# MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Construction Materials. Price $16.40, market value $351 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). MGP Ingredients Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.6×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.3%** (5-yr avg 4.9%). Free cash flow equals 0.3% of the market value, below its five-year average of 4.9%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 35.5%**. MGP Ingredients Inc. keeps 35.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -53.8%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -20.1%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -15.0%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -22.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -22.1%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -19.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -19.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -23.8%** (3-yr -11.8%/yr, 5-yr 6.3%/yr). Revenue fell 23.8% over the last year, against 6.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -419.9%**. Earnings per share fell 419.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 20.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 20.4% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.36**. Debt is 0.36 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. MGP Ingredients Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.40**. A Z-score of 1.40 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.93%** ($0.48 per share, trailing). MGP Ingredients Inc. yields 2.93%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -41.8%** (YTD -31.6%, 3-mo -0.7%). The shares are down 41.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -42.6%** (4.3% above the low). Trading 43% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 41**. An RSI of 41 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.15** (volatility 42%). Beta of 0.15 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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