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SunOpta Inc.
STKL
$780M
Mkt Cap
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) has a current P/E ratio of 49.9, compared to its historical median P/E of 35.3. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 9.6%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) has a market capitalization of $778M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) does not currently pay a regular dividend. However, the company returns capital to shareholders through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.13%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, SunOpta Inc. (STKL) appears expensive. The current P/E of 49.9 is 41% above its historical median of 35.3. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 18.3%.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) operates in the Beverages industry, within the Consumer Defensive sector.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) reported annual revenue of $818 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
PART I The Company SunOpta Inc. was organized under the laws of Canada in 1973. We deliver customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. Our plant-based beverage offerings include oat, almond, soy, coconut and rice milks, which have a favorable climate profile relative to traditional dairy milks in terms of lower carbon emissions and water usage. Our portfolio includes non-genetically modified ("non-GMO"), organic, and gluten-free products. We distribute our products through retail, club, foodservice and e-commerce channels. We also produce liquid ingredients for internal use and for sale to other food and beverage manufacturers. Our employees and production facilities are principally located in the U.S., as well as Canada. Our corporate headquarters is located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, together with our innovation center and pilot plant.
| Metric | TTM | FY2026 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 818M | 818M | 724M | 627M | 591M | 789M |
| Net Income | 16M | 16M | -18M | -181M | -9.5M | 72M |
| EPS | $0.13 | $0.13 | $-0.15 | $-1.58 | $-0.09 | $0.81 |
| Free Cash Flow | 21M | 21M | 18M | -31M | -65M | 67M |
| ROIC | 9.0% | 9.0% | 2.3% | - | 1.9% | 25.4% |
| Gross Margin | 14.2% | 14.2% | 13.3% | 13.7% | 16.6% | 13.8% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.47 | 1.47 | 3.96 | 3.77 | 1.81 | 0.54 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.05 |
| Operating Income | 40M | 40M | 16M | - | 16M | -11M |
| Operating Margin | 4.9% | 4.9% | 2.2% | - | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| ROE | 9.1% | 9.1% | -11.8% | -76.0% | -3.6% | 33.1% |
| Shares Outstanding | 120M | 120M | 120M | 114M | 106M | 89M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1.0B | 999M | 1.1B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 784M | 722M | 789M | 591M | 627M | 724M | 818M | 818M |
| Gross Margin | 11.9% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 13.8% | 16.6% | 13.7% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 14.2% |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 78M | 69M | 80M | 99M | 128M | 83M | 81M | 89M | 78M | 79M | 79M | 71M | 71M |
| EBIT | 41M | 26M | 44M | -31M | -138M | -108M | 17M | -11M | 16M | N/A | 16M | 40M | 40M |
| Op. Margin | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4.0% | -2.3% | -10.8% | -13.8% | 2.3% | -1.4% | 2.8% | N/A | 2.2% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Net Income | 24M | -8.5M | 13M | -53M | -143M | -117M | -8.8M | 72M | -9.5M | -181M | -18M | 16M | 16M |
| Net Margin | 2.3% | -0.9% | 1.2% | -3.9% | -11.2% | -14.9% | -1.2% | 9.1% | -1.6% | -28.8% | -2.5% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Non-Recurring | 1.4M | 3.5M | 1.7M | 36M | 165M | 84M | 52M | 9.0M | 5.0M | 0 | 1.8M | 3.2M | 3.2M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.5% | -11.3% | -27.0% | -28.4% | 2.5% | 25.4% | 1.9% | N/A | 2.3% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| ROE | 7.7% | -2.6% | 3.8% | -15.0% | -47.2% | -63.2% | -6.8% | 33.1% | -3.6% | -76.0% | -11.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| ROA | 3.6% | -1.2% | 2.0% | -6.0% | -13.6% | -12.5% | -1.0% | 12.3% | -1.3% | -23.7% | -2.7% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 31M | 30M | 25M | 1.5M | 31M | -11M | 9.8M | 92M | 61M | 15M | 50M | 50M | 50M |
| Free Cash Flow | 8.2M | 1.1M | 7.1M | -21M | -9.7M | -38M | -19M | 67M | -65M | -31M | 18M | 21M | 21M |
| Owner Earnings | 9.8M | 13M | 5.3M | -37M | -7.1M | -47M | -27M | 49M | 24M | -29M | 2.3M | 2.7M | 2.7M |
| CapEx | 23M | 29M | 18M | 23M | 41M | 27M | 28M | 25M | 125M | 46M | 32M | 28M | 28M |
| Maint. CapEx | 18M | 14M | 16M | 34M | 33M | 28M | 29M | 30M | 23M | 31M | 36M | 40M | 40M |
| Growth CapEx | 4.4M | 15M | 2.0M | 0 | 8.3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102M | 15M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 18M | 14M | 16M | 34M | 33M | 28M | 29M | 30M | 23M | 31M | 36M | 40M | 40M |
