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Mama's Creations

MAMA
59
Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive
Price
$16.44
+0.45 (+2.81%)
Market Cap
$764.4M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
59
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+15.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 35.7M (2022) → 41.4M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Mama's Creations makes fresh, ready-to-eat deli foods sold inside grocery stores across the United States. Its main products include meatballs, sausages, and other prepared meats that shoppers find in the deli section — not the frozen aisle. The company supplies major grocery chains and warehouse retailers, competing in the fast-growing "fresh prepared foods" category of the packaged food industry.

The company earns revenue by selling its products directly to retailers, who then sell them to consumers. Mama's Creations operates entirely in the U.S. and, with a market cap around $600 million, is a small player compared to large packaged food giants. Its edge comes from its focus on fresh deli-prepared foods, a niche that larger competitors have largely ignored. The main growth driver is expanding its retail footprint by landing new grocery store accounts, but thin operating margins of around 4% leave little room for error if ingredient costs rise or a major retail contract is lost.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+49.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+53.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$288,000/ year

Declining (-37% vs prior year)

0.2% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

9.1%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$24M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Mama's Creations grew revenue 50% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
23.6%
Thin — 23.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.0%
Thin — 5.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.6%
Good — 13.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+47.0%
Fast-growing sales (+47.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+35.3%
Earnings growing fast (+35.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
171%
Turns 171% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.8%
Thin free cash flow (4.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.09
Conservative — low debt load (0.09)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
16.36x
Comfortably covers interest (16.4x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
106.1x
Expensive — P/E 106.1

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+52.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (106.1 → 54.0)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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