secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY)
CIK:        0000814586
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-13T13:00:16+00:00
Accession:  0001683168-26-006301
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lifeway Q2 net sales record $66.9M (+24.1%) but EPS drops to $0.01 on margin pressure
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- Net sales $66.9M, up 24.1% YoY, record; 27th consecutive quarter of growth.
- Gross margin 19.5% vs 28.6% due to elevated milk, resin, and transportation costs.
- Net income $0.1M ($0.01 EPS) vs $4.3M ($0.28) prior year; YTD EPS $0.32 vs $0.51.
- Management expects margin recovery in 2027; Waukesha expansion completion early 2027.
- First-half net sales $129.9M, up 29.9% YoY.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826006301/0001683168-26-006301-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826006301/lifeway_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-006301

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