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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LWAY | +1.7% | +415.9% | +38.84% | +2,464% |
| S&P | +14.5% | +93.32% | +14.09% | +1,524% |
Lifeway Foods, Inc. engages in the manufacture of probiotic and nutritious foods. Its products include kefir, organic kefir, plantiful, probugs, frozen kefir, cups and skyr, cheese, and supplements. The company distributes its products primarily through its direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. Lifeway Foods was founded by Michael Smolyansky and Ludmila Smolyansky in February 1986 and is headquartered in Morton Grove, IL.
There's plenty of trouble and family drama going on up at the Chicago-land kefir company this morning.
Analyst estimates are trumped, but the lack of cash profitability may be making investors nervous.
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $53.90M | 9.7% |
| Gross Profit | $15.27M | 16.2% |
| Gross Margin | 28.32% | 1.6% |
| Market Cap | $374.76M | 99.5% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $1.29M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 291 | 0.7% |
| Net Income | $4.25M | 12.3% |
| EBITDA | $6.76M | 8.7% |
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| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $21.22M | 45.0% |
| Accounts Receivable | $16.07M | 10.6% |
| Inventory | 10.2 | 20.9% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $0.22M | 150.0% |
| Short Term Debt | $0.06M | -12.1% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 11.58% | -5.7% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 9.01% | 2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $1.61M | -68.6% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $3.91M | -40.2% |
| Metric | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 29.97 | 41.86 | 36.82 | 35.67 | 150.21% |
| Price to Book | 5.64 | 5.14 | 5.13 | 5.05 | 71.12% |
| Price to Sales | 2.17 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 1.97 | 79.03% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 7.72 | 6.89 | 6.86 | 6.66 | 60.07% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 28.91 | 58.81 | 78.86 | 303.25 | 1979.83% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 74.39 | 218.26 | 141.60 | 53.01 | 83.64% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.3% | -95.19% |
| Return on Equity | 20.6% | 13.6% | 14.7% | 14.5% | -36.07% |
| Total Debt | $0.14M | $0.12M | $0.11M | $0.28M | 80.52% |
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