Lancaster Colony Corporation (LANC): Price and Financial Metrics

Lancaster Colony Corporation (LANC): $188.16

0.52 (+0.28%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

B

Sentiment

Quality

B

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Industry: Food Makers

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LANC Price/Volume Stats

Current price $188.16 52-week high $220.65
Prev. close $187.64 52-week low $158.88
Day low $186.97 Volume 105,500
Day high $190.99 Avg. volume 157,896
50-day MA $172.55 Dividend yield 1.83%
200-day MA $181.26 Market Cap 5.18B

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LANC POWR Grades

  • LANC scores best on the Stability dimension, with a Stability rank ahead of 89.66% of US stocks.
  • LANC's strongest trending metric is Quality; it's been moving up over the last 26 weeks.
  • LANC's current lowest rank is in the Sentiment metric (where it is better than 13.1% of US stocks).

LANC Stock Summary

  • LANC's went public 33.8 years ago, making it older than 84.83% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
  • For LANC, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by just 11.27% of US equities we're observing.
  • With a year-over-year growth in debt of -21.36%, LANCASTER COLONY CORP's debt growth rate surpasses merely 15.04% of about US stocks.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to LANC, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are ESE, ICFI, THR, STC, and STN.
  • LANC's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit LANCASTER COLONY CORP's official web site, go to www.lancastercolony.com.

LANC Valuation Summary

  • In comparison to the median Consumer Defensive stock, LANC's EV/EBIT ratio is 66.76% higher, now standing at 29.1.
  • LANC's EV/EBIT ratio has moved up 20.9 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for LANC.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
LANC 2023-12-22 2.4 5.1 38.1 29.1
LANC 2023-12-21 2.4 5.1 37.9 28.9
LANC 2023-12-20 2.4 5.1 38.4 29.4
LANC 2023-12-19 2.5 5.2 39.2 30.0
LANC 2023-12-18 2.5 5.2 39.0 29.8
LANC 2023-12-15 2.5 5.2 38.9 29.7

LANC Growth Metrics

    The year over year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at -34.56%.
  • Its 3 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -49.74%.
  • Its year over year price growth rate is now at -25.5%.
LANC's revenue has moved up $421,634,000 over the prior 34 months.

The table below shows LANC's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 1,758.838 200.273 102.126
2022-09-30 1,709.871 153.849 96.523
2022-06-30 1,676.39 101.813 89.586
2022-03-31 1,609.543 94.141 92.268
2021-12-31 1,563.298 125.313 125.648
2021-09-30 1,509.886 149.374 135.908

LANC's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • LANC has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 68.06% of graded US stocks.
  • LANC's asset turnover comes in at 1.392 -- ranking 14th of 59 Food Products stocks.
  • FLO, BRID, and LNDC are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with LANC.

The table below shows LANC's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-09-30 1.392 0.256 0.364
2021-06-30 1.381 0.264 0.404
2021-03-31 1.355 0.270 0.420
2020-12-31 1.345 0.268 0.413
2020-09-30 1.348 0.266 0.418
2020-06-30 1.357 0.268 0.442

LANC Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of LANC, see our LANC price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $202.67 Average Broker Recommendation 1.75 (Moderate Buy)

Lancaster Colony Corporation (LANC) Company Bio


Lancaster Colony manufactures and markets specialty food products for the retail and foodservice markets in the United States. The company was founded in 1961 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.


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Latest LANC News From Around the Web

Below are the latest news stories about LANCASTER COLONY CORP that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate LANC as an investment opportunity.

Lancaster Colony Announces Changes to Board of Directors

WESTERVILLE, Ohio, December 19, 2023--Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Alan F. Harris as Chairman of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Harris will succeed Chairman John B. Gerlach, Jr., who will remain a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Yahoo | December 19, 2023

Lancaster Colony Corporation's (NASDAQ:LANC) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 57% Above Its Share Price

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, Lancaster Colony fair value estimate is US$262 Current share...

Yahoo | December 12, 2023

Lancaster Colony Corp's Dividend Analysis

Lancaster Colony Corp (NASDAQ:LANC) recently announced a dividend of $0.9 per share, payable on 2023-12-29, with the ex-dividend date set for 2023-12-01. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment, the spotlight also shines on the company's dividend history, yield, and growth rates. Using the data from GuruFocus, let's look into Lancaster Colony Corp's dividend performance and assess its sustainability.

Yahoo | December 1, 2023

Don't Buy Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ:LANC) For Its Next Dividend Without Doing These Checks

Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see Lancaster...

Yahoo | November 26, 2023

Lancaster Colony's (NASDAQ:LANC) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Lancaster Colony Corporation ( NASDAQ:LANC ) will increase its dividend on the 29th of December to $0.90, which is 5.9...

Yahoo | November 12, 2023

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LANC Price Returns

1-mo 13.47%
3-mo 12.85%
6-mo 1.94%
1-year 2.76%
3-year 8.15%
5-year 28.20%
YTD 13.08%
2023 -14.02%
2022 21.59%
2021 -8.26%
2020 16.75%
2019 -7.88%

LANC Dividends

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