Lifeway Foods Inc LWAY
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News
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Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWAY) Largest Shareholders, Ludmila and Edward Smolyansky, Demand Resignations of the Company's CEO and Certain Directors
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/DISREGARD RELEASE: Pure Culture Organics/
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Lifeway Foods® Announces Inclusion in Russell 2000® Index
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Pure Culture Organics™️ Announces Litigation and General Business Update, New Product Development
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Lifeway Foods® Announces Record Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
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Lifeway Foods® Applauds New Research Examining the Impact of Probiotics in Dairy Kefir on the Microbiome in Children with ADHD
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Lifeway Foods® to Report First Quarter 2024 Results on May 14, 2024
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $11.73
- Day Range
- $11.63–12.20
- 52-Week Range
- $5.91–28.61
- Bid/Ask
- $10.00 / $12.09
- Market Cap
- $177.67 Mil
- Volume/Avg
- 101,758 / 207,642
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 14.26
- Price/Sales
- 1.10
- 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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Metric
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LWAY
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JBSS
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267980
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 14.26 | 19.13 | 5.01 |
Price/Book Value | 2.80 | 3.73 | 0.55 |
Price/Sales | 1.10 | 1.17 | 0.17 |
Price/Cash Flow | 10.24 | 13.05 | 2.44 |
Price/Earnings
LWAY
JBSS
267980
Financial Strength
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Metric
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LWAY
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JBSS
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267980
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.85 | 0.77 | 1.82 |
Current Ratio | 2.53 | 2.82 | 2.71 |
Interest Coverage | 57.85 | 52.01 | 15.42 |
Quick Ratio
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JBSS
267980
Profitability
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Metric
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JBSS
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267980
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 18.33% | 14.51% | 5.98% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 25.28% | 21.96% | 11.17% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 23.67% | 20.31% | 7.69% |
Return on Assets
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JBSS
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