---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-014779"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SENEB"
cik: "0000088948"
company_name: "Seneca Foods Corp"
filed_at: "2022-06-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T02:59:19.389313+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Seneca Foods FY22 net sales fall 5.6% to $1.385B; EPS drops to $5.79 from $13.72

## Summary
- Net sales $1,385.3M vs $1,467.6M prior year; $71.9M decrease from divestiture of prepared foods.
- Gross margin 10.7% of sales, down from 15.8% due to inflation and LIFO impacts.
- Net earnings $51.0M ($5.79 diluted EPS) vs $126.1M ($13.72) year ago.
- Adjusted net earnings $84.6M ($9.60 diluted EPS) vs $95.4M ($10.38) prior year.
- Q4 net sales up 9% to $332.4M but net earnings fell to $6.6M from $14.8M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-014779
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SENEB
- cik: 0000088948
- company_name: Seneca Foods Corp
- filed_at: 2022-06-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/88948/000143774922014779/0001437749-22-014779-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/88948/000143774922014779/senea20220603_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-014779.txt

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