Lifeway Foods Company Profile (NASDAQ:LWAY)

About Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Lifeway) is engaged in the manufacturing of probiotic, cultured, functional dairy health food products. The Company is engaged in the sale of fermented dairy products, which are produced and are sold to consumers through a network of distributors and retailers in the United States. Through its distributors, the Company also sells its products to retailers in Mexico, Costa Rica, Dubai, Hong Kong, China and the Caribbean. The Company's primary product is kefir, a dairy beverage similar to but distinct from yogurt, in various flavors and in various package configurations. In addition to the drinkable products, Lifeway manufactures Lifeway Farmer Cheese, a line of various farmer cheeses. Kefir also serves as a base for lower-calorie dressings, dips, marinades, soups or sauces and as a basic ingredient in other home-prepared foods. Recipes are made available through the Company's Website. The Company also markets and sells its ProBugs line of drinkable kefir.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Food - Major Diversified
Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
Symbol: NASDAQ:LWAY
CUSIP: 53191410
Web: www.lifeway.net

Capitalization:

Market Cap: $160.89 million
Outstanding Shares: 16,154,000

Average Prices:

50 Day Moving Avg: $9.76
200 Day Moving Avg: $10.94
52 Week Range: $8.68 - $18.48

P/E:

Trailing P/E Ratio: 60.73
Foreward P/E Ratio: 43.30
P/E Growth: 4.28

Sales & Book Value:

Annual Revenue: $123.43 million
Price / Sales: 1.30
Book Value: $3.00 per share
Price / Book: 3.32

Profitability:

EBIDTA: $7.7 million
Net Margins: 2.45%
Return on Equity: 6.48%
Return on Assets: 4.57%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14%
Current Ratio: 2.56%
Quick Ratio: 1.78%

Misc:

Average Volume: 20,464 shs.
Beta: 0.35
Short Ratio: 2.88

Frequently Asked Questions for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

What is Lifeway Foods' stock symbol?

Lifeway Foods trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LWAY."

How were Lifeway Foods' earnings last quarter?

Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWAY) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 10th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.03. The business earned $30.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $30.82 million. Lifeway Foods had a net margin of 2.45% and a return on equity of 6.48%. View Lifeway Foods' Earnings History.

Where is Lifeway Foods' stock going? Where will Lifeway Foods' stock price be in 2017?

1 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Lifeway Foods' stock. Their predictions range from $17.00 to $17.00. On average, they expect Lifeway Foods' stock price to reach $17.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Lifeway Foods.

Are investors shorting Lifeway Foods?

Lifeway Foods saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 60,941 shares, a decline of 10.2% from the April 28th total of 67,863 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,011 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.5 days.

Who are some of Lifeway Foods' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Lifeway Foods include Turning Point Brands (TPB), Limoneira Company (LMNR), Amira Nature Foods Ltd (ANFI), A. H. Belo (AHC), Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE), Barfresh Food Group (BRFH), Inventure Foods (SNAK), S&W Seed Company (SANW), McClatchy Co (MNI), Burcon NutraScience Corp (BUR), Senomyx (SNMX), Yield10 Bioscience (YTEN), Annies (BNNY), Beam Suntory (BEAM), Chiquita Brands International (CQB), DavidsTea (DTEA), Dole Food Company (DOLE) and DS Healthcare Group (DSKX).

Who owns Lifeway Foods stock?

Lifeway Foods' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.13%), Gabelli Funds LLC (1.75%), FMR LLC (1.72%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (1.58%), Vanguard Group Inc. (1.42%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.01%). Company insiders that own Lifeway Foods stock include Edward Smolyansky and Ludmila Smolyansky. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Lifeway Foods.

Who sold Lifeway Foods stock? Who is selling Lifeway Foods stock?

Lifeway Foods' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Granite Investment Partners LLC, Teachers Advisors LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lifeway Foods.

Who bought Lifeway Foods stock? Who is buying Lifeway Foods stock?

Lifeway Foods' stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Haverford Trust Co., FMR LLC, TFS Capital LLC, Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Geode Capital Management LLC, Cadence Capital Management LLC and TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lifeway Foods.

How do I buy Lifeway Foods stock?

Shares of Lifeway Foods can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

How much does a share of Lifeway Foods stock cost?

One share of Lifeway Foods stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.96.

MarketBeat Community Rating for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

Community Ranking:		2.0 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		30 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		45 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		75

These ratings are a survey of what our community members think about Lifeway Foods. An outperform vote indicates that you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. An underperform vote indicates that you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500.

