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SMPL

๐Ÿ›’ Consumer Defensive

The Simply Good Foods Company

Conservative #745Aggressive #1013Moderate Risk
$17.06+0.06%
Day High$17.19
Day Low$16.67
Volume1.5M
Mkt Cap$1.6B
52W Low $1552W High $38
Market Cap
$1.6B
P/E Ratio
18.4
Sector avg: 33.1
Rev Growth
9.0%
Sector avg: 10.6%
Earnings Growth
-25.6%
Profit Margin
6.3%
Sector avg: -3.2%
Debt/Equity
0.26

Why This Score

SMPL scores 45.7 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Strengths
  • High conviction (87/100) โ€” fundamental and ML signals agree on this stock.

No material penalties applied. SMPL ranks #745 based on its factor profile and ML signal alignment.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score45.7
Fundamental Score43.4
ML Score35.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
58.3
6 Month
65.1
Primary
1 Year
68.6

Quality Assessment

D
Quality Grade
Below average quality โ€” weak profitability or high leverage

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
5%
Confidence
high

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
0
Declining
Sentiment (2.5%)
56
Neutral
Analyst (6.4%)
67
Favorable
Tradability (post-hoc)
89
Grade A
Base
41.7
SHAP
+1.7
Factors
+0.8
Conviction
+1.4
Final
45.7
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Factor Breakdown

56AVG
Value80
Quality38
Growth30
Stability62
Investment72

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)48.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)28.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)81.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage89%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
-1.1% to +3.1%
Medium-term
-1.1% to +5.2%
Long-term
-1.1% to +7.4%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs โ†’ ML Score: 35

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score67.4/100
Target Upside+58.0%
Coverage23 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score56.2/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage4 โ€” Declining
12M Momentum-0.6%
6M Momentum-0.4%
Volatility+0.1%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration-13.5%
Momentum ConsistencyStrong (0.77)
Relative Strength vs Sector-67.1%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Strong (5.0)
Momentum Quality-0.255
Momentum BreadthNarrow
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
16%
Moderate โ€” watch growth
Sector RevGr Rank
P69
Revenue growth vs Consumer Defensive peers
Sector PE Rank
P69
Valuation vs Consumer Defensive peers
Sector FCF Rank
P73
Free cash flow vs Consumer Defensive peers
Growth Deviation
+0.1ฯƒ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
NO
Not flagged

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 43 relative to sector peers43/100
Machine learning ensemble ranks this stock at the 35th percentileP35
Blended score: 80% fundamental (43) + 20% ML (35) = 41.741.7
Risk assessment: low. Low vol 0.1%; Drawdown 56% โ†’ 0.0ptLow
Earnings quality grade D: weak earnings quality, multiple concerns. Score adjusted by 0 pointsGrade D
SHAP feature alignment: +1.7pt (features align with model priorities)SHAP
Conviction adj: +1.4pt (conviction=N/A)Conviction
Risk Factors

No risk factors identified.

Sector Peer Comparison(Consumer Defensive โ€” Rank #44 of 55 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
SMPL45.718.49.0%6.3%$1.6B
MNST84.446.34.9%20.1%$84.6B
COCO77.443.118.2%11.7%$3.3B
CALM76.73.583.2%27.4%$4.1B
LAUR76.325.85.5%18.9%$4.9B
WMT71.546.75.1%2.9%$1.0T
CCEP68.925.111.7%6.9%$49.7B
PSMT66.531.57.2%2.7%$4.8B
COST66.254.68.2%2.9%$441.9B
PEP65.127.62.3%8.8%$230.9B
COKE64.623.13.7%9.2%$16.7B
PRDO64.013.124.2%18.9%$2.2B
SFD63.811.3-3.4%5.5%$9.6B
OLLI62.531.48.0%8.8%$6.7B
FIZZ61.218.60.8%15.6%$3.5B
DLTR61.023.94.8%5.9%$25.7B
Sector Average51.133.110.6%-3.2%โ€”

Company Overviewvia FMP

The Simply Good Foods Company operates as a consumer packaged food and beverage company in North America and internationally. The company develops, markets, and sells snacks and meal replacements. It offers protein bars, ready-to-drink shakes, sweet and salty snacks, cookies, pizza, protein chips, recipes, and confectionery products, as well as licensed frozen meals under the Atkins, Atkins Endulge, and Quest brand names. The company distributes its products to various retail channels, such as mass merchandise, grocery and drug channels, club stores, convenience stores, gas stations, and other channels. It also sells its products through e-commerce channels, including atkins.com, questnutrition.com, and amazon.com. The Simply Good Foods Company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

CEO
Joseph E. Scalzo
Employees
316
Beta
0.25
Industry
Packaged Foods
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
46.8
Neutral
Trend
Bearish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-55.3%
High: $38.16
From 52W Low
+11.5%
Low: $15.3
Moving Averages
10-Day
$16.70
Above
20-Day
$16.90
Above
50-Day
$18.80
Below
200-Day
$25.30
Below
60-Day Support
$15.3
60-Day Resistance
$22
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 4 โ€” DecliningScore: 10/100

Stock is in a downtrend below the 200-day moving average. Price is below both the 50-day and 200-day SMAs, indicating sustained selling pressure.

Unfavorable technical position; wait for Stage 1 basing
Price vs 200 SMA
-32.6%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
-16.67%
Falling
Volume Ratio
0.9x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
100
Confidence: 90%

Entry & Exit Zones

Avoid
No Entry
โ€”
No entry โ€” active downtrend
Exit Target
โ€”
Exit position if held
Stop Level
โ€”
No stop โ€” exit recommended

Stage 4 downtrend โ€” price is below both SMA50 and SMA200 with a declining 200-day average. Capital preservation takes priority. Do not buy into a downtrend.

Technical zones only โ€” derived from moving averages and price structure. Not financial advice. Past technical patterns do not guarantee future performance.

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ1 2025Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025
Revenue$340M$369M$381M$360M
Gross Profit$110M$122M$134M$126M
Operating Income$38M$49M$65M$57M
Net Income$25M$-12M$41M$37M
EPS (Diluted)$0.26$-0.12$0.40$0.36
Gross Margin32.3%33.1%35.3%35.0%
Operating Margin11.0%13.3%16.9%15.8%
Net Margin7.4%-3.3%10.8%10.2%

Why This Stock

Consumer DefensiveP/E ratio of 18.4Valuation below sector median (P/E 18.4)

Tradability FilterGrade A โ€” 89/100Score impact: -4.7pt

Volume
100
2.1M avg/day
Dollar Vol
90
$36M/day
Float
94
84M shares
Mkt Cap
52
$1.6B
Range
100
149% spread
Composite Liquidity Score89/100
FDCBA

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 6/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$28.00$42.3740.8%Wide
2022$29.21$45.7744.2%Wide
2023$31.06$41.2928.3%Moderate
2024$30.00$43.0035.6%Wide
2025$18.45$40.0173.8%Wide
3-Year Range
79.9%
Narrow Years
1 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None

Growth Projection Adjustment

0.7x dampening
weinstein basing

Growth estimates have been dampened based on technical and fundamental signals. This is a post-hoc adjustment to prevent overly optimistic projections for stocks showing declining momentum or deteriorating fundamentals.

Free Float
88.5%
Outstanding Shares
95M
Bid-Ask Spread
149.0%
Institutional Tradable
Yes

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.