Farmer Bros Co
FARM
$1.530 -0.65%
Exchange: NASDAQ | Sector: Consumer Defensive | Industry: Packaged Foods
Q3 2024
Published: May 9, 2024

Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $85.36M down 31.3% year-over-year
  • EPS of $-0.03 increased by 94.3% from previous year
  • Gross margin of 40.1%
  • Net income of -682.00K
  • "We reached an inflection point during the quarter, as retention trends stabilized and our rate of customer decline improved, compared to the prior year." - John Moore
FARM
Company FARM

Executive Summary

Farmer Bros Co reported a flat top-line in Q3 FY2024 (quarter ended 2024-03-31) with net sales of $85.4 million, vs. $85.7 million in the prior-year period, as pricing gains offset lower unit volumes. The quarter delivered a meaningful margin expansion, with gross margin up 660 basis points to 40.1% and gross profit of $34.2 million, driven by improved pricing and lower commodity costs. Despite the revenue mix shift, operating expenses declined modestly to $34.7 million, aided by higher net gains from asset sales, yielding a positive Adjusted EBITDA of $0.271 million for the quarter. However, net income from continuing operations remained negative at $0.682 million, reflecting ongoing restructuring costs and capital investments. Management reiterates a multi-quarter DSD transformation and SKU rationalization program intended to simplify the portfolio, increase in-stock accuracy, and improve route execution. They expect to complete the SKU rationalization by the end of FY2025 Q1 and project free cash flow positivity in early FY2025, supported by a targeted capital plan of $12–$15 million for FY2024. The company remains focused on expanding high-value growth through SHOTT and Boyd's, strengthening pricing discipline via an AI-driven engine, and increasing route density with a more efficient Portland footprint. Growth remains contingent on completing operational improvements and sustaining favorable input-cost dynamics.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue
Decreasing
85.36M
QoQ: -4.58% | YoY: -31.29%
Gross Profit
Increasing
34.26M
40.13% margin
QoQ: -5.13% | YoY: 19.48%
Operating Income
Increasing
-3.43M
QoQ: -177.04% | YoY: 66.36%
Net Income
Increasing
-682.00K
QoQ: -125.22% | YoY: 94.03%
EPS
Increasing
-0.03
QoQ: -124.85% | YoY: 94.33%

Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Historical Earnings Comparison

PeriodRevenue ($M)EPS ($)YoY GrowthReport
Q3 2025 82.05 -0.23 -3.9% View
Q2 2025 90.02 0.01 +0.6% View
Q1 2025 85.07 -0.24 +3.9% View
Q4 2024 84.40 -0.22 -1.3% View
Q3 2024 85.36 -0.03 -31.3% View