LIMONEIRA (LMNR)
Consumer Staples · Fresh produce and citrus farming · NASDAQ
A struggling California-based citrus grower facing severe margin compression and market headwinds.
What LIMONEIRA does
Limoneira is an agribusiness company primarily engaged in growing, processing, and marketing citrus fruits, particularly lemons, along with other agricultural products. The company operates lemon orchards and related farming operations, selling both fresh fruit and processed citrus products to distributors and other customers. The company also engages in real estate development and holds equity investments in related agricultural entities.
Themes: ["citrus production","agribusiness","fresh fruit commodities","real estate development"]
Fundamentals
- Price$13.22 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$242M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-15.4% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-30.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin-4.7% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-24.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.66 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-25.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-4.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.30 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +2.3%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Severe revenue decline of 25% YoY with negative net margins of -30.5%, indicating major operational challenges and market headwinds","Significant impairment charges and asset disposal losses recorded in recent quarters, suggesting deterioration in asset values and realizations","High debt burden with long-term debt exceeding $93 million against a market cap of $241 million, increasing financial leverage and refinancing risk"]
Competitors & peers
- Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP)
- Dole Food Company
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.