Cal-Maine Foods Delivers Better-Than-Expected Quarterly Results Despite Avian Flu Impact
Cal-Maine Foods' better-than-feared quarter
The $703.1 million revenue mark represented a 29.5% YoY decrease, yielding $146.7 million net income at $3 per share. Analysts forecasted earnings of $2.46 per share on $692 million revenue.
Revenue decline: Lower average selling prices drove the 41.5% drop in net average selling price per dozen, despite record quarterly sales volume.
Cal-Maine Foods and the Avian flu outbreak
The Texas facility's avian flu detection led to depopulation of 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets, impacting 3.6% of the flock as of March 2, 2024.
USDA report: 15.7 million hens and pullets depopulated nationwide due to avian flu outbreaks in the 2023-2024 period.
The stock's rally reflects confidence in bounce-back from current challenges and potential egg price rise.
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