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LWAY

Lifeway Foods Inc
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$23.60
Latest Week 2026-06-05
Consumer DefensivePackaged FoodsSMALL
Snapshot 2026-06-07 · 0.0w · Fresh
0.06
OS Score
20.0%
Value
30.0%
Quality
21.0%
Momentum
4/9
F-Score
0.245
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OS Composite
✗
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Trending Value
✗
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Quality × Value
✗
🏛
Cornerstone Value
✗
🌿
Cornerstone Growth
✗
💎
Deep Value
✗
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VC2 Cheapest
✗
📐
EBITDA/EV
✗
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Veiled Value
✗
▣
Piotroski Bargains
✗
🔬
Quality Compounders
✗
📈
Consistent Earners
✗
🌱
GARP
✗
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Shareholder Yield
✗
💰
High Yield
✗
🚀
Momentum Leaders
✗
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Market Leaders
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Tiny Titans
✗
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Small Cap Value
✗
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Low Volatility
✗
🏷
Sector Cheapest
✗
🧠
Capital Allocators
✗
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Risk-Adj Momentum
✗
V
Value Analysis
Cheapness relative to fundamentals
20.0%ile
P/E
24.5×
P/S
1.6×
P/B
4.1×
E/P
0.0408
FCF Yield
0.140
EBITDA/EV
0.065
SH Yield
0.000
Relative Strength Across Value Dimensions
Multiples & Yields — Decomposition
VC1 (5-Factor)
82.00000000
/100 — 1=cheapest
VC2 (Trending Value)
84.00000000
/100
VC3 (Buyback)
84.00000000
/100
FCF yield of 14.0% is strong — the business generates significant free cash relative to price. VC2 score of 84.00000000/100 — expensive across all six composite measures.
Q
Quality Analysis
Profitability, efficiency, balance sheet & earnings quality
30.0%ile
ROE
0.166
ROA
0.124
Net Margin
0.065
Op Margin
0.092
GPA
0.543
D/E
0.33
Current
2.14
F-Score
4/9
Quality Radar — Relative Strength
Profitability & Leverage Breakdown
Rev Growth
0.219
Earn Growth
0.479
Stability
0.475
lower=better
Accruals
-0.004
lower=better
5yr Consist
No
Conservative balance sheet with D/E of 0.33.
M
Momentum & Risk
Price trend, volatility regime, risk-adjusted returns
21.0%ile
6M Return
-1.3%
12M Return
-5.3%
12-1 Mom
2.7%
Risk-Adj
0.06
Vol 252d
46.2%
Vol 60d
110.7%
↑ Expanding
Max DD 12M
-46.7%
Return Comparison — 6M / 12M / 12-1
Volatility Regime — 60d vs 252d
Near-term vol (111%) is expanding vs long-term (46%) — risk is increasing.
OS
Composite & Factor Heatmap
All factors at a glance
0.06
Pillar Balance — Value / Quality / Momentum
Factor Heatmap — green=strong, red=weak
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Sector Context
Consumer Defensive · 236 peers
Sector Value %ile
13.5%
Sector Quality %ile
35.0%
P/E z-score
-0.12
P/B z-score
-0.08
Sector Avg OS
50.2%
Ticker vs Sector Averages
Relative Valuation Z-Score
Top Sector Peers (By OS)
SymbolNameOSValueQualityMomentum
ABEV Ambev SA ADR 99.0% 98.0% 97.0% 80.0%
VFF Village Farms International Inc 98.0% 97.0% 78.0% 91.0%
SENEB Seneca Foods Corp B 97.0% 94.0% 73.0% 86.0%
HLF Herbalife Nutrition Ltd 97.0% 95.0% 72.0% 86.0%
SENEA Seneca Foods Corp A 96.0% 94.0% 74.0% 84.0%
DDL Dingdong (Cayman) Limited ADR 96.0% 99.0% 73.0% 71.0%
JBS JBS N.V. 95.0% 98.0% 72.0% 65.0%
NATR Natures Sunshine Products Inc 95.0% 81.0% 86.0% 82.0%
Factor Interactions
Volatility Expanding
60-day vol (111%) significantly exceeds 252-day (46%). Near-term risk is elevated.
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Factor Analysis
Comprehensive factor intelligence — strengths, weaknesses & cross-factor profile
Value
C
53.0% avg (7 factors)
Quality
B
63.4% avg (8 factors)
Momentum
D
31.7% avg (4 factors)
Risk
D
39.6% avg (1 factors)
Momentum is weak, suggesting the market isn't yet buying this thesis. Patience required. Elevated risk profile — position sizing should reflect the higher volatility.
▲ Top Strengths — highest scoring factors
▼ Key Weaknesses — lowest scoring factors
Factor Persistence1 snapshots
FactorCurrentStreakTrendSpark
OS Composite0.060—1—
Value %ile0.200—1—
Quality %ile0.300—1—
Momentum %ile0.210—1—
F-Score4.000—1—
Confidence1.000—1—
Volatility0.462—1—
Value FactorsCheapness relative to fundamentals — lower multiples = cheaper
P/E Ratio
24.52
Earnings Yield (E/P)
0.0408
Price / Sales
1.60
Price / Book
4.07
Price / Cash Flow
23.79
FCF Yield
14.0%
EBITDA / EV
6.5%
Sales Yield (1/P·S)
0.6216
Shareholder Yield
Div + net buyback / mktcap
0.0%
Quality FactorsProfitability, efficiency, and balance sheet strength
Return on Equity
16.6%
Return on Assets
12.4%
Net Margin
6.5%
Operating Margin
9.2%
Gross Profit / Assets
Novy-Marx GPA
54.3%
Debt / Equity
0.33
Current Ratio
2.14
Accruals Ratio
(NI-OCF)/Assets — lower=better
-0.004
MomentumPrice trend strength over different horizons
6M Return
-1.3%
12M Return
-5.3%
12-1 Momentum
Jegadeesh-Titman (skip recent month)
2.7%
Risk-Adjusted Momentum
Mom 12-1 ÷ Vol
0.06
Growth & StabilityEarnings trajectory, consistency, and capital allocation
Revenue Growth (YoY)
21.9%
Earnings Growth (YoY)
47.9%
Earnings Stability (CV)
Lower = more stable
0.475
5yr Consistent
EPS up every year for 5 years
No
Piotroski F-Score
4
Dividend Yield
0.0%
Buyback Yield
0.0%
O'Shaughnessy CompositesValue Composites (WWOWS 4th Ed) — 1=cheapest, 100=most expensive
VC1 (5-factor)
P/E+P/S+P/B+P/CF+EBITDA/EV
82
VC2 (6-factor)
VC1 + Shareholder Yield — used for Trending Value
84
VC3 (6-factor)
VC1 + Buyback Yield — no dividend preference
84
Capital Allocation & AlphaAlpha within factors — quality of management decisions
Veiled Value
Expensive by P/B, cheap by everything else
No
Market Leader
Above-avg mcap+revenue, non-utility
No
All Stocks Universe
Market cap > $200M
Yes
Tiny Titan
Micro-cap, low P/S, positive momentum
No
Quarterly Fundamentals
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Annual Fundamentals
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