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

17.36USD-1.97 (-10.19%)Delayed as of 28 Mar 2024, 12:05 pm ET

Market Summary

LWAY
USD17.36-1.97
Delayedas of 28 Mar 2024, 12:05 pm
-10.19%

LWAY Alerts

  • 1 major insider sales recently.

LWAY Stock Price

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LWAY Valuation

Market Cap

284.0M

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

24.98

Price/Sales (Trailing)

1.77

EV/EBITDA

13.41

Price/Free Cashflow

22.56

LWAY Price/Sales (Trailing)

LWAY Profitability

Operating Margin

47.21%

EBT Margin

10.40%

Return on Equity

18.81%

Return on Assets

13.92%

Free Cashflow Yield

4.43%

LWAY Fundamentals

LWAY Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

160.1M

Rev. Growth (Yr)

17.45%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

2.93%

LWAY Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

11.4M

Earnings Growth (Yr)

454.33%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

16.32%

Breaking Down LWAY Revenue

52 Week Range

19.48
(Low)(High)

Last 7 days

50.1%

Last 30 days

44.3%

Last 90 days

28.8%

Trailing 12 Months

169.9%

How does LWAY drawdown profile look like?

LWAY Financial Health

Current Ratio

2.3

LWAY Investor Care

Dividend Yield

5.89%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

0.8

Buy Backs (1Y)

5.19%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

0.76

Historical Charts for Stock Metrics

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Net sales
YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
2023145.4M151.1M153.9M160.1M
2022123.8M128.1M136.7M141.6M
2021106.0M110.2M113.7M119.1M
202094.4M96.3M99.6M102.0M
201999.2M95.3M93.5M93.7M
2018115.5M110.9M106.6M103.3M
2017123.4M124.0M122.8M118.9M
2016138.5M139.8M140.2M123.9M
2015131.3M128.5M125.4M139.0M
2014113.4M120.2M126.3M130.2M
201395.8M98.9M102.9M109.0M
201279.6M82.4M85.6M89.8M
201166.9M70.3M73.7M77.1M
201000063.5M

Tracking the Latest Insider Buys and Sells of Lifeway Foods Inc

Filter Transactions
Datesorted ascendingNameBuy/Sell$ ValueAvg. Price# SharesTitle
Mar 22, 2024
smolyansky ludmila
sold
-60,861
15.8
-3,852
-
Mar 21, 2024
smolyansky ludmila
sold
-116,530
14.5662
-8,000
-
Mar 20, 2024
smolyansky ludmila
sold
-167,310
12.87
-13,000
-
Feb 27, 2024
smolyansky ludmila
sold
-19,834
12.35
-1,606
-
Feb 26, 2024
smolyansky ludmila
sold
-167,108
12.34
-13,542
-
Feb 08, 2024
smolyansky ludmila
sold
-264,093
11.61
-22,747
-
Feb 07, 2024
smolyansky ludmila
sold
-124,563
11.54
-10,794
-
Feb 06, 2024
smolyansky ludmila
sold
-118,400
11.84
-10,000
-
Jan 24, 2024
smolyansky ludmila
sold
-67,200
13.44
-5,000
-
Jan 22, 2024
smolyansky ludmila
sold
-155,155
13.54
-11,459
-

1–10 of 50

Which funds bought or sold LWAY recently?

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Datesorted ascendingFund NameType% Chg$ Change$ Held% Portfolio
Mar 11, 2024
VANGUARD GROUP INC
added
0.86
822,809
3,494,230
-%
Mar 01, 2024
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
added
50.49
156,563
321,062
-%
Feb 15, 2024
BARCLAYS PLC
new
-
194,000
194,000
-%
Feb 15, 2024
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC
new
-
256,721
256,721
-%
Feb 14, 2024
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
new
-
202,545
202,545
-%
Feb 14, 2024
STATE STREET CORP
added
21.44
99,815
273,403
-%
Feb 14, 2024
Royal Bank of Canada
added
32.52
41,000
99,000
-%
Feb 14, 2024
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
reduced
-16.35
70,446
900,334
0.02%
Feb 14, 2024
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS
unchanged
-
6.00
27.00
-%

1–10 of 50

Are Funds Buying or Selling LWAY?

