Utz Brands Inc

Company Profile

Utz Brands Inc had its IPO on 2018-11-26 under the ticker symbol UTZ.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Packaged Foods industry. Utz Brands Inc has a staff strength of 3,550 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Utz Brands Inc opened at $13.94 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $13.61 - $13.94, and closed at $13.78.

This is a -1.43% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 425,827 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Utz Brands Inc have slipped by -9.1%.

Utz Brands Inc's Key Ratios

Utz Brands Inc has a market cap of $1.23 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.0671 and a price to sales ratio of 1.0088.

In the last 12-months Utz Brands Inc’s revenue was $1.43 billion with a gross profit of $443.06 million and an EBITDA of $101.58 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Utz Brands Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Utz Brands Inc’s operating margin was 1.32% while its return on assets stood at 0.42% with a return of equity of -0.54%.

In Q2, Utz Brands Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -81.3% while revenue growth was a positive 3.6%.

Utz Brands Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

31.6456

Trailing PE

758

PEG

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.02 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 31.6456 and a PEG multiple of . 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 Utz Brands Inc’s profitability.

Utz Brands Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.7675 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 27.7769. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.0088.

Utz Brands Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0.225 per share, indicating a yield of 1.5% and a payout ratio of 40.91%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.84 billion

Total Liabilities

$210.89 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-16765000.00

Capital Expenditure

$16.25 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

40.91%

Utz Brands Inc ended 2024 with $2.84 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.84 billion while shareholder equity stood at $688.52 million.

Utz Brands Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $210.89 million in other current liabilities, 14000.00 in common stock, $-277111000.00 in retained earnings and $915.30 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $73.66 million and cash and short-term investments were $73.66 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $42,307,000 while long-term debt stood at $968.87 million.

Utz Brands Inc’s total current assets stands at $382.86 million while long-term investments were $13.98 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $146.72 million compared to accounts payable of $119.60 million and inventory worth $122.39 million.

In 2024, Utz Brands Inc's operating cash flow was $-16765000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $16.25 million.

Comparatively, Utz Brands Inc paid $0.41 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$13.78

52-Week High

$19.0393

52-Week Low

$13.61

Analyst Target Price

$19.75

Utz Brands Inc stock is currently trading at $13.78 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $19.0393 and a 52-week low of $19.0393. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $19.75.

Its 50-day moving average was $15.77 and 200-day moving average was $16.59 The short ratio stood at 11.71 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 2034.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8517.9% are held by institutions.