Spotting Winners: J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) And Shelf-Stable Food Stocks In Q3

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Spotting Winners: J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) And Shelf-Stable Food Stocks In Q3

As the Q3 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the shelf-stable food industry, including J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) and its peers.

As America industrialized and moved away from an agricultural economy, people faced more demands on their time. Packaged foods emerged as a solution offering convenience to the evolving American family, whether it be canned goods or snacks. Today, Americans seek brands that are high in quality, reliable, and reasonably priced. Furthermore, there's a growing emphasis on health-conscious and sustainable food options. Packaged food stocks are considered resilient investments. People always need to eat, so these companies can enjoy consistent demand as long as they stay on top of changing consumer preferences. The industry spans from multinational corporations to smaller specialized firms and is subject to food safety and labeling regulations.

The 20 shelf-stable food stocks we track reported a mixed Q3. As a group, revenues were in line with analysts’ consensus estimates while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 5.7% below.

In light of this news, share prices of the companies have held steady. On average, they are relatively unchanged since the latest earnings results.

Weakest Q3: J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF)

Best known for its SuperPretzel soft pretzels and ICEE frozen drinks, J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) produces a range of snacks and beverages and distributes them primarily to supermarket and food service customers.

J&J Snack Foods reported revenues of $426.8 million, down 3.9% year on year. This print was in line with analysts’ expectations, but overall, it was a disappointing quarter for the company with a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA and gross margin estimates.

“J&J Snack Foods delivered another year of strong financial performance in fiscal 2024,” stated Dan Fachner, J&J Snack Foods Chairman, President, and CEO.

J&J Snack Foods Total Revenue
J&J Snack Foods Total Revenue

Unsurprisingly, the stock is down 3.6% since reporting and currently trades at $167.16.

Read our full report on J&J Snack Foods here, it’s free.

Best Q3: Kellanova (NYSE:K)

With Corn Flakes as its first and most iconic product, Kellanova (NYSE:K) is a packaged foods company that is dominant in the cereal and snack categories.

Kellanova reported revenues of $3.23 billion, flat year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 2.5%. The business had a satisfactory quarter with a solid beat of analysts’ organic revenue estimates but a miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

Kellanova Total Revenue
Kellanova Total Revenue

However, the results were likely priced into the stock as it’s traded sideways since reporting. Shares currently sit at $80.73.