Limoneira Company Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Achieved Strong Fresh Lemon Utilization in Fiscal Year 2021 and Brokered Fruit Revenue more than Doubled Compared to Fiscal Year 2020
Anticipates Pricing Improvement in Fresh Lemon Cartons in Fiscal Year 2022 Compared to Prior Year
Company Closed Sales of 232 Harvest at Limoneira Lots During Fiscal Year 2021: Completing Phase 1 of Harvest at
554 Lot Sales for Phase 2 of Harvest at Limoneira Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022
Management Comments
Fiscal Year 2021 Fourth Quarter Results
For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, total net revenue was
Agribusiness revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021 includes
The Company generated
The Company recognized nominal avocado revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to
The Company recognized nominal orange revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to
Total costs and expenses for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021 were
Despite the temporary challenges with the Company’s supply chain, operating loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021 decreased to
Net loss applicable to common stock for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021 was
Adjusted net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021 was
Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of
Fiscal Year 2021 Results
For the fiscal year ended
For fiscal year 2021, adjusted net loss attributable to
Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2021 was
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
During the fiscal year ended
Long-term debt as of
Real Estate Development and Property Sales
The Company’s joint venture with
In
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its
COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an adverse impact on the industries and markets in which the Company conducts business. In particular,
The decline in demand for Limoneira’s products beginning the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, which the Company believes was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, negatively impacted sales and profitability for the last three quarters of fiscal year 2020 and all of fiscal year 2021. Limoneira’s retail food and club grocery business has performed significantly better than expectations during this period and fared better than its foodservice business, which has suffered from closures of full-service restaurants, quick service restaurants and bar business due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to offset the declines from foodservice, the Company pivoted heavily toward retail food and club grocery and picked up additional accounts during the fiscal year ended
Guidance
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the Company’s food service business and industry logistics on a global basis. The Company believes it will experience improving results in fiscal year 2022 compared to fiscal year 2021 due to its stronger position in retail food and club grocery and growing brokered fruit revenues. As food service and export markets recover, the Company expects lemon prices to increase in fiscal year 2022 compared to fiscal year 2021.
The Company expects fresh lemon volumes to be in the range of 4.5 million to 5.0 million cartons for fiscal year 2022. Avocado volumes are expected to be in the range of 5.0 million to 6.0 million pounds for fiscal year 2022.
The Company expects to receive
Current Harvest at Limoneira Cash Flow Projections
Fiscal Year |
2021 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
Projected Distributions |
Neutral |
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The Company has an additional 1,000 acres of non-bearing lemons estimated to become full bearing over the next four years, which will enable the Company to achieve strong organic growth for many years to come. The Company expects 200 of the 1,000 acres to become full bearing in fiscal year 2022. The Company anticipates this additional acreage will increase its domestic supply of
Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results today at
About
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including guidance for fiscal years 2022 and beyond, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on Limoneira’s current expectations about future events and can be identified by terms such as “expect,” “may,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should be,” “will be,” “is likely to,” “strive to,” and similar expressions referring to future periods.
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash |
$ |
439 |
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$ |
501 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
17,483 |
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16,261 |
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Cultural costs |
7,500 |
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6,865 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
10,709 |
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10,688 |
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Receivables/other from related parties |
5,958 |
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2,294 |
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Income taxes receivable |
— |
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5,911 |
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Total current assets |
42,089 |
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42,520 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
242,420 |
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242,649 |
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Real estate development |
22,828 |
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21,636 |
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Equity in investments |
64,072 |
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61,214 |
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1,527 |
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1,535 |
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Intangible assets, net |
8,329 |
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11,309 |
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Other assets |
11,011 |
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8,737 |
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Total assets |
$ |
392,276 |
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$ |
389,600 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ |
8,963 |
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$ |
5,838 |
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Growers and suppliers payable |
10,371 |
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8,126 |
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Accrued liabilities |
6,542 |
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7,947 |
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Payables to related parties |
6,976 |
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6,273 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
2,472 |
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3,277 |
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Total current liabilities |
35,324 |
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31,461 |
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Long-term liabilities: |
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Long-term debt, less current portion |
130,353 |
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122,571 |
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Deferred income taxes |
22,853 |
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22,430 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
4,501 |
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6,568 |
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Total liabilities |
193,031 |
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183,030 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
— |
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— |
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Series B Convertible Preferred Stock – |
1,479 |
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1,479 |
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Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock – |
9,331 |
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9,331 |
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Stockholders' equity: |
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Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock – |
— |
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— |
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Common Stock – |
179 |
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179 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
163,965 |
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162,084 |
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Retained earnings |
21,552 |
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30,797 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(5,733) |
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(7,548) |
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(3,493) |
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(3,493) |
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Noncontrolling interest |
11,965 |
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13,741 |
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Total stockholders' equity |
188,435 |
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|
195,760 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' Equity |
$ |
392,276 |
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$ |
389,600 |
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Three Months Ended |
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Twelve Months Ended |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Net revenues: |
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Agribusiness |
$ |
32,301 |
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$ |
28,628 |
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$ |
161,381 |
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$ |
159,937 |
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Other operations |
1,194 |
