LWAY - Lifeway Foods Inc Stock Price, Fair Value and News

18.42USD-0.79 (-4.11%)Delayed

Market Summary

USD18.42-0.79

Delayed

-4.11%

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1 major insider sales recently.

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LWAY Valuation

Market Cap

270.9M

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

20.9

Price/Sales (Trailing)

1.62

EV/EBITDA

11.6

Price/Free Cashflow

26.04

LWAY Price/Sales (Trailing)

LWAY Profitability

Operating Margin

49.34%

EBT Margin

11.28%

Return on Equity

20.4%

Return on Assets

15.67%

Free Cashflow Yield

3.84%

LWAY Fundamentals

LWAY Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

166.9M

Rev. Growth (Yr)

17.76%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

6.04%

LWAY Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

13.0M

Earnings Growth (Yr)

192.29%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

-38.88%

Breaking Down LWAY Revenue

Last 7 days

-31.5%

Last 30 days

-7.8%

Last 90 days

61.2%

Trailing 12 Months

207.0%

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LWAY Financial Health

Current Ratio

2.53

LWAY Investor Care

Dividend Yield

3.26%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

0.8

Shares Dilution (1Y)

0.35%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

0.86

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Net sales

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2024	166.9M	0	0	0
2023	145.4M	151.1M	153.9M	160.1M
2022	123.8M	128.1M	136.7M	141.6M
2021	106.0M	110.2M	113.7M	119.1M
2020	94.4M	96.3M	99.6M	102.0M
2019	99.2M	95.3M	93.5M	93.7M
2018	115.5M	110.9M	106.6M	103.3M
2017	123.4M	124.0M	122.8M	118.9M
2016	138.5M	139.8M	140.2M	123.9M
2015	131.3M	128.5M	125.4M	139.0M
2014	113.4M	120.2M	126.3M	130.2M
2013	95.8M	98.9M	102.9M	109.0M
2012	79.6M	82.4M	85.6M	89.8M
2011	66.9M	70.3M	73.7M	77.1M
2010	0	0	0	63.5M

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Tracking the Latest Insider Buys and Sells of Lifeway Foods Inc

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Datesorted ascending	Name	Buy/Sell	$ Value	Avg. Price	# Shares	Title
May 06, 2024	smolyansky ludmila	sold	-133,900	26.78	-5,000	-
Apr 26, 2024	smolyansky ludmila	sold	-460,300	23.015	-20,000	-
Apr 25, 2024	smolyansky ludmila	sold	-78,047	21.56	-3,620	-
Apr 24, 2024	smolyansky ludmila	sold	-216,400	21.64	-10,000	-
Apr 23, 2024	smolyansky ludmila	sold	-446,609	20.33	-21,968	-
Apr 20, 2024	hanson eric a	sold (taxes)	-52,341	19.4	-2,698	cfo
Apr 20, 2024	feldman amy m.	sold (taxes)	-33,988	19.4	-1,752	sr. exec vp of sales
Apr 17, 2024	smolyansky ludmila	sold	-200,400	20.04	-10,000	-
Apr 15, 2024	smolyansky ludmila	sold	-44,956	20.5	-2,193	-
Apr 09, 2024	smolyansky ludmila	sold	-107,950	21.59	-5,000	-

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Datesorted ascending	Fund Name	Type	% Chg	$ Change	$ Held	% Portfolio
May 16, 2024	JANE STREET GROUP, LLC	added	22.65	147,604	404,325	-%
May 15, 2024	Point72 Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.	new	-	72,393	72,393	0.02%
May 15, 2024	Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC	added	24.89	114,747	304,794	-%
May 15, 2024	Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)	sold off	-100	-67,184	-	-%
May 15, 2024	683 Capital Management, LLC	sold off	-100	-244,585	-	-%
May 15, 2024	Laurion Capital Management LP	unchanged	-	165,308	747,141	0.01%
May 15, 2024	MARSHALL WACE, LLP	reduced	-26.46	-68,447	1,161,920	-%
May 15, 2024	MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	added	17.83	669,032	1,973,150	-%
May 15, 2024	TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP	added	42.12	149,975	331,761	-%
May 15, 2024	ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	new	-	258,000	258,000	-%

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LWAY Alerts

1 major insider sales recently.

