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Lifeway Foods Inc

Lifeway Foods Inc

LWAY · NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive / Packaged Foods

21.72USD+0.83 (+3.97%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close20.89
Open20.77
Day Range20.24 – 22.78
52-Week Range17.31 – 32.71
Volume364.80K
Market Cap328.42M
P/E (TTM)31.51
Forward P/E29.94
EPS0.69
Dividend Yield0.00%
Beta0.44
50-Day Avg27.20
200-Day Avg24.73

About

Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in North America. The company's primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and milk types. It offers European-style soft cheeses, including farmer and white cheeses, and sweet kiss; cream and other products; drinkable yogurt; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; and Fresh Made butter and sour cream. The company sells its products under the Lifeway, Fresh Made, and GlenOaks Farms brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. Lifeway Foods, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.

Company Details

  • SectorConsumer Defensive
  • IndustryPackaged Foods
  • CEOMs. Julie Smolyansky
  • Employees293
  • Headquarters6431 West Oakton Street, Morton Grove, IL, United States, 60053, USA
  • Websitehttps://lifewaykefir.com

Leadership

  • Ms. Julie SmolyanskyChairperson of the Board, CEO, President & Secretary · b. 1975
  • Mr. Eric A. HansonCFO, Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer · b. 1975

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: USD1989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue1.10M1.50M2.40M2.40M3.00M3.50M4.50M5.30M6.00M6.80M7.90M9.18M10.68M12.21M14.88M16.32M20.13M27.72M38.73M44.46M58.12M58.50M69.97M81.35M97.52M97.52M118.59M123.88M118.89M103.35M93.66M102.03M119.06M141.57M160.12M186.82M212.50M
Growth (%)-+36.36%+60.00%0.00%+25.00%+16.67%+28.57%+17.78%+13.21%+13.33%+16.18%+16.16%+16.42%+14.30%+21.83%+9.69%+23.36%+37.70%+39.71%+14.80%+30.71%+0.66%+19.61%+16.27%+19.88%0.00%+21.60%+4.46%-4.02%-13.07%-9.37%+8.93%+16.70%+18.90%+13.11%+16.67%+13.74%
Cost of Revenue600.00K800.00K1.10M1.30M1.30M1.60M2.00M2.70M3.10M3.30M4.30M4.70M6.45M6.74M7.84M9.03M11.66M17.08M26.31M31.70M37.22M38.32M47.42M53.93M69.92M69.92M86.99M88.85M88.20M77.49M71.51M75.09M90.36M114.78M117.68M138.25M154.29M
Gross Profit500.00K700.00K1.30M1.10M1.70M1.90M2.50M2.60M2.90M3.50M3.60M4.48M4.23M5.47M7.04M7.28M8.47M10.64M12.42M12.76M20.90M20.18M22.55M27.43M27.61M27.61M31.60M35.03M30.70M25.86M22.15M26.93M28.71M26.79M42.44M48.57M58.21M
Gross Margin45.45%46.67%54.17%45.83%56.67%54.29%55.56%49.06%48.33%51.47%45.57%48.80%39.64%44.78%47.30%44.64%42.06%38.38%32.07%28.69%35.96%34.49%32.23%33.71%28.31%28.31%26.65%28.28%25.82%25.02%23.65%26.40%24.11%18.92%26.51%26.00%27.39%
Operating Expense400.00K600.00K900.00K1.00M1.50M1.60M1.80M1.60M1.80M2.20M2.60M3.32M2.80M2.89M3.56M4.33M5.07M6.41M21.87M8.57M11.96M13.90M17.47M18.58M19.59M19.59M27.20M28.95M31.22M28.97M24.08M22.01M22.83M24.44M25.45M34.72M42.03M
Operating Income100.00K100.00K400.00K100.00K200.00K300.00K700.00K1.00M1.10M1.30M1.00M1.16M1.44M2.58M3.48M2.95M3.40M4.23M-9.45M4.19M8.94M6.27M5.08M8.84M8.02M8.02M4.40M6.08M-526.00K-3.11M-1.93M4.92M5.88M2.35M17.00M13.85M16.17M
Operating Margin9.09%6.67%16.67%4.17%6.67%8.57%15.56%18.87%18.33%19.12%12.66%12.66%13.45%21.11%23.38%18.08%16.90%15.26%-24.41%9.43%15.38%10.73%7.26%10.87%8.22%8.22%3.71%4.91%-0.44%-3.01%-2.06%4.83%4.94%1.66%10.61%7.41%7.61%
EBITDA100.00K200.00K500.00K300.00K400.00K500.00K900.00K1.20M1.40M1.70M1.40M1.77M2.21M3.39M4.17M3.62M3.59M4.99M-8.40M5.63M10.70M8.92M7.42M11.39M8.87M10.40M7.36M8.88M2.55M437.00K4.82M8.19M8.61M5.08M20.20M17.46M23.74M
EBITDA Margin9.09%13.33%20.83%12.50%13.33%14.29%20.00%22.64%23.33%25.00%17.72%19.31%20.73%27.72%28.01%22.19%17.85%18.00%-21.70%12.66%18.42%15.24%10.60%14.00%9.09%10.66%6.20%7.17%2.14%0.42%5.15%8.02%7.23%3.59%12.61%9.35%11.17%
Net Income--200.00K100.00K100.00K200.00K400.00K600.00K700.00K800.00K700.00K927.10K1.22M1.53M2.22M2.05M2.55M2.90M3.15M1.91M5.57M3.62M2.86M5.62M4.97M4.97M1.97M3.48M-346.00K-3.09M453.00K3.23M3.31M924.00K11.37M9.03M13.86M
Net Income Margin--8.33%4.17%3.33%5.71%8.89%11.32%11.67%11.76%8.86%10.10%11.43%12.52%14.93%12.57%12.66%10.45%8.14%4.30%9.58%6.19%4.08%6.91%5.10%5.10%1.66%2.81%-0.29%-2.99%0.48%3.17%2.78%0.65%7.10%4.83%6.52%
R&D----------------------00000000-------
R&D as % of Total Revenue----------------------0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%-------
Interest Expense0000000000000000100.76K345.52K410.18K298.62K442.70K351.00K247.34K177.62K203.37K203.37K236.00K220.00K242.00K271.00K249.00K118.00K116.00K267.00K384.00K105.00K77.00K
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.50%1.25%1.06%0.67%0.76%0.60%0.35%0.22%0.21%0.21%0.20%0.18%0.20%0.26%0.27%0.12%0.10%0.19%0.24%0.06%0.04%