Consensus Ratings for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 3.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$17.00 (70.68% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price	Details
9/16/2016	DA Davidson	Boost Price Target	Buy	$13.00 -> $17.00	N/A

(Data available from 5/28/2015 forward)

Earnings History for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

Earnings by Quarter for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

Earnings History by Quarter for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
4/10/2017	Q4 2016	$0.06	$0.03	$30.82 million	$30.20 million	View	N/A
11/9/2016	Q3 2016	$0.09	($0.01)	$31.87 million	$29.99 million	View	Listen
8/17/2016	Q2	$0.04	$0.13	$32.80 million	$31.13 million	View	N/A
5/10/2016	Q116	$0.09	$0.04	$30.63 million	$32.60 million	View	Listen
3/15/2016	Q4	$0.05	$0.02	$29.95 million	$29.50 million	View	N/A
11/9/2015	Q315	$0.02	$0.05	$30.50 million	$29.60 million	View	N/A
8/11/2014	Q2 2014	$0.01	$0.07	$27.22 million	$29.57 million	View	N/A
5/12/2014	Q114	$0.05	$0.04	$30.58 million	$32.10 million	View	N/A
3/31/2014	Q413	$0.07	($0.02)	$23.42 million	$28.90 million	View	N/A
8/14/2013	Q2 2013	$0.14	$0.09	$25.27 million	$25.80 million	View	N/A
5/15/2013	Q1 2013	$0.09	$0.14	$24.92 million	$24.40 million	View	N/A
11/14/2012	Q312	$0.10	$0.09	$20.77 million	$22.50 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.24
2018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.28

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2017	2	$0.02	$0.06	$0.04
Q2 2017	2	$0.04	$0.08	$0.06
Q3 2017	2	$0.04	$0.08	$0.06
Q4 2017	2	$0.07	$0.09	$0.08
Q1 2018	2	$0.03	$0.07	$0.05
Q2 2018	2	$0.06	$0.08	$0.07
Q3 2018	2	$0.05	$0.08	$0.07
Q4 2018	2	$0.09	$0.09	$0.09

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History by Quarter for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
5/21/2013	annual	$0.08	0.44%	5/29/2013	5/31/2013	6/28/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 50.00%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 16.97%

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

Insider Trades by Quarter for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
2/4/2016	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	8,000	$12.05	$96,400.00
1/8/2016	Edward Smolyansky	COO	Sell	30,000	$11.25	$337,500.00
12/17/2014	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	30,000	$18.64	$559,200.00
12/16/2014	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	5,700	$18.30	$104,310.00
12/15/2014	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	16,097	$19.04	$306,486.88
9/22/2014	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	15,000	$14.28	$214,200.00
6/3/2014	Edward Smolyansky	CFO	Sell	4,000	$13.00	$52,000.00
6/3/2014	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	12,000	$13.00	$156,000.00
12/23/2013	Edward Smolyansky	CFO	Sell	6,808	$15.50	$105,524.00
12/10/2013	Edward Smolyansky	CFO	Sell	4,000	$15.01	$60,040.00
7/29/2013	Edward Smolyansky	CFO	Sell	6,000	$18.32	$109,920.00
7/19/2013	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	10,000	$18.83	$188,300.00
7/12/2013	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	13,678	$17.47	$238,954.66
7/10/2013	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	6,322	$17.23	$108,928.06
6/19/2013	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	1,000	$17.11	$17,110.00
6/3/2013	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	9,900	$17.33	$171,567.00
5/30/2013	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	10,050	$17.33	$174,166.50
5/24/2013	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	14,950	$17.44	$260,728.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Headline Trends for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) Latest Headlines for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