| CapEx/OCF | 78.3% | 112.9% | 71.2% | 99.8% | 130.8% | N/A | 289.4% | 27.0% | N/A | 310.7% | 63.8% | 57.2% | 57.2% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7M | 6.8M | 6.8M | 4.1M | 2.4M | 1.7M | 305K | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 991K | 991K |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 2.8M | 2.8M | 3.9M | 4.1M | 5.7M | 7.9M | 7.5M | 12M | 14M | 12M | 11M | 7.4M | 7.4M |
| Debt Repayment | 55M | 1.6M | 910K | 322M | 10.0M | 592K | 1.3M | 231M | 20M | 95M | 27M | 52M | 52M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 186M | 186M | 75M | 431M | 461M | 508M | 547M | 117M | 576M | 588M | 586M | 251M | 251M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 2.9M | 4.5M | 7.8M | 1.3M | 977K | 779K | 128K | 251K | 679K | 306K | 1.6M | 169K | 169K |
| Long-Term Debt | 51M | 43M | 3.5M | 229M | 226M | 227M | 236M | 66M | 270M | 239M | 236M | 218M | 218M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.24 | 1.18 | 1.92 | 3.91 | 4.27 | 0.54 | 1.81 | 3.77 | 3.96 | 1.47 | 1.47 |
| Interest Coverage | 4.4 | 6.1 | 11.1 | -0.7 | -4.2 | -3.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.2 | N/A | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Equity | 326M | 325M | 341M | 367M | 240M | 130M | 128M | 218M | 319M | 156M | 149M | 171M | 171M |
| Total Assets | 707M | 706M | 641M | 1.1B | 982M | 897M | 923M | 586M | 856M | 667M | 669M | 695M | 695M |
| Total Liabilities | 364M | 363M | 288M | 681M | 660M | 684M | 711M | 253M | 509M | 496M | 505M | 509M | 509M |
| Intangibles | 53M | 48M | 14M | 184M | 172M | 161M | 142M | 133M | 24M | 22M | 20M | 21M | 21M |
| Retained Earnings | 125M | 116M | 129M | 54M | -89M | -206M | -215M | -148M | -156M | -338M | -356M | -341M | -341M |
| Working Capital | 128M | 133M | 187M | 158M | 119M | 87M | 84M | 113M | 141M | 25M | -10.0M | 34M | 34M |
| Current Assets | 407M | 420M | 424M | 550M | 529M | 533M | 490M | 249M | 302M | 183M | 159M | 220M | 220M |
| Current Liabilities | 280M | 287M | 236M | 392M | 410M | 446M | 406M | 136M | 161M | 158M | 169M | 186M | 186M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.36 | -0.13 | 0.19 | -0.62 | -1.66 | -1.34 | -0.10 | 0.81 | -0.09 | -1.58 | -0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Owner EPS | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.08 | -0.43 | -0.08 | -0.54 | -0.31 | 0.55 | 0.22 | -0.25 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Book Value | 4.85 | 4.96 | 4.94 | 4.29 | 2.79 | 1.49 | 1.46 | 2.45 | 3.01 | 1.37 | 1.24 | 1.42 | 1.42 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.36 | -0.13 | 0.11 | 1.03 | 0.57 | 0.13 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.46 |
| Dividends/Share | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 67.3M | 65.6M | 69.0M | 85.5M | 86.2M | 87.4M | 87.8M | 89.0M | 106.0M | 114.4M | 119.5M | 119.9M | 119.9M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 13.0 | N/A | 54.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 35.3 | 49.9 |
| P/FCF | 38.4 | 404.1 | 100.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19.2 | N/A | N/A | 39.8 | 25.9 | 36.6 |
| EV/EBIT | 10.9 | 22.0 | 17.8 | 92.5 | N/A | N/A | 50.5 | N/A | 99.2 | N/A | 63.8 | 20.2 | 25.9 |
| Price/Book | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| Price/Sales | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| FCF Yield | 2.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | -5.1% | -1.5% | -5.5% | -5.2% | 5.2% | -12.7% | -3.4% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Market Cap | 314M | 452M | 716M | 416M | 638M | 686M | 357M | 1.3B | 510M | 926M | 721M | 551M | 778M |
| Avg. Price | 6.04 | 5.78 | 12.12 | 8.82 | 5.87 | 8.29 | 6.88 | 6.03 | 10.64 | 7.92 | 6.00 | 5.44 | 6.49 |
| Year-End Price | 4.67 | 6.89 | 10.38 | 5.74 | 7.40 | 7.85 | 4.07 | 14.42 | 4.75 | 8.09 | 6.03 | 4.59 | 6.49 |
SunOpta Inc. passes 1 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
SunOpta Inc. trades at 49.9x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 35.3x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 36.2x vs a median of 25.9x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 9.6% with a gross margin of 14.3%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 0.1%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -6.9%.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) has a net profit margin of 1.9%. This is a modest margin.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) generated $21 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47. This indicates moderate leverage.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.13 in its most recent fiscal year.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.1%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) has a 5-year average gross margin of 14.3%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 14 years of financial data for SunOpta Inc. (STKL), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
SunOpta Inc. (STKL) has a book value per share of $1.42, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.