Calavo (CVGW) Reports Q2: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Fresh produce company Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after market hours. Here’s what you need to know.

Calavo beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 11.2% last quarter, reporting revenues of $184.4 million, down 24.6% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ earnings estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Calavo’s revenue to decline 31.3% year on year to $178.6 million, a further deceleration from the 24% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.43 per share.

The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Calavo has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates six times over the last two years.

Looking at Calavo’s peers in the perishable food segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Vital Farms delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 38.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 6.5%, and Pilgrim's Pride reported revenues up 5.8%, falling short of estimates by 1.4%. Vital Farms traded down 12.3% following the results while Pilgrim's Pride was up 2.3%.

Read our full analysis of Vital Farms’s results here and Pilgrim's Pride’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the perishable food segment, with share prices up 4.6% on average over the last month. Calavo is up 14.2% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $33.3 (compared to the current share price of $23.41).

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