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AMCON Distributing Company (DIT)

Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | Omaha, United States | NYSE American
69.00 USD

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is severely compromised by a catastrophic earnings miss where the company reported a net loss of $2.34 per share, shattering any expectation of profitability. This operational collapse is compounded by a balance sheet under immense strain, carrying over $200 million in debt against a tiny market cap of roughly $69 million, creating a precarious liquidity situation. While the stock trades at a fraction of book value, this deep discount reflects the market's recognition that the business is currently failing to generate earnings or free cash flow, which is eroding shareholder value rather than preserving it. The recent price action shows a fragile attempt to stabilize near the $70 level, but the underlying fundamentals—specifically the shift from growth to significant losses and the heavy debt load—suggest a continued struggle to regain footing. Investors should view the current price as a reflection of severe distress rather than a bargain opportunity, given the high risk of further dilution or capital structure issues.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.139212
AutoETS0.142533
AutoARIMA0.143231
MSTL0.143250

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 5.83
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.599
Excess Kurtosis -0.35
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 174.161
Revenue per Share 2633.324
Market Cap 67,348,344
Trailing P/E 35.75
Beta -0.20
Profit Margins 0.07%
Website https://www.amcon.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.17% 0.88% 0.74% 1.70%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-07 0.120000 0.174267
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
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.48
dividendYield 0.67
exDividendDate 2026-08-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0069565214
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-08-07
dividendDate 2026-08-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.13025212
Address1 7,405 Irvington Road
All Time High 180.0
All Time Low 5.0
Ask 75.74
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 250
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,361
Average Volume 1,361
Average Volume10Days 250
Beta -0.203
Bid 20.07
Bid Size 200
Book Value 118.322
City Omaha
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 69.0
Current Ratio 2.748
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 69.0
Day Low 69.0
Debt To Equity 174.161
Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Dividend Rate 0.48
Dividend Yield 0.67
Earnings Growth 1.007
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.038
Earnings Timestamp End 1,753,099,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,752,663,540
Ebitda 21,432,464
Ebitda Margins 0.00879
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.497
Enterprise To Revenue 0.11
Enterprise Value 267,840,400
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.93
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 68.7088
Fifty Day Average Change 0.29119873
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0042381575
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -13.025212
Fifty Two Week High 95.59
Fifty Two Week High Change -26.589996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.27816716
Fifty Two Week Low 59.15
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.849998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16652575
Fifty Two Week Range 59.15 - 95.59
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 807,543,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.49
Float Shares 249,570
Free Cashflow -3,103,518
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Full Time Employees 1,341
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 69.0
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.07795
Gross Profits 190,035,856
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.7443
Held Percent Institutions 0.108610004
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 1,786,060,800
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 67,348,344
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_345386
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 1,796,782
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 69,786,002
Open 69.0
Operating Cashflow 15,239,982
Operating Margins 0.00657
Payout Ratio 0.2483
Peg Ratio 1.1
Phone 402 331 3727
Previous Close 69.0
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.58315444
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.027626185
Profit Margins 0.00074
Quick Ratio 0.865
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 69.0
Regular Market Day Low 69.0
Regular Market Day Range 69.0 - 69.0
Regular Market Open 69.0
Regular Market Previous Close 69.0
Regular Market Price 69.0
Regular Market Time 1,787,860,800
Regular Market Volume 97
Return On Assets 0.018229999
Return On Equity 0.01571
Revenue Growth 0.133
Revenue Per Share 2,633.324
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Shares Outstanding 976,028
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0011
Shares Short 1,077
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,242
Short Name AMCON Distributing Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0043
Short Ratio 0.35
Source Interval 15
State NE
Symbol DIT
Total Cash 636,644
Total Cash Per Share 0.652
Total Debt 201,131,120
Total Revenue 2,437,844,480
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.48
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0069565214
Trailing Eps 1.93
Trailing P E 35.751297
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 76.50293
Two Hundred Day Average Change -7.5029297
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.09807376
Type Disp Equity
Volume 97
Website https://www.amcon.com
Zip 68,122