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Lifeway Foods, Inc.

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Key Metrics

Previous Close: $25.04
52-Week Range: $17.31 – $34.20
Market Cap: $391.42M
P/E (TTM): 37.55
EPS (TTM): 0.69
Dividend Yield: —

Advanced Metrics

Price/Book: 4.38
PEG Ratio: 3.50
Return on Equity: 13.32%
Return on Assets: 8.52%
Gross Margin: 27.18%
Operating Margin: 0.90%
Profit Margin: 4.49%
Current Ratio: 2.09
Debt/Equity: 0.27
Total Debt: $22.47M
Free Cash Flow: $-32.15M
Revenue Growth: 24.10%
Earnings Growth: -97.00%
Enterprise Value: $407.55M

LWAY Income statement, annual periods, in USD
USD	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$141.57M	$160.12M	$186.82M	$212.50M
Cost of Revenue	$114.78M	$117.68M	$138.25M	$154.29M
Gross Profit	$26.79M	$42.44M	$48.57M	$58.21M
Selling, General & Admin	$23.90M	$24.91M	$34.18M	$41.49M
Operating Expenses	$24.44M	$25.45M	$34.72M	$42.03M
Operating Income	$2.35M	$17.00M	$13.85M	$16.17M
EBITDA	$5.08M	$20.20M	$17.46M	$23.74M
Pretax Income	$1.84M	$16.65M	$13.97M	$19.69M
Income Tax	$917.00K	$5.28M	$4.94M	$5.83M
Net Income	$924.00K	$11.37M	$9.03M	$13.86M
Diluted EPS	0.06	0.75	0.60	0.89
Diluted Shares	15.72M	15.10M	15.13M	15.54M

LWAY Balance Sheet statement, annual periods, in USD
USD	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash & Equivalents	$4.44M	$13.20M	$16.73M	$5.57M
Receivables	$11.46M	$13.88M	$16.05M	$16.97M
Inventory	$9.63M	$9.10M	$8.68M	$11.89M
Current Assets	$26.98M	$38.20M	$43.60M	$37.06M
Total Assets	$69.00M	$81.65M	$90.55M	$105.61M
Current Liabilities	$13.04M	$16.62M	$15.50M	$16.64M
Long-Term Debt	$5.25M	$1.48M	—	—
Total Debt	$6.68M	$2.92M	$117.00K	$466.00K
Total Liabilities	$21.43M	$21.22M	$18.64M	$19.79M
Retained Earnings	$54.43M	$65.80M	$74.82M	$88.68M
Shareholders' Equity	$47.57M	$60.44M	$71.91M	$85.82M
Working Capital	$13.94M	$21.58M	$28.10M	$20.42M
Net Debt	$2.06M	—	—	—

LWAY Cash Flow statement, annual periods, in USD
USD	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Operating Cash Flow	$3.99M	$16.94M	$12.96M	$10.95M
Capital Expenditure	-$3.45M	-$4.35M	-$6.70M	-$27.36M
Free Cash Flow	$538.00K	$12.59M	$6.26M	-$16.41M
Depreciation & Amortisation	$2.97M	$3.16M	$3.39M	$3.98M
Stock-Based Compensation	$1.11M	$1.50M	$2.45M	$1.95M
Investing Cash Flow	-$4.03M	-$4.41M	-$6.68M	-$22.04M
Financing Cash Flow	-$4.75M	-$3.78M	-$2.75M	-$65.00K
Share Repurchases	-$4.00M	$0.00	—	—
Net Change in Cash	-$4.79M	$8.75M	$3.53M	-$11.16M

LWAY Income statement, quarterly periods, in USD
USD	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Revenue	$46.09M	$53.90M	$57.14M	$55.36M	$63.01M
Cost of Revenue	$35.06M	$38.50M	$40.73M	$40.00M	$45.66M
Gross Profit	$11.04M	$15.40M	$16.41M	$15.36M	$17.35M
Selling, General & Admin	$9.33M	$9.47M	$11.23M	$11.46M	$10.89M
Operating Expenses	$9.46M	$9.61M	$11.37M	$11.60M	$11.03M
Operating Income	$1.57M	$5.79M	$5.04M	$3.76M	$6.33M
EBITDA	$5.92M	$6.90M	$6.16M	$4.76M	$7.38M
Pretax Income	$4.97M	$5.91M	$5.09M	$3.72M	$6.26M
Income Tax	$1.43M	$1.66M	$1.56M	$1.18M	$1.58M
Net Income	$3.54M	$4.25M	$3.53M	$2.54M	$4.67M
Diluted EPS	0.23	0.28	0.23	0.16	0.30
Diluted Shares	15.33M	15.39M	15.42M	15.58M	15.56M

LWAY Balance Sheet statement, quarterly periods, in USD
USD	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Cash & Equivalents	$19.45M	$21.22M	$22.99M	$5.57M	$5.60M
Receivables	$16.68M	$16.07M	$17.55M	$16.97M	$23.03M
Inventory	$9.24M	$10.22M	$11.06M	$11.89M	$11.45M
Current Assets	$47.38M	$49.33M	$53.81M	$37.06M	$42.67M
Total Assets	$93.67M	$98.27M	$109.53M	$105.61M	$120.50M
Current Liabilities	$16.37M	$16.29M	$23.41M	$16.64M	$19.95M
Long-Term Debt	—	—	—	—	$6.94M
Total Debt	$109.00K	$278.00K	$358.00K	$466.00K	$7.49M
Total Liabilities	$19.50M	$19.57M	$26.76M	$19.79M	$30.18M
Retained Earnings	$78.36M	$82.61M	$86.14M	$88.68M	$93.36M
Shareholders' Equity	$74.17M	$78.70M	$82.76M	$85.82M	$90.32M
Working Capital	$31.01M	$33.04M	$30.39M	$20.42M	$22.72M
Net Debt	—	—	—	—	$1.33M

LWAY Cash Flow statement, quarterly periods, in USD
USD	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Operating Cash Flow	-$150.00K	$3.91M	$6.92M	$267.00K	$4.38M
Capital Expenditure	-$2.22M	-$2.31M	-$5.15M	-$17.69M	-$11.04M
Free Cash Flow	-$2.37M	$1.60M	$1.77M	-$17.42M	-$6.66M
Depreciation & Amortisation	$937.00K	$967.00K	$1.05M	$1.03M	$1.05M
Stock-Based Compensation	$326.00K	$601.00K	$539.00K	$481.00K	$548.00K
Investing Cash Flow	$2.93M	-$2.14M	-$5.15M	-$17.69M	-$11.04M
Financing Cash Flow	-$65.00K	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$6.70M
Net Change in Cash	$2.72M	$1.77M	$1.77M	-$17.42M	$33.00K

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About

Lifeway Foods, Inc. is a leading producer of kefir and probiotic-rich dairy products in the United States. The company manufactures and markets a variety of cultured dairy beverages, smoothies, and cheese products under the Lifeway brand. Lifeway has been a pioneer in bringing traditional Eastern European fermented milk drinks to the American market since 1986.