NASDAQ: LANC
Lancaster Colony Corp Stock

$189.03+5.93 (+3.24%)
Updated Apr 17, 2025
LANC Price
$189.03
Fair Value Price
$192.13
Market Cap
$5.21B
52 Week Low
$163.20
52 Week High
$202.63
P/E
33.16x
P/B
5.32x
P/S
2.5x
PEG
2.93x
Dividend Yield
1.96%
Revenue
$1.90B
Earnings
$156.87M
Gross Margin
23.5%
Operating Margin
10.62%
Profit Margin
8.3%
Debt to Equity
0.27
Operating Cash Flow
$238M
Beta
0.47
Next Earnings
Apr 30, 2025
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

LANC Overview

Lancaster Colony Corporation manufactures and markets food products for the retail and foodservice markets in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Retail and Foodservice. It offers frozen garlic bread under the New York BRAND Bakery; frozen Parkerhouse style yeast and dinner rolls under the Sister Schubert's brand; salad dressings under the Marzetti, Cardini's, and Girard's; flatbread wraps and pizza crusts under the Flatout brand; croutons and salad toppings under the New York BRAND Bakery, Chatham Village, and Marzetti; frozen pasta under the Marzetti Frozen Pasta brand; and vegetable and fruit dips under the Marzetti brand. In addition, it manufactures and sells other products to brand license agreements, including Olive Garden dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings sauces and Chick-fil-A sauces. The company sells its products through sales personnel, food brokers, and distributors to retailers and restaurants. Lancaster Colony Corporation was incorporated in 1961 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.

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Industry: Food

Industry Rating
B
LANC
Ranked
#17 of 49

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Due Diligence Score

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LANC ($189.03) is undervalued by 1.61% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $192.13 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
Below Fair Value Valuation
LANC ($189.03) is not significantly undervalued (1.61%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $192.13 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

LANC fair value

Fair Value of LANC stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$189.03
Fair Value
$192.13
Undervalued by
1.61%
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LANC price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
33.16x
Industry
16.47x
Market
27.98x
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LANC price to book (PB)

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Company
5.32x
Industry
1.95x
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LANC price to earnings growth (PEG)

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LANC's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$509.3M
Net Income
$49.0M
Profit Margin
9.6%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$1.2B
Liabilities
$260.0M
Debt to equity
0.27
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Cash flow

Operating
$107.6M
Investing
-$12.8M
Financing
-$26.8M
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Debt Coverage Financials

LANC vs Food Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
LANCC$5.21B+3.24%33.16x5.32x
DARC$4.89B+3.46%17.60x1.12x
BRFSC$6.09B+3.71%-12.39x2.08x
POSTC$6.50B+0.20%17.43x1.67x
FLOB$3.85B+1.61%15.47x2.73x

Lancaster Colony Stock FAQ

What is Lancaster Colony's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: LANC) Lancaster Colony trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LANC. Lancaster Colony stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: LANC.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Lancaster Colony (NASDAQ: LANC)?

(NASDAQ: LANC) Lancaster Colony's 52-week high was $202.63, and its 52-week low was $163.20. It is currently -6.71% from its 52-week high and 15.83% from its 52-week low.

How much is Lancaster Colony stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: LANC) Lancaster Colony currently has 27,572,000 outstanding shares. With Lancaster Colony stock trading at $189.03 per share, the total value of Lancaster Colony stock (market capitalization) is $5.21B.

Lancaster Colony stock was originally listed at a price of $37.59 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Lancaster Colony stock at $37.59, your return over the last 27 years would have been 402.91%, for an annualized return of 6.16% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Lancaster Colony's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: LANC) Lancaster Colony stock price per share is $189.03 today (as of Apr 17, 2025).

What is Lancaster Colony's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: LANC) Lancaster Colony's market cap is $5.21B, as of Apr 21, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Lancaster Colony's market cap is calculated by multiplying LANC's current stock price of $189.03 by LANC's total outstanding shares of 27,572,000.
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