CALM Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Farm Products
63.28
+1.96%
About the company
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, grading, packaging, marketing, and distribution of shell eggs, egg products, and prepared foods in the United Sates. It operates through Conventional Shell Eggs, Specialty Shell Eggs, and Prepared Foods segments. The company offers specialty shell eggs, including cage-free, organic, brown, free-range, and pasture-raised and nutritionally enhanced eggs, as well as conventional and co-pack shell eggs. It also provides prepared food products, such as pre-cooked egg patties, omelets, folded and scrambled egg formats, hard-cooked eggs, pancakes, waffles, and specialty wraps. The company offers its products under the Egg-Land's Best, Land O' Lakes, Farmhouse Eggs, Sunups, 4Grain, Van's, MeadowCreek Foods, and Crepini brand names. It sells its products to various customers, including national and regional grocery store chains, club stores, independent supermarkets, foodservice distributors, and egg product consumers. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
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Dividend deep dive
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM), operating in the Farm Products sector, currently offers a dividend yield of 7.12%. According to yield theory, this positions its valuation as 'fair', within its 5-year historical yield band of 4.95% to 8.31%, and near its 5-year average of 6.77%. The company has an overall rating score of 9.0. However, its momentum score is 0.0 and value score is 5.0. One valuation model estimates a fair value of $9.07, substantially below the current price of $67.43.
Dividend history
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. has a dividend increase streak of 1 year, reflecting an inconsistent history of annual increases. The 3-year dividend CAGR is 36.89%, while a 5-year CAGR is not available in the data. Annual dividends per share have fluctuated considerably: $0.314 in 2011, $0.689 in 2012, $0.398 in 2013, $0.815 in 2014, $1.334 in 2015, $2.384 in 2016, $0.872 in 2018, $0.842 in 2019, $2.996 in 2022, $4.212 in 2023, $3.534 in 2024, and $7.686 projected for 2025. There are notable gaps in dividend payments in several years.
Dividend safety
The dividend safety status for Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is categorized as 'at_risk'. The company's payout ratio is 72.4% based on its earnings per share of $6.63.
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