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Seneca Foods Corp
SENEA
$1.2B
Mkt Cap
$166.22
+1.27%
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) has a current P/E ratio of 12.8, compared to its historical median P/E of 9.8. The stock is currently considered Fair based on its historical valuation range.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 10.6%. This indicates solid capital allocation.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) has a market capitalization of $866M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 0.00%. The company also returns capital through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 1.34%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) appears fair. The current P/E of 12.8 is 30% above its historical median of 9.8. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 16.8%.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) operates in the Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies industry, within the Consumer Defensive sector.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) reported annual revenue of $1.6 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
Seneca Foods Corporation (“Seneca” or the “Company”) was founded in 1949 and has evolved through internal growth and strategic acquisitions into a leading provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with 26 main facilities located throughout the United States. The facilities are comprised of plants for packaging, can manufacturing, seed production, a farming operation and a logistical support network. Food packaging operations are primarily supported by plant locations in New York, Michigan, Oregon, Wisconsin, Washington, Idaho, Illinois, and Minnesota. The Company also maintains warehouses which are generally located adjacent to its packaging plants. The Company is incorporated in New York with its headquarters located at 350 WillowBrook Office Park, Fairport, New York 14450 and its telephone number is (585) 495-4100. The Company’s business strategies are designed to grow its market share and enhance sales and margins.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 0 | 1.6B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.4B | 1.5B |
| Net Income | 0 | 41M | 63M | 9.2M | 46M | 126M |
| EPS | $0.00 | $5.90 | $8.56 | $1.16 | $5.24 | $13.72 |
| Free Cash Flow | 0 | 298M | -120M | -283M | -23M | 112M |
| ROIC | 0.0% | 8.4% | 12.7% | 1.4% | 6.9% | 23.4% |
| Gross Margin | - | 9.5% | 12.9% | 6.9% | 10.2% | 15.8% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.10 | 0.33 | 0.12 | 0.83 | 0.28 | 0.26 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Operating Income | 0 | 78M | 107M | 21M | 64M | 181M |
| Operating Margin | 0.0% | 4.9% | 7.4% | 1.4% | 4.6% | 12.3% |
| ROE | 0.0% | 6.8% | 10.9% | 1.7% | 8.0% | 21.8% |
| Shares Outstanding | 5M | 7M | 7M | 8M | 9M | 9M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.5B | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 0 |
| Gross Margin | 6.9% | 6.6% | 11.8% | 8.9% | 6.2% | 3.3% | 10.6% | 15.8% | 10.2% | 6.9% | 12.9% | 9.5% | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 70M | 67M | 74M | 73M | 70M | 73M | 77M | 80M | 76M | 81M | 81M | 75M | 75M |
| EBIT | 24M | 20M | 92M | 35M | 15M | -38M | 71M | 181M | 64M | 21M | 107M | 78M | 0 |
| Op. Margin | 1.8% | 1.6% | 7.2% | 2.8% | 1.1% | -3.2% | 5.3% | 12.3% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 7.4% | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Net Income | 13M | 9.7M | 56M | 16M | -14M | 5.7M | 52M | 126M | 46M | 9.2M | 63M | 41M | 0 |
| Net Margin | 1.0% | 0.8% | 4.4% | 1.2% | -1.0% | 0.5% | 3.9% | 8.6% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Non-Recurring | 842K | 1.7M | 16M | 2.7M | 11M | 19M | 7.0M | 182K | 70K | 3.6M | 567K | 0 | 0 |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 3.2% | 2.0% | 6.8% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 8.5% | 23.4% | 6.9% | 1.4% | 12.7% | 8.4% | 0.0% |
| ROE | 3.5% | 2.6% | 14.7% | 3.8% | -3.3% | 1.4% | 13.3% | 21.8% | 8.0% | 1.7% | 10.9% | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| ROA | 1.7% | 1.2% | 6.0% | 1.4% | -1.3% | 0.7% | 5.8% | 13.9% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 56M | 19M | 39M | 24M | -13M | 97M | 127M | 183M | 30M | -213M | -83M | 335M | 0 |
| Free Cash Flow | 39M | -6.8M | 29M | -7.8M | -46M | 59M | 62M | 112M | -23M | -283M | -120M | 298M | 0 |
| Owner Earnings | 32M | -2.4M | 17M | -500K | -45M | 66M | 96M | 151M | -6.4M | -254M | -127M | 291M | -45M |
| CapEx | 17M | 26M | 9.9M | 32M | 33M | 38M | 66M | 71M | 53M | 71M | 37M | 37M | 0 |
| Maint. CapEx | 23M | 22M | 22M | 25M | 32M | 31M | 31M | 32M | 37M | 41M | 43M | 45M | 45M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 4.4M | 0 | 7.3M | 1.1M | 6.5M | 35M | 39M | 17M | 30M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 23M | 22M | 22M | 25M | 32M | 31M | 31M | 32M | 37M | 41M | 43M | 45M | 45M |