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1,145 |
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4,646 |
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4,622 |
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Total net revenues |
33,495 |
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29,773 |
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166,027 |
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164,559 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Agribusiness |
34,421 |
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32,482 |
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148,492 |
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157,281 |
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Other operations |
1,143 |
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1,108 |
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4,332 |
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4,504 |
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Loss (gain) on disposal of assets |
109 |
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(17) |
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109 |
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502 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
4,273 |
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5,723 |
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19,427 |
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21,280 |
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Total costs and expenses |
39,946 |
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39,296 |
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172,360 |
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183,567 |
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Operating loss |
(6,451) |
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(9,523) |
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(6,333) |
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(19,008) |
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Other expense (income): |
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Interest income |
100 |
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51 |
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|
379 |
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|
362 |
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Interest expense |
(439) |
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(648) |
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(1,501) |
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(2,048) |
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Equity in earnings (loss) of investments |
732 |
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(2) |
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3,203 |
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339 |
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Loss on stock in Calavo Growers, Inc. |
— |
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— |
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— |
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(6,299) |
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Other income, net |
6 |
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(27) |
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89 |
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219 |
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Total other expense (income) |
399 |
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(626) |
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2,170 |
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(7,427) |
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Loss before income tax benefit |
(6,052) |
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(10,149) |
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(4,163) |
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(26,435) |
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Income tax benefit |
1,388 |
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2,618 |
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266 |
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8,494 |
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Net loss |
(4,664) |
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(7,531) |
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(3,897) |
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(17,941) |
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(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
(207) |
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97 |
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456 |
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1,506 |
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Net loss attributable to |
(4,871) |
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(7,434) |
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(3,441) |
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(16,435) |
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Preferred dividends |
(125) |
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(125) |
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(501) |
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(501) |
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Net loss applicable to common stock |
$ |
(4,996) |
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$ |
(7,559) |
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$ |
(3,942) |
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$ |
(16,936) |
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Basic net loss per common share |
$ |
(0.28) |
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$ |
(0.43) |
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$ |
(0.23) |
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$ |
(0.96) |
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Diluted net loss per common share |
$ |
(0.28) |
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$ |
(0.43) |
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$ |
(0.23) |
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$ |
(0.96) |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic |
17,572,000 |
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17,617,000 |
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17,555,000 |
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17,666,000 |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted |
17,572,000 |
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17,617,000 |
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17,555,000 |
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17,666,000 |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Due to significant depreciable assets associated with the nature of the Company's operations and interest costs associated with its capital structure, management believes that earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") and adjusted EBITDA, which excludes loss on stock in Calavo and loss (gain) on disposal of assets, is an important measure to evaluate the Company’s results of operations between periods on a more comparable basis. In addition, we have presented adjusted net loss attributable to
EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are summarized and reconciled to net loss attributable to
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Three Months Ended |
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Twelve Months Ended |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Net loss attributable to |
$ |
(4,871) |
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$ |
(7,434) |
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$ |
(3,441) |
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$ |
(16,435) |
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Interest income |
(100) |
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(51) |
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(379) |
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(362) |
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Interest expense, net of patronage dividends |
439 |
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|
648 |
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|
1,501 |
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|
2,048 |
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Income tax benefit |
(1,388) |
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|
(2,618) |
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(266) |
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(8,494) |
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Depreciation and amortization |
2,322 |
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|
2,542 |
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9,812 |
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|
10,097 |
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EBITDA |
(3,598) |
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(6,913) |
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7,227 |
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(13,146) |
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Loss on stock in Calavo Growers, Inc. |
— |
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— |
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— |
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6,299 |
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Loss (gain) on disposal of assets |
129 |
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(267) |
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109 |
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|
502 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
(3,469) |
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$ |
(7,180) |
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$ |
7,336 |
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$ |
(6,345) |
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The following is a reconciliation of net loss attributable to
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Three Months Ended |
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Twelve Months Ended |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Net loss attributable to |
$ |
(4,871) |
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$ |
