J J Snack Stock Today

JJSF Stock  USD 173.79  2.32  1.35%   

Performance

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J J is trading at 173.79 as of the 30th of November 2024. This is a 1.35% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 172.72. J J has only a 6 % chance of going through financial distress over the next few years but had a somewhat weak performance during the last 90 days. Equity ratings for J J Snack are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 31st of October 2024 and ending today, the 30th of November 2024. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
IPO Date
26th of March 1990
Category
Consumer Defensive
Classification
Consumer Staples
JJ Snack Foods Corp. manufactures, markets, and distributes nutritional snack foods and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The company was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Pennsauken, New Jersey. The company has 19.48 M outstanding shares of which 614.58 K shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 8.71 trading days to cover. More on J J Snack

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JJSF Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
Governance
Social
ChairmanGerald Shreiber
Thematic IdeaFood Products (View all Themes)
Business ConcentrationPackaged Foods & Meats, Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Defensive, SP Small-Cap 600, NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ Composite Total, Food Products, Consumer Staples, Food Products, Packaged Foods, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Return On Assets0.06180.0634
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Asset Turnover1.221.1536
Notably Up
Slightly volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.30.3087
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities182.8 M174.1 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total245.8 M234.1 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Assets1.4 B1.4 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets472.9 M450.4 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Cash From Operating Activities181.7 M173.1 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
J J can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand J J's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of J J's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
J J Snack currently holds 160.5 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.22, which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. J J Snack has a current ratio of 2.58, suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when due. Note, when we think about J J's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

Stock Based Compensation

6.53 Million
J J Snack (JJSF) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 350 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, NJ, United States, 08054 and employs 12 people. J J is listed under Packaged Foods & Meats category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 3.39 B. J J Snack conducts business under Food Products sector and is part of Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 19.48 M outstanding shares of which 614.58 K shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 8.71 trading days to cover. J J Snack currently holds about 85.8 M in cash with 173.07 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 4.47.
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Ownership Allocation
J J Snack has a total of 19.48 Million outstanding shares. The majority of J J Snack outstanding shares are owned by outside corporations. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in J J to benefit from reduced commissions. Hence, third-party entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in J J Snack. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of J J Snack as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that almost eighty-one thousand eight hundred nine invesors are currently shorting J J expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
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JJSF Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
365.3 K
First Trust Advisors L.p.2024-06-30
278 K
Bank Of America Corp2024-06-30
251.5 K
Davenport & Company Llc2024-09-30
234.9 K
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., Llc2024-09-30
225.6 K
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-06-30
223.2 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
189.4 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
184.1 K
Aristotle Capital Boston, Llc2024-06-30
168.2 K
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
2.3 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
1.6 M
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J J Historical Income Statement

At this time, J J's Gross Profit is most likely to increase significantly in the upcoming years. The J J's current Other Operating Expenses is estimated to increase to about 1.5 B, while Income Tax Expense is projected to decrease to roughly 17.5 M. View More Fundamentals

JJSF Stock Against Markets

J J Corporate Management

Bjoern LeyserSenior SalesProfile
Douglas DavidsonSenior DivisionProfile
Robert CranmerSenior OperationsProfile
Mary KehoeVice ResourcesProfile
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Is Packaged Foods & Meats space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of J J. If investors know JJSF will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about J J listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.03)
Earnings Share
4.45
Revenue Per Share
81.219
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.04)
Return On Assets
0.0556
The market value of J J Snack is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of JJSF that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of J J's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is J J's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because J J's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect J J's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between J J's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if J J is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, J J's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.