Produces and distributes frozen potato products globally. Offers a variety of frozen potato cuts, including fries, wedges, and hash browns. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 13% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $3.9B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
The stock trades 58% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 13% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 81 buys and 15 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in.
On our five-subject report card, LW sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: LW is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.