Bob Evans Farms Company Profile (NASDAQ:BOBE)

About Bob Evans Farms

Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Bob Evans) is a full-service restaurant company. The Company produces and distributes pork sausage products and a range of home-style refrigerated side dishes and frozen food items under the Bob Evans, Owens and Country Creek brand names. These food products are distributed to customers throughout the United States. Additionally, the Company manufactures and sells similar products to foodservice customers, including Bob Evans Restaurants and other restaurants and food sellers. The Company operates in two segments: Bob Evans Restaurants and BEF Foods. As of April 29, 2016, the Company operated 527 Bob Evans Restaurants in 18 states. The BEF Foods segment offers a range of wholesome food products to retail and foodservice customers. The Company produces food products in its four manufacturing facilities. It produces sausage products at its plants located in Hillsdale, Michigan, and Xenia, Ohio.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Industry: Restaurants
Sub-Industry: Restaurants
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: BOBE
CUSIP: 09676110

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $38.64
50 Day Moving Average: $38.27
200 Day Moving Average: $41.85
52-Week Range: $35.63 - $48.24
Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.54
Foreward P/E Ratio: 16.80
P/E Growth: 1.70
Market Cap: $763.76M
Outstanding Shares: 19,766,000
Beta: 0.65

Profitability:

Net Margins: 2.20%
Return on Equity: 17.38%
Return on Assets: 4.71%

Debt:

Current Ratio: 0.77%
Quick Ratio: 0.58%

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Consensus Ratings for Bob Evans Farms (NASDAQ:BOBE) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Hold Rating, 3 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.75)
Consensus Price Target:	$51.25 (32.60% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Bob Evans Farms (NASDAQ:BOBE)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/8/2016	Maxim Group	Lower Price Target	Buy	$59.00 -> $55.00
6/15/2016	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$50.00
5/11/2016	Sidoti	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$60.00
12/3/2015	Stephens	Upgrade	Underweight -> Equal Weight	$40.00
6/25/2015	Miller Tabak	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$50.00 -> $57.00
3/6/2015	KeyCorp	Set Price Target	Sell	$45.00 -> $38.00
3/4/2015	Janney Montgomery Scott	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral

(Data available from 9/28/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Bob Evans Farms (NASDAQ:BOBE)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/29/2016
8/31/2016	Q117	$0.44	$0.48	$310.89 million	$306.30 million	View	N/A
6/14/2016	Q416	$0.43	$0.48		$345.60 million	View	Listen
3/1/2016	Q3	$0.54	$0.62	$347.52 million	$346.50 million	View	Listen
12/1/2015	Q2	$0.39	$0.41		$325.00 million	View	N/A
9/1/2015	Q116	$0.30	$0.51		$321.71 million	View	N/A
6/16/2015	Q415	$0.41	$0.56		$332.40 million	View	N/A
3/3/2015	Q315	$0.70	$0.60	$358.83 million	$367.20 million	View	N/A
12/2/2014	Q215	$0.33	$0.36		$333.30 million	View	N/A
8/26/2014	Q115	$0.10	$0.10	$328.61 million	$326.30 million	View	Listen
7/8/2014	Q115	$0.41	$0.61	$333.31 million	$326.40 million	View	N/A
3/4/2014	Q314	$0.57	$0.30	$350.54 million	$340.13 million	View	N/A
12/3/2013	Q2	$0.57	$0.35	$334.40 million		View	N/A
8/19/2013	Q1 2014	$0.57	$0.58	$333.49 million	$329.40 million	View	N/A
6/4/2013	Q4 2013	$0.64	$0.71	$331.41 million	$353.90 million	View	N/A
2/19/2013	Q3 2013	$0.55	$0.56	$434.21 million	$434.40 million	View	N/A
11/19/2012	Q312	$0.61	$0.53	$414.20 million	$410.90 million	View	N/A
8/14/2012		$0.60	$0.58			View	N/A
6/5/2012		$0.73	$0.68			View	N/A
2/14/2012		$0.60	$0.69			View	N/A
11/15/2011		$0.53	$0.47			View	N/A
8/16/2011		$0.51	$0.59			View	N/A
6/7/2011		$0.66	$0.60			View	N/A
2/15/2011		$0.64	$0.51			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Bob Evans Farms (NASDAQ:BOBE)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.1 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.3 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$0.55	$0.56	$0.56
Q2 2016	5	$0.33	$0.50	$0.42
Q1 2017	2	$0.43	$0.46	$0.45
Q2 2017	2	$0.43	$0.45	$0.44
Q3 2017	2	$0.62	$0.66	$0.64
Q4 2017	2	$0.45	$0.53	$0.49

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Bob Evans Farms (NASDAQ:BOBE)

