Calavo Growers, Inc. markets and distributes avocados, prepared avocados, and other perishable foods to grocery retailers, food services, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors, wholesalers, supermarkets, specialty/natural retailers, and convenience stores worldwide. It operates in three segments: Fresh Products, Calavo Foods, and RFG. The Fresh products segment distributes avocados and other fresh produce products; and procures avocados grown in California, Mexico, and Peru, as well as various other commodities, including tomatoes and papayas. The Calavo Foods segment is involved in purchasing, manufacturing, and distributing prepared products, including guacamole and salsa. The RFG segment manufactures and distributes fresh-cut fruits, ready-to-eat vegetables, recipe-ready vegetables, and deli products. The company offers its products under the Calavo and RFG brands, and related logos; and Avo Fresco, Bueno, Calavo Gold, Calavo Salsa Lisa, Salsa Lisa, Celebrate the Taste, El Dorado, Fresh Ripe, Select, Taste of Paradise, The First Name in Avocados, Tico, Mfresh, Maui Fresh International, Triggered Avocados, ProRipeVIP, Garden Highway Fresh Cut, Garden Highway, and Garden Highway Chef Essentials trademarks. Calavo Growers, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Santa Paula, California.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Agricultural services
Sub-IndustryPackaged Foods & Meats
SectorConsumer Staples
SymbolNASDAQ:CVGW
CUSIP12824610
Phone805-525-1245
Debt
Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A
Current Ratio1.09
Quick Ratio0.80
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio43.78
Forward P/E Ratio29.42
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.08 billion
Price / Sales1.52
Cash Flow$2.7250 per share
Price / Cash34.22
Book Value$13.92 per share
Price / Book6.70
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.13
Net Income$37.27 million
Net Margins3.57%
Return on Equity16.95%
Return on Assets11.20%
Miscellaneous
Employees2,516
Outstanding Shares17,540,000
