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The Marzetti Company

MZTI
44
Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
44
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Manufactures and markets specialty food products (garlic breads, rolls, dressings, dips, pasta, croutons), serving retail and foodservice channels in the U.S.

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Quality

Gross Margin
23.6%
Thin — 23.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
10.3%
Modest — 10.3% operating margin
ROCE
4.5%
Weak — 4.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-1.2%
Shrinking sales (-1.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
+6.6%
Modest earnings growth (6.6% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
173%
Turns 173% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
11.1%
Modest free cash flow (11.1%)

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
no trend
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
+1.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.69%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.69% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
+5.3%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (5.3% YoY)

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