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
Website
http://www.lifewaykefir.com
Buyback
| Buyback Data | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Average |
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| $ 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 |
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| Total Return to Date | - | - | 95.4% | - | - | - | 379.0% | 231.8% | 346.8% | - | - | 322.4% |
| S&P 500 Return to Date | - | - | 168.6% | - | - | - | 74.8% | 31.7% | 37.3% | - | - | 78.1% |
| Excess Total Return | - | - | -73.2% | - | - | - | 304.1% | 200.1% | 309.5% | - | - | 244.3% |
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| Percentile Rank | - | - | 58% | - | - | - | 96% | 98% | 99% | - | - | 97% |
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.
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