Lifeway Foods Inc LWAY
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News
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Lifeway Foods® Farmer Cheese Named a Winner in Good Housekeeping's 2024 Best Snack Awards
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Lifeway Foods® Announces Record-Breaking Fourth Quarter and Monumental Full Year 2023 Results
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Lifeway Foods® to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results on March 20, 2024
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Lifeway Foods® to Showcase New Products and Host Activations at Natural Products Expo West 2024
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $21.49
- Day Range
- $21.60–24.95
- 52-Week Range
- $5.61–24.95
- Bid/Ask
- $20.99 / $25.10
- Market Cap
- $365.36 Mil
- Volume/Avg
- 364,090 / 107,219
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 33.22
- Price/Sales
- 2.35
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- —
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- —
- Total Yield
- —
Company Profile
Lifeway Foods Inc is engaged in manufacturing probiotic, cultured, functional dairy health food products. Its primary product is drinkable kefir which is a cultured dairy product. Its product categories are Drinkable Kefir which is the key revenue-driving product, European-style soft cheeses, Cream, ProBugs, Frozen Kefir and Other dairy. The company manufacture and market products under the Lifeway and Fresh Made brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers. It sells the products primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Stock Style Box
- Small Growth
- Total Number of Employees
- 289
- Website
- https://www.lifewaykefir.com
Comparables
Valuation
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 33.22 | 17.85 | — |
Price/Book Value | 6.05 | 3.78 | 5.29 |
Price/Sales | 2.35 | 1.17 | 6.57 |
Price/Cash Flow | 23.52 | 12.45 | 81.71 |
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength
Metric
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FRPT
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Quick Ratio | 1.63 | 0.77 | 3.96 |
Current Ratio | 2.30 | 2.82 | 4.79 |
Interest Coverage | 44.36 | 52.01 | −2.16 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 16.56% | 15.61% | −0.77% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 23.34% | 23.83% | −1.09% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 21.57% | 21.78% | −0.75% |
Return on Assets
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