Are funds buying LWAY calls or puts?
Calls
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No. of funds holding Calls - Puts
Net Call Options
No. of funds that own LWAY
No. of Funds

Unveiling Lifeway Foods Inc's Major ShareHolders

Date FiledName of FilerPercent of ClassNo. of SharesForm Type
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
Mar 27, 2024
144
Notice of Insider Sale Intent
Mar 25, 2024
144
Notice of Insider Sale Intent
Mar 22, 2024
4
Insider Trading
Mar 20, 2024
10-K
Annual Report
Feb 29, 2024
4
Insider Trading
Feb 26, 2024
144
Notice of Insider Sale Intent
Feb 23, 2024
4
Insider Trading
Feb 14, 2024
4
Insider Trading
Feb 14, 2024
4
Insider Trading
Feb 14, 2024
4
Insider Trading

What is the Fair Value of LWAY?

Stocks Marked 'Very Cheap' by Grufity's Fair Value Model Have Outperformed Russell 2000 Index

Small Caps and Mid Caps are mostly overlooked by investors as all the focus goes to Magnificent 7. These stocks that are not part of the beauty contest require a deeper look. However, all large cap stocks were once small caps. Grufity's Fair Value model opens up this unverse as it separates high-performing, rewarding stocks from low-performing risky stocks. <b>Russell 2000 stocks that were marked 'Very Cheap' by the model doubled in three years while the index was flat.</b>

Cheap
or
Expensive?


Returns of $10,000 invested in:

Very Cheap Stocks: $21,859
Russell 2000 Index: $10,334
Very Expensive Stocks: $8,224


Russell 2000 stocks considered 'Very Cheap' by the model greatly outperformed Russell 2000 index and the 'Very Expensive' bucket over past three years.

Russell 2000 Index
Very Expensive Stocks
Very Cheap Stocks

Peers (Alternatives to Lifeway Foods Inc)

NameMkt Capsorted ascendingRevenuePrice %, 1MReturns, 1YP/EP/SRev 1-YrInc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
32.1B
93.9B
15.56% -16.51%
9.23
0.34
-7.50% -19.75%
14.9B
61.3B
8.22% 7.72%
7.59
0.24
-8.91% 30.43%
14.1B
12.2B
6.54% -19.82%
14.31
1.16
1.09% 44.51%
13.1B
9.3B
5.07% -18.66%
17.15
1.42
1.02% -5.78%
12.3B
79.2B
-3.15% 4.47%
9.09
0.16
3.12% -18.15%
MID-CAP
7.7B
1.7B
8.27% 100.90%
46.62
4.44
21.49% 39.64%
5.6B
766.9M
28.38% 92.92%
-166.24
7.29
28.82% 43.50%
5.0B
5.1B
2.81% -16.54%
40.47
0.98
5.93% -45.96%
2.9B
3.3B
-0.30% 40.57%
21.27
0.86
0.37% -0.15%
2.9B
2.7B
6.70% 5.94%
6.31
1.07
5.46% -4.50%
SMALL-CAP
1.9B
14.8B
3.30% 27.95%
19.16
0.13
-14.86% -22.80%
900.2M
2.1B
12.79% -22.00%
-13.6
0.44
-4.65% -482.22%
536.2M
343.4M
11.74% -49.16%
-1.59
1.56
-18.04% 7.65%
223.7M
106.3M
-1.55% 13.60%
4.67
2.1
34.67% 5930.90%
7.7M
2.4M
-9.87% 281.82%
-0.3
3.23
-23.63% -13.75%

Lifeway Foods Inc News

Latest updates
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Lifeway Foods Inc Earnings Report: Key Takeaways & Analysis

