Lifeway Foods, Inc. LWAY

Latest FY: 2025 Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Market Price $25.85
Market Cap $377.46M
P/E Ratio 29.04
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Revenue (FY 2025) ↑13.7% YoY
$212.50M
3-Yr CAGR: 14.5%
Net Income ↑53.6% YoY
$13.86M
Net Margin: 6.5%
Free Cash Flow ↓-362.0% YoY
-$16.41M
FCF Yield: -4.35%
EPS (Diluted) ↑48.3% YoY
$0.89
Basic: $0.91
Return on Equity Efficiency
16.1%
ROA: 527.6%

📊 Multi-Year Historical Performance & Trends

Financial Performance History Revenue, Net Income & Free Cash Flow
Margins Trend (%) Gross, Operating & Net Margins
Balance Sheet Strength Cash, Debt & Equity
Cash Flow Generation Operating Cash Flow vs CapEx vs FCF

📈 Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth History (LWAY)

All monetary values in millions ($M)
Fiscal Year Revenue Revenue YoY Gross Profit Net Income Net Inc YoY Diluted EPS EPS YoY Op. Cash Flow Free Cash Flow FCF YoY
FY 2016 $123.9M $35.0M $3.5M $0.22 $5.1M $1.9M
FY 2017 $118.9M -4.0% $30.7M $-0.3M -109.9% $-0.02 -109.1% $3.8M $-1.5M -182.1%
FY 2018 $103.3M -13.1% $25.9M $-3.1M -791.9% $-0.19 -850.0% $2.4M $-0.4M +73.5%
FY 2019 $93.7M -9.4% $22.1M $0.5M +114.7% $0.03 +115.8% $3.8M $2.6M +746.9%
FY 2020 $102.0M +8.9% $26.9M $3.2M +613.5% $0.21 +600.0% $6.4M $4.5M +70.5%
FY 2021 $119.1M +16.7% $28.7M $3.3M +2.4% $0.21 0.0% $5.6M $3.6M -18.9%
FY 2022 $141.6M +18.9% $26.8M $0.9M -72.1% $0.06 -71.4% $4.0M $0.5M -85.2%
FY 2023 $160.1M +13.1% $42.4M $11.4M +1,130.2% $0.75 +1,150.0% $16.9M $12.6M +2,240.1%
FY 2024 $186.8M +16.7% $48.6M $9.0M -20.6% $0.60 -20.0% $13.0M $6.3M -50.2%
FY 2025 $212.5M +13.7% $58.2M $13.9M +53.6% $0.89 +48.3% $10.9M $-16.4M -362.0%
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Valuation

Market Price $25.85
Market Cap $377.46M
Enterprise Value N/A
P/E Ratio 29.04
P/B Ratio 4.60
FCF Yield -4.35%
Dividend Yield N/A
Shares Outstanding 15,281,900
%

Profitability & Margins

Gross Margin 27.39%
Operating Margin 7.61%
Net Margin 6.52%
Return on Equity (ROE) 16.15%
Return on Assets (ROA) 527.56%
Asset Turnover 80.89x
Revenue 3-Yr CAGR 14.50%
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Financial Health & Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.49
Cash Ratio 1.03
Debt / Equity N/A
Debt / Assets N/A
Cash & Equivalents $5.57M
Total Debt N/A
Book Value / Share $5.62
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Cash Flow Efficiency

Operating Cash Flow $10.95M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx) $27.36M
Free Cash Flow -$16.41M
OCF / Revenue 5.15%
FCF / Revenue -7.72%
FCF 3-Yr CAGR N/A
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Per Share Metrics

EPS (Diluted) $0.89
EPS (Basic) $0.91
Dividends / Share N/A
Book Value / Share $5.62
EPS YoY Growth 48.33%
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Balance Sheet (FY 2025)

Total Assets $2.63M
Total Liabilities $5.41M
Stockholders' Equity $85.82M
Current Assets $2.63M
Current Liabilities $5.41M