(SENEA) Seneca Foods - Overview
Sector: Consumer Defensive | Industry: Packaged Foods | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 957m USD | Total Return: 53.8% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 13.2M
EPS Trend: 46.9%
Rev. Trend: 66.9%
Warnings
Earnings expected to drop: P/E 10.7 → Forward 39.4
Tailwinds
Idiosyncratic Leader
Seneca Foods Corporation is a vertically integrated processor of packaged fruits and vegetables, operating primarily in the United States with exports to 55 countries. The company manages a diverse portfolio of owned and licensed brands, including Libby’s and Green Giant, while also serving as a major provider of private-label goods and contract packing services. Its distribution network spans retail channels such as supermarkets and club stores, as well as institutional clients and government feeding programs.
The company utilizes a business model that emphasizes vertical integration, producing its own cans and ends to mitigate supply chain volatility and control packaging costs. As a participant in the Packaged Foods & Meats sub-industry, Seneca operates in a defensive sector where demand is typically driven by essential consumer consumption patterns rather than discretionary spending cycles.
Investors can find deeper analysis of these operational segments on ValueRay.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Fairport, New York, Seneca Foods also engages in non-core activities including seed sales and aircraft operations. The company’s broad product range includes canned, frozen, and jarred produce, alongside snack chips and specialty fruit products.
- Private label demand increases as consumers trade down from national brands
- Raw material and energy costs impact gross margin volatility
- Inventory management and pack cycle timing influence operating cash flow
- Strategic share repurchases drive earnings per share growth and capital allocation
| Net Income: 90.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.14 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -7.20 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 38.27% < 20% (prev 37.59%; Δ 0.68% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.17 > 3% & CFO 206.0m > Net Income 90.0m |
| Net Debt (257.9m) to EBITDA (184.5m): 1.40 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 4.34 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (6.90m) vs 12m ago -0.72% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 12.57% > 18% (prev 0.10%; Δ 1.25k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 131.6% > 50% (prev 125.7%; Δ 5.94% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 6.90 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 184.5m / Interest Expense TTM 20.3m) |
| A: 0.50 (Total Current Assets 801.3m - Total Current Liabilities 184.5m) / Total Assets 1.22b |
| B: 0.68 (Retained Earnings 835.1m / Total Assets 1.22b) |
| C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 139.8m / Avg Total Assets 1.22b) |
| D: 1.63 (Book Value of Equity 830.3m / Total Liabilities 508.6m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 8.02 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.30 (Receivables 96.5m/71.2m, Revenue 1.61b/1.54b) |
| GMI: 0.80 (GM 12.57% / 10.09%) |
| AQI: 1.48 (AQ_t 0.07 / AQ_t-1 0.04) |
| SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 1.61b / 1.54b) |
| TATA: -0.09 (NI 90.0m - CFO 206.0m) / TA 1.22b) |
| Beneish M = -2.74 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of May 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 144.42 with a total of 234,762 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.26%,
over one month by +6.30%,
over three months by +3.11% and
over the past year by +53.83%.
Seneca Foods has no consensus analysts rating.
| Analysts Target Price | 194 | 34.3% |
P/E Trailing = 10.7201
P/E Forward = 39.3701
P/S = 0.5936
P/B = 1.32
P/EG = 0.8314
Revenue TTM = 1.61b USD
EBIT TTM = 139.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 184.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 242.7m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 23.7m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 291.2m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 12.4m
Net Debt = 257.9m USD (calculated: Debt 291.2m - CCE 33.3m)
Enterprise Value = 1.21b USD (956.7m + Debt 291.2m - CCE 33.3m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.90 (Ebit TTM 139.8m / Interest Expense TTM 20.3m)
EV/FCF = 7.21x (Enterprise Value 1.21b / FCF TTM 168.5m)
FCF Yield = 13.87% (FCF TTM 168.5m / Enterprise Value 1.21b)
FCF Margin = 10.45% (FCF TTM 168.5m / Revenue TTM 1.61b)
Net Margin = 5.58% (Net Income TTM 90.0m / Revenue TTM 1.61b)
Gross Margin = 12.57% ((Revenue TTM 1.61b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.41b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 16.42% (prev 13.45%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.99 (Enterprise Value 1.21b / Total Assets 1.22b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 6.96% (Interest Expense 20.3m / Debt 291.2m)
Taxrate = 23.66% (13.9m / 58.6m)
NOPAT = 106.8m (EBIT 139.8m * (1 - 23.66%))
Current Ratio = 4.34 (Total Current Assets 801.3m / Total Current Liabilities 184.5m)
Debt / Equity = 0.41 (Debt 291.2m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 713.9m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.40 (Net Debt 257.9m / EBITDA 184.5m)
Debt / FCF = 1.53 (Net Debt 257.9m / FCF TTM 168.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 666.0m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.35% (Net Income 90.0m / Total Assets 1.22b)
RoE = 13.51% (Net Income TTM 90.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 666.0m)
RoCE = 15.39% (EBIT 139.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 666.0m + L.T.Debt 242.7m))
RoIC = 10.06% (NOPAT 106.8m / Invested Capital 1.06b)
WACC = 6.18% (E(956.7m)/V(1.25b) * Re(6.45%) + D(291.2m)/V(1.25b) * Rd(6.96%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 6.45% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -98.88 | Cagr: -3.70%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈204.0m ; Y1≈178.9m ; Y5≈144.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 395.9 (EV 2.32b - Net Debt 257.9m = Equity 2.06b / Shares 5.21m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 46.90 | EPS CAGR: 15.88% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 66.93 | Revenue CAGR: 2.63% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0