Income Statement (Last 12 Months)
(In Thousands)
Income Statement (Quarterly)
(In Thousands)
(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Thousands)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q12018Q4
Revenue2.9%42,09340,89639,23037,90435,83838,14033,49134,09930,97429,55329,16229,37625,58526,03925,01425,38823,16522,72923,15324,61523,032
Cost Of Revenue----------22,56021,48521,32719,15418,46218,08619,39118,05517,55617,59018,31217,937
Gross Profit5.8%11,79211,14311,2808,2267,9217,5885,6975,5805,9916,9937,6778,0496,4317,5776,9285,9975,1105,1735,5636,3035,095
Operating Expenses-1.1%6,0396,1046,5146,7895,9596,3935,4566,6295,5855,9495,1836,1135,8014,9605,4905,7596,3215,4285,6296,7048,090
  S&GA Expenses-2.8%2,8022,8842,5713,5192,7772,8432,4823,2022,5872,7222,5663,2222,7862,1162,7202,5752,5532,6792,6913,1392,940
EBITDA Margin20.6%0.13*0.10*0.08*0.05*0.04*0.03*0.03*0.05*0.07*0.08*0.10*0.09*0.08*--------
Interest Expenses-43.1%62.0010910910496.0077.0052.0042.0044.0030.0020.0022.0022.0027.0030.0039.0047.0065.0068.0069.0051.00
Income Taxes13.9%1,7281,5171,52950891913065.00-19745452773159337376440455.00840-17.0013.00-54.00-217
Earnings Before Taxes15.6%5,6974,9294,6851,3381,6351,113185-1,0923611,0072,3491,8996532,5901,3842011,894-89.00-128-442-3,029
EBT Margin27.1%0.10*0.08*0.06*0.03*0.01*0.00*0.00*0.02*0.05*0.05*0.07*0.06*0.05*--------
Net Income16.3%3,9693,4123,156830716983120-895-93.004801,6181,3062801,8269801461,054-72.00-141-388-2,812
Net Income Margin34.6%0.07*0.05*0.04*0.02*0.01*0.00*0.00*0.01*0.03*0.03*0.05*0.04*0.03*--------
Free Cashflow-35.1%3,5925,5332,2001,265-4923,269-1,243-996-5281,6841,794692310--------
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q12018Q4
Assets2.0%82.0080.0072.0071.0069.0074.0069.0071.0071.0070.0064.0062.0061.0060.0057.0057.0057.0058.0058.0057.0057.00
  Current Assets3.4%38.0037.0030.0028.0027.0032.0027.0030.0029.0029.0028.0026.0024.0024.0021.0020.0019.0021.0020.0019.0019.00
    Cash Equivalents4.5%13.0013.007.005.004.009.006.008.009.0010.0010.009.008.008.005.002.004.006.003.003.003.00
  Inventory-2.3%9.009.0010.009.0010.009.008.009.008.008.007.007.007.006.007.007.006.007.007.007.006.00
  Net PPE2.1%23.0022.0022.0022.0021.0021.0021.0020.0020.0021.0021.0021.0021.0021.0021.0022.0022.0023.0023.0024.0025.00
  Goodwill0%12.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00---13.00--------
Liabilities-11.9%21.0024.0020.0022.0021.0023.0020.0023.0022.0021.0014.0014.0014.0013.0013.0013.0014.0016.0015.0015.0014.00
  Current Liabilities1.3%17.0016.0012.0014.0013.0014.0011.0013.0012.0013.009.009.008.009.0011.009.0010.0010.0010.009.007.00
Shareholder's Equity8.0%60.0056.0052.0049.0048.0050.0049.0048.0049.0049.0050.0048.0047.0047.0045.0044.0043.0042.0042.0042.0042.00
  Retained Earnings6.4%66.0062.0058.0055.0054.0054.0053.0053.0054.0054.0053.0052.0050.0050.0048.0047.0047.0046.0046.0046.0047.00
  Additional Paid-In Capital11.2%5.004.004.004.004.003.003.003.003.002.002.003.003.003.003.003.002.002.002.003.002.00
Shares Outstanding0%15.0015.0015.0017.0015.0015.0015.0015.0015.0015.0016.0016.0016.00--------
Float-------38.00---21.00---9.00---15.00--
Cashflow (Last 12 Months)
(In Thousands)
Cashflow (Quarterly)
(In Thousands)
(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Thousands)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q12018Q4
Cashflow From Operations-28.3%4,7976,6892,4283,0273484,168119-648-2912,2082,4371,2101,0373,4372,966-1,055-1,1422,9458261,18271.00
  Share Based Compensation-0.9%41942331234335420823231553630714815311942.00115117124179182353-25.00
Cashflow From Investing4.1%-1,204-1,256-188-1,762-840-1,479-1,362-348-237-5,744-643-518-727-440-325-398950157-148-121271
Cashflow From Financing-1110.8%-3,027-250--500-3,997-250-250-250-2573,142------405-1,484-612-180-1,535-70.00
  Buy Backs----------1,583-----405-15318020570.00

