 2003-12-29 | 0.120000 | 0.750000 |
| 2003-08-27 | 0.120000 | 0.647948 |
| 2003-05-28 | 0.120000 | 0.917431 |
| 2003-02-26 | 0.120000 | 0.800000 |
| 2002-12-27 | 0.120000 | 0.511073 |
| 2002-08-28 | 0.120000 | 0.571429 |
| 2002-05-29 | 0.120000 | 0.609756 |
| 2002-02-26 | 0.120000 | 0.707547 |
| 2001-12-27 | 0.120000 | 0.638298 |
| 2001-08-29 | 0.120000 | 0.606061 |
| 2001-05-29 | 0.120000 | 0.591716 |
| 2001-02-26 | 0.120000 | 0.516351 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.120000 | 0.761905 |
| 2000-09-06 | 0.120000 | 0.539326 |
| 2000-06-28 | 0.120000 | 0.564706 |
| 2000-03-29 | 0.120000 | 0.461538 |
| 2000-01-21 | 0.072000 | 0.244068 |
| 1999-12-29 | 0.072727 | 0.235293 |
| 1999-09-29 | 0.072727 | 0.255999 |
| 1999-06-30 | 0.072727 | 0.199999 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.118456125 |
| Address1 | 7,405 Irvington Road |
| All Time High | 180.0 |
| All Time Low | 5.0 |
| Ask | 70.05 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 481 |
| Average Volume | 481 |
| Average Volume10Days | 300 |
| Beta | -0.212 |
| Bid | 65.99 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | 115.127 |
| City | Omaha |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 70.5 |
| Current Ratio | 2.174 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 70.5 |
| Day Low | 70.5 |
| Debt To Equity | 159.725 |
| Dividend Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.48 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.68 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,753,099,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,752,663,540 |
| Ebitda | 21,727,230 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.00921 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.398 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.105 |
| Enterprise Value | 247,646,128 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.47 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,778,457,600 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 79.0896 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -8.5896 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10860593 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -11.845613 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 95.59 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -25.089996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.26247513 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 68.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.036764707 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 68.0 - 95.59 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 807,543,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.48 |
| Float Shares | 249,570 |
| Free Cashflow | 19,191,616 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 1,341 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.08051 |
| Gross Profits | 189,846,336 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.7443 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.110769995 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 976,063 |
| Industry | Food Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Food Distribution |
| Industry Key | food-distribution |
| Ir Website | http://www.amcon.com/InvestorRelations/StockQuote/tabid/169/Default.aspx |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,778,457,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.12 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Last Split Date | 1,774,224,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | AMCON Distributing Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of consumer products in the Central, Rocky Mountain, and Mid-South regions of the United States. The company operates through two segments: Wholesale Distribution and Retail Health Food. The Wholesale Distribution segment distributes consumer products, including cigarettes and tobacco products, candy and other confectionery, beverages, groceries, paper products, health and beauty care products, frozen and refrigerated products, and institutional foodservice products. It serves retail outlets, such as convenience stores, discount and general merchandise stores, grocery stores, drug stores, liquor stores, tobacco shops, and gas stations; and institutional customers, including restaurants and bars, schools, sports complexes, and other wholesalers. This segment also markets its own private label lines of water, candy products, batteries, and other products. The Retail Health Food segment offers the retail of natural, organic, and specialty foods consisting of produce, baked goods, frozen foods, nutritional supplements, personal care items, and general merchandise. In addition, the company operates retail health food stores under the Chamberlin's Natural Foods, Akin's Natural Foods, and Earth Origins Market brands. AMCON Distributing Company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. |
| Long Name | AMCON Distributing Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 68,812,440 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_345386 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 428,763 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 68,809,974 |
| Open | 70.92 |
| Operating Cashflow | 26,123,432 |
| Operating Margins | -0.00067000004 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.0141001 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.1 |
| Phone | 402 331 3727 |
| Previous Close | 70.5 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.6123672 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.029181063 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00017999999 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.662 |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 70.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 70.5 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 70.5 - 70.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 70.92 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 70.5 |
| Regular Market Price | 70.5 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,539,884 |
| Regular Market Volume | 43 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01904 |
| Return On Equity | 0.0037200002 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.171 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2,552.63 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 976,028 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.001 |
| Shares Short | 945 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 903 |
| Short Name | AMCON Distributing Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0038 |
| Short Ratio | 4.46 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NE |
| Symbol | DIT |
| Total Cash | 643,064 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.659 |
| Total Debt | 179,479,216 |
| Total Revenue | 2,358,119,680 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.48 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0068085105 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.47 |
| Trailing P E | 150.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 78.25377 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -7.753769 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.09908493 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 43 |
| Website | https://www.amcon.com |
| Zip | 68,122 |