Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CALM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.1b

Cal-Maine Foods Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Cal-Maine Foods has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 56.2%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 9.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 19.4% per year. Cal-Maine Foods's return on equity is 22.4%, and it has net margins of 16.1%.

Key information

56.2%

Earnings growth rate

56.2%

EPS growth rate

Food Industry Growth16.0%
Revenue growth rate19.4%
Return on equity22.4%
Net Margin16.1%
Last Earnings Update31 Aug 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Cal-Maine Foods: Leading Egg Producer Keeps Hatching As Share Price Flies Through Barn Door

Dec 19

The Trend Of High Returns At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Has Us Very Interested

Dec 11
The Trend Of High Returns At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Has Us Very Interested

Are Investors Undervaluing Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) By 31%?

Oct 30
Are Investors Undervaluing Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) By 31%?

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 25%

Oct 08
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 25%

Cal-Maine Foods' (NASDAQ:CALM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 06
Cal-Maine Foods' (NASDAQ:CALM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Cal-Maine Foods: Better Than Expected Results, Cheap, And Growing

Oct 06

Earnings Miss: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Missed EPS By 11% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Oct 03
Earnings Miss: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Missed EPS By 11% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

The Return Trends At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Look Promising

Sep 05
The Return Trends At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Look Promising

Earnings Beat: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Forecasts

Jul 26
Earnings Beat: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Forecasts

Cal-Maine Foods: M&A Plans, Hard-Cooked Eggs, And Quite Cheap

Jul 26

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CALM) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Jun 25
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CALM) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Cal-Maine Foods: Attractive Economics, Near-Term Tailwinds

Jun 11

Return Trends At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Aren't Appealing

May 08
Return Trends At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Aren't Appealing

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Just Recorded A 22% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Apr 05
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Just Recorded A 22% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Cal-Maine Foods: A Steady Business With No Signs Of Exciting Growth

Mar 20

Cal-Maine Foods: Get Out While You Can

Oct 05

Cal-Maine Foods FQ1 2023 Earnings Preview

Sep 26

Cal-Maine Foods: Avian Flu Receding

Jul 30

Cal-Maine Foods Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 18

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Cal-Maine Foods makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:CALM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Aug 242,6534272370
01 Jun 242,3262782270
02 Mar 242,3742762370
02 Dec 232,6694522300
02 Sep 232,9476342310
03 Jun 233,1467582320
25 Feb 233,0517572220
26 Nov 222,5304732160
27 Aug 222,1112762060
28 May 221,7771331990
26 Feb 221,534181950
27 Nov 211,416-81900
28 Aug 211,38131870
29 May 211,34921840
27 Feb 211,453671810
28 Nov 201,439671780
29 Aug 201,403451800
30 May 201,352181780
29 Feb 201,179-621720
30 Nov 191,217-361730
31 Aug 191,262-41730
01 Jun 191,361541770
02 Mar 191,5241461860
01 Dec 181,5762021850
01 Sep 181,5811541820
02 Jun 181,5031261790
03 Mar 181,334301760
02 Dec 171,205-621760
02 Sep 171,098-591750
03 Jun 171,075-741760
25 Feb 171,103-501680
26 Nov 161,246101720
27 Aug 161,5391421750
28 May 161,9093161780
27 Feb 162,0093631780
28 Nov 151,9963491710
29 Aug 151,8292771630
30 May 151,5761611600
28 Feb 151,5451471590
29 Nov 141,5031391620
30 Aug 141,4781281580
31 May 141,4411091520
01 Mar 141,395741430

Quality Earnings: CALM has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CALM's current net profit margins (16.1%) are lower than last year (21.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CALM has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 56.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: CALM's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CALM had negative earnings growth (-32.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Food industry average (1.2%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: CALM's Return on Equity (22.4%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 23:52
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/01

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Analyst Sources

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter GalboBofA Global Research
Craig BibbCJS Securities, Inc.
Alex JarombekConsumer Edge Research, LLC