Annual Dividend:	$1.36
Dividend Yield:	3.52%
Payout Ratio:	97.14% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 64.76% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 59.13% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Bob Evans Farms (NASDAQ:BOBE)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/24/2016	quarterly	$0.34	3.59%	8/31/2016	9/5/2016	9/19/2016
5/26/2016	quarterly	$0.34	3%	6/2/2016	6/6/2016	6/20/2016
2/18/2016	quarterly	$0.34	3.3%	2/25/2016	2/29/2016	3/14/2016
11/19/2015	quarterly	$0.34	3.36%	11/25/2015	11/30/2015	12/14/2015
8/19/2015	quarterly	$0.31	2.77%	9/2/2015	9/7/2015	9/21/2015
5/21/2015	quarterly	$0.31	2.68%	5/28/2015	6/1/2015	6/15/2015
2/23/2015	quarterly	$0.31	2.17%	3/5/2015	3/9/2015	3/23/2015
11/20/2014	quarterly	$0.31	2.34%	11/26/2014	12/1/2014	12/15/2014
8/20/2014	quarterly	$0.31	2.54%	9/4/2014	9/8/2014	9/22/2014
5/22/2014	quarterly	$0.31	2.63%	5/29/2014	6/2/2014	6/16/2014
2/24/2014	quarterly	$0.31	2.43%	3/6/2014	3/10/2014	3/24/2014
11/21/2013	quarterly	$0.31	2.2%	11/27/2013	12/2/2013	12/16/2013
8/20/2013	quarterly	$0.31	2.36%	8/29/2013	9/3/2013	9/16/2013
5/24/2013	quarterly	$0.28	2.35%	5/30/2013	6/3/2013	6/17/2013
2/26/2013	quarterly	$0.28	2.68%	3/7/2013	3/11/2013	3/25/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Bob Evans Farms (NASDAQ:BOBE)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.20%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 79.88%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
1/4/2016	Kevin M Sheehan	Director	Buy	5,000	$38.03	$190,150.00
9/4/2015	Mark E Hood	CFO	Buy	2,200	$44.72	$98,384.00
6/26/2015	Scott C Taggart	VP	Sell	1,000	$51.70	$51,700.00
6/24/2015	Thomas Alan Ashworth	SVP	Sell	1,805	$51.00	$92,055.00
3/11/2015	Larry S Mcwilliams	Director	Buy	2,145	$46.29	$99,292.05
3/6/2015	Douglas N Benham	Director	Buy	3,500	$46.79	$163,765.00
3/6/2015	Mark E Hood	CFO	Buy	2,500	$47.13	$117,825.00
9/8/2014	Mark E Hood	CFO	Buy	3,500	$44.43	$155,505.00
9/5/2014	Michael Feder Weinstein	Director	Buy	2,000	$43.94	$87,880.00
9/4/2014	Charles M Elson	Director	Buy	2,300	$43.50	$100,050.00
9/2/2014	Steven A Davis	CEO	Buy	15,000	$43.12	$646,800.00
8/29/2014	G Robert Lucas	Director	Sell	5,070	$43.56	$220,849.20
8/29/2014	Thomas Alan Ashworth	VP	Sell	1,600	$43.43	$69,488.00
3/17/2014	Randall Hicks	Insider	Sell	5,003	$49.76	$248,949.28
3/11/2014	E Ingram III	Director	Sell	2,153	$50.22	$108,123.66
9/25/2013	G Robert Lucas	Director	Sell	2,153	$57.96	$124,787.88
9/25/2013	J Michael Townsley	Insider	Sell	28,487	$57.87	$1,648,542.69
9/12/2013	Harvey Brownlee, Jr.	Insider	Sell	2,131	$52.77	$112,452.87
9/10/2013	Randall J Hicks	Insider	Sell	13,764	$52.60	$723,986.40
9/4/2013	Harvey Brownlee Jr	Insider	Sell	8,624	$49.79	$429,388.96
8/22/2013	G Robert Lucas	Director	Sell	2,564	$52.46	$134,507.44
6/27/2013	J Michael Townsley	Insider	Sell	6,984	$47.14	$329,225.76
6/10/2013	Randall J Hicks	Insider	Sell	20,163	$48.01	$968,025.63

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Bob Evans Farms (NASDAQ:BOBE)

Date	Headline
	Will Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOBE) beat earning estimates again? - The Independent Republic (NASDAQ:BOBE) theindependentrepublic.com - September 24 at 8:09 AM
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	Bob Evans® Sausage Selection Election Asks Americans to Take "Sides" This Election Season (NASDAQ:BOBE) www.marketwired.com - September 20 at 9:48 AM
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	Bob Evans celebrates 46th Annual Farm Festival - Oct. 14-16 (NASDAQ:BOBE) www.timesjournal.com - September 18 at 3:49 PM
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	Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOBE) lost about -1 percent in value since last earnings - The Independent Republic (NASDAQ:BOBE) theindependentrepublic.com - September 15 at 12:49 PM
	Consumer Losing Their Appetite For Eating Out? - Benzinga (NASDAQ:BOBE) www.benzinga.com - September 14 at 3:55 PM
	Hedge Funds Issue Open Letters (NASDAQ:BOBE) finance.yahoo.com - September 13 at 5:43 PM
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	Sandell Encouraged by Recent Comments from CEO of Bob Evans (NASDAQ:BOBE) www.businesswire.com - September 12 at 3:49 PM
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