SENEA Fundamental Analysis - SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A

Fundamental Rating

Overall SENEA gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated SENEA against 89 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 has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

SENEA had positive earnings in the past year.

In the past year SENEA had a positive cash flow from operations.

In the past 5 years SENEA has always been profitable.

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

SENEA has a Return On Assets of 3.48%. This is in the better half of the industry: SENEA outperforms 60.67% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 6.50%, SENEA is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.30% of the companies in the same industry.

The Return On Invested Capital of SENEA (6.11%) is better than 64.04% of its industry peers.

SENEA had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.83%. This is significantly below the industry average of 29.14%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (6.11%) for SENEA is above the 3 year average (4.83%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.48%
ROE	6.5%
ROIC	6.11%

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

With a Profit Margin value of 2.61%, SENEA perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.18% of the companies in the same industry.

SENEA's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

SENEA's Operating Margin of 4.93% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. SENEA outperforms 57.30% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SENEA has remained more or less at the same level.

The Gross Margin of SENEA (9.51%) is worse than 74.16% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of SENEA has declined.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	4.93%
PM (TTM)	2.61%
GM	9.51%

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. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

SENEA has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

Compared to 1 year ago, SENEA has less shares outstanding

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

SENEA has an Altman-Z score of 3.79. This indicates that SENEA is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 3.79, SENEA is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 76.40% of the companies in the same industry.

SENEA has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.29. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.29 years to pay back of all of its debts.

SENEA has a better Debt to FCF ratio (1.29) than 91.01% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.44 indicates that SENEA is not too dependend on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of SENEA (0.44) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.44
Debt/FCF	1.29
Altman-Z	3.79

ROIC/WACC0.83

WACC7.37%

2.3 Liquidity

SENEA has a Current Ratio of 3.52. This indicates that SENEA is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

SENEA has a Current ratio of 3.52. This is amongst the best in the industry. SENEA outperforms 86.52% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.71 indicates that SENEA may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.71, SENEA is doing worse than 62.92% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	3.52
Quick Ratio	0.71

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

SENEA shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -30.11%.

SENEA shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 8.24%.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-30.11%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%127.55%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.24%

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%12.29%

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. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 114.62, SENEA can be considered very expensive at the moment.

SENEA's Price/Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.

SENEA's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.86.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	114.62
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of SENEA indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: SENEA is cheaper than 64.04% of the companies listed in the same industry.

98.88% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SENEA, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	2.46
EV/EBITDA	8.82

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for SENEA!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A

NASDAQ:SENEA (8/21/2025, 10:45:25 AM)

106.6

-0.47 (-0.44%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Staples

GICS IndustryGroupFood, Beverage & Tobacco

GICS IndustryFood Products

Earnings (Last)08-06 2025-08-06

Earnings (Next)11-04 2025-11-04

Inst Owners55.54%

Inst Owner Change10.67%

Ins Owners4.11%

Ins Owner Change-3.21%

Market Cap734.47M

Analysts0

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %2.87%

Short Ratio1.58

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0.06%

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	114.62
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.47
P/FCF	2.46
P/OCF	2.19
P/B	1.16
P/tB	1.16
EV/EBITDA	8.82

EPS(TTM)0.93

EY0.87%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)43.29

FCFY40.61%

OCF(TTM)48.69

OCFY45.68%

SpS229.16

BVpS91.88

TBVpS91.88

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.48%
ROE	6.5%
ROCE	8.04%
ROIC	6.11%
ROICexc	6.39%
ROICexgc	6.39%
OM	4.93%
PM (TTM)	2.61%
GM	9.51%
FCFM	18.89%

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%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-0.16%

ROICexcg 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-Score6

Asset Turnover1.34

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.44
Debt/FCF	1.29
Debt/EBITDA	2.28
Cap/Depr	83.14%
Cap/Sales	2.36%
Interest Coverage	2.27
Cash Conversion	273.75%
Profit Quality	724.63%
Current Ratio	3.52
Quick Ratio	0.71
Altman-Z	3.79

F-Score6

WACC7.37%

ROIC/WACC0.83

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)-30.11%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%127.55%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.24%

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%12.29%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-27.71%

EBIT growth 3Y6.66%

EBIT growth 5Y3.72%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y349.37%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y37.09%

OCF growth 1Y504.37%

OCF growth 3Y123.13%

OCF growth 5Y21.39%

SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A (SENEA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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