Lifeway Foods (Lifeway Foods) Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

: 17.85 (As of Today)

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As of today (2024-04-17), Lifeway Foods's share price is $19.99. Lifeway Foods's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.12. Hence, Lifeway Foods's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.85.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lifeway Foods's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

LWAY' s Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.91 Med: 24.48 Max: 80.17
Current: 17.85

During the past 13 years, Lifeway Foods's highest Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio was 80.17. The lowest was 5.91. And the median was 24.48.

LWAY's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
70.42% of 1393 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 10.75 vs LWAY: 17.85

Lifeway Foods's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.32. Its Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.12.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Lifeway Foods was 341.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 40.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 33.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Lifeway Foods's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 52.40% per year. The lowest was -29.00% per year. And the median was 9.05% per year.

Lifeway Foods Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lifeway Foods's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

8.26

13.36

13.03

21.85

11.95

Lifeway Foods Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow																21.85	12.25	10.12	12.50	11.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lifeway Foods's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Lifeway Foods's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.

Lifeway Foods Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Lifeway Foods's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Cash Flow from Operations per share (TTM)
	=	19.99	/	1.12
	=	17.85

Lifeway Foods's Share Price of today is $19.99.
Lifeway Foods's Cash Flow from Operations 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 $1.12.

Note: Cash Flow from Operations per share is calculated as Cash Flow from Operations divided by Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio

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Cash Flow from Operations

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Lifeway Foods (Lifeway Foods) Business Description

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LWF:Germany

Address

6431 West Oakton Street, Morton Grove, IL, USA, 60053

Website

https://www.lifewaykefir.com

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