Costa Group Holdings (ASX:CGC) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

CGC Stock Overview

Costa Group Holdings Limited produces, packs, and markets fruits and vegetables to food retailers.

CGC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	4/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 39.25% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Profit margins (1.5%) are lower than last year (3.2%)

Costa Group Holdings Limited Competitors

Elders

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AU$1.3b

Ridley

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AU$748.5m

Inghams Group

ASX:ING

AU$1.4b

Cobram Estate Olives

ASX:CBO

AU$738.8m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Costa Group Holdings
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$3.19
52 Week High	AU$3.39
52 Week Low	AU$2.24
Beta	0.59
1 Month Change	0.63%
3 Month Change	2.57%
1 Year Change	26.09%
3 Year Change	-31.40%
5 Year Change	-39.47%
Change since IPO	47.69%

Recent updates

Costa Group Holdings (ASX:CGC) Will Pay A Dividend Of A$0.04

Aug 29

Costa Group Holdings (ASX:CGC) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Jun 09

Costa Group Holdings Limited's (ASX:CGC) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 64% Above Its Share Price

May 22

We Think Costa Group Holdings (ASX:CGC) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Apr 04

Costa Group Holdings Limited's (ASX:CGC) Stock Is Going Strong: Have Financials A Role To Play?

Mar 20

Here's What We Like About Costa Group Holdings' (ASX:CGC) Upcoming Dividend

Mar 05

Results: Costa Group Holdings Limited Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Feb 23

Something To Consider Before Buying Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC) For The 1.4% Dividend

Feb 11

Can You Imagine How Costa Group Holdings' (ASX:CGC) Shareholders Feel About The 57% Share Price Increase?

Nov 21

Is Costa Group Holdings (ASX:CGC) A Risky Investment?

Sep 07

Did You Participate In Any Of Costa Group Holdings' (ASX:CGC) Respectable 74% Return?

Aug 21

Should You Review Recent Insider Transactions At Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC)?

Aug 03

The Trends At Costa Group Holdings (ASX:CGC) That You Should Know About

Jul 16

Shareholder Returns

	CGC	AU Food	AU Market
7D	0%	0.5%	0.9%
1Y	26.1%	2.3%	5.6%

Return vs Industry: CGC exceeded the Australian Food industry which returned 2.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CGC exceeded the Australian Market which returned 5.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CGC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CGC volatility
CGC Average Weekly Movement	1.8%
Food Industry Average Movement	7.9%
Market Average Movement	8.9%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	17.6%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.5%

Stable Share Price: CGC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: CGC's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1888	n/a	Harry Debney	www.costagroup.com.au

Costa Group Holdings Limited produces, packs, and markets fruits and vegetables to food retailers. It operates through three segments: Produce, Costa Farms and Logistics, and International. Produce segment engages in farming, packing, and marketing of berries, mushrooms, glasshouse grown tomatoes, citrus, and avocados and bananas primarily to food retailers.

Costa Group Holdings Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Costa Group Holdings's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CGC fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$1.48b
Earnings (TTM)	AU$21.51m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$1.42b

68.9x

P/E Ratio

1.0x

P/S Ratio

Is CGC overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CGC income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$1.42b
Cost of Revenue	AU$461.05m
Gross Profit	AU$958.55m
Other Expenses	AU$937.03m
Earnings	AU$21.51m

Last Reported Earnings

Jul 02, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.046
Gross Margin	67.52%
Net Profit Margin	1.52%
Debt/Equity Ratio	65.6%

How did CGC perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

CGC Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Costa Group Holdings Limited Competitors

ASX:ELD

AU$1.3b

ASX:RIC

AU$748.5m

ASX:ING

AU$1.4b

ASX:CBO

AU$738.8m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI a fund managed by Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC, Driscoll's, Inc. and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation completed the acquisition of remaining 85.16% stake in Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC).

Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI a fund managed by Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC, Driscoll's, Inc. and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation completed the acquisition of remaining 85.16% stake in Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC).

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 13%

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.055 (vs AU$0.081 in 1H 2022)

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 11%

Recent updates

Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI a fund managed by Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC, Driscoll's, Inc. and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation completed the acquisition of remaining 85.16% stake in Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC).

Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI a fund managed by Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC, Driscoll's, Inc. and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation completed the acquisition of remaining 85.16% stake in Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC).

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 13%

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.055 (vs AU$0.081 in 1H 2022)

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 11%

Price target increased by 8.9% to AU$3.03

Costa Group Holdings Limited to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 25, 2023

Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC made unsolicited, confidential, non-binding indicative proposal to acquire remaining 85.16% stake in Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC) for AUD 1.4 billion.

Price target increased by 7.1% to AU$2.91

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 24%

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.05 per share at 3.4% yield

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 17%, revenue upgraded

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations

Costa Group Holdings Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 21, 2023

Price target decreased to AU$2.63

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 14%

Price target decreased to AU$2.98

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Costa Group Holdings Limited Announces CEO Changes, with Effect from 26 September 2022

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.04 per share

Costa Group Holdings (ASX:CGC) Will Pay A Dividend Of A$0.04

First half 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Costa Group Holdings Limited Announces Dividend for the Period of Six Months Ended July 3, 2022, Payable on 6 October, 2022

Price target decreased to AU$3.35

Costa Group Holdings Limited to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 26, 2022

Costa Group Holdings Limited Declares Fully Franked Final Dividend for the Second Half of CY2021

Costa Group Holdings Limited Declares Fully Franked Final Dividend for the Second Half of CY2021

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.05 per share

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Consensus forecasts updated

Costa Group Holdings Limited Declares Ordinary Dividend for the Six Months Ended December 26, 2021, Payable on 7 April 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$57k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.04 per share

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.093 (vs AU$0.11 in 1H 2020)

Costa Group Holdings Limited Confirms Earnings Guidance for the Calendar Year 2021

Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC) completed the acquisition of Business and Assets of 2PH Farms Pty Ltd.

Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC) entered into binding agreement to acquire Business and Assets of 2PH Farms Pty Ltd for approximately AUD 200 million.

Costa Group Holdings Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Half and Full Year of 2021

Costa Group Holdings (ASX:CGC) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target decreased to AU$4.25

Costa Group Holdings Limited's (ASX:CGC) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 64% Above Its Share Price

We Think Costa Group Holdings (ASX:CGC) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Costa Group Holdings Limited's (ASX:CGC) Stock Is Going Strong: Have Financials A Role To Play?

Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC) signed a conditional agreement to acquire farming operations of KW Orchards citrus farm.

Here's What We Like About Costa Group Holdings' (ASX:CGC) Upcoming Dividend

Upcoming Dividend of AU$0.05 Per Share

Results: Costa Group Holdings Limited Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Revenue and earnings beat expectations

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS AU$0.15 (vs AU$0.11 loss in FY 2019)

Price target raised to AU$4.26

New 90-day high: AU$4.53

Something To Consider Before Buying Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC) For The 1.4% Dividend

Estimating The Fair Value Of Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX:CGC)

Costa Group Holdings Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Feb 22, 2021

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