Lifeway Foods Inc

Company Profile

Lifeway Foods Inc had its IPO on 1987-09-29 under the ticker symbol LWAY.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Packaged Foods industry. Lifeway Foods Inc has a staff strength of 289 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Lifeway Foods Inc opened at $10.28 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $10.09 - $11.15, and closed at $11.1.

This is a +8.08% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 283,864 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Lifeway Foods Inc have increased by +1%.

Lifeway Foods Inc's Key Ratios

Lifeway Foods Inc has a market cap of $150.69 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.9332 and a price to sales ratio of 0.6631.

In the last 12-months Lifeway Foods Inc’s revenue was $151.11 million with a gross profit of $29.22 million and an EBITDA of $12.39 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Lifeway Foods Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Lifeway Foods Inc’s operating margin was 6.19% while its return on assets stood at 8.28% with a return of equity of 11.23%.

In Q2, Lifeway Foods Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 2606.9% while revenue growth was a positive 17.1%.

Lifeway Foods Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

28.5278

PEG

7.54

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.36 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of 7.54. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Lifeway Foods Inc’s profitability.

Lifeway Foods Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.6973 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 25.3452. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.6631.

Lifeway Foods Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$72.16 million

Total Liabilities

$12.13 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-188000.00

Capital Expenditure

$228000

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Lifeway Foods Inc ended 2024 with $72.16 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $72.16 million while shareholder equity stood at $52.17 million.

Lifeway Foods Inc ended 2024 with $3.03 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $12.13 million in other current liabilities, 6509000.00 in common stock, $58.42 million in retained earnings and $11.70 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $7.45 million and cash and short-term investments were $7.45 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,313,000 while long-term debt stood at $4.76 million.

Lifeway Foods Inc’s total current assets stands at $29.66 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $11.32 million compared to accounts payable of $5.57 million and inventory worth $9.67 million.

In 2024, Lifeway Foods Inc's operating cash flow was $-188000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $228000.

Comparatively, Lifeway Foods Inc paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$11.1

52-Week High

$11.75

52-Week Low

$5.2151

Analyst Target Price

$10

Lifeway Foods Inc stock is currently trading at $11.1 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $11.75 and a 52-week low of $11.75. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $10.

Its 50-day moving average was $7.98 and 200-day moving average was $6.56 The short ratio stood at 7.98 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 7473.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 1073.1% are held by institutions.