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 Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 19.09 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 19.94. The fair price of Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) is between 6.20 to 45.76 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
6.20-45.76
Current Price：24.00
Fair
18.96
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
11.05
EV/EBITDA
Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) has a current EV/EBITDA of 11.05. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 4.51. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -7.64, Undervalued between -7.64 and -1.56, Fairly Valued between 10.59 and -1.56, Overvalued between 10.59 and 16.66, and Strongly Overvalued above 16.66. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 11.05 falls within the Overvalued range.
12.61
EV/EBIT
Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) has a current EV/EBIT of 12.61. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 13.36. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -13.76, Undervalued between -13.76 and -0.20, Fairly Valued between 26.91 and -0.20, Overvalued between 26.91 and 40.47, and Strongly Overvalued above 40.47. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 12.61 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
1.56
PS
Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) has a current PS of 1.56. The 5-year average PS is 0.87. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -0.43, Undervalued between -0.43 and 0.22, Fairly Valued between 1.51 and 0.22, Overvalued between 1.51 and 2.16, and Strongly Overvalued above 2.16. The current Forward PS of 1.56 falls within the Overvalued range.
13.50
P/OCF
Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) has a current P/OCF of 13.50. The 5-year average P/OCF is 3.04. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -8.40, Undervalued between -8.40 and -2.68, Fairly Valued between 8.76 and -2.68, Overvalued between 8.76 and 14.48, and Strongly Overvalued above 14.48. The current Forward P/OCF of 13.50 falls within the Overvalued range.
29.91
P/FCF
Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) has a current P/FCF of 29.91. The 5-year average P/FCF is 4.26. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -12.46, Undervalued between -12.46 and -4.10, Fairly Valued between 12.62 and -4.10, Overvalued between 12.62 and 20.98, and Strongly Overvalued above 20.98. The current Forward P/FCF of 29.91 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.
Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 4.46. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 3.70 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 20.56% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 2.94, the current P/B ratio is about 51.53% higher. Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 3.26%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 3.52% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
4.43
P/B
Median3y
3.70
Median5y
2.94
-0.76
FCF Yield
Median3y
3.26
Median5y
3.52
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for LWAY's competitors is 0.00, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Lifeway Foods Inc Corp (LWAY) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is NaN% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 23.97%, this premium appears sustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of LWAY decreased by 2.90% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in Revenue Growth from 46.10M to 57.14M.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed -4.33%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of LWAY in the past 1 year is driven by Revenue Growth. Which is more sustainable.
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