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LWAY

Lifeway Foods, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · NGM

$23.60

Data: 2026-05-15

✓ ETHICAL PASS

MODERATE MOAT

HIGH

Data Confidence: 100.0%

Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap

$371M

Total market value of the company

Trailing P/E

25.32

Premium valuation

Forward P/E

17.74

Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper

Rev Growth

+36.7%

Year-over-year revenue change

Profit Margin

6.5%

How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue

ROE

18.2%

Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money

Analyst Target

$34.50

+46% from current price — median analyst estimate

Recommendation

NONE

Consensus view from 2 analysts covering this stock

About Lifeway Foods, Inc.

Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in North America. The company's primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and milk types. It offers European-style soft cheeses, including farmer and white cheeses, and sweet kiss; cream and other products; drinkable yogurt; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; and Fresh Made butter and sour cream. The company sells its products under the Lifeway, Fresh Made, and GlenOaks Farms brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. Lifeway Foods, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.

https://lifewaykefir.com

Country: United States Employees: 293 Industry: Packaged Foods

Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity

PASS

Core business does not involve prohibited activities

Debt Ratio

1.9% PASS

Debt must be below 33% of total assets

Cash Ratio

1.4% PASS

Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets

Receivables

0.0% PASS

Receivables below 49% of assets

Revenue Purity

0.0% PASS

Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification

Valuation

Fair Value Est.

$41.10

What our model estimates this business is worth per share

Margin of Safety

42.6%

Trading below fair value — margin of safety exists

Rating

OPPORTUNITY

Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality

Percentile

99.6th

Ranks in the top 0% of our 13,571 screened universe

Ethical Score

98.8

Valuation Score

77.5

Quality Score

70.0

Combined

80.8

Trading at $24 against a fair value of $41, a 41% discount. Moderate competitive position. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 97% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime

DISTRIBUTION

Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution

Sharpe Ratio

0.666

Good returns relative to risk taken

Kelly Fraction

0.0566

Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position

Calmar Ratio

0.555

Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk

Annual Return

26.3%

Historical annualised return based on price data

Max Drawdown

-47.4%

Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been

HMM State

BEAR

Statistical model detects bearish conditions

Days in State

How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable

Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta

0.53

Less volatile than the market — more defensive

52W High

$34.20

31% below the year high

52W Low

$17.31

36% above the year low

Avg Volume

73,801

Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell

Short Ratio

3.6

Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded

Short % Float

4.6%

Low short interest — limited bearish positioning

Div Yield

0.0%

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price

EPS (TTM)

$0.96

Earnings per share over the last 12 months

Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity

0.08

Conservative use of debt — low financial risk

Current Ratio

2.14

Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations

Quick Ratio

1.44

Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test

Gross Margin

29.7%

Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power

Operating Margin

10.0%

Profit from core operations before interest and tax

Free Cash Flow

$-22,431,000

Negative — the business is spending more than it generates

Revenue (TTM)

$229M

Total revenue over the last 12 months

Net Income

$15M

Profitable — the bottom line is positive

Analyst Coverage

Analysts

Target High

$35.00

Target Median

$34.50

Target Low

$34.00

Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date	Insider	Title	Shares	Value
2026-05-15	SMOLYANSKY EDWARD P	Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	49,000	$1,230,302
2026-05-15	DIVISADERO STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP	Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	165,045	$4,200,968
2026-05-15	ZOLEZZI WILLIAM	Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	165,045	$4,200,968
2026-05-14	GROUPE DANONE	Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	3,454,756	$89,823,656
2026-04-20	SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA	Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	15,000	$397,500
2026-03-27	HANSON ERIC A	Chief Financial Officer	743	$13,597
2026-03-27	HANSON ERIC A	Chief Financial Officer	743	—
2026-03-19	SMOLYANSKY EDWARD P	Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	14,353	$255,053
2026-03-18	SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA	Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	10,000	$187,400
2026-03-17	SMOLYANSKY EDWARD P	Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	35,647	$723,172

Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at

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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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