(7,434) |
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$ |
(3,441) |
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$ |
(16,435) |
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Preferred dividends and effect of unvested, restricted stock |
(135) |
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(137) |
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(536) |
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(545) |
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Net loss for basic EPS |
(5,006) |
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(7,571) |
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(3,977) |
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(16,980) |
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Loss on stock in Calavo |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
6,299 |
|
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Loss (gain) on disposal of assets |
129 |
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(17) |
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109 |
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|
502 |
|
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Tax effect of adjustments at federal and state rates |
(38) |
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3 |
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(32) |
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(1,795) |
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Adjusted net loss attributable to |
$ |
(4,915) |
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$ |
(7,585) |
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$ |
(3,900) |
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$ |
(11,974) |
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Adjusted net loss for diluted EPS |
$ |
(4,915) |
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$ |
(7,585) |
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$ |
(3,900) |
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$ |
(11,974) |
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Actual: |
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Basic net loss per common share |
$ |
(0.28) |
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$ |
(0.43) |
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$ |
(0.23) |
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$ |
(0.96) |
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Diluted net loss per common share |
$ |
(0.28) |
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$ |
(0.43) |
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$ |
(0.23) |
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$ |
(0.96) |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic |
17,572,000 |
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17,617,000 |
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17,555,000 |
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17,666,000 |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted |
17,572,000 |
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17,617,000 |
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17,555,000 |
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17,666,000 |
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Adjusted: |
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Basic net loss per common share |
$ |
(0.28) |
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$ |
(0.43) |
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$ |
(0.22) |
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$ |
(0.68) |
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Diluted net loss per common share |
$ |
(0.28) |
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$ |
(0.43) |
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$ |
(0.22) |
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$ |
(0.68) |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic |
17,572,000 |
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|
17,617,000 |
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17,555,000 |
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17,666,000 |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted |
17,572,000 |
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17,617,000 |
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|
17,555,000 |
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|
17,666,000 |
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Supplemental Information
(in thousands, except acres and average price amounts):
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Agribusiness Segment Information for the Three Months Ended |
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Fresh Lemons |
Lemon Packing |
Eliminations |
Avocados |
Other Agribusiness |
Total Agribusiness |
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Revenues from external customers |
$ |
27,253 |
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$ |
1,974 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
4 |
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$ |
3,070 |
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$ |
32,301 |
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Intersegment revenue |
— |
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2,478 |
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(2,478) |
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— |
|
— |
|
— |
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Total net revenues |
27,253 |
|
4,452 |
|
(2,478) |
|
4 |
|
3,070 |
|
32,301 |
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Costs and expenses |
26,135 |
|
6,334 |
|
(2,478) |
|
70 |
|
2,325 |
|
32,386 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
2,035 |
|
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Operating income (loss) |
$ |
1,118 |
|
$ |
(1,882) |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
(66) |
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$ |
745 |
|
$ |
(2,120) |
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Agribusiness Segment Information for the Three Months Ended |
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Fresh Lemons |
Lemon Packing |
Eliminations |
Avocados |
Other Agribusiness |
Total Agribusiness |
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Revenues from external customers |
$ |
23,919 |
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$ |
1,661 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
483 |
|
$ |
2,565 |
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$ |
28,628 |
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Intersegment revenue |
— |
|
4,931 |
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(4,931) |
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— |
|
— |
|
— |
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Total net revenues |
23,919 |
|
6,592 |
|
(4,931) |
|
483 |
|
2,565 |
|
28,628 |
|
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Costs and expenses |
24,818 |
|
7,638 |
|
(4,931) |
|
597 |
|
2,132 |
|
30,254 |
|
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Depreciation and amortization |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
2,228 |
|
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Operating (loss) income |
$ |
(899) |
|
$ |
(1,046) |
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$ |
— |
|
$ |
(114) |
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$ |
433 |
|
$ |
(3,854) |
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Lemons |
Q4 2021 |
Q4 2020 |
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Lemon Packing |
Q4 2021 |
Q4 2020 |
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Cartons packed and sold |
389 |
|
787 |
|
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Acres harvested |
3,600 |
|
3,600 |
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Revenue |
$ |
4,452 |
|
$ |
6,592 |
|
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|
164 |
|
221 |
|
|
Direct costs |
6,334 |
|
7,638 |
|
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Third-party grower cartons sold |
226 |
|
375 |
|
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Operating loss |
$ |
(1,882) |
|
$ |
(1,046) |
|
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Average price per carton |
$ |
20.00 |
|
$ |
19.23 |
|
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|
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|
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Avocados |
Q4 2021 |
Q4 2020 |
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Lemon revenue |
$ |
300 |
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$ |
1,100 |
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Pounds sold |
3 |
|
487 |
|
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40-pound carton equivalents |
363 |
|
292 |
|
|
Average price per pound |
$ |
1.36 |
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$ |
0.99 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Lemon revenue |
$ |
300 |
|
$ |
1,900 |
|
|
Other Agribusiness |
Q4 2021 |
Q4 2020 |
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40-pound carton equivalents |
172 |
|
190 |
|
|
Orange cartons sold |
12 |
|
8 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
Average price per carton |
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
||||
Lemon shipping and handling |
$ |
2,000 |
|
$ |
1,700 |
|
|
Specialty citrus cartons sold |
— |
|
— |
|
||
Lemon by-product sales |
$ |
400 |
|
$ |
500 |
|
|
Average price per carton |
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
Brokered fruit and other lemon sales |
$ |
18,400 |
|
$ |
9,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Agribusiness costs and expenses |
Q4 2021 |
Q4 2020 |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Packing costs |
$ |
6,860 |
|
$ |
8,266 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Harvest costs |
3,401 |
|
3,164 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Growing costs |
4,847 |
|
5,552 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Third-party grower and supplier costs |
17,278 |
|
13,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,035 |
|
2,228 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Agribusiness costs and expenses |
$ |
34,421 |
|
$ |
32,482 |
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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