LWAY Income Statement

2023-12-31
Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]  
Net sales$ 160,123$ 141,568
Cost of goods sold115,060112,350
Depreciation expense2,6222,432
Total cost of goods sold117,682114,782
Gross profit42,44126,786
Selling expenses11,77611,304
General and administrative13,13012,593
Amortization expense540540
Total operating expenses25,44624,437
Income from operations16,9952,349
Other income (expense):  
Interest expense(384)(267)
Gain (loss) on sale of property and equipment34(241)
Other income (expense)40
Total other income (expense)(346)(508)
Income before provision for income taxes16,6491,841
Provision for income taxes5,282917
Net income$ 11,367$ 924
Net earnings per common share:  
Basic$ 0.77$ 0.06
Diluted$ 0.75$ 0.06
Weighted average common shares outstanding:  
Basic14,66715,396
Diluted15,10315,718

LWAY Balance Sheet

2023-12-31
Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets  
Cash and cash equivalents$ 13,198$ 4,444
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses and discounts & allowances of $1,270 and $1,820 at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively13,87511,414
Inventories, net9,1049,631
Prepaid expenses and other current assets2,0191,445
Refundable income taxes044
Total current assets38,19626,978
Property, plant and equipment, net22,76420,905
Operating lease right-of use asset192174
Goodwill11,70411,704
Intangible assets, net6,8987,438
Other assets1,9001,800
Total assets81,65468,999
Current liabilities  
Current portion of note payable1,2501,250
Accounts payable9,9767,979
Accrued expenses4,9163,813
Accrued income taxes4740
Total current liabilities16,61613,042
Line of credit02,777
Note payable1,4832,477
Operating lease liabilities118104
Deferred income taxes, net3,0013,029
Total liabilities21,21821,429
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders’ equity  
Preferred stock, no par value; 2,500 shares authorized; none issued00
Common stock, no par value; 40,000 shares authorized; 17,274 shares issued; 14,691 and 14,645 shares outstanding at 2023 and 20226,5096,509
Paid-in capital4,8253,624
Treasury stock, at cost(16,695)(16,993)
Retained earnings65,79754,430
Total stockholders’ equity60,43647,570
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$ 81,654$ 68,999
LWAY
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
 WEBSITElifewaykefir.com
 EMPLOYEES289

Lifeway Foods Inc Frequently Asked Questions


What is the ticker symbol for Lifeway Foods Inc? What does LWAY stand for in stocks?

LWAY is the stock ticker symbol of Lifeway Foods Inc. Every public company that trades on a stock exchange gets a ticker symbol.

What is the market capital of Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY)?

As of Wed Mar 27 2024, market cap of Lifeway Foods Inc is 283.98 Million. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

What is the fair value of LWAY stock?

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What is the fair value of LWAY stock?

You can check LWAY's fair value in chart for subscribers. The fair value of Lifeway Foods Inc is provided for various growth and macro-economic scenarios from very pessimiatic to very optimistic assumptions. These fair values are estimates from Grufity's Fair Value model based on company's past performance. However, past performance of Lifeway Foods Inc is no guarantee of future performance. These fairvalue estimates should only be used as one of the inputs in your stock analysis. We provide model's historical fair value estimates for LWAY so that you know how good or bad the model has been in the past so you can discard it if needed. There are others that provide fair values of stocks such as wallmine, finbox, gurufocus and finviz. Most provide point in time estimates. We provide a history of our models fair value estimates so that you can get a sense of it's usefulness. Otherwise this data point is of little use.

Is Lifeway Foods Inc a good stock to buy?

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 Wed Mar 27 2024, LWAY's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 24.98 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 1.77. 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 0.016 (multiply by 100 for percentage) rate of return.