NASDAQ$SENEA

Seneca Foods Corporation · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Seneca Foods' financial performance reflected a decrease in net sales and gross margin compared to the previous year, impacted by COVID-19 related pantry loading, Truitt divestiture, and higher input costs.

Seneca Foods reported a decrease in net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2022, totaling $445.6 million compared to $484.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021. The gross margin also decreased to 10.1% from 16.0% in the previous year. The company faced challenges related to COVID-19 pantry loading, the Truitt divestiture, and higher input costs.

  • Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 were $445.6 million, down from $484.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021.
  • Gross margin for the third quarter decreased to 10.1% compared to 16.0% in the prior year.
  • The decrease in net sales was attributed to COVID-19 related pantry loading in the previous year and the Truitt divestiture.
  • The company is focused on mitigating the impacts of supply chain issues, labor shortages, and inflation.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$446M

Previous: $484M-8.0%
EPS (adj)

$2.14

Previous: $7.90-72.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$36.4M

Previous: -$40.2M+9.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$47.5M

Previous: $62.9M-175.5%
Net Income

$18.7M

Previous: $72.5M-74.2%
Operating Income

$23.7M

Previous: $90.6M-73.9%
Gross Profit

$45M

Previous: $77.7M-42.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$11M

Previous: $14.1M-22.2%
Total Assets

$1B

Previous: $859M+16.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Seneca Foods · Revenue · Quarterly

$446M

Q3 2022-8%vs Q3 2021

Forward guidance

The information contained in this release contains, or may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Tailwinds

  • general economic and business conditions
  • effectiveness of the Company’s marketing and trade promotion programs
  • changing consumer preferences
  • the ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident or other disruption
  • foreign currency exchange and interest rate fluctuations

Headwinds

  • cost and availability of commodities and other raw materials such as vegetables, steel and packaging materials
  • transportation costs
  • climate and weather affecting growing conditions and crop yields
  • the availability of financing
  • leverage and the Company’s ability to service and reduce its debt

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 Q3 2022

Historical avgQ3 2022

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.8%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

33 / 65 earnings

Positive

+17.0%

Q4 2026

Best reaction

-21.8%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026+17.0%+4.7%
Q3 2026-0.2%+2.5%+17.1%
Q2 2026+0.1%+14.1%+11.3%
Q1 2026+0.7%+2.7%+8.5%
Q4 2025-3.2%-4.0%+8.3%
Q3 2025-0.7%+6.1%+20.8%
Q2 2025-0.6%+2.8%+13.5%
Q1 2025+3.9%+4.6%+3.2%
Q4 2024-0.5%+1.6%+3.5%
Q3 2024-5.7%-13.6%-1.3%
Q2 2024-1.5%-6.9%-7.5%
Q1 2024+9.5%+18.3%+28.4%
Q4 2023-10.1%-10.7%-23.7%
Q3 2023+4.1%-3.6%-11.9%
Q2 2023+5.0%-0.7%+0.6%
Q1 2023-9.1%-9.4%-19.8%
Q4 2022-21.8%-15.1%-10.3%
Q3 2022+4.8%+8.8%+6.7%
Q2 2022-10.8%-10.2%-15.2%
Q1 2022-4.6%-4.9%-7.8%
Q4 2021+4.1%+3.9%+9.0%
Q3 2021+10.4%+18.7%+47.4%
Q2 2021+4.4%-1.6%+14.5%
Q1 2021+4.4%+8.0%+10.0%
Q4 2020+15.1%+15.5%+18.5%
Q3 2020+5.5%+0.4%-3.8%
Q2 2020+1.2%+0.6%+9.4%
Q1 2020-1.2%-18.9%-7.6%
Q4 2019+2.9%+6.0%+11.9%
Q3 2019+4.6%+4.1%+5.9%
Q2 2019-6.9%-10.4%-10.0%
Q1 2019-1.3%+5.2%+15.0%
Q4 2018+5.0%+6.7%+0.4%
Q3 2018+3.8%+5.4%-4.0%
Q2 2018+3.7%+2.3%-9.2%
Q1 2018+0.9%+5.1%+1.6%
Q4 2017-2.1%-6.9%-7.8%
Q3 2017-5.4%-12.1%-6.1%
Q2 2017+1.9%+27.4%+36.2%
Q1 2017-5.9%-10.5%-22.5%
Q4 2016+7.2%+8.7%+20.7%
Q3 2016+1.7%
Q2 2016-2.6%
Q1 2016+7.3%
Q4 2015+0.0%
Q3 2015-0.9%
Q2 2015-2.7%
Q1 2015+4.4%
Q4 2014+6.6%
Q2 2014+6.6%
Q3 2014+2.2%
Q1 2014-1.3%
Q4 2013-4.5%
Q2 2013-4.5%
Q3 2013+2.5%
Q1 2013+9.5%
Q1 2012+9.5%
Q4 2012-2.6%
Q2 2012-2.6%
Q3 2012-1.8%
Q3 2011-1.8%
Q2 2011+9.6%
Q4 2011-7.7%
Q1 2011-7.7%
Q4 2010-7.7%

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