LWAY Lifeway Foods Inc

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  2. Consumer Defensive
  3. NASDAQ: LWAY

Price (delayed)

$21.49

Market cap

$315.71M

P/E Ratio

27.91

Dividend/share

N/A

EPS

$0.77

Enterprise value

$305.36M

Lifeway Foods, Inc., which has been recognized as one of Forbes' Best Small Companies, is America's leading supplier of the probiotic, fermented beverage known as kefir. In addition to its ...

Highlights
LWAY's gross profit has surged by 58% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
The company's debt has shrunk by 57% YoY and by 52% QoQ
The P/E is 29% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 21.6
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Packaged Foods
Website: http://www.lifeway.net
Peers: THS SEB PPC

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of LWAY
Market
Shares outstanding
14.69M
Market cap
$315.71M
Enterprise value
$305.36M
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
27.91
Price to book (P/B)
5.22
Price to sales (P/S)
1.97
EV/EBIT
17.93
EV/EBITDA
15.12
EV/Sales
1.91
Earnings
Revenue
$160.12M
EBIT
$17.03M
EBITDA
$20.2M
Free cash flow
$12.63M
Per share
EPS
$0.77
Free cash flow per share
$0.86
Book value per share
$4.11
Revenue per share
$10.92
TBVPS
$4.3
Balance sheet
Total assets
$81.65M
Total liabilities
$21.22M
Debt
$2.85M
Equity
$60.44M
Working capital
$21.58M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.05
Current ratio
2.3
Quick ratio
1.63
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.51
Margins
EBITDA margin
12.6%
Gross margin
26.5%
Net margin
7.1%
Operating margin
10.6%
Efficiency
Return on assets
14.9%
Return on equity
20.9%
Return on invested capital
44.6%
Return on capital employed
26.2%
Return on sales
10.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
N/A
DPS
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A

LWAY stock price

How has the Lifeway Foods stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.28%
1 week
12.4%
1 month
22.73%
1 year
258.17%
YTD
60.25%
QTD
24.8%

Financial performance

How have Lifeway Foods's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$160.12M
Gross profit
$42.44M
Operating income
$17M
Net income
$11.37M
Gross margin
26.5%
Net margin
7.1%
LWAY's gross profit has surged by 58% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
LWAY's net income is up by 40% since the previous quarter
LWAY's gross margin is up by 40% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The company's net margin rose by 34% QoQ

Growth

What is Lifeway Foods's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Lifeway Foods stock price valuation
P/E
27.91
P/B
5.22
P/S
1.97
EV/EBIT
17.93
EV/EBITDA
15.12
EV/Sales
1.91
Lifeway Foods's EPS has increased by 38% QoQ
The P/E is 29% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 21.6
The price to book (P/B) is 118% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 2.4
LWAY's equity is up by 27% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 181% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 0.7 and 119% more than its last 4 quarters average of 0.9
The company's revenue rose by 13% YoY and by 4.1% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is Lifeway Foods business performance
The company's return on assets rose by 34% QoQ
LWAY's ROIC is up by 34% QoQ
Lifeway Foods's ROE has increased by 31% from the previous quarter
Lifeway Foods's return on sales has increased by 25% QoQ

Dividends

What is LWAY's dividend
DPS
N/A
Dividend yield
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A

There are no recent dividends present for LWAY.

Financial health

How did Lifeway Foods financials performed over time
LWAY's quick ratio is up by 34% year-on-year and by 3.8% since the previous quarter
LWAY's total assets is up by 18% year-on-year
The company's debt is 95% lower than its equity
The debt to equity has shrunk by 64% YoY and by 55% QoQ
The company's debt has shrunk by 57% YoY and by 52% QoQ

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.