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LWAY vs VITL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Lifeway Foods Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Vital Farms Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LWAY 3
— VITL 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $23.22 (+1.84%) • MKT CAP: $350.8M
valuation
8.8x
LAST: $9.29 (+0.43%) • MKT CAP: $398.8M
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LWAY VS. VITL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LWAY | VITL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 27.40% | 37.60% | -10.20 | VITL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.90% | 23.10% | -7.20 | VITL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 8.8x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -4.68% | -12.09% | +7.41 | LWAY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.60% | 11.60% | -4.00 | VITL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.50% | 8.70% | -2.20 | VITL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.70% | 25.30% | -11.60 | VITL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 14.56 | 4.18 | +10.38 | LWAY | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.8 | 42.1 | +9.71 | LWAY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.3x | 5.0x | +16.30 | VITL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $350.8M | $398.8M | -$48.1M | VITL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LWAY REV | VITL REV | LWAY GROSS % | VITL GROSS % | LWAY FCF | VITL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $212.5M | $759.4M | 27.4% | 37.6% | -$16.4M | -$48.2M |
| FY 2024 | $186.8M | $606.3M | 26.0% | 37.9% | $6.3M | $36.2M |
| FY 2023 | $160.1M | $471.9M | — | — | $16.9M | $50.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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