| CapEx/OCF | N/A | 134.9% | 25.2% | 132.1% | N/A | 38.8% | 51.6% | 39.0% | 177.0% | N/A | N/A | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 23K | 23K | 23K | 23K | 23K | 23K | 23K | 23K | 23K | 23K | 23K | 23K | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 674K | 34M | 6.3M | 2.8M | 4.6M | 8.0M | 13M | 4.4M | 39M | 41M | 33M | 12M | 12M |
| Buyback Yield | 0.2% | 10.3% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 7.8% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 5K | 5K | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 76K | 246K | 175K | 175K |
| Debt Repayment | 446M | 329M | 333M | 491M | 466M | 664M | 543M | 597M | 383M | 617M | 0 | 1.6M | 1.6M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 205M | 497M | 579M | 535M | 394M | 256M | 252M | 31M | 140M | 448M | 60M | 126M | 4.5M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 14M | 11M | 8.6M | 12M | 15M | 11M | 11M | 60M | 11M | 5.2M | 4.5M | 43M | 67M |
| Long-Term Debt | 216M | 272M | 36M | 329M | 408M | 266M | 217M | 94M | 110M | 433M | 30M | 106M | 24M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.56 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.83 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.10 |
| Interest Coverage | 3.1 | 3.0 | 11.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | -2.5 | 6.0 | 29.6 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Equity | 394M | 352M | 407M | 422M | 411M | 417M | 394M | 578M | 579M | 555M | 583M | 633M | 714M |
| Total Assets | 769M | 806M | 1.1B | 1.1B | 1.0B | 849M | 909M | 909M | 942M | 1.2B | 1.4B | 1.2B | 1.2B |
| Total Liabilities | 375M | 455M | 647M | 712M | 618M | 431M | 515M | 332M | 363M | 658M | 801M | 548M | 509M |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | 333M | 343M | 398M | 401M | 404M | 410M | 460M | 586M | 632M | 641M | 705M | 746M | 835M |
| Working Capital | 453M | 464M | 554M | 613M | 603M | 491M | 402M | 358M | 378M | 638M | 816M | 541M | 617M |
| Current Assets | 584M | 588M | 793M | 855M | 741M | 603M | 552M | 516M | 551M | 794M | 967M | 756M | 801M |
| Current Liabilities | 131M | 125M | 239M | 242M | 139M | 112M | 150M | 158M | 173M | 156M | 151M | 215M | 184M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 1.23 | 0.90 | 5.61 | 1.60 | -0.87 | 0.59 | 5.58 | 13.72 | 5.24 | 1.16 | 8.56 | 5.90 | 0.00 |
| Owner EPS | 2.99 | -0.22 | 1.75 | -0.05 | -2.83 | 6.76 | 10.28 | 16.41 | -0.72 | -31.90 | -17.13 | 41.58 | -8.63 |
| Book Value | 36.35 | 32.58 | 40.87 | 42.98 | 25.98 | 42.86 | 42.05 | 62.87 | 65.67 | 69.71 | 78.80 | 90.60 | 137.05 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 5.14 | 1.80 | 3.94 | 2.47 | -0.83 | 9.97 | 13.57 | 19.93 | 3.42 | -26.74 | -11.22 | 48.01 | 8.60 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 10.8M | 10.8M | 9.9M | 9.8M | 15.8M | 9.7M | 9.4M | 9.2M | 8.8M | 8.0M | 7.4M | 7.0M | 5.2M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 24.6 | 32.9 | 5.9 | 22.0 | N/A | 41.6 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 44.9 | 6.6 | 15.3 | N/A |
| P/FCF | 8.5 | N/A | 10.9 | N/A | N/A | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.1 | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | 166.2 | 123.6 | 4.0 | 19.2 | 45.1 | N/A | 7.5 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 39.4 | 4.2 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Price/Book | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Price/Sales | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | N/A |
| FCF Yield | 11.4% | -2.1% | 9.1% | -2.2% | -16.6% | 24.8% | 19.3% | 24.1% | -5.1% | -68.3% | -28.4% | 47.2% | N/A |
| Market Cap | 339M | 326M | 323M | 349M | 276M | 239M | 320M | 463M | 455M | 415M | 421M | 631M | 866M |
| Avg. Price | 31.47 | 28.58 | 29.01 | 34.68 | 31.75 | 29.60 | 31.53 | 40.77 | 49.21 | 57.09 | 49.08 | 66.61 | 166.22 |
| Year-End Price | 30.25 | 29.61 | 32.15 | 35.15 | 28.35 | 24.55 | 34.11 | 50.35 | 51.59 | 52.12 | 56.90 | 90.35 | 166.22 |
Seneca Foods Corp passes 3 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
Seneca Foods Corp trades at 12.8x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 9.8x, suggesting it is currently Fair relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 5.1x vs a median of 4.1x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 10.6% with a gross margin of 11.1%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 1.3%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +44.2%.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) has a net profit margin of 2.6%. This is a modest margin.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) generated $298 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $5.90 in its most recent fiscal year.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) has a return on equity (ROE) of 6.8%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) has a 5-year average gross margin of 11.1%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 16 years of financial data for Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
Seneca Foods Corp (SENEA) has a book value per share of $90.60, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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