NASDAQ$LMNR

Limoneira Company · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported an increase in revenue and a reduced operating loss compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

Limoneira Company reported an 18% increase in total net revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, reaching $39.7 million. The company's operating loss improved to $1.9 million, and the net loss applicable to common stock was $2.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share.

  • Total net revenue increased by 18% to $39.7 million compared to the previous year.
  • Agribusiness revenue was $38.2 million, up from $32.3 million in the prior year.
  • Operating loss improved to $1.9 million from $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal year.
  • Net loss applicable to common stock was $2.8 million, compared to $5.0 million in the same period last year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$39.7M

Previous: $33.5M+18.4%
EPS (adj)

-$0.32

Previous: -$0.28-14.3%
Net Income

-$2.77M

Previous: -$4.66M+40.7%
Operating Income

-$1.89M

Previous: -$6.45M+70.7%
Gross Profit

-$1.83M

Previous: -$2.07M+11.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$857K

Previous: $439K+95.2%
Total Assets

$369M

Previous: $392M-6.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$739K

Previous: $505K+46.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Limoneira · Revenue · Quarterly

$39.7M

Q4 2022+18.4%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Limoneira · $39.7M total across 2 segments · Q4 2022

  • Agribusiness
    $38.2M+18.4%
  • Other Operations
    $1.42M

Forward guidance

The Company believes it will experience improving year-over-year results in fiscal year 2023 compared to fiscal year 2022 due to its stronger position in retail food and club grocery.

Tailwinds

  • The Company expects fresh lemon volumes to be in the range of 5.0 million to 5.4 million cartons for fiscal year 2023.
  • Avocado volumes are expected to be in the range of 4.0 million to 5.0 million pounds for fiscal year 2023.
  • The company now expects to receive an over 20% increase in total proceeds of $115 million from Harvest at Limoneira and the addition of LLCB II and East Area II spread out over seven fiscal years, with approximately $8 million received in fiscal year 2022.
  • The Company has an additional 1,000 acres of non-bearing lemons estimated to become full bearing over the next four to five years, which enables the Company to achieve strong organic growth for many years to come.
  • The Company expects 200 of the 1,000 acres to become full bearing in fiscal year 2023.

Headwinds

  • The Company’s food service business and industry logistics continue to experience slowdown in its supply chain.
  • The Company’s food service business and industry logistics continue to experience inflationary pressures on a global basis.

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 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+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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