Flowers Foods Inc (FLO) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2017

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Flowers Foods Inc (FLO) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2017. Flowers Foods Inc functions in the food & beverage industry. It primarily manufactures and sells packaged bakery products under the brand names such as Nature's Own, Whitewheat and Wonder Bread. Flowers Foods Inc has a market cap of $4.37 billion; its shares were traded at around $20.87 with a P/E ratio of 29.38 and P/S ratio of 1.12. The dividend yield of Flowers Foods Inc stocks is 3.21%. Flowers Foods Inc had annual average EBITDA growth of 5.20% over the past ten years.


For the last quarter Flowers Foods Inc reported a revenue of $873.6 million, compared with the revenue of $868.7 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $3.9 billion, a decrease of 0.2% from the previous year. For the last five years Flowers Foods Inc had an average revenue growth rate of 4.2% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was 71 cents for the year, a decline of 9% from the previous year. Over the last five years Flowers Foods Inc had an average EPS decline of 1.6% a year. The Flowers Foods Inc had an operating margin of 4.16%, compared with the operating margin of 6.72% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Flowers Foods Inc is 7.46%. The profitability rank of the company is 7 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, Flowers Foods Inc has the cash and cash equivalents of $5.13 million, compared with $6.41 million in the previous year. The long term debt was $832.2 million, compared with $946.7 million in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is at a comfortable level of 12. Flowers Foods Inc has a financial strength rank of 5 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $20.87, Flowers Foods Inc is traded at close to its historical median P/S valuation band of $19.39. The P/S ratio of the stock is 1.12, while the historical median P/S ratio is 1.04. The stock gained 10.78% during the past 12 months.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

  • Director Michel Gauthier, sold 14,000 shares of FLO stock on 02/07/2018 at the average price of $0.29.

For the complete 20-year historical financial data of FLO, click here.

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