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Simply Good Foods Co SMPL
Simply Good Foods Co (SMPL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $1.4B at a -11.5% 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: -3.41 — 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.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 2081 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 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 | 0.137 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.247 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.065 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.067 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMPL | Simply Good Foods Co | 5/9 | 5.36 | — | -6.5% |
| HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC | 3/9 | -0.36 | — | -13.2% |
| BGS | B&G Foods, Inc. | 4/9 | 2.13 | — | -5.4% |
| VITL | Vital Farms, Inc. | 2/9 | 6.07 | 6.9 | +25.3% |
| BRBR | BELLRING BRANDS, INC. | 5/9 | 5.82 | 6.2 | +16.1% |
| BYND | BEYOND MEAT, INC. | 3/9 | -6.23 | 1.6 | -15.6% |
| DDC | DDC Enterprise Ltd | 2/9 | -5.96 | — | +0.3% |
About Simply Good Foods Co
The Simply Good Foods Company, a consumer-packaged food and beverage company, engages in the development, marketing, and sale of snacks and meal replacements, and other products in North America and internationally. The company offers protein bars, ready-to-drink beverages and shakes, sweet and salty snacks, cookies, muffins, protein chips and crackers, protein powders, and recipes under the Quest, Atkins, and OWYN brand names. It also provides confectionery products, such as peanut butter cups, brownies, caramel candy bites, chocolatey coated peanut candies, and caramel candy bars. In addition, the company licenses certain products that contain its brands and logos; and distributes its products to various retail channels, such as mass merchandise, grocery and drug stores, club and convenience stores, gas stations, and other channels. It also sells its products through e-commerce channels, including questnutrition.com, atkins.com, liveowyn.com, amazon.com and others. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
FAQ
Is SMPL financially healthy?
Simply Good Foods Co's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does SMPL pay a dividend?
No, Simply Good Foods Co does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is SMPL?
In FY2025, Simply Good Foods Co had a net margin of -11.5% and a return on equity of -10.7%.
Is SMPL overvalued or undervalued?
Simply Good Foods Co trades at about 12.3× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.3×–82.1×, median 26.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SMPL?
The average Wall-Street price target for Simply Good Foods Co is $17.33, about 37.9% above the recent price, from 9 analysts.
Is SMPL a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Simply Good Foods Co: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.