BRIDNasdaqSausages & Other Prepared Meat ProductsFiscal year ends October 30
BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 10, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 24, 2026
$5.58−0.01 (-0.18%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $50.65M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
19.3%−10.8 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
-8.1%−10.3 pts over 5 years
Net margin
-5.8%−9.5 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +3.3% | -4.6% | +3.1% | +5.9% | |
| Gross profit | -20.9% | -14.8% | -5.6% | -0.5% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 20.8% | 10.6% | -11.0% | |
| Return on assets | 9.6% | 5.3% | -8.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.98 | 2.62 | 2.98 | |
| Debt to equity | – | 0.35 | 0.03 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | – | – | -0.24× | |
| Interest coverage | – | 23.7× | – | |
| Inventory turnover | 3.9× | 5.0× | 5.3× | |
| Capex to revenue | 2.3% | 12.4% | 1.6% | |
| Diluted shares | 9M | 9M | 9M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Bridgford Foods generated $24.00M from operations and spent $20.11M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 100% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$24.00M
Used
$20.11M
Capital expenditure$20.11M100%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$00%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-5.8%
×Asset turnover1.52×
×Equity multiplier1.25×
=Return on equity, FY2025-11.0%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -5.8% | 1.52× | 1.25× | -11.0% |
| FY2024 | -1.5% | 1.38× | 1.26× | -2.6% |
| FY2023 | 1.4% | 1.47× | 1.34× | 2.7% |
| FY2022 | 16.9% | 1.60× | 1.65× | 44.8% |
| FY2021 | -2.3% | 1.54× | 2.13× | -7.5% |
| FY2020 | 3.7% | 1.42× | 2.02× | 10.6% |
| FY2019 | 3.4% | 1.68× | 1.70× | 9.8% |
| FY2018 | 3.7% | 1.75× | 1.64× | 10.7% |
| FY2017 | 5.3% | 1.81× | 1.95× | 18.6% |
| FY2016 | 5.5% | 1.72× | 2.18× | 20.8% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
4of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$13.36M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero-$5.69M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-2.0% → -8.5%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income-$5.69M vs -$13.36M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell1.1% → 0.5%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose4.74 → 2.98
- No dilutionShare count did not rise9M → 9M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year25.19% → 19.29%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.34 → 1.47