Unveiling Lifeway Foods Inc's Major ShareHolders

Date Filed	Name of Filer	Percent of Class	No. of Shares	Form Type
Apr 26, 2024	smolyansky edward	8.6%	1,282,096	SC 13D/A
Oct 31, 2023	smolyansky edward	9.9%	1,452,130	SC 13D/A
May 19, 2023	smolyansky edward	13.3%	1,952,130	SC 13D/A
Feb 24, 2023	smolyansky ludmila	13.4%	2,077,130	SC 13D/A
Feb 10, 2023	smolyansky julie	16.93%	2,502,802	SC 13D/A
Dec 01, 2022	smolyansky ludmila	17.2%	2,521,301	SC 13D/A
Jul 29, 2022	smolyansky edward	21.9%	3,386,641	SC 13D/A
Mar 17, 2022	smolyansky ludmila	21.9%	3,386,641	SC 13D/A
Feb 25, 2022	smolyansky ludmila	21.9%	3,386,641	SC 13D/A
Oct 15, 2021	smolyansky ludmila	22.2%	3,431,641	SC 13D/A

Recent SEC filings of Lifeway Foods Inc

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Date Filed	Form Type	Document
May 17, 2024	144	Notice of Insider Sale Intent
May 15, 2024	4/A	Insider Trading
May 14, 2024	10-Q	Quarterly Report
May 13, 2024	4	Insider Trading
May 08, 2024	4	Insider Trading
Apr 30, 2024	DEFA14A	DEFA14A
Apr 29, 2024	4	Insider Trading
Apr 29, 2024	DEF 14A	DEF 14A
Apr 26, 2024	SC 13D/A	13D - Major Acquisition
Apr 25, 2024	4	Insider Trading

Peers (Alternatives to Lifeway Foods Inc)

Name	Mkt Capsorted ascending	Revenue	Price %, 1M	Returns, 1Y	P/E	P/S	Rev 1-Yr	Inc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
ADM	30.5B	91.7B	1.99%	-15.35%	10.02	0.33	-10.07%	-31.73%
BG	15.0B	61.3B	-2.21%	16.07%	7.7	0.25	-8.91%	30.43%
CAG	14.7B	12.1B	1.62%	-14.16%	15.43	1.21	-0.78%	18.26%
CPB	13.8B	9.3B	7.27%	-12.09%	18.08	1.49	1.02%	-5.78%
ACI	11.9B	79.2B	0.88%	1.68%	9.19	0.15	2.05%	-14.37%
MID-CAP
BRBR	7.5B	1.8B	5.71%	59.23%	39.11	4.06	23.06%	29.48%
FRPT	6.1B	823.2M	20.41%	92.18%	627.36	7.45	30.53%	114.65%
FLO	5.2B	5.1B	4.80%	-15.22%	41.05	1.01	4.66%	-41.11%
CENT	3.0B	3.3B	17.04%	57.25%	20.35	0.91	1.49%	31.18%
CALM	2.8B	2.4B	-3.61%	21.31%	10.29	1.19	-22.17%	-63.60%
SMALL-CAP
ANDE	1.8B	13.6B	-9.19%	34.04%	14.42	0.13	-21.14%	9.65%
BGS	743.1M	2.0B	-11.49%	-26.60%	-6.76	0.37	-5.45%	-247.51%
BYND	467.2M	326.7M	11.98%	-36.95%	-1.4	1.43	-18.66%	-2.70%
ALCO	208.0M	103.1M	2.36%	17.74%	5.21	2.02	56.46%	236.17%
AQB	7.1M	2.6M	5.71%	277.55%	-0.22	2.8	-0.77%	-36.97%

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Income Statement (Last 12 Months)

