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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 Framework: General Corporate Small Cap
Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY), is a Small Cap company, in the Packaged Foods industry, last closed at $22.28, about 1.6% overvalued vs fair value, -9.2% 1Y return, ranked 174/246 in sector.
Metrics P/E 27.2× Rev Growth 13.7% ROE 17.6% Gross Margin 27.4%
USD 22.28
-2.83%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 44.3%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$336.50M
Enterprise Value
$351.36M
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Weak
Valuation
Fair
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Weak
Valuation
Fair
Completeness: 82%
Confidence: 90%
Updated: Oct 31
Top Beats

Quick Facts

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

Next Events

Earnings Nov 12 Call: Nov 12

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$19
$22
$25
Current: $22.28 -2% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

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

Flow Steps
Revenue
$212.5M
13.7%%
Gross Profit
$58.2M
19.8%%
Operating Income
$16.2M
16.7%%
Net Income
$13.9M
53.6%%
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 FY2025
-118.4%
Poor

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
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1
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2
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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
69
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 89.1th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
  • Strong Interest Coverage & Conservative Leverage Debt serviceability is strong (score 0.89), with robust interest coverage.

Key risks

  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.40), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Signals, strengths and risks for Scale & Market Position

Trade-Off Ledger™

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

vs Industry Peers 97% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing LWAY's balance between Growth (37.4%), Profitability (29.8%), and Safety (32.9%). Growth 37% Safety 33% Profitability 30%

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Growth

79th percentile vs peers
80
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 13.7% 75p Revenue CAGR 3Y 14.5% 79p EPS CAGR 3Y 1.48 98p EPS Growth YoY 49.5% 72p
Strengths
  • EPS CAGR 3Y in top 20% of peers (1.48, 98th percentile)
  • Interest Coverage Ratio in top 20% of peers (256.66, 96th percentile)
  • D/E Ratio in top 20% of peers (0.5%, 86th 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

63th percentile vs peers
63
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Safety

70th percentile vs peers
70
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Two Futures

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

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Bear
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Base
$21.93
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-1.6% vs current
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