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The Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL)

Undervalued
Consumer DefensivePackaged FoodsUnited States

Fundamental

67

Price

$10.41

Market Cap

$944M

Part 1 · What the company is worth

Overview

The Simply Good Foods Company, a consumer-packaged food and beverage company, engages in the development, marketing, and sale of snacks and meal replacements, and other products in North America and internationally. The company offers protein bars, ready-to-drink beverages and shakes, sweet and salty snacks, cookies, muffins, protein chips and crackers, protein powders, and recipes under the Quest, Atkins, and OWYN brand names. It also provides confectionery products, such as peanut butter cups, brownies, caramel candy bites, chocolatey coated peanut candies, and caramel candy bars. In addition, the company licenses certain products that contain its brands and logos; and distributes its products to various retail channels, such as mass merchandise, grocery and drug stores, club and convenience stores, gas stations, and other channels. It also sells its products through e-commerce channels, including questnutrition.com, atkins.com, liveowyn.com, amazon.com and others. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Revenue

$1.39B

Trailing 12 months (through 5/30/2026)

Net Income

$-199M

Trailing 12 months (through 5/30/2026)

Free Cash Flow

$158M

Total Equity

$1.81B

Total Liabilities

$589M

Current Ratio

4.80

Interest Coverage

11.84

Debt/EBITDA

2.51

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

General caseUndervalued

Fair Value

$33.95

Current Price

$10.41

Margin of Safety

+69.3%

Fair Value Range

$22.07 - $45.83

Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.

Estimation Methods

Analyst price target:$14.00
Discounted cash flow (DCF):$63.87
Earnings multiple (P/E):Not enough data to compute it
Graham growth formula:Not enough data to compute it
Earnings power value (EPV):Not enough data to compute it
Justified P/B:Not enough data to compute it
Dividend discount (Gordon):Not enough data to compute it
P/FFO, funds from operations:$22.62
Mid-cycle earnings:$44.23
Revenue multiple:$20.83
Last Earnings Surprise:+16.57%

Valuation Metrics

P/E Ratio

10.46

ROE

5.7%

P/B Ratio

0.65

P/FCF

7.71

Gross Margin

32.7%

ROIC

-9.5%

Profitability Radar

Value Creation (Economic Moat)

ROIC

-9.5%

WACC

6.7%

ROIC − WACC

-16.3 pp

ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.

Fundamental Analysis Criteria

Passed (17)

  • EPS shows upward trend
  • EPS CAGR 10.41%
  • Gross margin 32.7%
  • P/FCF 7.71
  • P/B ratio 0.65
  • Debt/equity ratio
  • Positive free cash flow
  • CapEx intensity
  • Current ratio
  • Interest coverage
  • Debt/EBITDA
  • Price below Graham Number
  • DCF valuation (Undervalued)
  • Revenue growth 5Y 12.2%
  • Earnings surprise, average 7.7%
  • Share dilution 0.6%
  • Piotroski F-Score 6/9

Failed (7)

  • Price CAGR -4.31%
  • ROIC -9.5%
  • Operating margin -17.1%
  • Return on tangible assets
  • Low reliance on intangibles
  • ROE -12.3%
  • Net margin trend -14.3% vs 10.0%

Unavailable (3)

  • Dividend payout –
  • PEG ratio (needs P/E > 0 and growth > 0)
  • Earnings quality (operating cash flow / net income)

Piotroski F-Score

6/9

Mixed signals: some areas need attention

ROA > 0
Operating cash flow > 0
ΔROA > 0
Cash flow > net income
Leverage ↓
Current ratio ↑
No dilution
Gross margin ↑
Asset turnover ↑

