B&G Foods vs J&J Snack Foods
BGS and JJSF side by side, both in food and kindred products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BGS and JJSF compare
J&J Snack Foods is the larger company, worth 6.0 times as much as B&G Foods ($1.6B against $272M).
B&G Foods grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−2.7% versus −4.7% for J&J Snack Foods).
J&J Snack Foods keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.2% compared with −4.7% at B&G Foods.
Both pay dividends: B&G Foods yields 17.0% and J&J Snack Foods 3.6%.
J&J Snack Foods scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 10 for B&G Foods), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BGS | JJSF |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $272M | $1.6B |
| Share price | $3.35 | $87.74 |
| Change, 1 year | −29.2% | 6.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −89.1% | −39.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.49 | 0.30 |
| Employees | 2,497 | 1,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 33.7× |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 1.1× |
| P/B | 0.8× (better) | 1.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.8× | 11.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 2.7× (better) | 17.8× |
| PEG | – | 3.08 |
| FCF yield | 36.5% (better) | 5.6% |
| Fair value | $13.82 | $92.45 |
| Margin of safety | 75.8% (better) | 5.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −2.7% (better) | −4.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.5% | 9.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −41.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −39.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 28.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.8% | 31.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 3.9% (better) |
| Net margin | −4.7% | 3.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.6% | 6.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | −20.4% | 5.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 2.2% | 5.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 5.75 | 0.03 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 15.68 (better) | −0.26 |
| Interest coverage | – | 27.8× |
| Current ratio | 2.84 (better) | 2.34 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.14 | 4.49 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 17.0% (better) | 3.6% |
| Payout ratio | – | 124% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −16.7% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 4.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 17.0% (better) | 8.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 57.3% | 80.0% |
| Held by insiders | 5.3% | 20.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$248K | $0 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 18.4% | 6.5% |
Go deeper
- BGS stock overview
- BGS income statement
- BGS valuation and score
- JJSF stock overview
- JJSF income statement
- JJSF valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.