National Beverage (FRA:20V) Earnings Power Value (EPV): €22.04 (As of Jan26)


FRA:20V National Beverage Corp FRA:20V
78 GF Score
Price €28.40
GF Value €41.06
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What is National Beverage Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

National Beverage FRA:20V -0.70% 78 Earnings Power Value (EPV) is €22.04 as of Jan26. GuruFocus rates FRA:20V with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of €41.06. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

As of Jan26, National Beverage's earnings power value is €22.04. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is -28.84

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


National Beverage  (FRA:20V) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


National Beverage Earnings Power Value (EPV) Related Terms


National Beverage Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for National Beverage's Earnings Power Value (EPV) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

National Beverage Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

National Beverage Annual Data
Trend Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
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National Beverage Quarterly Data
Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26
Earnings Power Value (EPV) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.68 19.75 20.86 19.78 19.94

FRA:20V vs COCO, SUJA, BUDA: Earnings Power Value (EPV) Comparison

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, National Beverage's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) 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.


National Beverage Earnings Power Value (EPV) vs Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, National Beverage's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Beverage's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.


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National Beverage Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

National Beverage's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 1,062
DDA 19
Operating Margin % 18.41
SGA * 25% 47
Tax Rate % 23.54
Maintenance Capex 21
Cash and Cash Equivalents 267
Short-Term Debt 13
Long-Term Debt 41
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 94

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = 18.41%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = €1,062 Mil, Average Operating Margin = 18.41%, Average Adjusted SGA = 47,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 1,062 * 18.41% +47 = €242.948343804 Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = 23.54%, and "Normalized" EBIT = €242.948343804 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = 242.948343804 * ( 1 - 23.54% ) = €185.75222996394 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 19 * 0.5 * 23.54% = €2.21214747 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = 185.75222996394 + 2.21214747 = €187.96437743394 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
National Beverage's Average Maintenance CAPEX = €21 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. National Beverage's current cash and cash equivalent = €267 Mil.
National Beverage's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 41 + 13 = €53.333 Mil.
National Beverage's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 94 Mil.

National Beverage's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Jan26 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( 187.96437743394 - 21)/ 9%+267-53.333 )/94
=22.04

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( 22.042571820758-28.40 )/22.042571820758
= -28.84%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

What does a Earnings Power Value (EPV) of €22.04 mean?
National Beverage (FRA:20V) has a Earnings Power Value (EPV) of €22.04 as of Jan26. Bruce Greenwald's earnings power value focuses on current earnings without factoring in future growth. View historical data on National Beverage and its competitors.
Is National Beverage's Earnings Power Value (EPV) too high?
National Beverage's current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is €22.04. Overall, National Beverage has a GF Score™ of 78/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does National Beverage's Earnings Power Value (EPV) compare to COCO and SUJA?
National Beverage's Earnings Power Value (EPV) of €22.04 can be compared against companies in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Earnings Power Value (EPV) for a Beverages - Non-Alcoholic company?
A good Earnings Power Value (EPV) depends on the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry context. However, Earnings Power Value (EPV) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Earnings Power Value (EPV) mean?
A high Earnings Power Value (EPV) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Bruce Greenwald's earnings power value focuses on current earnings without factoring in future growth. View historical data on National Beverage and its competitors. National Beverage's current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is €22.04. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is National Beverage stock overvalued right now?
National Beverage (FRA:20V) has a current Earnings Power Value (EPV) of €22.04. The stock's GF Value™ is €41.06, compared to a current price of €28.40 — trading 30.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is €22.04. National Beverage's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Earnings Power Value (EPV) calculated?
Earnings Power Value (EPV) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For National Beverage (FRA:20V), the current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is €22.04 as of Jan26. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is National Beverage (FRA:20V) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, National Beverage stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €28.40 is trading 30.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of €41.06.

Key valuation signals for FRA:20V:

  • Earnings Power Value (EPV): €22.04
  • GF Value™: €41.06 vs. price of €28.40 (30.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:20V stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


National Beverage Business Description

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Address 8050 SW Tenth Street, Suite 4000, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33324
National Beverage Corp is a non-alcoholic beverage company in the U.S. Its portfolio skews toward functional drinks (that is those purporting to offer health benefits) and is anchored by the popular LaCroix sparkling water trademark. Other offerings include Rip It energy drinks, Everfresh juices, and soda brands like Shasta and Faygo. The firm controls the majority of its production and distribution apparatus, with very little outsourcing. In terms of go-to-market, it uses warehouse distribution for retailers, direct-store delivery for convenience stores and other small outlets, and food-service distributors for the food-service channel (schools, hospitals, restaurants).
78GF Score

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