Mama’s Creations Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results

Continued Sales Momentum Drove 24% YoY Revenue Growth; Acquisition of Crown 1 Enterprises to Further Expand Customer Base, Operating Scale, and Revenue with $56 Million in Sales in 12 Months Ended June 30, 2025

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mama’s Creations, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAMA), a leading national marketer and manufacturer of fresh deli prepared foods, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2025.

Financial Summary:

Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 & Subsequent Operational Highlights:

• Acquired the assets of Crown 1 Enterprises (“Crown 1”), a full-service manufacturer of value-added proteins and ready-to-eat meals, from Sysco Corporation for $17.5 million.

  • All-cash, accretive acquisition fully funded through a $20.0 million private placement, further supported by an amended $27.4 million long-term credit facility with M&T Bank.

  • Adds ~$56 million in revenue (12 months ended June 30, 2025) with a recently upgraded and expanded 42k sq. ft. USDA facility ~10 miles from Farmingdale, NY.

  • Brings premium, incremental customers where MAMA did not yet maintain a presence.

  • Significant new operational capabilities, including incremental grill capacity, with meaningful cross-selling potential and cost synergies.

• Sold in a variety of new items using the entire chicken breast, including BJ’s Fajita Chicken Strips, Costco Chicken Stuffed Meatballs, Sam’s Chicken Paninis and Publix Meals for One – as well as an expanded partnership with Wal-Mart on our chicken offering and successful expansions at Sheetz and Amazon Fresh.

• Received confirmation for the Company’s first ever National Costco Multi-Vendor Mailer (MVM) with Beef Meatballs in the fourth quarter.

• Invited to attend leading investor conferences nationally, including the Stephens NASH25 Investment Conference, the Lake Street Capital Markets BIG8 Conference and the Craig-Hallum Alpha Select Conference.

• Cash and cash equivalents as of July 31, 2025 totaled $9.4 million, as compared to $7.2 million as of January 31, 2025. The change in cash and cash equivalents was primarily driven by improved profitability and ongoing working capital optimization.
  

Management Commentary
“Our second quarter showed broad-based momentum across our protein offerings: revenue growth outpaced the category by nearly 10x; we prudently deployed high-ROI trade investment; and we saw continued geographic balance with volume-led growth, supported by new branded placements and incremental doors. We also implemented targeted pricing by early Q2, while operational work in chicken improved yields and cut overtime meaningfully, helping us deliver our margin targets before trade investments.

“Most recently, we signed a definitive agreement to acquire Crown 1 from Sysco. Crown adds ~$56M of revenue, a 42,000-sq-ft USDA facility in Bay Shore, NY (about 10 miles from our Farmingdale plant), and access to premium retail partners we have not been able to penetrate to date. The deal was struck at an attractive ~0.3× revenue multiple for $17.5M all-cash, fully financed through a private placement with existing institutional investors, further supported by a long-term credit facility with M&T Bank. We expect a straightforward integration given the proximity and common grill platforms.

“Beyond the immediate fit, Crown unlocks cross-sell opportunities on both sides and tangible near-term operating efficiencies. Our plan targets meaningful cost synergies by next fiscal year through procurement scale (notably chicken), throughput and overhead efficiencies, and shared services – similar to the playbook we executed post-Creative Salads acquisition. While Crown’s current margins are lower, through best practice sharing, scale efficiencies and operational optimization, we expect to bring Crown’s gross margin toward Mama’s levels within 12 to 18 months, with consolidated gross margin initially in the low-20% range and trending higher as synergies and mix improvements materialize.

“Pro forma, Crown moves our revenue run-rate toward ~$200M and advances our 2030 $1B vision. Leverage remains conservative, capex discipline continues, and we’ll focus first on rapid integration before the next bolt-on. With added capacity, premium customer access, and continued innovation, we’re positioned to drive profitable growth and margin expansion in the coming quarters,” concluded Michaels.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 increased 24% to $35.2 million, as compared to $28.4 million in the same year-ago quarter. The increase was largely attributable to volume gains driven by same-customer cross-selling of new items, accelerating velocities of existing items and new customer door expansion. Targeted pricing actions were successfully put in place and implemented to ensure the Company maintained gross margin targets.

