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Jul 03, 2021

Seneca Foods Q1 2022 Earnings Report

Reported sales and earnings decrease due to divestiture and volume variance, but achieved respectable earnings per share.

Key Takeaways

Seneca Foods reported a decrease in net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year, primarily due to the divestiture of the prepared foods business and a volume variance. However, the company achieved a respectable earnings per common share of $1.56, the highest in many years excluding the prior year.

Net sales totaled $235.0 million compared to $288.2 million for the prior year.

The decrease in sales resulted from a $24.2 million decrease due to the divesture of our prepared foods business, a $28.5 million decrease from a volume variance and a $0.5 million decrease from a pricing/mix variance.

Gross margin as a percentage of net sales is 14.3% as compared to 16.9% in the prior year.

Earnings per common share of $1.56.

Total Revenue
$235M
Previous year: $288M
-18.4%
EPS
$1.55
Previous year: $2.24
-30.8%
Gross Profit
$33.5M
Previous year: $48.7M
-31.2%
Cash and Equivalents
$59.8M
Previous year: $11.6M
+415.5%
Free Cash Flow
$8.4M
Previous year: $81.1M
-89.6%
Total Assets
$968M
Previous year: $883M
+9.7%

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Forward Guidance

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