Lancaster Colony (Lancaster Colony) GF Value Rank : 7 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)

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What is Lancaster Colony GF Value Rank?

Lancaster Colony has the GF Value Rank of 7.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison of Lancaster Colony's GF Value Rank

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lancaster Colony's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Lancaster Colony's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lancaster Colony's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lancaster Colony's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Lancaster Colony (Lancaster Colony) Business Description

Industry

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LC1:Germany

Address

380 Polaris Parkway, Suite 400, Westerville, OH, USA, 43082

Website

http://www.lancastercolony.com

Lancaster Colony Corp is a manufacturer and marketer of speciality food products. The company's segments include Retail and Foodservice. By product segment, the company divides its portfolio into non frozen (roughly 70% of net sales) and frozen food. The key products and brands are salad dressing and sauces (Cardini's, Girard's, Marzetti), frozen garlic breads (New York Brand Bakery, Mamma Bella), vegetable dips and fruit dips (Marzetti), frozen parkerhouse-style yeast rolls and dinner rolls (Sister Schubert's, Mary B's), premium dry egg noodles (Amish Kitchen), frozen speciality noodles (Reames, Aunt Vi's), croutons and salad toppings, flatbread wraps, and pizza crusts.

Executives

Knight George F. Iii	director	380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Zena Srivatsa Arnold	director	2500 BEE CAVE ROAD, BLDG. 1, SUITE 200, ROLLINGWOOD TX 78746
Luis Viso	officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer	380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Kristin Bird	officer: President-Foodservice Division	380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Carl R. Stealey	officer: President-T Marzetti Retail	380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
David Alan Ciesinski	officer: President & COO	H. J. HEINZ COMPANY, P.O. BOX 57, PITTSBURGH PA 15230
David S. Nagle	officer: SVP-T Marzetti Co Supply Chain	380 POLARIS PARKWAY, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
K. Pigott Thomas	officer: CFO and Asst. Secretary	C/O MGP INGREDIENTS, INC., 100 COMMERCIAL STREET, ATCHISON KS 66002
Alan F Harris	director
Elliot K. Fullen	director	380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Gerlach John B Jr	director, officer: Chairman & CEO	LANCASTER COLONY CORP, 37 W. BROAD ST., COLUMBUS OH 43215
Barbara L Brasier	director	C/O MEADWESTVACO CORP, ONE HIGH RIDGE PARK, STAMFORD CT 06905
Michael H Keown	director	P O BOX 77057, FORT WORTH TX 76177
Timothy A. Tate	officer: SVP-TMarzettiFoodservice Sales	380 POLARIS PARKWAY, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Neeli Bendapudi	director	FISHER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, 556 FISHER H, 2100 NEIL AVENUE, COLUMBUS OH 43210