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B&G Foods, Inc.

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PositoAI's own ratios from B&G Foods, Inc.'s yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Consumer Defensive companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Tangible Net Worth Ratio: Goodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative. Less tangible than 97% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.
  • Cash Cushion Ratio: Debt, after subtracting cash, is 11.1 times its market value (net debt). Lower than 97% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.
  • Steadiness Ratio: Sales grew in 0 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3. Less steady than 93% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$90Operating costs$8.2Interest$2.4Net loss$3.3Paid as dividends

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

—

Loss-making or profit too small

Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.

Self-Funding Ratio

5.7×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 5.7 times.

Higher than 85% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

$25

For every $100 of sales, $25 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $34 tied up three years earlier.

More money tied up than 84% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

0/3 · 1/3

Sales grew in 0 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3.

Less steady than 93% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

—

Sales fell 15%

Sales fell 15% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.

Asset Productivity Ratio

-15% / -26%

In 3 years sales changed by -15% while total assets changed by -26%. Sales grew faster than assets.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

22.5×

Debt due within a year is covered 22.5 times by its yearly operating cash.

Higher than 86% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

11.1× debt

Debt, after subtracting cash, is 11.1 times its market value (net debt).

Lower than 97% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

39%

Of every $100 the company owns, $39 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

Less tangible than 86% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

Negative

Goodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative.

Less tangible than 97% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

+12%

Share count rose 12% in 3 years, so each share's slice of the company became smaller.

Bigger rise in share count than 79% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (13)

B&G Foods, Inc. made a loss over the last year. B&G Foods, Inc. owes $0.88 for every $1 it owns. B&G Foods, Inc. made a loss in each of the last two years.

Compared with Consumer Defensive companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

Loss

B&G Foods, Inc. made a loss over the last year, so its P/E ratio is not meaningful.

P/B ratio

0.44

The share price is 0.44 times B&G Foods, Inc.'s book value per share, lower than 90% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Market cap

$175 M

The total market value of all of B&G Foods, Inc.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 72% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Mini Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$395 M

What B&G Foods, Inc. would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

$4.86

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $2.15 is 0.4 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

-15.8%

B&G Foods, Inc. lost 15.8% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 75% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.88×

B&G Foods, Inc. owes $0.88 for every $1 it owns (high), higher than 84% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Dividend yield

17.92%

B&G Foods, Inc. pays 17.92% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than almost all dividend-paying Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Revenue growth

-5%

Revenue fell 5% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 5% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

Loss

B&G Foods, Inc. made a loss in each of the last two years.

Profit margin

-2.4%

B&G Foods, Inc. lost $2 for every $100 of revenue.

Interest cover

1.2×

B&G Foods, Inc.'s operating profit covered its interest costs 1.2 times in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

B&G Foods, Inc. had $1.9 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For B&G Foods, Inc.: $175 M ÷ $395 M (30 Jun 2026) = 0.4.

What is B&G Foods, Inc.'s return on equity?

B&G Foods, Inc. lost 15.8% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 75% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

How much does B&G Foods, Inc. owe compared with what it owns?

B&G Foods, Inc. owes $0.88 for every $1 it owns (high), higher than 84% of Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Does B&G Foods, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. B&G Foods, Inc. pays 17.92% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than almost all dividend-paying Consumer Defensive companies in United States.

Is B&G Foods, Inc.'s revenue growing?

Revenue fell 5% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 5% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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