Freshpet vs Tootsie Roll Industries
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I put Freshpet and Tootsie Roll Industries side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Freshpet is the larger business, with $1.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $733M for Tootsie Roll Industries, about 1.5 times as much.
- Freshpet grew revenue faster (13.0%, against 1.3%).
- Tootsie Roll Industries kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (13.8% operating margin, against 6.9%).
- Tootsie Roll Industries turned more of its sales into free cash flow (13.2% FCF margin, against 1.1%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Freshpet
FRPT
4/8
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginReturn on equity
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
4/8
Operating marginNet marginFCF marginShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | FRPT FY25 | TR FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $2.6B |
| Revenue | $1.1B | $733M |
| Free cash flow | $12.4M | $96.4M |
| Net income | $139M | $100M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 13.0% | 1.3% |
| 5-year growth | 28.2% | 9.2% |
| Share count change | 11.5% | β0.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.8% | 35.3% |
| Operating margin | 6.9% | 13.8% |
| Net margin | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| FCF margin | 1.1% | 13.2% |
| Return on capital | 5.9% | β |
| Return on equity | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $150M | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $32.6M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.9x | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | β |
Ten years
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Free cash flow
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.