LANC Lancaster Colony Corp
Price (delayed)
$175.2
Market cap
$4.83B
P/E Ratio
30.74
Dividend/share
$3.7
EPS
$5.7
Enterprise value
$4.67B
Highlights
The company's quick ratio rose by 32% QoQ and by 27% YoY
The EPS has increased by 22% year-on-year
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of LANC
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
27.57M
Market cap
$4.83B
Enterprise value
$4.67B
Price to earnings (P/E)
30.74
Price to book (P/B)
4.93
Price to sales (P/S)
2.53
EV/EBIT
23.13
EV/EBITDA
17.99
EV/Sales
2.46
Revenue
$1.9B
Gross profit
$445.7M
Operating income
$194.39M
Net income
$156.87M
EBIT
$201.82M
EBITDA
$259.6M
Free cash flow
$185.41M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$5.7
EPS diluted
$5.69
Free cash flow per share
$6.75
Book value per share
$35.55
Revenue per share
$69.15
TBVPS
$37.54
Total assets
$1.24B
Total liabilities
$259.99M
Debt
$41.53M
Equity
$979.87M
Working capital
$313.72M
Debt to equity
0.04
Current ratio
2.88
Quick ratio
1.81
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.62
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
13.7%
Gross margin
23.5%
Net margin
8.3%
Operating margin
10.2%
Return on assets
13%
Return on equity
16.7%
Return on invested capital
29.2%
Return on capital employed
18.8%
Return on sales
10.6%
Dividend yield
2.11%
DPS
$3.7
Payout ratio
64.9%
LANC stock price
How has the Lancaster Colony stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.11%
1 week
-0.87%
1 month
-8.35%
1 year
-15.15%
YTD
1.19%
QTD
0.11%
Financial performance
How have Lancaster Colony's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$1.9B
Gross profit
$445.7M
Operating income
$194.39M
Net income
$156.87M
Gross margin
23.5%
Net margin
8.3%
LANC's net income is up by 21% year-on-year
The net margin has increased by 20% year-on-year but it has declined by 2.4% since the previous quarter
Lancaster Colony's operating income has increased by 19% YoY but it has decreased by 2% QoQ
The operating margin has grown by 16% YoY but it has contracted by 3.8% from the previous quarter
Growth
What is Lancaster Colony's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Lancaster Colony stock price valuation
P/E
30.74
P/B
4.93
P/S
2.53
EV/EBIT
23.13
EV/EBITDA
17.99
EV/Sales
2.46
The EPS has increased by 22% year-on-year
LANC's P/E is 20% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 38.5 and 10% less than its last 4 quarters average of 34.2
The price to book (P/B) is 12% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 5.6 and 11% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 5.5
LANC's equity is up by 8% year-on-year and by 3.7% since the previous quarter
LANC's price to sales (P/S) is 13% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 2.9 and 6% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 2.7
Efficiency
How efficient is Lancaster Colony business performance
The ROS has increased by 18% year-on-year but it has declined by 3.6% since the previous quarter
The ROIC has increased by 16% year-on-year but it has declined by 3.9% since the previous quarter
The ROE has grown by 14% YoY but it has contracted by 3.5% from the previous quarter
The company's return on assets rose by 14% YoY but it fell by 3% QoQ
Dividends
What is LANC's dividend history
DPS
$3.7
Dividend yield
2.11%
Payout ratio
64.9%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Lancaster Colony financials performed over time
The company's quick ratio rose by 32% QoQ and by 27% YoY
Lancaster Colony's current ratio has increased by 16% YoY and by 10% QoQ
The debt is 96% smaller than the equity
LANC's equity is up by 8% year-on-year and by 3.7% since the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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and Sharadar.