J&J Snack Foods
Through the investors’ lenses
4 of 4 cleared10 of 10 criteria
Each of these investors has said in public what they look at before buying. Click a name to see how this company measures up — a tick where it passes one of their tests, a cross where it does not.
Warren Buffett 4/4
| Measure | JJSF | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner earnings | $56.05m | positive | ✓ |
| Return on equity | 6.8% | US median 2.8% | ✓ |
| Debt to equity | 0.00x | US median 0.57x | ✓ |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | US median 3.1% | ✓ |
Passes 4 of 4. These are the measures Warren Buffett published, applied to J&J Snack Foods’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Benjamin Graham 3/3
| Measure | JJSF | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 2.72x | 2.00x published | ✓ |
| Long-term debt to working capital | 0.00x | 1.00x published | ✓ |
| Positive earnings, ten years running | 10 yrs | 10 published | ✓ |
Passes 3 of 3. These are the measures Benjamin Graham published, applied to J&J Snack Foods’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Joel Greenblatt 1/1
| Measure | JJSF | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 8.7% | US median 5.1% | ✓ |
Passes 1 of 1. These are the measures Joel Greenblatt published, applied to J&J Snack Foods’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Peter Lynch 2/2
| Measure | JJSF | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity | 0.00x | US median 0.57x | ✓ |
| Net margin | 4.1% | US median 2.0% | ✓ |
Passes 2 of 2. These are the measures Peter Lynch published, applied to J&J Snack Foods’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
| Basis | Payout | Why |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | 23.8% | whyThe figure most screeners publish. |
| Operating cash flow | 36.8% | whyAbsorbs working-capital swings that earnings do not. |
| Free cash flow | 73.9% | whyAfter maintaining the business. |
50 points between highest and lowest basis.
Coverage rating 50 / 100 — Tight. ? Peer standing 17/50Direction 25/30Stability 8/20
Free cash flow payout, last 6 years
| Fiscal year | Payout |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-27 | 73.9% |
| 2024-09-28 | 57.2% |
| 2023-09-30 | 79.8% |
| 2021-09-25 | 93.5% |
| 2020-09-26 | 122.5% |
| 2019-09-28 | 40.5% |
Coverage worsened sharply this year, 57.2% to 73.9%, after no clear trend before it. One year is not a trend, but it is worth knowing which direction the last one moved.
33% of the 42 consumer staples here pay out more.
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $0.800 ÷ diluted EPS $3.36
- Operating cash flow — dividends paid $60.8m ÷ operating cash flow $165m
- Free cash flow — dividends paid $60.8m ÷ (operating cash flow $165m − capex $82.9m)
Where the figures came from
- 10-K filed 2025-11-26 · accession 0001437749-25-036456
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Caveats on this company
- DPS $0.80 filed as declared, but dividends paid imply $3.11 — one of the two underlying facts is wrong. The filed per-share figure is used.
Computed by an open pipeline reading SEC XBRL directly. If any number here looks wrong to you, tell us — that is more useful to us than agreement.
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Also on: rated tight · when it files.
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