NASDAQ$SENEA

Seneca Foods Corporation · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Seneca Foods' financial performance increased in net sales but decreased in gross margin and net earnings compared to the same quarter last year.

Seneca Foods Corporation reported an increase in net sales but a decrease in gross margin and net earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021. Net sales totaled $332.4 million, while net earnings were $6.6 million or $0.77 per diluted share.

  • Net sales for Q4 2022 totaled $332.4 million, compared to $304.8 million in Q4 2021.
  • Gross margin for Q4 2022 was 8.0%, compared to 18.7% in Q4 2021.
  • Net earnings for Q4 2022 were $6.6 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, compared to $14.8 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, in Q4 2021.
  • The company faced persistent and historic inflation, leading to higher costs and significant non-cash LIFO impacts.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$332M

Previous: $305M+9.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.77

Previous: $1.61-52.2%
Capital Expenditures

$16.9M

Previous: $31.3M-45.8%
Free Cash Flow

$24.3M

Previous: $48.8M-50.2%
Net Income

$6.6M

Previous: $14.8M-55.5%
Operating Income

$12M

Previous: $32.5M-63.1%
Gross Profit

$26.6M

Previous: $57M-53.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$10.9M

Previous: $59.8M-81.8%
Total Assets

$942M

Previous: $909M+3.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$120K

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Seneca Foods · Revenue · Quarterly

$332M

Q4 2022+9.1%vs Q4 2021

Forward guidance

This release contains forward-looking statements that address future events, developments, and results and do not relate strictly to historical facts.

Headwinds

  • the effects of rising costs and availability of raw fruit and vegetables, steel, ingredients, packaging, other raw materials, distribution and labor
  • crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs
  • an overall labor shortage, ability to retain a sufficient seasonal workforce, lack of skilled labor, labor inflation or increased turnover impacting our ability to recruit and retain employees
  • climate and weather affecting growing conditions and crop yields
  • our ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost saving measures to offset cost increases

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

+0.6%

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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