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Armanino Foods of Distinction

AMNF
57
Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive
Price
$10.20
-0.16 (-1.54%)
Market Cap
$317.0M
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

3.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 32.1M (2021) → 31.1M (2025)

Armanino Foods of Distinction is a small food company based in California that makes Italian-style frozen food products. Its main products include pesto sauces, cheese tortellini, and other pasta-related items sold under the Armanino brand. The company sells primarily to grocery retailers, warehouse clubs, and foodservice distributors across the United States.

The company earns revenue by selling packaged frozen food products directly to retailers and distributors, with no subscription model involved. It operates almost entirely within the United States and, with a market cap around $300 million, is considered a micro-cap company. Its unusually high operating margin of over 32% suggests strong pricing power and a lean cost structure, likely supported by its established brand and long-standing retail relationships. The main risk is its narrow product focus — the business depends heavily on a small number of Italian food categories, making it vulnerable if consumer tastes shift or a larger competitor moves aggressively into the same shelf space.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+30.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$556,363/ year

Flat (+1% vs prior year)

0.7% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$30M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Armanino Foods of Distinction is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
41.3%
Healthy — 41.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
32.5%
Excellent — 32.5% operating margin
ROCE
14.7%
Good — 14.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+11.8%
Steady sales growth (11.8% YoY)
EPS YoY
+34.9%
Earnings growing fast (34.9% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
57%
Weak — only 57% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
12.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.7x
Fair value — P/E 16.7

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
-0.5
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.86%
Small dividend — 1.86% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+31.1%
Dividend growing fast (31.1% YoY)

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