MGP INGREDIENTS INC MGPI
MGP INGREDIENTS INC (MGPI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.82% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $536.4M at a -20.1% 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: -3.64 — 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 Wholesale Trade · percentile among 112 companies
Percentile vs other Wholesale Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 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 | 0.261 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.361 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.077 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.384 |
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| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGPI | MGP INGREDIENTS INC | 4/9 | 3.83 | — | -23.8% |
| AGCC | Agencia Comercial Spirits Ltd. | 2/9 | 3.27 | 911.7 | — |
| EPSM | Epsium Enterprise Ltd | 2/9 | 12.96 | — | -59.1% |
| MCK | MCKESSON CORP | 6/9 | 0.58 | 18.8 | +12.4% |
| CAH | CARDINAL HEALTH INC | 6/9 | -0.03 | 32.5 | +14.2% |
| SYY | SYSCO CORP | 5/9 | — | 21.7 | +3.2% |
| PFGC | Performance Food Group Co | 4/9 | 1.92 | 48.3 | +7.2% |
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About MGP INGREDIENTS INC
MGP Ingredients, Inc. produces and supplies distilled spirits, branded spirits, and food ingredients worldwide. It operates in three segments: Distillery Solutions, Branded Spirits, and Ingredient Solutions. The Distillery Solutions segment processes corn and other grains, including rye, barley, wheat, barley malt, and milo into food grade alcohol and distillery co-products, such as dried distillers' grain; and offers food-grade alcohol for beverage applications, that include bourbon, rye, and other whiskeys, as well as grain neutral spirits, including vodka and gin. This segment also offers warehouse services, including barrel put away, barrel storage, and barrel retrieval services; and blending services. The Branded Spirits segment provides Tequila under the premium plus, ultra-premium, super premium, premium price tiers under the Penelope Bourbon, Yellowstone Bourbon, Rebel Bourbon, Remus Bourbon, Blood Oath Bourbon, Ezra Brooks Bourbon, Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey, Rossville Union Straight Rye Whiskey, The Quiet Man Irish Whiskey, Green Hat Gin, Everclear grain alcohol, El Mayor Tequila, and Dos Primos names; mid branded spirits under the Brady's Irish Cream, Saint Brendan's Irish Cream Liqueur, Pearl Vodka, Lord Calvert Canadian Whisky, and Exotico Tequila names; and value branded spirits under the Arrow Cordials, Canada House Canadian Whisky, Lady Bligh Rum, and Juarez Tequila names, as well as private label products. The Ingredient Solutions segment provides specialty wheat starches for food applications, such as Fibersym, a resistant wheat starch; specialty wheat proteins for food applications under the Arise and Proterra names; gluten-free textured pea and soy proteins; commodity wheat starch for food and non-food applications; and commodity wheat proteins. It sells its products directly or through distributors to manufacturers and processors of finished packaged goods or to bakeries. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Atchison, Kansas.
FAQ
Is MGPI financially healthy?
MGP INGREDIENTS INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does MGPI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. MGP INGREDIENTS INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.82% with a -9.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is MGPI?
In FY2025, MGP INGREDIENTS INC had a net margin of -20.1% and a return on equity of -15.0%.
Is MGPI overvalued or undervalued?
MGP INGREDIENTS INC trades at about 11.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.0×–41.6×, median 17.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MGPI?
The average Wall-Street price target for MGP INGREDIENTS INC is $28.00, about 57.2% above the recent price, from 5 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is MGPI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on MGP INGREDIENTS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 2.82%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.