Lifeway Foods, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 2.35K% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover a substantial portion of its debt. This level indicates very strong financial health.

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased 361.98% from $6.26M last year to $-16.41M, signaling decreasing performance

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.08, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.00 last year to 0.08 today, signaling weakened financials

Lifeway Foods, Inc. has a net cash position, so leverage is healthy.

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is -4.18K, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s profit margin has increased (35.28%) in the last year from 4.83% to 6.54%, signaling increasing performance

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s short-term assets of $37.06M exceed its short-term liabilities of $16.64M

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s return on assets of 12.44% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s return on equity of 17.76%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation

Lifeway Foods, Inc. had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Lifeway Foods, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

Lifeway Foods, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 53.56% since last year from $9.03M to $13.86M, signaling increasing performance

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 13.74% since last year from $186.82M to $212.50M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 14.85% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.

Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 14.50% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Lifeway Foods, Inc. had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Lifeway Foods, Inc. had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Lifeway Foods, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Lifeway Foods, Inc. has an earnings yield of 3.28%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings

Lifeway Foods, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 9.60 based on EBITDA multiple model

Lifeway Foods, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 19.07x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Lifeway Foods, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 15.89 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Lifeway Foods, Inc. has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued

Lifeway Foods, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 5.05x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value

Lifeway Foods, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.99x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue