Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Market Cap
US$48.5m
Last Updated
2021/09/18 00:47 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a confectionery franchisor, manufacturer, and retail operator. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet and slightly overvalued.
Share Price & News
How has Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: RMCF is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: RMCF's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-6.5%
RMCF
1.1%
US Food
-0.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
152.4%
RMCF
11.2%
US Food
33.8%
US Market
Return vs Industry: RMCF exceeded the US Food industry which returned 9.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: RMCF exceeded the US Market which returned 33.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| RMCF | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -6.5% | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 30 Day | 7.8% | -1.8% | 1.6% |
| 90 Day | 32.5% | -3.9% | 4.6% |
| 1 Year | 152.4%152.4% | 13.7%11.2% | 35.8%33.8% |
| 3 Year | -17.0%-23.4% | 23.0%13.3% | 60.0%50.1% |
| 5 Year | -8.5%-22.5% | 17.8%1.5% | 123.0%98.7% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
4 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ:RMCF) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital2 months ago | Simply Wall St
Jeffrey Geygan of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMCF) Just Spent US$68k On A Handful Of Shares4 months ago | Simply Wall St
Is Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ:RMCF) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?Valuation
Is Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
14.5x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: RMCF ($7.93) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($1.01)
Significantly Below Fair Value: RMCF is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: RMCF is good value based on its PE Ratio (14.5x) compared to the US Food industry average (21.1x).
PE vs Market: RMCF is good value based on its PE Ratio (14.5x) compared to the US market (17.8x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate RMCF's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: RMCF is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2.5x) compared to the US Food industry average (2.3x).
Future Growth
How is Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
11.5%
Forecasted Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory performed over the past 5 years?
-41.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: RMCF has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: RMCF became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: RMCF's earnings have declined by 41.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: RMCF has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: RMCF has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Food industry (31.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: RMCF's Return on Equity (17%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: RMCF's short term assets ($13.3M) exceed its short term liabilities ($3.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: RMCF's short term assets ($13.3M) exceed its long term liabilities ($2.5M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: RMCF is debt free.
Reducing Debt: RMCF has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 25.7%.
Debt Coverage: RMCF has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: RMCF has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate RMCF's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate RMCF's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if RMCF's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if RMCF's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: RMCF is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of RMCF's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
18.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bryan Merryman (60 yo)
2.58yrs
Tenure
US$359,275
Compensation
Mr. Bryan J. Merryman has been Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and President of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. since February 26, 2019 and served as i...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Bryan's total compensation ($USD359.28K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD547.94K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bryan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: RMCF's management team is seasoned and experienced (18.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: RMCF's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: RMCF insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
- Ticker: RMCF
- Exchange: NasdaqGM
- Founded: 1981
- Industry: Packaged Foods and Meats
- Sector: Food, Beverage & Tobacco
- Market Cap: US$48.535m
- Shares outstanding: 6.12m
- Website: https://www.rmcf.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
- 265 Turner Drive
- Durango
- Colorado
- 81303
- United States
Listings
Biography
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a confectionery franchisor, manufacturer, and retail operator. It operates through five segments: Franchising, Manufactur...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/09/18 00:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/09/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/05/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/02/28 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.