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Lifeway Foods

NMQ:LWAY · US5319141090
Food ProductsSmall

360

51
EV / EBIT11
Price / Owner Earnings95
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales25
EV / Gross Profit27
Price/Book13
Return on Capital90
Cash Return on Capital3
Return on Equity82
EBIT Margin71
Gross Profitability99
Cash Conversion29
Accruals5
Owner Earnings Margin7
Sales growth90
Profit Growth65
Long-Term EPS Growth80
Owner Earnings Growth7
Reinvestment34
Price momentum53
Debt load93
Refinancing37
Debt Payback1
Liquidity95
Analyst ratings57
Opinion Changes7
Price Target Upside64
Market mood100
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Lifeway Foods clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood Products
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGM
Founded1986
Employees79
ISINUS5319141090
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Alternative ProteinOrganicFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageHealth Care

Description

Lifeway Foods, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (Lifeway) operate as a producer and marketer of kefir in the U.S. and an important player in the broader market spaces of probiotic-based products and natural, ‘better for you’ foods. Products T…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Lifeway Foods, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
51
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Jan 2024

All-time low

51

Jun 2026

Average rank

81

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
25
36
60
92
Price/Earnings
47
24
74
67
Price/Book
13
19
43
76
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
10
10
46
69

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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