Cal-Maine Foods vs Del Monte
CALM and DMC side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CALM and DMC compare
Cal-Maine Foods is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Del Monte ($3.1B against $1.3B).
On earnings, Del Monte is cheaper: it trades at 15.9× trailing earnings, against 56.8× for Cal-Maine Foods.
Del Monte grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.4% versus −42.5% for Cal-Maine Foods).
Cal-Maine Foods keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.3% compared with 1.9% at Del Monte.
Both pay dividends: Cal-Maine Foods yields 1.6% and Del Monte 3.3%.
Del Monte scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 12 for Cal-Maine Foods), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CALM | DMC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $1.3B |
| Share price | $66.45 | $27.22 |
| Change, 1 year | −26.9% | −25.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 80.6% | 1.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.37 | 0.29 |
| Employees | 4,909 | 6,088 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 56.8× | 15.9× (better) |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 1.2× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.0× | 8.8× (better) |
| FCF yield | −1.1% (better) | −2.6% |
| Fair value | $88.06 | $39.30 |
| Margin of safety | 24.5% | 30.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −42.5% | 1.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.6% (better) | 0.56% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −95.4% | 2.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −95.5% | 4.9% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 178% (better) | 12.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 14.3% (better) | 9.6% |
| Operating margin | 0.74% | 2.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.3% (better) | 1.9% |
| FCF margin | −1.3% | −0.76% (better) |
| Return on equity | 2.2% | 4.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 0.99% | 4.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.25 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.36 |
| Interest coverage | – | 7.5× |
| Current ratio | 7.70 (better) | 2.30 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.92 (better) | 2.78 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | 3.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 200% | 69.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 135% (better) | 32.0% |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.6% | 6.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.7% | 72.3% |
| Held by insiders | 36.4% | 54.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$2.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 21.8% | 9.1% |
Go deeper
- CALM stock overview
- CALM income statement
- CALM valuation and score
- DMC stock overview
- DMC income statement
- DMC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.