J&J Snack Foods vs Simply Good Foods
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The short version
- J&J Snack Foods is the larger business, with $1.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.5B for Simply Good Foods.
- Simply Good Foods grew revenue faster (9.0%, against 0.5%).
- Simply Good Foods kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (10.8% operating margin, against 5.3%).
- Simply Good Foods turned more of its sales into free cash flow (10.9% FCF margin, against 5.2%).
- J&J Snack Foods earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (7.3%, against 6.1%).
| Latest fiscal year | JJSF · FY25 | SMPL · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.6B | $936M |
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Free cash flow | $82.3M | $158M |
| Net income | $65.6M | $104M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 0.5% | 9.0% |
| 5-year growth | 9.2% | 12.2% |
| Share count change | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.7% | 36.2% |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 10.8% |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 7.1% |
| FCF margin | 5.2% | 10.9% |
| Return on capital | 7.3% | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | 6.8% | 5.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$104M | $151M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.7x | 0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $68.8M | $50.9M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 32.1x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
Revenue
FY16
JJSF $993M
SMPL —
FY17
JJSF $1.1B
SMPL —
FY18
JJSF $1.1B
SMPL $431M
FY19
JJSF $1.2B
SMPL $523M
FY20
JJSF $1.0B
SMPL $817M
FY21
JJSF $1.1B
SMPL $1.0B
FY22
JJSF $1.4B
SMPL $1.2B
FY23
JJSF $1.6B
SMPL $1.2B
FY24
JJSF $1.6B
SMPL $1.3B
FY25
JJSF $1.6B
SMPL $1.5B
JJSF
SMPL
Operating margin
FY16
JJSF 11.4%
SMPL —
FY17
JJSF 10.9%
SMPL —
FY18
JJSF 9.7%
SMPL 15.6%
FY19
JJSF 9.9%
SMPL 13.9%
FY20
JJSF 1.7%
SMPL 9.6%
FY21
JJSF 6.2%
SMPL 17.3%
FY22
JJSF 4.5%
SMPL 17.4%
FY23
JJSF 7.0%
SMPL 16.5%
FY24
JJSF 7.5%
SMPL 15.5%
FY25
JJSF 5.3%
SMPL 10.8%
JJSF
SMPL
Free cash flow
FY16
JJSF $72.5M
SMPL —
FY17
JJSF $53.2M
SMPL —
FY18
JJSF $63.3M
SMPL $59.3M
FY19
JJSF $90.4M
SMPL $72.0M
FY20
JJSF $34.3M
SMPL $57.2M
FY21
JJSF $47.9M
SMPL $126M
FY22
JJSF −$61.2M
SMPL $105M
FY23
JJSF $67.5M
SMPL $160M
FY24
JJSF $99.5M
SMPL $210M
FY25
JJSF $82.3M
SMPL $158M
JJSF
SMPL
Return on capital
FY16
JJSF —
SMPL —
FY17
JJSF —
SMPL —
FY18
JJSF —
SMPL 9.5%
FY19
JJSF —
SMPL 8.6%
FY20
JJSF —
SMPL 5.7%
FY21
JJSF —
SMPL 5.5%
FY22
JJSF 6.5%
SMPL 8.8%
FY23
JJSF 9.1%
SMPL 8.8%
FY24
JJSF 9.6%
SMPL 8.2%
FY25
JJSF 7.3%
SMPL 6.1%
JJSF
SMPL
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.