(In Thousands)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Thousands)
Income Statement (Quarterly)																					(In Thousands)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Revenue	6.0%	44,634	42,093	40,896	39,230	37,904	35,838	38,140	33,491	34,099	30,974	29,553	29,162	29,376	25,585	26,039	25,014	25,388	23,165	22,729	23,153	24,615
Cost Of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22,560	21,485	21,327	19,154	18,462	18,086	19,391	18,055	17,556	17,590	18,312
Gross Profit	-2.2%	11,535	11,792	11,143	11,280	8,226	7,921	7,588	5,697	5,580	5,991	6,993	7,677	8,049	6,431	7,577	6,928	5,997	5,110	5,173	5,563	6,303
Operating Expenses	32.0%	7,971	6,039	6,104	6,514	6,789	5,959	6,393	5,456	6,629	5,585	5,949	5,183	6,113	5,801	4,960	5,490	5,759	6,321	5,428	5,629	6,704
S&GA Expenses	32.0%	3,700	2,802	2,884	2,571	3,519	2,777	2,843	2,482	3,202	2,587	2,722	2,566	3,222	2,786	2,116	2,720	2,575	2,553	2,679	2,691	3,139
EBITDA Margin	6.1%	0.13*	0.13*	0.10*	0.08*	0.05*	0.04*	0.03*	0.03*	0.05*	0.07*	0.08*	0.10*	0.09*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Expenses	-17.7%	51.00	62.00	109	109	104	96.00	77.00	52.00	42.00	44.00	30.00	20.00	22.00	22.00	27.00	30.00	39.00	47.00	65.00	68.00	69.00
Income Taxes	-37.4%	1,082	1,728	1,517	1,529	508	919	130	65.00	-197	454	527	731	593	373	764	404	55.00	840	-17.00	13.00	-54.00
Earnings Before Taxes	-38.4%	3,508	5,697	4,929	4,685	1,338	1,635	1,113	185	-1,092	361	1,007	2,349	1,899	653	2,590	1,384	201	1,894	-89.00	-128	-442
EBT Margin	8.5%	0.11*	0.10*	0.08*	0.06*	0.03*	0.01*	0.00*	0.00*	0.02*	0.05*	0.05*	0.07*	0.06*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	-38.9%	2,426	3,969	3,412	3,156	830	716	983	120	-895	-93.00	480	1,618	1,306	280	1,826	980	146	1,054	-72.00	-141	-388
Net Income Margin	9.4%	0.08*	0.07*	0.05*	0.04*	0.02*	0.01*	0.00*	0.00*	0.01*	0.03*	0.03*	0.05*	0.04*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cashflow	-125.7%	-923	3,592	5,533	2,200	1,265	-492	3,269	-1,243	-996	-528	1,684	1,794	692	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

(In Millions)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Balance Sheet																					(In Millions)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Assets	1.3%	83.00	82.00	80.00	72.00	71.00	69.00	74.00	69.00	71.00	71.00	70.00	64.00	62.00	61.00	60.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	58.00	58.00	57.00
Current Assets	-1.6%	38.00	38.00	37.00	30.00	28.00	27.00	32.00	27.00	30.00	29.00	29.00	28.00	26.00	24.00	24.00	21.00	20.00	19.00	21.00	20.00	19.00
Cash Equivalents	-8.9%	12.00	13.00	13.00	7.00	5.00	4.00	9.00	6.00	8.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	8.00	8.00	5.00	2.00	4.00	6.00	3.00	3.00
Inventory	-10.7%	8.00	9.00	9.00	10.00	9.00	10.00	9.00	8.00	9.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Net PPE	8.2%	25.00	23.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	20.00	20.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	22.00	22.00	23.00	23.00	24.00
Goodwill	0%	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	-	-	-	13.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Liabilities	-9.4%	19.00	21.00	24.00	20.00	22.00	21.00	23.00	20.00	23.00	22.00	21.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	14.00	16.00	15.00	15.00
Current Liabilities	-10.5%	15.00	17.00	16.00	12.00	14.00	13.00	14.00	11.00	13.00	12.00	13.00	9.00	9.00	8.00	9.00	11.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	9.00
Shareholder's Equity	5.1%	64.00	60.00	56.00	52.00	49.00	48.00	50.00	49.00	48.00	49.00	49.00	50.00	48.00	47.00	47.00	45.00	44.00	43.00	42.00	42.00	42.00
Retained Earnings	3.7%	68.00	66.00	62.00	58.00	55.00	54.00	54.00	53.00	53.00	54.00	54.00	53.00	52.00	50.00	50.00	48.00	47.00	47.00	46.00	46.00	46.00
Additional Paid-In Capital	13.9%	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00
Shares Outstanding	0%	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	17.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	16.00	16.00	16.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Float	-	-	-	-	47.00	-	-	-	38.00	-	-	-	21.00	-	-	-	9.00	-	-	-	15.00	-