Balance Sheet

Currency: USD1989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets1.90M2.20M2.20M3.30M3.20M3.50M3.80M5.30M6.20M6.90M12.70M13.58M14.48M14.29M17.74M19.69M24.46M33.00M34.77M34.66M51.47M52.06M51.47M53.51M63.67M63.67M64.92M65.88M64.52M56.81M58.55M62.05M70.87M69.00M82.64M90.55M105.61M
Total Liabilities500.00K800.00K600.00K1.50M1.40M1.50M1.30M2.20M2.30M2.30M2.30M2.44M2.93M2.21M1.95M1.77M4.57M9.27M8.95M8.36M18.90M18.41M16.12M14.19M20.72M20.72M19.66M17.51M17.93M14.40M15.29M15.20M21.74M21.43M22.20M18.64M19.79M
Total Equity1.40M1.40M1.60M1.70M1.80M2.00M2.50M3.10M3.90M4.60M10.40M11.14M11.55M12.08M15.79M17.92M19.90M23.73M25.81M26.29M32.57M33.65M35.36M39.31M42.95M42.95M45.26M48.36M46.59M42.41M43.25M46.85M49.13M47.57M60.44M71.91M85.82M
Cash600.00K600.00K400.00K600.00K500.00K500.00K700.00K1.00M600.00K600.00K4.60M1.44M936.95K2.73M4.60M5.77M4.35M1.55M595.88K277.25K630.41K3.23M1.12M2.29M3.31M3.31M5.65M8.81M4.98M3.00M3.84M7.93M9.23M4.44M13.20M16.73M5.57M
Total Debt300.00K700.00K400.00K1.20M900.00K800.00K700.00K1.60M700.00K1.40M1.30M705.86K1.21M531.50K500.80K472.32K3.44M6.88M5.23M4.04M11.73M10.32M7.67M5.50M9.87M9.87M7.96M7.12M6.28M6.00M3.52M3.11M-6.68M2.92M117.00K466.00K
Net Debt-300.00K100.00K-600.00K400.00K300.00K-600.00K100.00K800.00K-3.30M-731.25K269.71K-2.20M-4.10M-5.30M-918.28K5.33M4.64M3.76M11.10M7.09M6.56M3.21M6.57M6.57M2.31M-1.69M1.30M3.00M-318.00K-4.81M-2.23M-10.27M-16.61M-5.11M

