Mission Produce is a food distribution business based in the US. Mission Produce shares (AVO) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $12.41 – an increase of 0.57% over the previous week. Mission Produce employs 3,300 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.1 billion.
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| Latest market close | $12.41 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $9.54 - $15.25 |
| 50-day moving average | $13.25 |
| 200-day moving average | $11.86 |
| Wall St. target price | $17.00 |
| PE ratio | 23.6415 |
| Dividend yield | N/A |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.53 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $12.49 from 2025-01-17
| 1 week (2025-01-14) | 1.30% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-12-20) | -13.56% |
| 3 months (2024-10-22) | 3.74% |
| 6 months (2024-07-19) | 15.65% |
| 1 year (2024-01-19) | 24.16% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2023-01-20) | 4.17% |
| 3 years (2022-01-21) | 13.55 |
| 5 years (2020-01-18) | N/A |
Valuing Mission Produce stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Mission Produce's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Mission Produce's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Mission Produce shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
However, Mission Produce's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the food distribution industry or those of similar companies.
Mission Produce's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $77.7 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Mission Produce's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put Mission Produce's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.
| Revenue TTM | $1.1 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 5.19% |
| Gross profit TTM | $124.5 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.91% |
| Return on equity TTM | 5.05% |
| Profit margin | 2.06% |
| Book value | $7.44 |
| Market Capitalization | $888.6 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting Mission Produce to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
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Over the last 12 months, Mission Produce's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.54 up to $15.25. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Mission Produce's is 0.5. This would suggest that Mission Produce's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
To put Mission Produce's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.
Mission Produce, Inc. engages in the sourcing, farming, packaging, marketing, and distribution of avocados, mangoes, and blueberries to food retailers, distributors, and foodservice customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments, Marketing and Distribution; International Farming; and Blueberries. It also provides ripening, bagging, custom packing, logistical management, and quality assurance services. In addition, the company offers merchandising and promotional support, and insights on market trends, and training services. Mission Produce, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Oxnard, California.
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