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Seneca Foods Corporation reports developments in packaged fruits and vegetables, including canned, frozen and bottled produce, snack chips, private-label products, foodservice, contract packaging and industrial channels. The company sells products under brands including Libby’s, Green Giant, Aunt Nellie’s, Green Valley, CherryMan, READ and Seneca, and its Class B common stock trades under the symbol SENEB.
Recurring news covers quarterly sales and earnings, crop pack conditions, product mix, selling prices, LIFO and FIFO inventory effects, gross margin, working capital, co-pack activity and debt reduction. Company updates also include completed Green Giant shelf-stable and U.S. frozen business acquisitions, related frozen vegetable manufacturing operations and supply arrangements.
Seneca Foods (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) announced its financial results for Q4 and the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. Annual net sales were $1,458.6M, a decrease from $1,509.4M in the previous year due to lower sales volumes, partially offset by higher selling prices. The gross margin percentage increased to 12.9% from 6.9%. For Q4, net sales were $308.0M, down from $331.1M the previous year, again due to lower sales volumes but higher prices. Q4 gross margin improved to 6.7% from -4.3%.
CEO Paul Palmby noted that despite a year-over-year decline in sales and earnings in the seasonally weak Q4, fiscal 2024 was historically the third best on an operating basis for Seneca Foods.
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Seneca Foods Corporation (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) has appointed Michael Wolcott as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2023. Wolcott, who rejoined Seneca in July 2022, succeeds Tim Benjamin, the current CFO, who will retire on March 31, 2023. Wolcott will lead the finance organization, managing tax, treasury, internal audit, and investor relations, while contributing to corporate strategy, including mergers and acquisitions. He holds an MBA from Stanford and previously worked at Barclays PLC. Seneca Foods is a leading provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, sourcing from over 1,400 American farms.
Seneca Foods Corporation (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) reported strong financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2022. The company achieved net sales of $473.3 million for Q3 FY2023, up from $445.6 million in Q3 FY2022, attributing a $27.7 million increase to higher selling prices and an improved sales mix.
For the nine months, net sales were $1,178.3 million, a $125.4 million rise from the previous year, driven mostly by increased prices despite lower sales volumes. Gross margins for Q3 improved to 11.4%, although year-to-date margins decreased to 10.0% due to a significant increase in LIFO charges.
Seneca Foods Corporation (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ending October 1, 2022. Net sales for Q2 reached $439.8 million, up from $372.3 million in the prior year, largely driven by higher prices and an improved sales mix. However, gross margin fell to 9.5% from 11.5% due to a $20.4 million increase in LIFO charges. For the year-to-date, net sales increased to $705.0 million from $607.3 million, with a gross margin decline to 9.2% from 12.6%.