Bridgford Foods Corporation Common Stock (BRID)

FairStock Score: 60/100 — STEADY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for businesses that earn good returns on capital and sell at a sensible price. Bridgford does not currently meet the first test. In fiscal 2025, the year ended 2025-10-31, revenue was $231.0M and net income was -$13.4M. In fiscal 2024, the year ended 2024-11-01, revenue was $223.6M and net income was -$3.4M. In fiscal 2023, the year ended 2023-11-03, revenue was $251.6M and net income was $3.5M. So profits have collapsed and losses have widened. Recent quarters confirm the pressure: in fiscal Q3 2026, the quarter ended 2026-07-10, revenue was $47.0M and net income was -$2.0M; a year earlier, fiscal Q3 2025, revenue was $52.0M and net income was -$1.6M. The company sells packaged foods, a competitive business where I see little evidence of a durable moat. Financial health has one redeeming feature: debt is low, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. But return on equity was -12.67% and return on capital employed -8.56%, and trailing free cash flow was -$6.5M. The Piotroski score is 3/9 and Altman Z-score 2.36, which do not shout safety. At the 2026-10-13 close of $5.49, the market capitalization is $49.8M, the FairStock P/E is negative at -3.43, and the price-to-book ratio is 0.43, so the market values the company below book. That can be an opportunity in a true turnaround, and FairStock labels it a TURNAROUND because it lost money in the latest year after earlier profits. But a cheap price on a loss-making, cash-burning business is not enough. I would need evidence that costs, sales, and cash flow are inflecting before calling this a bargain rather than a value trap.

In plain English: Bridgford Foods makes frozen foods and snacks such as biscuits, bread dough, beef jerky, and other snack items. The business looks weak right now: it lost money in its latest fiscal year and in the latest quarter, and sales fell from a year earlier. The stock price is low compared with the value of its assets minus liabilities, but because the company is losing money and burning cash, that cheapness may not be real.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-07-10) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-04-17) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-01-23) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-07-11) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-10-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-11-01) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-11-03)

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