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John B. Sanfilippo & Son

NSQ:JBSS · US8004221078
Food ProductsMedium

360

56
EV / EBIT61
Price / Owner Earnings11
Owner Earnings Yield28
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales59
EV / Gross Profit29
Price/Book31
Return on Capital86
Cash Return on Capital34
Return on Equity82
EBIT Margin63
Gross Profitability74
Cash Conversion63
Accruals34
Owner Earnings Margin38
Sales growth64
Profit Growth36
Long-Term EPS Growth44
Owner Earnings Growth16
Reinvestment100
Price momentum85
Debt load79
Refinancing82
Debt Payback32
Liquidity82
Analyst ratings60
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside73
Market mood60
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

John B. Sanfilippo & Son clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood Products
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1979
Employees345
ISINUS8004221078
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Fast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood and Beverage

Description

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. operates as a processor and distributor of peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts in the United States, and it also manufacture and distribute complete portfolio of snack and nutrition bars (‘bars’).…

Analysis

Hope premium

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 70.4× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
96
20232026

All-time high

96

Jun 2026

All-time low

53

Jan 2023

Average rank

79

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
59
60
Price/Earnings
67
72
Price/Book
31
30
Dividend Yield
1
44
Value (overall)
31
49

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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