Calavo Growers, Inc. (CVGW) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Calavo Growers, Inc. ?

Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.65 times

Positive results in Jul 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 30.07 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 5,283.42
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -19.16 %

With ROCE of 15.97%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.86 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -32.65%, its profits have risen by 854.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -32.65% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Calavo Growers, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Agricultural Products should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Other Agricultural Products)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Calavo Growers, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Calavo Growers, Inc.

-24.73%

-0.62

40.19%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.61

20.17%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-10.45%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-7.60%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

10.41

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.65

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.27

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.61

Tax Ratio

26.36%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

86.67%

ROCE (avg)

7.01%

ROE (avg)

4.53%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.45

EV to EBIT

17.92

EV to EBITDA

13.58

EV to Capital Employed

2.86

EV to Sales

0.65

PEG Ratio

0.04

Dividend Yield

2.52%

ROCE (Latest)

15.97%

ROE (Latest)

7.00%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

Bullish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

14What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 30.07 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 5,283.42

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -19.16 %

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 75.93%

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at USD 15.98 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 124.11 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 14.18

-1What is not working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 9.91% (YoY

Here's what is working for Calavo Growers, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 5,283.42 and Grown

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 30.07 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -19.16 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Profit

At USD 15.98 MM has Grown at 58.9%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 124.11 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 14.18

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Net Profit

Higher at USD 15.98 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Jul 2025

MOJO Watch

In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 75.93%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for Calavo Growers, Inc.

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 9.91% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales