Where Food Comes From, Inc. (WFCF) stock analysis
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $80.58MP/E 57.1Yield –
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Prices as of Nov 11, 2026How the score works
Mixed11 of 30 checks passed
Where Food Comes From passes 11 of the 30 checks behind our score; 6 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.
- Valuation
- 0/6
- Growth
- 0/6
- Past performance
- 5/6
- Financial health
- 6/6
- Dividend
- 0/6
What stands out
Return on equity over 15%
Return on equity was 15.4% over the last twelve months and averaged 18.5% over five years.
Return on capital over 10%
Return on invested capital was 16.1%, above the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.
No debt
Where Food Comes From has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.
Earnings grew over 5 years
Net income grew 2.1% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
What to watch
Margin of safety under 20%
The price is 92.5% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.
Trading above fair value
The share price of $15.99 is above our fair value estimate of $8.31.
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew 0.1% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
EPS growing under 10% a year
Diluted EPS grew -3.1% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Valuation0/6
P/E above its 5-year median
Where Food Comes From's P/E of 57.1 is above its own 5-year median of 32.3.
P/E above the industry
Where Food Comes From's P/E of 57.1 is above the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of 27.6.
EV/EBITDA above its 5-year median
Where Food Comes From's EV/EBITDA of 36.2 is above its 5-year median of 21.3.
P/B above the industry
Where Food Comes From's price-to-book of 9.13 is above the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of 3.32.
Trading above fair value
The share price of $15.99 is above our fair value estimate of $8.31.
Margin of safety under 20%
The price is 92.5% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.
Growth0/6
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew 0.1% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
EPS growing under 10% a year
Diluted EPS grew -3.1% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Earnings growth not accelerating
Net income grew -29.2% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 2.1% a year.
Growing slower than the industry
Revenue grew -2.2% over the last twelve months; the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median is 9.6%.
Company guidance
No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.
Gross margin slipping
Gross margin was 38.3% over the last twelve months, against 40.0% a year earlier.
Past performance5/6
Return on equity over 15%
Return on equity was 15.4% over the last twelve months and averaged 18.5% over five years.
Return on capital over 10%
Return on invested capital was 16.1%, above the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.
Return on equity above the industry
Where Food Comes From's return on equity of 15.4% is above the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of -1.2%.
Earnings grew over 5 years
Net income grew 2.1% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Net margin below its 5-year average
Net margin was 5.8% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 8.9%.
Net margin above the industry
Where Food Comes From's net margin of 5.8% is above the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of -4.8%.
Financial health6/6
No debt
Where Food Comes From has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.
Debt not rising
With no debt today, leverage cannot have risen.
Debt covered by cash flow
There is no debt to cover.
Interest well covered
Operating income covers interest expense 739.0 times.
Short-term assets cover short-term debts
Current assets are 1.67 times current liabilities.
Low bankruptcy risk
The Altman Z-score is 13.82; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.
Dividend0/6
No dividend
Where Food Comes From has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Yield against Treasuries
No dividend.
Yield against the market
No dividend.
Dividend stability
No dividend.
Earnings cover
No dividend.
Cash-flow cover
No dividend.
Fair value
How we estimate itOur estimate per share
$8.31
The share price is 92% above this estimate.
| Method | Multiple used | Own 5Y median | Industry median | Value per share | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 29.9× | 32.3× | 27.6× | $8.38 | 40% |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.1× | 21.3× | 18.8× | $9.16 | 35% |
| P/B | 4.8× | 6.3× | 3.3× | $8.48 | 10% |
| Earnings power | 7.4% cost of equity | – | – | $6.00 | 15% |
| Fair value | $8.31 | 100% | |||
Valuation over time
Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.
- P/E at month end
- Own 5-year median 32.3
- Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median 27.6
An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.
Market risk
From the past year of daily prices.
Liquidity
High risk
- Average value traded per day
- $1.12M
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $8.15K
Downside
High risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 25.3%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 87%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- 0.29
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 0.19
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -3.3% | +0.1% | +4.4% | +9.1% | |
| Gross profit | -10.0% | -3.2% | +1.3% | +7.0% | |
| Operating income | -45.4% | -23.1% | -6.5% | +4.3% | |
| Net income | -27.5% | -8.3% | +2.1% | +11.1% | |
| EPS, diluted | -25.0% | -3.1% | +6.4% | +14.1% | |
| Free cash flow | -43.5% | -17.3% | -6.1% | +5.7% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 5.4% | 11.3% | 16.0% | |
| Return on assets | 4.1% | 7.4% | 10.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.55 | 2.39 | 2.03 | |
| Debt to equity | – | 0.08 | – | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | – | -1.24× | – | |
| Interest coverage | 418.3× | 129.8× | 402.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | – | – | 17.2× | |
| Capex to revenue | 3.8% | 2.3% | 0.6% | |
| Diluted shares | 6M | 6M | 5M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Where Food Comes From generated $12.83M from operations and spent $14.60M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 5% of that went back into the business.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.2% | 1.77× | 1.47× | 16.0% |
| FY2024 | 8.2% | 1.63× | 1.52× | 20.4% |
| FY2023 | 8.6% | 1.45× | 1.48× | 18.5% |
| FY2022 | 8.0% | 1.30× | 1.45× | 15.2% |
| FY2021 | 13.5% | 1.12× | 1.50× | 22.6% |
| FY2020 | 6.9% | 1.07× | 1.54× | 11.3% |
| FY2019 | 6.5% | 1.27× | 1.44× | 11.8% |
| FY2018 | 4.5% | 1.28× | 1.36× | 7.8% |
| FY2017 | 0.9% | 1.18× | 1.37× | 1.5% |
| FY2016 | 3.7% | 1.09× | 1.32× | 5.4% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero$1.54M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$1.61M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year13.0% → 10.0%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$1.61M vs $1.54M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.74 → 2.03
- No dilutionShare count did not rise5M → 5M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year41.02% → 38.20%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.58 → 1.63
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