NASDAQ
LWAY
Last Price
US $30.94
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$449.1M
EPS
TTM
$0.98
PEG
TTM
0.68x
P/E
TTM
29.69x
P/S
TTM
2.11x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
15.81%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $30.94
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EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $30.94
-68.97%
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow debt coverage.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 2.35K% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover a substantial portion of its debt. This level indicates very strong financial health.
Financial risk - Healthy cash flow growth.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased -361.98% from $6.26M last year to $-16.41M, signaling decreasing performance
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.08, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability. READ MORE: A ratio under 0.60 means the company finances its assets with own equity, signaling financial stability and good management.
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.00 last year to 0.08 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial stability - Net debt/EBITDA.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.00x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Financial risk - ICR.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is -4.18K, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s profit margin has increased (35.28%) in the last year from 4.83% to 6.54%, signaling increasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s short-term assets of $37.06M exceed its short-term liabilities of $16.64M
Increasing performance - ROA.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s return on assets of 12.44% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization
Increasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s return on equity of 17.76%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance
Decreasing performance - Earnings quality.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Decreasing performance - Free cash flow.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it
Decreasing performance - FCF yield.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 53.56% since last year from $9.03M to $13.86M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 13.74% since last year from $186.82M to $212.50M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 14.85% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 14.50% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. has an earnings yield of 3.35%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 9.60 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 17.99x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Undervalued - PEG ratio value.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 4.96x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.96x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
17.76%
Return on equity
ROIC: 14.85%
Valuation History
29.7X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 18.0X
Cash flow
Profit margin
23.74%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-
(FY vs FY)
EARNINGS FV (GRAHAM)
Fair Value
Market $30.94
-48.64%
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