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NASDAQ: LWAY
Lifeway Foods Inc Stock

$24.47-2.30 (-8.59%)
Updated May 14, 2024
LWAY Price
$24.47
Fair Value Price
$9.59
Market Cap
$359.89M
52 Week Low
$5.75
52 Week High
$28.61
P/E
27.49x
P/B
5.66x
P/S
1.52x
PEG
0.42x
Dividend Yield
N/A
Revenue
$166.85M
Earnings
$12.96M
Gross Margin
27.4%
Operating Margin
11.48%
Profit Margin
7.8%
Debt to Equity
0.3
Operating Cash Flow
$15M
Beta
0.69
Next Earnings
N/A
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

LWAY Overview

Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in the United States and internationally. Its primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and types, including low fat, non-fat, whole milk, protein, and BioKefir. The company also offers European-style soft cheeses; cream and other products; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; cupped kefir and Icelandic Skyr, a line of strained kefir and yogurt products; and frozen kefir in soft serve and pint-size containers. It sells its products under the Lifeway and Fresh Made brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.

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LWAY ($24.47) is overvalued by 155.03% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $9.59 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling
Below Fair Value Valuation
LWAY ($24.47) is not significantly undervalued (155.03%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $9.59 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
Significantly Below Fair Value Valuation
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Valuation

LWAY fair value

Fair Value of LWAY stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
Price
$24.47
Fair Value
$9.59
Overvalued by
155.03%
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LWAY price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings
Company
27.49x
Industry
24.77x
Market
30.29x
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P/E vs Market Valuation

LWAY price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset
Company
5.66x
Industry
2.19x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation

LWAY price to earnings growth (PEG)

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LWAY's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$44.6M
Net Income
$2.4M
Profit Margin
5.4%
LWAY's Earnings (EBIT) of $19.15M... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$82.8M
Liabilities
$19.2M
Debt to equity
0.3
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$1.5M
Investing
-$2.5M
Financing
-$250.0k
LWAY's operating cash flow ($15.46M)... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Debt Coverage Financials

LWAY vs Food Stocks

TickerMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
LWAY$359.89M-8.59%27.49x5.66x
SENEA$422.14M-0.42%12.73x0.71x
NATR$294.24M+1.29%18.27x1.84x
AFRI$281.96M-2.60%-22.32x12.37x
MAMA$239.60M-1.53%35.72x12.24x

Lifeway Foods Stock FAQ

What is Lifeway Foods's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: LWAY) Lifeway Foods trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LWAY. Lifeway Foods stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: LWAY.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY)?

(NASDAQ: LWAY) Lifeway Foods's 52-week high was $28.61, and its 52-week low was $5.75. It is currently -14.47% from its 52-week high and 325.57% from its 52-week low.

How much is Lifeway Foods stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: LWAY) Lifeway Foods currently has 14,707,392 outstanding shares. With Lifeway Foods stock trading at $24.47 per share, the total value of Lifeway Foods stock (market capitalization) is $359.89M.

Lifeway Foods stock was originally listed at a price of $2.13 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Lifeway Foods stock at $2.13, your return over the last 26 years would have been 1,051.53%, for an annualized return of 9.85% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Lifeway Foods's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: LWAY) Lifeway Foods stock price per share is $24.47 today (as of May 14, 2024).

What is Lifeway Foods's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: LWAY) Lifeway Foods's market cap is $359.89M, as of May 15, 2024.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Lifeway Foods's market cap is calculated by multiplying LWAY's current stock price of $24.47 by LWAY's total outstanding shares of 14,707,392.
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