Simply Good Foods
Market Cap
US$2.4b
Last Updated
2019/10/21 00:46 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
The Simply Good Foods Company develops, markets, and sells branded nutritional foods and snack products in North America and internationally.
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Fundamentals
Excellent balance sheet with questionable track record.
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Share Price & News
How has Simply Good Foods's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
1.1%
SMPL
-1.2%
US Food
0.5%
US Market
1 Year Return
31.1%
SMPL
0.3%
US Food
6.8%
US Market
Return vs Industry: SMPL exceeded the US Food industry which returned 0.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SMPL exceeded the US Market which returned 6.8% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| SMPL | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 1.1% | -1.2% | 0.5% |
| 30 Day | -13.7% | -2.9% | -0.8% |
| 90 Day | -8.7% | -1.8% | -0.9% |
| 1 Year | 31.1%31.1% | 3.2%0.3% | 9.2%6.8% |
| 3 Year | 146.1%146.1% | -2.1%-10.7% | 45.6%36.2% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 44.2%27.0% | 63.2%45.4% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Simply Good Foods's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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If You Had Bought Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) Shares Three Years Ago You'd Have Made 149%2 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Why The Simply Good Foods Company's (NASDAQ:SMPL) High P/E Ratio Isn't Necessarily A Bad Thing1 month ago | Simply Wall St
Can The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ:SMPL) Improve Its Returns?Valuation
Is Simply Good Foods undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
36.99x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: SMPL ($25.23) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($15.95)
Significantly Below Fair Value: SMPL is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: SMPL is poor value based on its PE Ratio (37x) compared to the Food industry average (25.4x).
PE vs Market: SMPL is poor value based on its PE Ratio (37x) compared to the US market (17.7x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: SMPL is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (3x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: SMPL is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2.5x) compared to the US Food industry average (2.1x).
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Future Growth
How is Simply Good Foods forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 7 analysts?
12.2%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: SMPL's forecast earnings growth (12.2% per year) is above the savings rate (2.7%).
Earnings vs Market: SMPL's earnings (12.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: SMPL's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: SMPL's revenue (7.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (7.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: SMPL's revenue (7.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if SMPL's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Simply Good Foods performed over the past 5 years?
51.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SMPL's earnings have grown significantly by 51% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: SMPL's earnings growth over the past year (19.2%) is below its 5-year average (51% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: SMPL earnings growth over the past year (19.2%) exceeded the Food industry -22.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: SMPL's Return on Equity (6.4%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: SMPL's Return on Assets is below or equal to the Food industry average last year.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: Insufficient data to calculate SMPL's Return on Capital Employed to determine if it has improved over the past 3 years.
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Financial Health
How is Simply Good Foods's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SMPL's short term assets ($339.2M) exceeds its short term liabilities ($39.3M)
Long Term Liabilities: SMPL's short term assets (339.2M) exceeds its long term liabilities (255.3M)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SMPL's debt to equity ratio (23%) is considered satisfactory
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if SMPL's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SMPL's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (40.5%).
Interest Coverage: SMPL's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (7.3x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: SMPL has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: SMPL's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 1.775070x debt).
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Dividend
What is Simply Good Foods's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate SMPL's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate SMPL's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if SMPL's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if SMPL's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of SMPL's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Simply Good Foods's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
2.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Joe Scalzo (60yo)
2.3yrs
Tenure
US$1,663,246
Compensation
Mr. Joseph E. Scalzo, also known as Joe, serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. Mr. Scalzo has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Atkins Nutrit ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs. Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Joe's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the US market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Joe's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SMPL's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
66.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SMPL's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Operating Officer VP & COO |
| Shares | 15,983 |
| Max Price | US$26.90 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Operating Officer VP & COO |
| Shares | 1,750 |
| Max Price | US$27.87 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Jim Kilts (71yo)
Chairman of the Board
- Tenure: 3.5yrs
- Compensation: US$149.33k
Dave West (56yo)
Executive Vice Chairman
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$174.33k
Joe Scalzo (60yo)
CEO, President & Director
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$1.66m
C. Parker (62yo)
Chief Marketing Officer
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$975.33k
Tim Kraft (39yo)
General Counsel & Secretary
- Tenure: 0yrs
Hanno Holm (47yo)
VP & COO
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
Timothy Matthews (39yo)
VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
Todd Cunfer (54yo)
Chief Financial Officer
- Tenure: 2.2yrs
- Compensation: US$823.37k
Jill Clark (51yo)
Chief Customer Officer
- Tenure: 2.2yrs
Mark Pogharian
Vice President of Investor Relations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Board Members
Brian Ratzan (48yo)
Director
- Tenure: 3.5yrs
- Compensation: US$149.33k
Clayt Daley (67yo)
Director
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
- Compensation: US$156.83k
Jim Healey (77yo)
Director
- Tenure: 2.8yrs
- Compensation: US$159.33k
Michelle Goolsby (61yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.3yrs
Rick Kash (76yo)
Director
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$149.33k
Jim Kilts (71yo)
Chairman of the Board
- Tenure: 3.5yrs
- Compensation: US$149.33k
Dave West (56yo)
Executive Vice Chairman
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$174.33k
Joe Scalzo (60yo)
CEO, President & Director
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$1.66m
Robert Montgomery (66yo)
Director
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$149.33k
Nomi Ghez (72yo)
Director
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$154.33k
Company Information
The Simply Good Foods Company's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: The Simply Good Foods Company
- Ticker: SMPL
- Exchange: NasdaqCM
- Founded:
- Industry: Packaged Foods and Meats
- Sector: Food, Beverage & Tobacco
- Market Cap: US$2.402b
- Shares outstanding: 95.22m
- Website: https://www.thesimplygoodfoodscompany.com
Number of Employees
Location
- The Simply Good Foods Company
- 1225 17th Street
- Suite 1000
- Denver
- Colorado
- 80202
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMPL | NasdaqCM (Nasdaq Capital Market) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Sep 2016 |
| 76L | BST (Boerse-Stuttgart) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Sep 2016 |
Biography
The Simply Good Foods Company develops, markets, and sells branded nutritional foods and snack products in North America and internationally. It markets nutrition bars, ready-to-drink shakes, snacks, and c ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/21 00:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/05/25 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/08/25 |
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