SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A (SENEA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:SENEA • US8170705011

139.81 USD

+3.5 (+2.57%)

At close: Mar 4, 2026

139.81 USD

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After Hours: 3/4/2026, 8:00:03 PM

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This SENEA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to SENEA. SENEA was compared to 88 industry peers in the Food Products industry. SENEA is in great health and has no worries on liquidiy or solvency at all, but the profibility rating is only average. SENEA is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability 2. Health 3. Growth 4. Valuation 5. Dividend

1. SENEA Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year SENEA was profitable.
In the past year SENEA had a positive cash flow from operations.
SENEA had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: SENEA reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of SENEA (7.35%) is better than 85.23% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 12.59%, SENEA is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 79.55% of the companies in the same industry.
SENEA has a Return On Invested Capital of 9.25%. This is amongst the best in the industry. SENEA outperforms 85.23% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for SENEA is significantly below the industry average of 28.23%.
The 3 year average ROIC (4.83%) for SENEA is below the current ROIC(9.25%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	7.35%
ROE	12.59%
ROIC	9.25%

ROA(3y)2.94%

ROA(5y)5.5%

ROE(3y)6.34%

ROE(5y)9.74%

ROIC(3y)4.83%

ROIC(5y)7.25%

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin of SENEA (5.58%) is better than 73.86% of its industry peers.
SENEA's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Operating Margin of SENEA (7.84%) is better than 70.45% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SENEA has remained more or less at the same level.
SENEA has a Gross Margin of 12.57%. This is in the lower half of the industry: SENEA underperforms 60.23% of its industry peers.
SENEA's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	7.84%
PM (TTM)	5.58%
GM	12.58%

OM growth 3Y2.11%

OM growth 5Y0.31%

PM growth 3Y-7.75%

PM growth 5Y-7.74%

GM growth 3Y-2.37%

GM growth 5Y-2.18%

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2. SENEA Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), SENEA is creating some value.
The number of shares outstanding for SENEA has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, SENEA has less shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, SENEA has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 4.31 indicates that SENEA is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of SENEA (4.31) is better than 85.23% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of SENEA is 1.71, which is an excellent value as it means it would take SENEA, only 1.71 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 1.71, SENEA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 86.36% of the companies in the same industry.
SENEA has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.37. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
SENEA's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.37 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. SENEA outperforms 53.41% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.37
Debt/FCF	1.71
Altman-Z	4.31

ROIC/WACC1.24

WACC7.44%

2.3 Liquidity

SENEA has a Current Ratio of 4.34. This indicates that SENEA is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
SENEA has a Current ratio of 4.34. This is amongst the best in the industry. SENEA outperforms 88.64% of its industry peers.
SENEA has a Quick Ratio of 4.34. This is a bad value and indicates that SENEA is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
SENEA has a worse Quick ratio (0.72) than 60.23% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	4.34
Quick Ratio	0.72

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3. SENEA Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 136.66% over the past year.
Measured over the past 5 years, SENEA shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 1.05% on average per year.
SENEA shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 4.58%.
SENEA shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 3.40% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)136.66%

EPS 3Y4.03%

EPS 5Y1.05%

EPS Q2Q%207.75%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.58%

Revenue growth 3Y4.46%

Revenue growth 5Y3.4%

Sales Q2Q%1.09%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. SENEA Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

SENEA is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 10.76.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, SENEA is valued cheaply inside the industry as 84.09% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.03, SENEA is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.76
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

80.68% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SENEA, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, SENEA is valued cheaply inside the industry as 95.45% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	5.62
EV/EBITDA	6.89

4.3 Compensation for Growth

SENEA has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)10.27

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. SENEA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

No dividends for SENEA!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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SENEA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A

NASDAQ:SENEA (3/4/2026, 8:00:03 PM)

After market: 139.81 0 (0%)

139.81

+3.5 (+2.57%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Staples

GICS IndustryGroupFood, Beverage & Tobacco

GICS IndustryFood Products

Earnings (Last)02-05 2026-02-05/amc

Earnings (Next)06-10 2026-06-10

Inst Owners68.56%

Inst Owner Change2.6%

Ins Owners4.14%

Ins Owner Change-0.47%

Market Cap946.51M

Revenue(TTM)1.61B

Net Income(TTM)89.89M

Analysts0

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %3.65%

Short Ratio2.86

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0.03%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)N/A

PT rev (3m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.76
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.59
P/FCF	5.62
P/OCF	4.59
P/B	1.33
P/tB	1.33
EV/EBITDA	6.89

EPS(TTM)12.99

EY9.29%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)24.89

FCFY17.8%

OCF(TTM)30.43

OCFY21.77%

SpS238.06

BVpS105.45

TBVpS105.45

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)10.27

Graham Number175.55

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	7.35%
ROE	12.59%
ROCE	12.17%
ROIC	9.25%
ROICexc	9.55%
ROICexgc	9.55%
OM	7.84%
PM (TTM)	5.58%
GM	12.58%
FCFM	10.45%

ROA(3y)2.94%

ROA(5y)5.5%

ROE(3y)6.34%

ROE(5y)9.74%

ROIC(3y)4.83%

ROIC(5y)7.25%

ROICexc(3y)4.94%

ROICexc(5y)7.6%

ROICexgc(3y)4.94%

ROICexgc(5y)7.6%

ROCE(3y)6.38%

ROCE(5y)9.55%

ROICexgc growth 3Y-0.16%

ROICexgc growth 5Y-0.56%

ROICexc growth 3Y-0.16%

ROICexc growth 5Y-0.56%

OM growth 3Y2.11%

OM growth 5Y0.31%

PM growth 3Y-7.75%

PM growth 5Y-7.74%

GM growth 3Y-2.37%

GM growth 5Y-2.18%

F-Score9

Asset Turnover1.32

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.37
Debt/FCF	1.71
Debt/EBITDA	1.55
Cap/Depr	84.11%
Cap/Sales	2.33%
Interest Coverage	5.98
Cash Conversion	120.53%
Profit Quality	187.46%
Current Ratio	4.34
Quick Ratio	0.72
Altman-Z	4.31

F-Score9

WACC7.44%

ROIC/WACC1.24

Cap/Depr(3y)113.34%

Cap/Depr(5y)141.34%

Cap/Sales(3y)3.18%

Cap/Sales(5y)3.65%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)136.66%

EPS 3Y4.03%

EPS 5Y1.05%

EPS Q2Q%207.75%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.58%

Revenue growth 3Y4.46%

Revenue growth 5Y3.4%

Sales Q2Q%1.09%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y59.97%

EBIT growth 3Y6.66%

EBIT growth 5Y3.72%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y185.37%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y37.09%

OCF growth 1Y236.06%

OCF growth 3Y123.13%

OCF growth 5Y21.39%

SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A / SENEA FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to SENEA.

Can you provide the valuation status for SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A (SENEA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.

How profitable is SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A (SENEA) stock?

SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A (SENEA) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.

What is the valuation of SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A (SENEA) is 10.76 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.33.

How financially healthy is SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A?

The financial health rating of SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A (SENEA) is 7 / 10.