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Mission Produce™ Announces Fiscal 2024 First Quarter Financial Results
Company achieves record first quarter results with improved performance across all segments OXNARD, Calif., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mission
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[{"type":"text","content":"Company achieves record first quarter results with improved performance across all segments\nOXNARD, Calif., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mission Produce, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVO) (“Mission” or the “Company”), a world leader in sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh Hass avocados with additional offerings in mangos and blueberries, today reported its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2024. Fiscal First Quarter 2024 Financial Overview: Total revenue increased 21% to $258.7 million compared to the same period last year driven primarily by a 23% increase in average per-unit avocado selling prices on flat avocado volumesNet income/(loss) was breakeven, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared to $(8.8) million, or $(0.12) per diluted share, for the same period last yearAdjusted net income of $6.7 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to $(5.0) million, or $(0.07) per diluted share, for the same period last yearAdjusted EBITDA of $19.2 million, compared to $2.3 million in the same period last year CEO Message Steve Barnard, CEO of Mission, commented, “We are off to a strong start in fiscal 2024 with the delivery of a first quarter that demonstrated solid execution across all facets of our business. The team’s focus resulted in significantly improved per-unit margins, which translated to nearly 700 basis points of gross margin expansion and resulted in a significant improvement in adjusted EBITDA performance year-over-year. Our margin improvement was spurred by strength in avocado margins in our Marketing & Distribution segment, as well as the achievement of record quarterly revenues in our Blueberries segment due to advantageous pricing conditions, which contributed meaningfully to our overall adjusted EBITDA generation. In our International Farming segment, our team has been focused on implementing cost savings measures across our farming and packing operations. We expect to see the benefits of these initiatives in the second half of our fiscal year when we harvest and sell our owned avocado production from Peru. Our improved overall performance is a direct result of the actions we are taking to optimize our business and enhance profitability, and it is expected to result in a meaningful step-up in free cash flow generation in 2024.” Fiscal First Quarter 2024 Consolidated Financial Review Tota...