Coffee Holding Company Reports First Quarter Results.
Rhea-AI Summary
Coffee Holding Company (Nasdaq: JVA) reported fiscal first quarter results for the period ended January 31, 2026, showing a 20% revenue increase to $25.566 million and earnings of $0.29 per share versus $0.20 a year earlier. Management cited tariff relief and consolidation to one east-coast facility as drivers of improved profitability.
The company reported strength across private label, branded, and green-bean sales while noting ongoing coffee-market volatility and macroeconomic headwinds.
Positive
- Revenue +20% YoY to $25.566 million in Q1 fiscal 2026
- EPS rose to $0.29 per share from $0.20 year-over-year
- Management cited tariff fee reduction and facility consolidation boosting profitability
Negative
- Coffee markets remain volatile, posing demand and price risks
- Macro-economic challenges could pressure future results despite current gains
Market Reaction – JVA
Following this news, JVA has gained 17.39%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction. Our momentum scanner has triggered 20 alerts so far, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. The stock is currently trading at $3.73. This price movement has added approximately $3M to the company's valuation. Trading volume is exceptionally heavy at 8.9x the average, suggesting very strong buying interest.
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Two momentum peers, NCRA and STKH, were also moving up (median move about 4.9%) while one peer, FAMI, was down. This supports a broader positive tilt in related food names alongside JVA’s modest 0.32% gain.
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
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| Sep 12 | Earnings update | Neutral | +1.7% | Q3 2025 sales up 27% but net loss from derivative impacts. |
On the only recent tagged earnings event, JVA’s stock posted a mild positive reaction to mixed results, suggesting a tendency toward modest moves on earnings.
Recent history shows JVA navigating growth and volatility. In Q3 2025, net sales rose 27% to $23.9M but a $1.19M net loss driven by derivative impacts limited investor enthusiasm, with shares gaining only 1.67% the next day. The current earnings release again highlights stronger sales and profitability. Compared with that mixed Q3 update, today’s first-quarter results feature revenue growth and positive EPS, suggesting operational progress from earlier tariff- and hedging-related pressures.
Historical Comparison
In the past year, JVA reported one comparable earnings release with a 1.67% next-day move. That update showed strong sales but a net loss from derivatives, whereas the current quarter combines 20% revenue growth with higher EPS, indicating a cleaner earnings profile than the prior mixed result.
Earnings have progressed from Q3 2025’s strong sales but net loss to Q1 2026’s revenue growth and improved profitability after facility consolidation and reduced tariff impact.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock is surging +17.4% following this news. A strong positive reaction aligns with the combination of 20% revenue growth and EPS rising to $0.29 per share, alongside better cash generation. Historical earnings news moved the stock about 1.67% on average, so an outsized gain would mark a break from past behavior. Investors would need to weigh how sustainable the margin and cash-flow improvements from plant consolidation and tariff relief might be.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
STATEN ISLAND, New York, March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (Nasdaq: JVA) (the “Company,” “our” or “we”) announced its operating results for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2026.
We are pleased to report to our shareholders the following:
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“With the majority of the tariff fees and expenses behind us, combined with the efficiencies of operating only one east coast manufacturing facility instead of two, we were able to markedly improve our profitability this quarter.
Sales remain strong in all three business segments; private label, branded sales, and sales of green unroasted beans to smaller regional roasters” said Andrew Gordon, President and CEO of the Company. “Although coffee markets continue to remain volatile and the macro-economic situation is facing new challenges, we believe that our core businesses remain strong and we should be able to continue to deliver positive results to our shareholders,” concluded Andrew Gordon.
About Coffee Holding
Founded in 1971, Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: JVA) is a leading integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States and one of the few coffee companies that offers a broad array of coffee products across the entire spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points. Coffee Holding’s product offerings consist of eight proprietary brands, each targeting a different segment of the consumer coffee market as well as roasting and blending coffees for major wholesalers and retailers throughout the United States who want to have products under their own names to compete with national brands. In addition to selling roasted coffee, Coffee Holding also imports green coffee beans from around the world, which it resells to smaller regional roasters and coffee shops around the United States and Canada.
Forward looking statements
Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the Company’s outlook on the revenue growth. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements upon information available to management as of the date of this release and management’s expectations and projections about certain future events. It is possible that the assumptions made by management for purposes of such statements may not materialize. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those relating to product demand, pricing, market acceptance, hedging activities, the effect of economic conditions (including tariffs), intellectual property rights, the outcome of competitive products, the results of financing efforts, the ability to complete transactions and other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of documents filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement for events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.
Company Contact
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
Andrew Gordon
President & CEO
(718) 832-0800
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