J & J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) vs Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ)

J & J Snack Foods Corp. and Utz Brands, Inc. are both Packaged Foods companies. Utz Brands, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $1.4B — 1.4× the size. Utz Brands, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; J & J Snack Foods Corp. trades at 29.6×. Utz Brands, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.95% against −4.69%. J & J Snack Foods Corp. has the higher net margin (3.23% vs −2.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.38% vs 0.29%). Both pay a dividend; J & J Snack Foods Corp. yields more (1.97% vs 1.17%). Across the 22 metrics below, J & J Snack Foods Corp. leads on 19 and Utz Brands, Inc. on 3.

Valuation

Metric JJSF UTZ Packaged Foods median
P/E 29.58 n/m 12.69
P/S 0.95 0.87 0.61
P/B 1.63 0.96 1.47
Price to free cash flow 15.70 16.54 8.50
EV/EBITDA 10.65 20.75 8.20
EV/Sales 0.95 1.41 0.85
Earnings yield 3.38% (2.32%) 0.00%
Free cash flow yield 6.37% 6.05% 6.05%

Profitability

Metric JJSF UTZ Packaged Foods median
Gross margin 31.25% 25.37% 27.54%
Operating margin 3.95% 0.67% 0.00%
Net margin 3.23% (2.00%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 6.06% 5.24% 2.56%
Return on equity 5.29% (2.15%) 0.00%
Return on assets 3.56% (1.03%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 4.38% 0.29% 0.00%

Growth

Metric JJSF UTZ Packaged Foods median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.69%) 1.95% 5.69%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (24.49%) (94.74%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.15% 4.03% 3.81%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 29.08% (47.76%) 0.00%

Health

Metric JJSF UTZ Packaged Foods median
Debt to equity 0.03 0.65 0.26
Current ratio 2.34 1.06 1.64
Net debt to EBITDA (0.66) 7.20 0.87

Dividend

Metric JJSF UTZ Packaged Foods median
Dividend yield 1.97% 1.17% 3.21%
Payout ratio 0.82 14.89 0.00

Size

Metric JJSF UTZ Packaged Foods median
Market cap 1.44b 2.05b 245.45m

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