J & J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF)
NEUTRALFundamental
63
Price
$88.78
Market Cap
$1.68B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
J&J Snack Foods Corp. manufactures, markets, and distributes nutritional snack food and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. It offers soft pretzels under the SUPERPRETZEL, SUPERPRETZEL BAVARIAN, NEW YORK PRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY, FEDERAL PRETZEL, and BRAUHAUS brands, as well as under the private labels; frozen novelty under the DIPPIN'DOTS, LUIGI'S, WHOLE FRUIT, DOGSTERS, PHILLY SWIRL, ICEE, and MINUTE MAID brands; churros under the HOLA! and CALIFORNIA CHURROS brands; and handheld products under the private labels. The company also provides bakery products, such as fig and fruit bars, cookies, breads, rolls, crumbs, muffins, and donuts under the MRS. GOODCOOKIE, READI-BAKE, COUNTRY HOME, CAMDEN CREEK, MARY B'S, DADDY RAY'S and HILL & VALLEY brands, as well as under private labels; and frozen beverages under the ICEE, ARCTIC BLAST, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE brands. In addition, it offers funnel cakes under the FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY brand, as well as various other food products; and sells machines and machine parts to other food and beverage companies. The company sells its products through a network of food brokers, independent sales distributors, and a direct sales force. It serves snack bars and food stand locations in chain, department and mass merchandising stores, malls and shopping centers, fast food and casual dining restaurants, stadiums and sports arenas, leisure and theme parks, convenience stores, movie theatres, warehouse club stores, schools, colleges and other institutions, and independent retailers. The company was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
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Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$1.52B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Net Income
$49M
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Free Cash Flow
$82M
Total Equity
$967M
Total Liabilities
$415M
Current Ratio
2.72
Interest Coverage
56.48
Debt/EBITDA
1.22
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$149.88
Current Price
$88.78
Margin of Safety
+40.8%
Fair Value Range
$97.42 - $202.34
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
26.79
ROE
6.8%
P/B Ratio
1.74
P/FCF
20.44
Gross Margin
29.7%
ROIC
5.5%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
5.5%
WACC
7.2%
ROIC − WACC
-1.7 pp
ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (18)
- EPS shows upward trend
- ROIC 5.5%
- P/FCF 20.44
- P/B Ratio 1.74
- Debt/Equity ratio
- Operating Margin 5.3%
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- Current Ratio
- Interest Coverage
- Debt/EBITDA
- Return on Tangible Assets
- Revenue Growth 5Y 9.2%
- Analyst Consensus 78% Buy
- Earnings Surprise avg 7.6%
- PEG Ratio 1.01
- Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 2.52
- Share Dilution 0.4%
- Piotroski F-Score 5/9
Failed (9)
- EPS CAGR 2.65%
- Price CAGR -4.12%
- Gross Margin 29.7%
- CapEx intensity
- Low reliance on intangibles
- Price below Graham Number
- DCF valuation (Overvalued)
- ROE 6.2%
- Net Margin Trend 4.1% vs 5.5%
Unavailable (1)
- Dividend Payout NaN%
Piotroski F-Score
Mixed signals: some areas need attention
Earnings Quality
High quality: earnings backed by cash
Share Dilution
Share count is stable
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Daniel J. Fachner | President, CEO & Chairman | 65 |
| Mr. Shawn C. Munsell | Senior VP & CFO | 50 |
| Mr. Stephen J. Every | Executive Vice President of Operations | 62 |
| Mr. Lynwood M. Mallard | Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 56 |
| Ms. Mary Lou Kehoe | Vice President of Human Resources | 63 |
| Douglas Davidson | Senior Vice President of Bakery Division | - |
| Matthew T. Inderlied | Senior VP & Chief Customer Officer | 48 |
| Jay Montgomery | Senior Vice President of Supply Chain | - |
| Mr. Aaron Winkelman | Senior Vice President of Sales for The ICEE Company | - |
| Mr. James N. Hamill CPA | VP & Controller | - |
Audit Risk
9
Board Risk
8
Compensation Risk
5
Shareholder Rights Risk
5
Part 2 · The price and when to enter
This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Latest News
Recent headlines for JJSF, sourced from Markets Gazette.
- 5d agoNEUTRALJ&J Snack Foods CEO on Snack Nostalgia, Turnaround Plans
J&J Snack Foods CEO Dan Fachner highlighted the company's strategic emphasis on its food service division, which constitutes 60% of its operations. He pointed to significant recovery and growth prospects within experiential venues like theaters, theme parks, and ballparks, where its well-known brands, including ICEE, Dippin' Dots, and Super Pretzel, maintain strong consumer appeal. This focus on nostalgic and impulse-buy products in entertainment settings suggests a stable, albeit not explosive, growth trajectory for the company.
via Markets Gazette