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Lifeway Foods (Lifeway Foods) Median PS Value : $9.67 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Lifeway Foods Median PS Value?

This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.

Median PS Value is calculated as trailing twelve months (TTM) Revenue per Share times 10-Year median PS Ratio. Lifeway Foods's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.596. Lifeway Foods's 10-Year median PS Ratio is 0.9126. Therefore, the Median PS Value for today is $9.67.

As of today (2024-04-25), Lifeway Foods's share price is $21.49. Lifeway Foods's Median PS Value is $9.67. Therefore, Lifeway Foods's Price to Median PS Value for today is 2.22.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lifeway Foods's Median PS Value or its related term are showing as below:

LWAY' s Price-to-Median-PS-Value Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13   Med: 0.52   Max: 2.25
Current: 2.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Median PS Value of Lifeway Foods was 2.25. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.52.

LWAY's Price-to-Median-PS-Value is ranked worse than
91.66% of 1067 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.87 vs LWAY: 2.22

Lifeway Foods Median PS Value Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lifeway Foods's Median PS Value 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.

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Lifeway Foods Median PS Value Chart

Lifeway Foods Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Median PS Value
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.24 10.25 10.07 9.42 9.67

Lifeway Foods Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Median PS Value 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 9.42 8.96 9.02 9.26 9.67

Competitive Comparison of Lifeway Foods's Median PS Value

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lifeway Foods's Price-to-Median-PS-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Median-PS-Value 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.


Lifeway Foods's Price-to-Median-PS-Value Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lifeway Foods's Price-to-Median-PS-Value distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lifeway Foods's Price-to-Median-PS-Value falls into.



Lifeway Foods Median PS Value Calculation

Lifeway Foods's Median PS Value for today is calculated as

Median PS Value=Revenue per Share (TTM)*10-Year Median PS Ratio
=10.596*0.9126
=9.67

10-Year Median PS Ratio is 0.9126.
Lifeway Foods's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.596.

* 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.


Lifeway Foods  (NAS:LWAY) Median PS Value Explanation

This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.

It also assumes that over time the profit margin is constant. If a company increases its profit margin to a sustainable level, this value might under-estimate its value. If it has permanent declined profit margins, this may over-estimate the company's value.

Lifeway Foods's Price to Median PS Value for today is calculated as

Price to Median PS Value=Share Price/Median PS Value
=21.49/9.67
=2.22

* 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.


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Lifeway Foods (Lifeway Foods) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6431 West Oakton Street, Morton Grove, IL, USA, 60053
Lifeway Foods Inc is engaged in manufacturing probiotic, cultured, functional dairy health food products. Its primary product is drinkable kefir which is a cultured dairy product. Its product categories are Drinkable Kefir which is the key revenue-driving product, European-style soft cheeses, Cream, ProBugs, Frozen Kefir and Other dairy. The company manufacture and market products under the Lifeway and Fresh Made brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers. It sells the products primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors.
Executives
Edward Smolyansky officer: CFO, Treasurer
Julie Smolyansky director, officer: President and CEO
Ludmila Smolyansky director, 10 percent owner
Juan Carlos Dalto director 3059 TOWNSGATE ROAD, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Perfecto Sanchez director 153 DIEHL ROAD, CALLICOON NY 12723
Dorri Mcwhorter director 6431 OAKTON STREET, C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, INC., MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Jody Levy director 6431 OAKTON STREET, C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, INC., MORTON GROVE IL 60053
George Sent director C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, 6431 OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Amy M. Feldman officer: SENIOR EXECUTIVE VP OF SALES C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, 6431 OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Neha J Clark officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, 6431 OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Eric A Hanson officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, 6431 OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Laurent Marcel director C/O DANONE NA, 1 MAPLE AVE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10605
Douglas Hass officer: Gen Counsel & Asst Corp Sec. 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546
Jennifer Reilly officer: Sr Exec V. President of Sales 6431 W. OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
John P Waldron officer: Chief Financial officer LIFEWAY FOODS, INC., 6431 W. OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053