# The Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $11.45, market value $1.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). The Simply Good Foods Company 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: 0.7×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.8%** (5-yr avg 4.7%). Free cash flow equals 11.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 4.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 32.7%**. The Simply Good Foods Company keeps 32.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -17.1%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: 7.1%**. 7.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.7%**. 5.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: -9.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -9.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -8.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces -8.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.0%** (3-yr 7.5%/yr, 5-yr 12.2%/yr). Revenue grew 9.0% over the last year, against 12.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -26.1%** (3-yr -1.9%/yr, 5-yr 23.9%/yr). Earnings per share fell 26.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 14.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 14.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.14**. Debt is 0.14 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. The Simply Good Foods Company holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.91**. A Z-score of 2.91 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. The Simply Good Foods Company does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (8 analysts). 8 analysts cover The Simply Good Foods Company; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $14.38 (+26% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -59.9%** (YTD -43.0%, 3-mo -4.1%). The shares are down 59.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -59.7%** (15.9% above the low). Trading 60% 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): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.26** (volatility 50%). Beta of 0.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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