Calavo Growers, Inc. (CVGW) is a Food Distribution company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $27.60. It has a SharesGrow Score of 45/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of CVGW = $43.74 (+58.5% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is CVGW = $27 (-2.2% upside).
Valuation: CVGW trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 31 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 3.98.
Financials: revenue is $648M, -17.4%/yr average growth. Net income is $20M, growing at +662.9%/yr. Net profit margin is 3.1% (thin). Gross margin is 9.8% (+3.6 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $23M against $207M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.11, conservative). Current ratio is 2.47 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 8%. Total assets: $292M.
Analyst outlook: 6 / 10 analysts rate CVGW as buy (60%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 30/100 (Fail), Growth 58/100 (Partial), Past 25/100 (Fail), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 23/100 (Fail), Future 47/100 (Partial), Income 30/100 (Fail).