Gross profit increased 28% to $8.8 million, or 24.9% of total revenues, in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, as compared to $6.9 million, or 24.2% of total revenues, in the same year-ago quarter. The difference in gross margin rate was primarily attributable to operational efficiency improvements across the organization, partially offset by continued chicken commodity headwinds.

Operating expenses totaled $7.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, as compared to $5.3 million in the same year-ago quarter. As a percentage of sales, operating expenses increased in second quarter fiscal 2026 to 20.1% from 18.6%. Operating expenses in the second quarter benefited from increased operating leverage and ongoing operational efficiency improvements, partially offset by a 75% year-over-year increase in marketing spend – an area of historical underinvestment – to help drive repeatable and profitable brand growth.

Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 increased 11% to $1.3 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $1.1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the same year-ago quarter. Second quarter net income totaled 3.6% of revenue, as compared to 4.0% in the same year-ago quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, increased 18% to $3.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, as compared to $2.7 million in the same year-ago quarter.

Cash and cash equivalents as of July 31, 2025, grew to $9.4 million, as compared to $7.2 million as of January 31, 2025, primarily driven by improved profitability and ongoing working capital optimization. As of July 31, 2025, total debt stood at $2.7 million, as compared to $6.8 million as of July 31, 2024.

Conference Call
Management will host an investor conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time today, Monday, September 8, 2025 to discuss the Company’s second quarter fiscal 2026 financial results, provide a corporate update, and conclude with Q&A from telephone participants. To participate, please use the following information:

Q2 FY2026 Earnings Conference Call
Date: Monday, September 8, 2025
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern time
U.S. Dial-in: 1-877-451-6152
International Dial-in: 1-201-389-0879
Conference ID: 13755525
Webcast: MAMA Q2 FY2026 Earnings Conference Call

Please join at least five minutes before the start of the call to ensure timely participation.

A playback of the call will be available through Wednesday, October 8, 2025. To listen, please call 1-844-512-2921 within the United States and Canada or 1-412-317-6671 when calling internationally, using replay pin number 13755525. A webcast replay will also be available using the webcast link above.

About Mama’s Creations, Inc.
Mama’s Creations, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAMA) is a leading marketer and manufacturer of fresh deli prepared foods, found in over 12,000 grocery, mass, club and convenience stores nationally. The Company’s broad product portfolio, born from MamaMancini’s rich history in Italian foods, now consists of a variety of high quality, fresh, clean and easy to prepare foods to address the needs of both our consumers and retailers. Our vision is to become a one-stop-shop deli solutions platform, leveraging vertical integration and a diverse family of brands to offer a wide array of prepared foods to meet the changing demands of the modern consumer. For more information, please visit https://mamascreations.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes the following non-GAAP measure – adjusted EBITDA, which is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a measure of financial performance. The company believes this non-GAAP measure, when considered together with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to the company’s results of operations. However, this non-GAAP measure has significant limitations in that it does not reflect all the costs and other items associated with the operation of the company’s business as determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the company’s non-GAAP measures may be calculated differently and are therefore not comparable to similar measures by other companies. Therefore, investors should consider non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance in accordance with GAAP. For a definition and reconciliation of EBITDA to net income, its corresponding GAAP measure, please see the reconciliation table shown in this press release below.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include information about management’s view of the Company’s future expectations, plans and prospects, including future business opportunities or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “eventually,” “expect,” “future,” “may,” “look forward to,” “plan,” “projected,” “should,” “will,” and other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Certain of these risk factors and others are included in documents the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2025, as well as subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and assumptions about future events. While management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory, and other factors, contingencies, and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. You are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company’s does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.
Investor Relations Contact:
Lucas A. Zimmerman
Managing Director
MZ Group - MZ North America
(949) 259-4987
MAMA@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us

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