NASDAQ$SENEA

Seneca Foods Corporation · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Seneca Foods' Q4 2023 results were impacted by lower sales volumes, offset by higher selling prices, and a higher LIFO charge.

Seneca Foods reported a slight decrease in net sales for Q4 2023, with lower sales volumes mostly offset by higher selling prices. The gross margin decreased due to a higher LIFO charge.

  • Net sales totaled $331.1 million compared to $332.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.
  • The year-over-year decrease of $1.3 million was mainly due to lower sales volumes mostly offset by higher selling prices.
  • Gross margin was 5.3% as compared to 8.0% in the prior year.
  • The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to the $15.6 million increase in the LIFO charge.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$331M

Previous: $332M-0.4%
EPS (adj)

$1.11

Previous: $0.77+44.2%
Capital Expenditures

$14.1M

Previous: $16.9M-16.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$37.4M

Previous: $24.3M-254.0%
Net Income

-$2.7M

Previous: $6.6M-140.9%
Operating Income

-$3.4M

Previous: $12M-128.3%
Gross Profit

$17.5M

Previous: $26.6M-34.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$5.24M

Previous: $10.9M-52.0%
Total Assets

$1.21B

Previous: $942M+28.7%
Stock-Based Comp

-$33K

Previous: $120K-127.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Seneca Foods · Revenue · Quarterly

$331M

Q4 2023-0.4%vs Q4 2022

Forward guidance

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

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 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+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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