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Date	Headline
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) Short Interest Down 10.2% in May www.americanbankingnews.com - May 28 at 7:16 AM
	ETFs with exposure to Lifeway Foods, Inc. : May 23, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 5:55 PM
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. :LWAY-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2017 By the Numbers : May 22, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 22 at 10:15 AM
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. Announces Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 19 at 10:54 AM
	Lifeway posts 1Q profit finance.yahoo.com - May 19 at 10:54 AM
	Somewhat Critical News Coverage Unlikely to Impact Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Share Price www.americanbankingnews.com - April 27 at 5:40 PM
	ETFs with exposure to Lifeway Foods, Inc. : April 26, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 26 at 6:57 PM
	Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Earning Somewhat Critical Media Coverage, AlphaOne Reports www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 3:13 PM
	$31.29 Million in Sales Expected for Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - April 22 at 9:33 AM
	Brokers Issue Forecasts for Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s Q1 2017 Earnings (LWAY) www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 8:41 AM
	Zacks: Brokerages Expect Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) to Post $0.06 EPS www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 7:37 AM
	Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Getting Positive Media Coverage, Report Shows www.americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 2:48 PM
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 8:50 PM
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research to Sell www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 12:40 AM
	ETFs with exposure to Lifeway Foods, Inc. : April 12, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 12 at 7:21 PM
	DA Davidson Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) www.americanbankingnews.com - April 12 at 8:19 AM
	Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Gains Ahead of Quarterly Earnings www.baystreet.ca - April 11 at 6:19 PM
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. :LWAY-US: Earnings Analysis: Q4, 2016 By the Numbers : April 11, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 11 at 11:24 AM
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.03 EPS www.americanbankingnews.com - April 11 at 9:26 AM
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. Announces Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2016 finance.yahoo.com - April 10 at 10:36 AM
	Lifeway posts 4Q profit marketbeat.com - April 10 at 9:54 AM
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) Given Average Recommendation of "" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - March 21 at 10:52 AM
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) to Release Earnings on Monday www.americanbankingnews.com - March 11 at 12:43 AM
	Lifeway Launches “Elixir” Line of Non-Dairy Sparkling Organic Beverages, Showcases Kefir Cups Featuring Flippable Side Compartments and Probiotic Supplements for Health Benefits at Expo West finance.yahoo.com - March 9 at 6:10 PM
	Lifeway Foods Goes Greener, Transitioning Key Organic Product Lines to Renewable Packaging Alternatives finance.yahoo.com - February 23 at 6:23 PM
	New Strong Sell Stocks for December 19th finance.yahoo.com - December 19 at 10:00 AM
	Why Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Could Be Positioned for a Slump finance.yahoo.com - December 9 at 6:26 PM
	LIFEWAY FOODS INC Files SEC form 8-K/A, Non-Reliance on Previous Financials, Audits or Interim Review biz.yahoo.com - December 9 at 6:26 PM
	Lifeway Foods, Inc. :LWAY-US: Earnings Analysis: Q3, 2016 By the Numbers : November 28, 2016 us.rd.yahoo.com - November 30 at 6:35 PM
	Lifeway posts 3Q loss www.cnbc.com - November 10 at 8:41 AM
	Q3 2016 Lifeway Foods Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close biz.yahoo.com - November 9 at 8:15 AM
	Lifeway Foods Launches Kefir in Ireland finance.yahoo.com - October 17 at 11:02 AM
	Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Shares March Higher, Can It Continue? finance.yahoo.com - October 14 at 5:50 PM
	Strength Seen in Lifeway Foods (LWAY): Stock Soars 13.1% finance.yahoo.com - October 12 at 11:18 AM
	Lifeway Looks Good finance.yahoo.com - September 30 at 6:12 PM
	Kefir, Farmer Cheese, Adult and Children’s Probiotic Supplements Aid Digestive Health and Immunity globenewswire.com - September 22 at 10:49 AM
	Lifeway Continues Leadership Role at the Forefront of the Probiotics Market with Their New Lines of Single-Serve … finance.yahoo.com - September 22 at 10:49 AM
	Lifeway Continues Leadership Role at the Forefront of the Probiotics Market with Their New Lines of Single-Serve Farmer Cheese and Kefir Cups, Do-It-Yourself Kefir Starter, and Probiotic Supplements finance.yahoo.com - September 22 at 10:49 AM
	How Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Stock Stands Out in a Strong Industry finance.yahoo.com - September 20 at 11:09 AM
	Bull of the Day: Lifeway (LWAY) finance.yahoo.com - September 16 at 10:34 AM
	Lifeway Foods, Tractor Supply, Micron, Telefonica and Usana Health Sciences highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day finance.yahoo.com - September 16 at 10:34 AM
	3 Strong Buy Stocks That Resisted the Sell-Off This Week finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 4:00 PM
	Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Catches Eye: Stock Moves Up 6.5% www.zacks.com - September 15 at 9:23 AM
	Can The Uptrend Continue for Lifeway Foods (LWAY)? finance.yahoo.com - September 14 at 6:05 PM
	Is Lifeway Foods an Incredible Momentum Stock? 3 Reasons Why LWAY Will Be Tough to Beat www.nasdaq.com - September 12 at 10:42 AM
	Lifeway Food's Top-Line Growth Story Possibly Playing Out Earlier Than D.A. Davidson Expected finance.yahoo.com - August 19 at 9:02 AM
	LIFEWAY FOODS INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report biz.yahoo.com - August 17 at 9:04 AM
	Lifeway Foods beats by $0.09, misses on revenue seekingalpha.com - August 17 at 8:30 AM
	LIFEWAY FOODS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Non-Reliance on Previous Financials, Audits or Interim Review biz.yahoo.com - August 15 at 8:13 AM
	LIFEWAY FOODS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers biz.yahoo.com - August 12 at 6:07 PM