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Limoneira Company · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results with revenue increase driven by higher lemon prices and strong brokered fruit revenue.

Limoneira Company reported a 13% increase in revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, driven by higher lemon prices and strong brokered fruit revenue. The company's real estate development project, Harvest at Limoneira, continues to perform well with 30 new lot closings in the fourth quarter. The company expects to receive insurance compensation in the first quarter of calendar year 2022 related to the fourth quarter fruit spoilage.

  • Revenue increased 13% compared to the same period last year.
  • Brokered fruit revenue more than doubled compared to last year.
  • Lemon pricing improved in the back half of fiscal year 2021 and is expected to continue throughout fiscal year 2022.
  • Harvest at Limoneira closed 30 new lots in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$33.5M

Previous: $29.8M+12.5%
EPS (adj)

-$0.28

Previous: -$0.42+33.3%
Net Income

-$4.66M

Previous: -$7.6M+38.6%
Operating Income

-$6.45M

Previous: -$9.5M+32.1%
Gross Profit

-$2.07M

Previous: -$3.82M+45.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$439K

Previous: $501K-12.4%
Total Assets

$392M

Previous: $390M+0.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$505K

Previous: $429K+17.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Limoneira · Revenue · Quarterly

$33.5M

Q4 2021+12.5%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Limoneira · $32.3M total across 1 segment · Q4 2021

  • Agribusiness
    $32.3M+12.9%

Forward guidance

The Company believes it will experience improving results in fiscal year 2022 compared to fiscal year 2021 due to its stronger position in retail food and club grocery and growing brokered fruit revenues.

Tailwinds

  • Stronger position in retail food and club grocery.
  • Growing brokered fruit revenues.
  • Lemon prices are expected to increase.
  • Fresh lemon volumes to be in the range of 4.5 million to 5.0 million cartons.
  • Avocado volumes are expected to be in the range of 5.0 million to 6.0 million pounds.

Headwinds

  • COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the Company’s food service business.
  • COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect industry logistics on a global basis.
  • Shipping delays
  • Congested ports
  • Spoilage

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

60%

40 / 67 earnings

Positive

+28.2%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-26.8%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+8.6%+8.5%
Q1 2026-4.0%-4.1%-6.2%
Q4 2025-6.5%-10.4%+6.1%
Q3 2025-5.2%-3.4%-7.3%
Q2 2025+0.0%-2.5%-3.3%
Q1 2025-13.3%-15.0%-22.3%
Q4 2024-5.1%-7.2%-14.6%
Q3 2024-2.7%+4.1%+8.8%
Q2 2024+4.1%-2.8%-3.1%
Q1 2024+4.6%+4.3%+9.9%
Q4 2023+8.3%+9.6%-3.7%
Q3 2023-3.9%-1.5%-1.9%
Q2 2023-5.0%-5.8%-2.7%
Q1 2023+4.1%+1.6%+9.2%
Q4 2022-8.5%-5.2%-0.4%
Q3 2022+11.1%+8.1%+4.6%
Q2 2022+28.2%+28.0%+25.3%
Q1 2022-11.1%-13.3%-8.7%
Q4 2021+0.5%-3.4%-11.6%
Q3 2021+0.0%-0.4%+0.7%
Q2 2021+2.0%-1.9%-11.6%
Q1 2021-1.1%-0.6%-6.0%
Q4 2020-7.2%-11.0%-6.7%
Q3 2020+11.1%+9.2%+4.0%
Q2 2020+2.5%-1.8%-9.6%
Q1 2020-26.8%-14.6%-17.0%
Q4 2019+11.6%+12.9%+12.8%
Q3 2019-1.7%+4.8%-4.0%
Q2 2019+7.7%+5.5%+2.2%
Q1 2019+7.9%+3.6%+5.0%
Q4 2018+0.7%-3.9%+4.9%
Q3 2018-13.9%-12.3%-22.5%
Q2 2018+0.7%+3.8%+1.2%
Q1 2018+1.3%+10.0%+12.3%
Q4 2017+3.2%+3.1%-3.5%
Q3 2017-0.9%-1.2%+0.1%
Q2 2017+4.7%+9.6%+14.0%
Q1 2017+5.5%+8.9%+10.6%
Q4 2016+0.4%-11.9%-15.3%
Q3 2016+12.8%+12.9%+13.5%
Q2 2016+3.0%+8.7%+2.5%
Q1 2016+2.4%
Q4 2015+8.5%
Q3 2015-16.9%
Q2 2015+1.6%
Q1 2015+0.9%
Q4 2014-8.5%
Q3 2014+0.8%
Q2 2014+1.6%
Q1 2014-2.7%
Q4 2013-11.1%
Q3 2013-0.6%
Q2 2013+3.2%
Q1 2013-4.1%
Q4 2012-4.3%
Q3 2012-0.6%
Q2 2012-4.5%
Q1 2011+2.0%
Q1 2012+0.6%
Q4 2009+1.3%
Q2 2011+1.3%
Q4 2011+1.3%
Q3 2010+6.3%
Q4 2010+6.3%
Q3 2011+6.3%
Q2 2010+2.8%
Q1 2010+2.2%

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