Cashflow (Last 12 Months)

(In Thousands)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Thousands)
Cashflow (Quarterly)																					(In Thousands)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Cashflow From Operations	-67.8%	1,546	4,797	6,689	2,428	3,027	348	4,168	119	-648	-291	2,208	2,437	1,210	1,037	3,437	2,966	-1,055	-1,142	2,945	826	1,182
Share Based Compensation	60.6%	673	419	423	312	343	354	208	232	315	536	307	148	153	119	42.00	115	117	124	179	182	353
Cashflow From Investing	-105.1%	-2,469	-1,204	-1,256	-188	-1,762	-840	-1,479	-1,362	-348	-237	-5,744	-643	-518	-727	-440	-325	-398	950	157	-148	-121
Cashflow From Financing	91.7%	-250	-3,027	-250	-	-500	-3,997	-250	-250	-250	-257	3,142	-	-	-	-	-	-405	-1,484	-612	-180	-1,535
Buy Backs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,583	-	-	-	-	-	405	-	153	180	205

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LWAY Income Statement

2024-03-31

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 44,634	$ 37,904
Cost of goods sold	32,438	29,030
Depreciation expense	661	648
Total cost of goods sold	33,099	29,678
Gross profit	11,535	8,226
Selling expense	3,700	3,519
General and administrative expense	4,136	3,135
Amortization expense	135	135
Total operating expenses	7,971	6,789
Income from operations	3,564	1,437
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(51)	(104)
Other income (expense), net	(5)	5
Total other income (expense)	(56)	(99)
Income before provision for income taxes	3,508	1,338
Provision for income taxes	1,082	508
Net income	$ 2,426	$ 830
Net earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 0.17	$ 0.06
Diluted	$ 0.16	$ 0.06
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	14,691	14,645
Diluted	15,222	15,030

LWAY Balance Sheet

2024-03-31

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 12,025	$ 13,198
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses and discounts & allowances of $1,640 and $1,270 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 respectively	15,064	13,875
Inventories, net	8,130	9,104
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,988	2,019
Refundable income taxes	378	0
Total current assets	37,585	38,196
Property, plant and equipment, net	24,627	22,764
Operating lease right-of-use asset	172	192
Goodwill	11,704	11,704
Intangible assets, net	6,763	6,898
Other assets	1,900	1,900
Total assets	82,751	81,654
Current liabilities
Current portion of note payable	1,250	1,250
Accounts payable	10,024	9,976
Accrued expenses	3,604	4,916
Accrued income taxes	0	474
Total current liabilities	14,878	16,616
Note payable	1,235	1,483
Operating lease liabilities	102	118
Deferred income taxes, net	3,001	3,001
Total liabilities	19,216	21,218
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value; 2,500 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	0	0
Common stock, no par value; 40,000 shares authorized; 17,274 shares issued; 14,691 outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	6,509	6,509
Paid-in capital	5,498	4,825
Treasury stock, at cost	(16,695)	(16,695)
Retained earnings	68,223	65,797
Total stockholders' equity	63,535	60,436
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 82,751	$ 81,654

About Lifeway Foods Inc

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. The company also offers European-style soft cheeses; cream and other products; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; drinkable yogurt; and fresh made butter and sour cream. It sells its products under the Lifeway, Glen Oaks Farms, 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 incorporated in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.

CEO	Ms. Julie Smolyansky
WEBSITE	https://lifewaykefir.com
INDUSTRY	Packaged Foods
EMPLOYEES	289

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The fair value guage provides a quick view whether LWAY is over valued or under valued. Whether Lifeway Foods Inc is cheap or expensive depends on the assumptions which impact Lifeway Foods Inc's fair value. We provide several scenarios of inflation and growth to encompass these range of assumptions for LWAY.

What is Lifeway Foods Inc's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Fri May 17 2024, LWAY's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 20.9 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 1.62. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. LWAY PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.

What is 5 year return on Lifeway Foods Inc's stock?

In the past 10 years, Lifeway Foods Inc has provided 0.032 (multiply by 100 for percentage) rate of return.