Earnings Quality

-

Low quality: investigate accounting

Share Dilution

0.6%

Share count is stable

Institutional Holdings

Governance

Executive Team

NameTitleAge
Mr. James Marshall KiltsIndependent Chairman of the Board77
Mr. Joseph E. ScalzoPresident, CEO & Director66
Mr. Christopher James BealerCFO & Principal Accounting Officer49
Mr. Timothy Richard Kraft J.D.Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal & Corporate Development Officer45
Mr. Ryan A. ThomasSenior Vice President of Atkins & OWYN Marketing46
Ms. Kathy KelleySVP of Operations-
Mr. Matthew D. SilerVice President, Investor Relations and Treasury-
Mr. Stamati ArakasSenior Vice President of Strategic & Global Sales-
Ms. Jessica MorganSVP, Deputy General Counsel & Head of People-
Mr. Jeremy IvieChief Product Technology Officer-

Audit Risk

3

Board Risk

1

Compensation Risk

1

Shareholder Rights Risk

4

Documents

  • Annual Report (10-K)

    A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.

    Filed on 2025-10-28

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  • Quarterly Report (10-Q)

    A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.

    Filed on 2026-07-09

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  • Current Report (8-K)

    An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.

    Filed on 2026-07-09

    View document

via SEC EDGAR

Income History

via SEC EDGAR

Part 2 · The price and its context

This part shows how the price has behaved, not whether the company is worth owning. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.

Market Reaction Profile

How much SMPL moves, measured on its daily prices.

VolatilityHigh

More volatile than 76% of the tracked stocks (90-day volatility).

Volatility 30d
37.1%
Volatility 90d
51.2%
Beta vs S&P 500 (1y)
0.10Correlation 0.02
Max drawdown (12m)
-55.9%
ATR (14d, % of price)
4.03%

Earnings reactions

How SMPL moved around its past quarterly results.

Next earnings release

Oct 27, 2026 · In 3 days · Before the open

EPS estimate: 0.40Revenue estimate: $327M

What usually happens

  • Over the last 12 releases the stock moved a median of 5.7% the next day, up or down.
  • Next-day moves: up 6, down 6 (out of 12).

Release history

DateWhen EPS est.EPS actualSurprise Gap 1 day5 days
Jul 9, 2026Before the open0.360.42+16.6% +17.1% +1.3% -7.5%
Apr 9, 2026Before the open0.400.45+11.8% -27.3% -18.1% -18.7%
Jan 8, 2026Before the open0.360.39+7.4% +11.2% +6.6% +8.4%
Oct 23, 2025Before the open0.480.46-4.9% -22.2% -17.3% -21.1%
Jul 10, 2025Before the openn/an/an/a-3.6% -0.1% +2.3%
Apr 9, 2025Before the openn/an/an/a+6.8% +9.2% +13.6%
Jan 8, 2025Before the openn/an/an/a-2.7% -2.5% -10.3%
Oct 24, 2024Before the openn/an/an/a+1.4% +3.3% +5.2%
Oct 24, 2023Before the openn/an/an/a-2.9% +6.9% +13.4%
Jun 29, 2023Before the openn/an/an/a+3.9% +3.4% +7.8%
Apr 5, 2023Before the openn/an/an/a-4.7% -4.8% -6.4%
Jan 5, 2023Before the openn/an/an/a-5.8% -8.7% -6.5%

Release dates from SEC 8-K filings.

Updated 10/24/2026

Historical statistics for educational purposes only. They are not forecasts and not investment advice.

Price reaction to the news

Latest news on SMPL and what the price did next.

No positive or negative news on SMPL has been archived yet.

Return of the stock minus return of SPY over the same days. A news item close to a price move did not necessarily cause it. Historical data for educational purposes only, not investment advice.

Latest News

Recent headlines for SMPL.

  • 4/7/2026NEUTRAL
    Simply Good Foods Gears Up For Q2 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

    Simply Good Foods Corp. is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings on April 9th. Analysts are forecasting earnings per share of $0.40, a decrease from the $0.46 reported in the same quarter last year. The company has also appointed a new CEO. Despite the anticipated earnings decline, the stock saw a modest gain of 0.4%. Recent analyst actions include Mizuho initiating coverage with a 'Buy' rating in January 2022, Morgan Stanley maintaining an 'Equal-Weight' rating, and Credit Suisse upgrading its rating from 'Neutral' to 'Outperform'. Investors will be watching the earnings report and management's forward guidance closely.