About lifeway foods - LWAY
Lifeway Foods, Inc. engages in the manufacture of probiotic and nutritious foods. The firm's products include kefir, organic kefir, probiotic smoothie with collagen, muscle mates, probugs, and cheese. It distributes its products primarily through its direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. The company was founded by Michael Smolyansky and Ludmila Smolyansky in February 1986 and is headquartered in Morton Grove, IL.
LWAY At a Glance
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
6431 West Oakton Street
Morton Grove, Illinois 60053
| Phone | 1-847-967-1010 | Revenue | 212.50M | |
| Industry | Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy | Net Income | 13.86M | |
| Sector | Consumer Non-Durables | 2025 Sales Growth | 13.744% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2026 | Employees | 293 | |
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LWAY Valuation
| P/E Current | 35.693 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 27.167 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 1.772 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 4.301 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 34.60 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 18.43 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 1.748 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.001 |
LWAY Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 725,242.321 |
| Income Per Employee | 47,300.341 |
| Receivables Turnover | 12.523 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 2.138 |
LWAY Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 2.227 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.512 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.335 |
LWAY Profitability
| Gross Margin | 27.137 |
| Operating Margin | 7.61 |
| Pretax Margin | 9.264 |
| Net Margin | 6.522 |
| Return on Assets | 13.943 |
| Return on Equity | 17.573 |
| Return on Total Capital | 16.062 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 17.525 |
LWAY Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 0.543 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 0.54 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 0.435 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 0.419 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 0.417 |