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Calavo

NSQ:CVGW · US1282461052
Food ProductsMedium

360

40
Medium confidence — indicative
EV / EBIT10
Price / Owner Earnings20
Owner Earnings Yield55
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales41
EV / Gross Profit17
Price/Book43
Return on Capital50
Cash Return on Capital79
Return on Equity43
EBIT Margin25
Gross Profitability47
Cash Conversion33
Accruals51
Owner Earnings Margin59
Sales growth5
Profit Growth17
Long-Term EPS Growth8
Owner Earnings Growth52
Reinvestment11
Price momentum70
Debt load89
Refinancing49
Debt Payback100
Liquidity84
Analyst ratings18
Expectations trend3
Market mood45
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Calavo clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood Products
SizeMedium
TypePrivate Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2001
Employees176
Websitecalavo.com
ISINUS1282461052
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)Sound Pay Practices (USA)S&P US Food & Beverage
Themes
Packaging ServicesFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingMarketing

Description

Calavo Growers, Inc. (‘Calavo’) sources, packages and distributes fresh avocados, tomatoes, and papayas and processes guacamole and other avocado products, globally. Drawing on decades of expertise with fresh and prepared produce, the company delive…

Analysis

Hope premium

Calavo Growers, Inc. carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is fair. You pay 21.5× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
10
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Dec 2025

All-time low

10

Mar 2026

Average rank

65

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
41
58
71
77
Price/Earnings
35
63
44
25
Price/Book
43
47
43
32
Dividend Yield
1
70
55
46
Value (overall)
16
58
40
19

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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