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Lifeway Foods

NMQ:LWAY US5319141090
67
  • Value
    8
  • Growth
    47
  • Safety
    Safety
    77
  • Combined
    28
  • Sentiment
    95
  • 360° View
    360° View
    67
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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 67 (better than 67% 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 below and half above average for Lifeway Foods. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 95, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 95% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 77 or better than 77% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 8, meaning that the share price of Lifeway Foods is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 47. ...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: 3-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
8 10 46 69
Growth
47 87 93 81
Safety
Safety
77 85 76 100
Sentiment
95 100 76 59
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67 94 96 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
100 91 17 81
Opinions Change
100 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 96 96 26
Market Pulse
85 82 77 90
Sentiment
95 100 76 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
8 10 46 69
Growth
47 87 93 81
Safety Safety
77 85 76 100
Combined
28 70 96 98
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
27 36 60 92
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
9 24 74 67
Price vs. Book (P/B)
5 19 43 76
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
8 10 46 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
93 79 70 63
Profit Growth
16 66 98 98
Capital Growth
55 34 61 69
Stock Returns
36 99 100 29
Growth
47 87 93 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
83 85 82 86
Refinancing
35 45 54 81
Liquidity
93 89 61 94
Safety Safety
77 85 76 100

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