Mission Produce

AVO

Food Distribution · Consumer Defensive

Price

$13.29

+0.05 (+0.38%)

Market Cap

$1.17B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Mission Produce, Inc. engages in sourcing, producing, packaging, and distributing avocados in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Marketing and Distribution, and International Farming. It also provides value-added services, including ripening, bagging, custom packing, and logistical management. The company serves retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Oxnard, California.

Share count broadly stable

+0.4% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 71.1M (2021) → 71.3M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

7.0%

Thin — 7.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-0.2%

Losing money on operations — -0.2%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

7.3%

Weak — 7.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-10.5%

Shrinking sales (-10.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

354%

Turns 354% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

2.8%

Thin free cash flow (2.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.21

Conservative — low debt load (0.21)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

6.13x

Adequate interest coverage (6.1x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

41.5x

Pricey — P/E 41.5

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+23.3

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (41.5 → 18.2)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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