$CALM

CAL-MAINE FOODS INC

AlphAI earnings readQ1 FY2027 · SEP 30Cal-Maine Foods Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 ResultsVerdict: weak

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Q2 Rundown: Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Vs Other Perishable Food Stocks

Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVOC) beat estimates but fell 4.9%. Cal-Maine (NASDAQ:CALM) missed revenue and margin targets, down 7.2%. United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) reported flat revenue, up 6.5%. Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) topped revenue estimates but fell 31.5%.

Maybe There Was an Egg Cartel After All

Egg prices in the U.S. surged in 2022, initially attributed to bird flu. However, federal investigators allege that Cal-Maine, Hickman's, and Versova coordinated to artificially inflate prices through surplus bids. Prices rose 120% by December. Cal-Maine, a publicly traded company, cited the flu in its investor announcement. Antimonopoly group Farm Action questioned the price hikes, noting flock sizes didn't justify the increase.

Perishable Food Stocks Q2 Teardown: Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) Vs The Rest

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) reported Q2 revenue of $539.6M, down 41.5% YoY, missing estimates. Beyond Meat (BYND) reported $68.83M in revenue, down 8.2% YoY, beating expectations but missing on EBITDA and EPS. Del Monte (DMC) reported $1.22B in revenue, up 3.1% YoY, lagging estimates but beating on margins and EBITDA. CALM and BYND stocks declined post-earnings, while DMC rose.

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Maybe There Was an Egg Cartel After All

Egg prices in the U.S. surged in 2022, initially attributed to bird flu. However, federal investigators allege that Cal-Maine, Hickman's, and Versova coordinated to artificially inflate prices through surplus bids. Prices rose 120% by December. Cal-Maine, a publicly traded company, cited the flu in its investor announcement. Antimonopoly group Farm Action questioned the price hikes, noting flock sizes didn't justify the increase.

Perishable Food Stocks Q2 Teardown: Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) Vs The Rest

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) reported Q2 revenue of $539.6M, down 41.5% YoY, missing estimates. Beyond Meat (BYND) reported $68.83M in revenue, down 8.2% YoY, beating expectations but missing on EBITDA and EPS. Del Monte (DMC) reported $1.22B in revenue, up 3.1% YoY, lagging estimates but beating on margins and EBITDA. CALM and BYND stocks declined post-earnings, while DMC rose.

Q2 Rundown: Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Vs Other Perishable Food Stocks

Mission Produce (AVO) reported $450M revenue, up 25.8% YoY, beating estimates. Cal-Maine (CALM) saw $539.6M revenue, down 41.5% YoY, missing estimates. Freshpet (FRPT) reported $305.6M revenue, up 15.5% YoY, beating estimates. Vital Farms (VITL) reported $166M revenue, down 10.1% YoY, slightly beating estimates. Stock prices moved accordingly post-earnings.

Perishable Food Q2 Earnings: Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) is the Best in the Biz

Freshpet (FRPT) reported Q2 revenue of $305.6M, up 15.5% YoY, beating estimates. Cal-Maine (CALM) saw revenue drop 41.5% YoY to $539.6M, missing expectations. Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) reported $4.63B revenue, down 2.8% YoY, also missing estimates. United Natural Foods (UNFI) reported flat revenue at $7.64B, slightly missing expectations. All stocks except UNFI are down since reporting.

Cal-Maine points to egg supply, demand rebalance

Cal-Maine Foods reports signs of U.S. egg supply-demand rebalancing, but no timeline for the end of the glut. Q1 sales fell 59.5% YoY to $201.7M. Industry reports show reduced flock, lower hatch numbers, and stable demand. Retail volume rose 4% YoY, with prices down 27%.

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