Cash Flow

Currency: USD1989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow700.00K-300.00K300.00K200.00K200.00K500.00K400.00K700.00K900.00K900.00K1.00M1.59M1.80M2.85M1.86M2.20M1.59M2.16M2.35M4.73M7.60M5.62M4.04M6.63M5.84M5.84M6.75M5.10M3.81M2.42M3.81M6.38M5.56M3.99M16.94M12.96M10.95M
Investing Cash Flow--300.00K-200.00K-300.00K-100.00K-300.00K-100.00K-1.30M-1.30M-700.00K-2.00M-4.70M-1.92M17.46K39.35K-1.01M--3.46M-901.33K-2.62M-12.04M1.41M-2.11M-1.56M-7.86M-7.86M-1.78M-360.00K-5.32M-2.72M838.00K-1.89M-7.14M-4.03M-4.41M-6.68M-22.04M
Financing Cash Flow-300.00K-300.00K400.00K-300.00K-200.00K-200.00K900.00K-100.00K-100.00K5.00M-90.61K-381.35K-1.07M-30.71K-13.47K2.56M-1.51M-2.40M-2.44M4.79M-4.43M-4.04M-3.90M3.04M3.04M-2.58M-1.58M-2.33M-1.68M-3.81M-405.00K2.88M-4.75M-3.78M-2.75M-65.00K
Capital Expenditure00500.00K300.00K100.00K100.00K01.40M1.30M600.00K800.00K1.10M712.80K259.16K415.06K330.41K4.92M680.17K1.82M2.16M1.77M2.23M1.44M1.43M8.48M8.48M2.00M3.24M5.34M2.82M1.18M1.90M1.92M3.45M4.35M6.70M27.36M
Free Cash Flow700.00K-300.00K-200.00K-100.00K100.00K400.00K400.00K-700.00K-400.00K300.00K200.00K492.75K1.08M2.59M1.44M1.87M-3.32M1.48M522.26K2.58M5.84M3.39M2.60M5.20M-2.64M-2.64M4.75M1.87M-1.53M-407.00K2.63M4.49M3.64M538.00K12.59M6.26M-16.41M
Dividends Paid----------------------01.15M1.31M1.31M000--------
FCF to OCF100.00%100.00%-66.67%-50.00%50.00%80.00%100.00%-100.00%-44.44%33.33%20.00%31.02%60.33%90.89%77.65%84.98%-208.75%68.47%22.25%54.43%76.77%60.30%64.40%78.44%-45.18%-45.18%70.42%36.58%-40.26%-16.84%69.09%70.32%65.46%13.49%74.32%48.33%-149.92%
Dividend Paid to FCF----------------------0.00%22.05%-49.56%-49.56%0.00%0.00%0.00%--------

