Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 5 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Food Processing industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Why Focus on Undervalued Food Processing Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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5 Undervalued Food Processing Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 5 undervalued stocks in the Food Processing industry for Wednesday, May 01, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Food Processing industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Blue Star Foods Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Blue Star Foods Corp. is an international seafood company. The Company imports, packages and sells refrigerated pasteurized crab meat and other premium seafood products. The Company is engaged in importing blue and red swimming crab meat primarily from Indonesia, the Philippines and China and distributes it in the United States and Canada under several brand names, such as Blue Star, Oceanica, Pacifika, Crab & Go, FirstChoice, Good Stuff and Coastal Pride Fresh, and steelhead salmon and rainbow trout fingerlings produced under the brand name Little Cedar Farms for distribution in Canada. The crab meat which it imports is processed in 13 plants throughout Southeast Asia. Its suppliers are primarily via co-packing relationships, including two affiliated suppliers. It sells primarily to food service distributors. The Company also sells its products to wholesalers, retail establishments and seafood distributors.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Blue Star Foods Corp has a Value Score of 71, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Blue Star Foods Corp’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.12 compared to the industry median at 0.88, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Blue Star Foods Corp’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Blue Star Foods Corp’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of 0.00%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Blue Star Foods Corp’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.84. This could make Blue Star Foods Corp more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Whole Earth Brands Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Whole Earth Brands, Inc. is a global food company. The Company is enabling healthier lifestyles and providing access to quality plant-based sweeteners, flavor enhancers and other foods through its diverse portfolio of trusted brands and delicious products. The Company operates through two segments: Branded CPG and Flavors & Ingredients. The Branded CPG segment is comprised of its Merisant division of operating companies, Wholesome and Swerve. The Branded CPG products are sold under both its flagship brands, as well as local and private label brands. Its global flagship brands include Whole Earth, Pure Via, Wholesome, Swerve, Canderel, Equal and existing branded adjacencies. The Flavors & Ingredients segment products provide a variety of solutions for its customers, including flavor enhancement, flavor / aftertaste masking, moisturizing, product mouthfeel modification and skin soothing characteristics. Its Flavors & Ingredients segment operates its licorice-derived products business.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Whole Earth Brands Inc has a Value Score of 69, which is considered to be undervalued.

Whole Earth Brands Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Whole Earth Brands Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.84.

You can read more about Whole Earth Brands Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Laird Superfood Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Laird Superfood, Inc. and its subsidiary, Picky Bars, LLC is a consumer products platform company. The Company is focused on manufacturing and marketing plant-based and functional foods. It creates plant-based superfood products that are both delicious and functional. The Company’s core Laird Superfood platform includes Creamer coffee creamers, Hydrate hydration products and beverage enhancing supplements, harvest snacks and other food items, and functional roasted and instant coffees, teas, and hot chocolate. Coffee creamers include sales of powdered and liquid coffee creamers. Hydration and beverage enhancing supplements include sales of Hydrate coconut waters, Activate and Renew supplement lines, and mushroom botanical blends. Harvest snacks and other food items include ready to eat food offerings as well as baking and pancake mixes. Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate products include traditional and functional ground and whole bean coffee, and hot chocolate with functional mushroom.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Laird Superfood Inc has a Value Score of 61, which is considered to be undervalued.

Laird Superfood Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Laird Superfood Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.84.

You can read more about Laird Superfood Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Seaboard Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Seaboard Corporation is primarily engaged in hog production and pork processing; commodity trading and grain processing; cargo shipping services; sugar and alcohol production, and electric power generation. Its segments include Pork, CT&M;, Marine, Sugar and Alcohol, Power and Turkey. Pork segment primarily produces and sells pork products to further processors, foodservice operators, distributors and grocery stores. CT&M; segment is engaged in agricultural commodity trading, processing and logistics business. Marine segment provides cargo shipping services in the United States and 27 countries in the Caribbean and Central and South America. Sugar and Alcohol segment operates an integrated sugar and alcohol production facility in Argentina. Power segment uses two power-generating barges for its operations: Estrella Del Mar II and Estrella Del Mar III. Turkey segment operates Butterball, which is an integrated producer and processor of conventional and antibiotic-free turkey products.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Seaboard Corp has a Value Score of 79, which is considered to be undervalued.

Seaboard Corp’s price-earnings ratio is 16.2 compared to the industry median at 18.2. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Seaboard Corp more attractive for value investors.

Seaboard Corp’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Seaboard Corp less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.84.

You can read more about Seaboard Corp’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. is a global direct-selling, personal health and wellness company that develops and manufactures science-based nutritional and personal care products. The Company operates through one segment: Direct-selling. Its two geographic regions include Asia Pacific, and Americas and Europe. The Company’s product lines include USANA Nutritionals Optimizers, Essentials/CellSentials, foods, personal care, skin care, and all others. The USANA Nutritionals Optimizers consist of supplements designed to meet individual health and nutritional needs. The Essentials/CellSentials product line includes vitamin and mineral supplements that provide total body nutrition. Its food product line includes meal replacement shakes, snack bars, and other related products. It also offers products designed for prenatal, infant, and young-child age groups in China. It distributes products internationally through direct selling, which entails person-to-person marketing and selling of products.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. has a Value Score of 69, which is considered to be undervalued.

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 12.6 compared to the industry median at 18.2. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes USANA Health Sciences, Inc. more attractive for value investors.

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make USANA Health Sciences, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.84.

You can read more about USANA Health Sciences, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Food Processing Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 5 Best Food Processing Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Blue Star Foods Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Whole Earth Brands Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Laird Superfood Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Seaboard Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.
• USANA Health Sciences, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 5 undervalued stocks in the Food Processing industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Food Processing Stocks

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