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Lifeway Foods, Inc. LWAY

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Lifeway Foods, Inc.

Overview of Lifeway Foods, Inc.

LWAY NGM
Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods Small Cap
Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY), is a Small Cap company, in the Packaged Foods industry, last closed at $20.91, about 10.0% overvalued vs fair value, -9.3% 1Y return, ranked 115/242 in sector.
$20.91
-0.19%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 28.8%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$327.11M
Enterprise Value
$304.48M
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Quick Facts

Website https://lifewaykefir.com
HQ Morton Grove, IL
Employees 291
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Mar 17

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$17
$19
$21
Current: $20.91 -10% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$186.8M
16.7%%
Gross Profit
$48.6M
14.5%%
Operating Income
$13.9M
-18.5%%
Net Income
$9.0M
-20.6%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
69.4%
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FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$2.8M
43.9% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health some concerns
Moderate efficiency issues detected. Review active leaks below for improvement areas.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
68
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 97% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing LWAY's balance between Growth (34.9%), Profitability (34.1%), and Safety (31.0%). Growth 35% Safety 31% Profitability 34%

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Growth

71th percentile vs peers
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Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 16.7% 80p Revenue CAGR 3Y 16.2% 73p EPS CAGR 3Y 41.6% 92p EPS Growth YoY -20.8% 38p
Strengths
  • Rev Growth Yoy in top 20% of peers (16.7%, 80th percentile)
  • Eps Cagr 3Y in top 20% of peers (41.6%, 92th percentile)
  • Interest Coverage Ratio in top 20% of peers (134.04, 98th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (90%)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

69th percentile vs peers
70
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Safety

63th percentile vs peers
63
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Lifeway Foods, Inc..

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$18.81
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-10.0% vs current
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