SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC JBSS
SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC (JBSS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.40% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $1.1B at a 5.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.27 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 2/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.319 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.371 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.142 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.523 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JBSS | SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC | 2/9 | 5.85 | 17.3 | +3.8% |
| TR | TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC | 6/9 | 5.03 | 29.5 | +1.3% |
| RMCF | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. | 2/9 | -1.79 | — | -7% |
| HSY | HERSHEY CO | 4/9 | 2.82 | 41.1 | +4.4% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
About SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., through its subsidiary, JBSS Ventures, LLC, processes and distributes tree nuts and peanuts in the United States. The company offers raw and processed nuts, including almonds, pecans, peanuts, black walnuts, English walnuts, cashews, macadamia nuts, pistachios, pine nuts, Brazil nuts, and filberts in various styles and seasonings; and bar product line, including chewy granola, fruit and grain, sweet and salty, dipped chewy granola, crunchy, energy, fiber, and nut bars. It also offers peanut butter in various sizes and varieties; salad toppings, dried fruit, and chocolate and yogurt coated products; recipe ingredients; bulk food products; sunflower kernels, pepitas, snack mixes, almond and cashew butter, candy and confections, corn snacks, chickpea snacks, sesame sticks, and other sesame snack and baked cheese snack products; and various toppings for ice cream and yogurt. In addition, the company operates a retail store. The company provides its products under the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts, and Just the Cheese brands as well as under various private brands. It serves retailers and wholesalers, and commercial ingredient and contract packaging customers through a network of independent brokers, distributors, and suppliers. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, Illinois.
FAQ
Is JBSS financially healthy?
SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC's Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does JBSS pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.40% with a 41.4% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is JBSS?
In FY2025, SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC had a net margin of 5.3% and a return on equity of 16.3%.
Is JBSS overvalued or undervalued?
SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC trades at about 16.8× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.6×–27.1×, median 20.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for JBSS?
The average Wall-Street price target for SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC is $109.00, about 28.8% above the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is JBSS a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 17.3×, a dividend yield of 2.40%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-26. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.