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LWAY Valuation

Lifeway Foods Inc
$
25.650
0(0.000%)1D
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LWAY Relative Valuation

LWAY's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, LWAY is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.

Historical Valuation

Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) is now in the Overvalued zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 1.88 is considered Overvalued compared with the five-year average of 18.32. The fair price of Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) is between 2.93 to 16.58 according to relative valuation methord. Compared to the current price of 25.65 USD , Lifeway Foods Inc is Overvalued By 54.71%.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
2.93-16.58
Current Price:25.65
54.71%
Overvalued
29.87
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
18.05
EV/EBITDA
Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) has a current EV/EBITDA of 18.05. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 3.56. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -7.71, Undervalued between -7.71 and -2.07, Fairly Valued between 9.20 and -2.07, Overvalued between 9.20 and 14.84, and Strongly Overvalued above 14.84. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 18.05 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.
22.00
EV/EBIT
Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) has a current EV/EBIT of 22.00. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 12.27. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -15.65, Undervalued between -15.65 and -1.69, Fairly Valued between 26.23 and -1.69, Overvalued between 26.23 and 40.19, and Strongly Overvalued above 40.19. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 22.00 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
1.88
PS
Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) has a current PS of 1.88. The 5-year average PS is 0.74. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -0.51, Undervalued between -0.51 and 0.11, Fairly Valued between 1.36 and 0.11, Overvalued between 1.36 and 1.99, and Strongly Overvalued above 1.99. The current Forward PS of 1.88 falls within the Overvalued range.
0.00
P/OCF
Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) has a current P/OCF of 0.00. The 5-year average P/OCF is 2.53. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -8.13, Undervalued between -8.13 and -2.80, Fairly Valued between 7.86 and -2.80, Overvalued between 7.86 and 13.19, and Strongly Overvalued above 13.19. The current Forward P/OCF of 0.00 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.00
P/FCF
Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) has a current P/FCF of 0.00. The 5-year average P/FCF is 3.12. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -10.03, Undervalued between -10.03 and -3.45, Fairly Valued between 9.70 and -3.45, Overvalued between 9.70 and 16.28, and Strongly Overvalued above 16.28. The current Forward P/FCF of 0.00 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 5.27. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 3.32 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 58.60% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 2.71, the current P/B ratio is about 94.61% higher. Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 1.20%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 3.27%, the current FCF yield is approximately -63.42% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 3.76% , the current FCF yield is about -68.11% lower.
5.27
P/B
Median3y
3.32
Median5y
2.71
1.20
FCF Yield
Median3y
3.27
Median5y
3.76

Competitors Valuation Multiple

The average P/S ratio for LWAY's competitors is 0.54, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Lifeway Foods Inc Corp (LWAY) exhibits a P/S ratio of 1.88, which is 247.91% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 3.26%, this premium appears unsustainable.

Performance Decomposition

1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of LWAY increased by 108.03% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 23.38 to 38.25.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed 41.18%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of LWAY in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
3.26%
44.63M → 46.09M
Revenue Growth
+
41.18%
5.44 → 7.68
Margin Expansion
+
63.59%
23.38 → 38.25
P/E Change
=
108.03%
12.33 → 25.65
Mkt Cap Growth

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Is Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) currently overvalued or undervalued?

Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) is now in the Overvalued zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 1.88 is considered Overvalued compared with the five-year average of 18.32. The fair price of Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) is between 2.93 to 16.58 according to relative valuation methord. Compared to the current price of 25.65 USD , Lifeway Foods Inc is Overvalued By 54.71% .
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