Jul 31, 2021

Calavo Growers Q3 2021 Earnings Report

Calavo Growers experienced a challenging third quarter due to inflationary pressures and delayed avocado crops, resulting in a net loss.

Key Takeaways

Calavo Growers reported a 5% increase in revenue to $285.0 million for Q3 2021, but faced significant challenges with inflationary pressures on labor, raw materials, and freight, along with delayed avocado crops. This resulted in a decrease in gross profit and a net loss of $(13.0) million, or $(0.74) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(15.6) million, or ($0.89) per diluted share, for the same period last year.

Total revenue increased by 5% year-over-year to $285.0 million.

Fresh segment revenue was flat, while RFG and Foods segments revenues increased by 14% and 12%, respectively.

Gross profit decreased to $7.9 million, or 2.8% of revenue, compared to $30.8 million, or 11.4% of revenue, in the year-ago quarter.

Net loss was $(13.0) million, or $(0.74) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(15.6) million, or ($0.89) per diluted share, for the same period last year.

Total Revenue
$285M
Previous year: $270M
+5.4%
EPS
-$0.17
Previous year: $0.73
-123.3%
Gross Profit
$7.87M
Previous year: $30.8M
-74.5%
Cash and Equivalents
$368K
Previous year: $3.6M
-89.8%
Free Cash Flow
-$7K
Previous year: $21M
-100.0%
Total Assets
$459M
Previous year: $437M
+5.0%

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Forward Guidance

Calavo has refrained from providing revenue or adjusted EBITDA expectations until the environment has stabilized.