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Lifeway Foods

NMQ:LWAY US5319141090
69
  • Value
    14
  • Growth
    95
  • Safety
    Safety
    86
  • Combined
    77
  • Sentiment
    37
  • 360° View
    360° View
    69
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Company Description

Lifeway Foods, Inc. is a supplier of probiotic, fermented beverages, primarily Kefir, and other dairy products. They operate in the cultured dairy and cheese industries with brands like Lifeway, Fresh Made, GlenOaks Farms, and ProBugs. Their products are sold across the United States, Mexico, and other countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $374 million, profits of $49 million, revenue of $187 million, and 291 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 69 (better than 69% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Lifeway Foods are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Lifeway Foods. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 95, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 95% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 86 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 86% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 14 which means that the share price of Lifeway Foods is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 86% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 37, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 63% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Analyst Opinions
Country USA
Industry Packaged Foods & Meats
Size Small
Website lifewaykefir.com
Index
NASDAQ
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 10 46 69
Growth
95 87 93 81
Safety
Safety
86 85 76 100
Sentiment
37 100 76 59
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69 94 96 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
100 91 17 81
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 96 96 26
Market Pulse
24 82 77 90
Sentiment
37 100 76 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 10 46 69
Growth
95 87 93 81
Safety Safety
86 85 76 100
Combined
77 70 96 98
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
30 36 60 92
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
34 24 74 67
Price vs. Book (P/B)
14 19 43 76
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
14 10 46 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
86 79 70 63
Profit Growth
59 66 98 98
Capital Growth
95 34 61 69
Stock Returns
54 99 100 29
Growth
95 87 93 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
100 85 82 86
Refinancing
31 45 54 81
Liquidity
94 89 61 94
Safety Safety
86 85 76 100

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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