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LWAY vs KO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Lifeway Foods Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Coca-Cola Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LWAY 4
— KO 9
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: KO
LAST: $23.22 (+1.84%) • MKT CAP: $350.8M
gross-margins
27.40%
LAST: $92.82 (+1.19%) • MKT CAP: $399.30B
gross-margins
61.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LWAY VS. KO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LWAY | KO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 27.40% | 61.60% | -34.20 | KO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.90% | 25.30% | -9.40 | KO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 8.8x | 26.4x | -17.60 | LWAY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -4.68% | 1.33% | -6.01 | KO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.60% | 28.70% | -21.10 | KO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.50% | 27.30% | -20.80 | KO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.70% | 1.90% | +11.80 | LWAY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.20% | -2.20 | KO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 14.56 | 6.84 | +7.72 | LWAY | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | KO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.8 | 56.8 | -4.96 | KO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.3x | 28.4x | -7.10 | LWAY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $350.8M | $399.30B | -$398.95B | KO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LWAY REV | KO REV | LWAY GROSS % | KO GROSS % | LWAY FCF | KO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $212.5M | $47.94B | 27.4% | 61.6% | -$16.4M | $5.30B |
| FY 2024 | $186.8M | $47.06B | 26.0% | 61.1% | $6.3M | $4.74B |
| FY 2023 | $160.1M | $45.75B | — | — | $16.9M | $9.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LWAY // BETA —
KO // BETA 0.92