Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY)

Lifeway Foods, Inc. engages in the manufacture of probiotic and nutritious foods. Its products include kefir, organic kefir, plantiful, probugs, frozen kefir, cups and skyr, cheese, and supplements. The company distributes its products primarily through its direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. Lifeway Foods was founded by Michael Smolyansky and Ludmila Smolyansky in February 1986 and is headquartered in Morton Grove, IL.

Address

6431 W OAKTON
MORTON GROVE, IL 60053

Founded

1986

Number of Employees

289

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s)
- - $744 - - - $2,078 $1,583 $7,993 - - $3,099
Average Price - - $10.75 - - - $4.38 $6.33 $4.70 - - $4.97
# Shares Purchased - - 69,197 - - - 473,975 250,000 1,700,680 - - 623,463
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date - - 76.8% - - - 333.3% 200.2% 304.3% - - 282.2%
S&P 500 Return to Date - - 169.7% - - - 75.5% 32.2% 37.8% - - 78.8%
Excess Total Return - - -92.9% - - - 257.8% 168.0% 266.4% - - 203.4%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank - - 54% - - - 95% 97% 99% - - 96%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.
Filters

Keyboard Shortcuts: Show (a) | Close (Esc)