Earnings

Report DateMar 31, 1998Jun 30, 1998Sep 30, 1998Mar 31, 1999Jun 30, 1999Sep 30, 1999Mar 31, 2000Jun 30, 2000Sep 30, 2000Mar 21, 2001May 10, 2001Aug 7, 2001Nov 13, 2001Feb 27, 2002May 14, 2002Aug 13, 2002Nov 15, 2002Mar 10, 2003May 15, 2003Aug 14, 2003Nov 14, 2003Mar 29, 2004May 17, 2004Aug 16, 2004Nov 15, 2004Mar 31, 2005May 16, 2005Aug 15, 2005Nov 14, 2005Mar 29, 2006May 15, 2006Aug 14, 2006Nov 14, 2006May 14, 2007Aug 14, 2007Nov 14, 2007Mar 31, 2008May 15, 2008Aug 14, 2008Nov 14, 2008Mar 31, 2009May 18, 2009Aug 13, 2009Nov 16, 2009Mar 31, 2010May 17, 2010Aug 16, 2010Nov 15, 2010Mar 31, 2011May 12, 2011Aug 16, 2011Nov 14, 2011May 15, 2012Aug 14, 2012Nov 14, 2012Mar 31, 2013May 15, 2013Aug 14, 2013Nov 14, 2013Mar 31, 2014May 12, 2014Aug 11, 2014Nov 10, 2014Mar 16, 2015May 18, 2015Sep 30, 2015Nov 9, 2015Mar 15, 2016May 10, 2016Aug 17, 2016Nov 9, 2016Mar 28, 2017May 18, 2017Aug 14, 2017Nov 14, 2017Mar 30, 2018May 15, 2018Aug 17, 2018Nov 14, 2018Mar 31, 2019Apr 15, 2019Aug 19, 2019Nov 14, 2019Mar 31, 2020Apr 14, 2020Aug 13, 2020Nov 16, 2020Mar 25, 2021May 17, 2021Aug 16, 2021Nov 15, 2021Apr 25, 2022Sep 26, 2022Nov 14, 2022Mar 27, 2023May 15, 2023Aug 14, 2023Nov 13, 2023Mar 20, 2024May 14, 2024Aug 13, 2024Nov 14, 2024Mar 18, 2025May 13, 2025Aug 12, 2025Nov 12, 2025Mar 17, 2026May 18, 2026Aug 13, 2026Nov 11, 2026
EPS Estimate---------0.010.010.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.030.030.04-0.030.040.040.030.040.040.040.030.050.050.040.030.080.060.010.030.060.060.030.030.070.080.060.090.110.080.060.070.090.040.060.060.100.030.090.140.120.080.080.060.080.060.080.110.020.050.060.040.090.060.020.010.040.00-0.07-0.010.010.00-0.01-0.030.00-------0.03-0.020.010.070.080.060.160.210.240.200.270.210.190.180.280.290.180.27-
EPS Actual0.020.010.010.010.020.020.010.010.020.020.020.010.020.020.030.020.030.030.060.040.04-0.010.050.030.030.020.050.040.040.040.060.020.040.070.080.030.010.050.050.05-0.040.090.150.080.010.110.070.05-0.010.120.030.060.070.130.090.060.140.090.10-0.020.040.070.06-0.050.040.010.050.020.040.13-0.000.030.010.060.02-0.110.010.01-0.03-0.02-0.17-0.010.070.01-0.160.06-0.16-0.16-0.16-0.160.03-0.060.010.060.050.060.210.230.260.160.250.19-0.010.230.280.230.160.300.01-
Surprise---------61.00%100.00%-50.00%0.00%0.00%50.00%0.00%50.00%50.00%100.00%33.33%0.00%-66.67%-25.00%-25.00%-33.33%25.00%0.00%0.00%33.33%20.00%-60.00%0.00%133.33%0.00%-50.00%0.00%66.67%-16.67%-16.67%-233.33%200.00%114.29%0.00%-83.33%22.22%-36.36%-37.50%-116.67%71.43%-66.67%50.00%16.67%116.67%-10.00%100.00%55.56%-35.71%-16.67%-125.00%-50.00%16.67%-25.00%-184.00%-50.00%-90.91%150.00%-60.00%-33.33%225.00%-104.44%-50.00%-50.00%500.00%-50.00%-114.29%200.00%-400.00%--1600.00%-123.67%---------293.33%150.00%500.00%-28.57%-25.00%250.00%43.75%23.81%-33.33%25.00%-29.63%-104.76%21.05%55.56%-17.86%-44.83%66.67%-96.30%-
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap328.42M
Enterprise Value370.69M
Trailing P/E31.51
Forward P/E29.94
PEG Ratio3.50
Price / Sales1.35
Price / Book4.20
EPS0.69
Book Value5.60
Revenue (TTM)242.41M
Gross Profit (TTM)65.88M
EBITDA20.00M
Profit Margin4.49%
Operating Margin0.90%
Return on Equity13.32%
Return on Assets8.52%
Shares Outstanding15.11M
Shares Float6.50M
Beta0.44
Dividend Yield0.00%
Dividend Rate0.00
Payout Ratio0.00%

Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy
Based on 1 analystsTarget 33.00
  • Strong Buy
    1

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
56.68%
Insiders
39.25%
Retail / Other
4.07%

Top Institutional Holders

  • Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP
    1.41M9.33%
  • Citadel Advisors Llc
    930.11K6.16%
  • Wellington Management Company LLP
    585.10K3.87%
  • Cresset Asset Management, LLC
    508.23K3.36%
  • Renaissance Technologies Corp
    368.67K2.44%
  • Pillsbury Lake Capital LLC
    291.71K1.93%
  • BlackRock Inc
    277.75K1.84%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
    262.06K1.73%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
    258.37K1.71%
  • Two Sigma Investments LLC
    228.14K1.51%
  • Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al
    214.15K1.42%
  • Tudor Investment Corp Et AL
    209.95K1.39%
  • HBK INVESTMENTS L P
    150.00K0.99%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    136.15K0.90%
  • Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd
    132.26K0.88%
  • State Street Corp
    92.30K0.61%

Top Fund Holders

  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    285.77K1.89%
  • 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB
    171.60K1.14%
  • iShares Russell 2000 ETF
    140.83K0.93%
  • Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
    64.81K0.43%

Dividends

20131×
0.08May 29, 2013
20121×
0.07May 25, 2012

Stock Splits

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