Calavo Growers, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade A
CVGW · Consumer Defensive
Strong financial health
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Source: SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02, with exhibit links when available
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 18 days, change -5 days YoY
AR growth -24.5% vs revenue growth -2.0%
Revenue -2.0%, CFFO -11.8%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -1.6% vs COGS -1.5%. Normal
CapEx growth -25.6% vs revenue -2.0%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 66.1%. Normal
Gross margin 9.8%, change -0.4pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 1.09. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.0B, FCF/NI = 0.98
Accruals ratio = -0.6%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers debt $0.0B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 5% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 0.7x. Healthy
Other assets -24.5% vs revenue -2.0%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 0% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.56 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
Beneish M-Score
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25