- Weis Markets is a century-old, family-controlled food retailer with a chain of stores throughout several U.S. Mid-Atlantic states.
- Management leverages the customarily thin retail margins with zero debt and competitive levels of free cash flow and capital allocations.
- Valuation multiples appear discounted, although short interest suggests a value trap.
- Nevertheless, in the move to more defensive stocks, the reasonably-priced shares of a well-run, average risk, non-cyclical consumer staples food retailer has this value shopper's attention.
For further details see:
Weis Markets: Underbought Long And Overborrowed Short