---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-23-002926"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVGW"
cik: "0001133470"
company_name: "CALAVO GROWERS INC"
filed_at: "2023-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T11:09:45.967456+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Calavo Q1 revenue down 18% to $226.2M; net loss narrows to $(0.17)/share

## Summary
- Revenue $226.2M, down 18% YoY; Grown segment revenue down 27% to $117.7M.
- Net loss $(3.1)M ($(0.17)/diluted share) vs net loss $(4.0)M ($(0.23)) prior year.
- Adjusted net loss $(1.4)M ($(0.08)/share) vs adjusted net loss $(0.4)M ($(0.02)) prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $3.6M vs $4.7M prior year.
- Prepared segment gross profit +$3.4M to $5.0M; Grown segment gross profit -$2.2M to $9.5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-23-002926
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVGW
- cik: 0001133470
- company_name: CALAVO GROWERS INC
- filed_at: 2023-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000155837023002926/0001558370-23-002926-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000155837023002926/cvgw-20230306x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CALAVO GROWERS INC reported the fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2023 results: revenue $226.2 million, net income $(3.1) million, EPS $(0.17) per diluted share.
  - Period: the fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $226.2 million
  - Net income: $(3.1) million
  - EPS: $(0.17) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ready-to-eat fresh food, today reported its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2023. ​ First Quarter Financial Overview · Total revenue of $226.2 million, an 18% decline from prior year o Grown segment revenue decreased 27% year-over-year to $117.7 million o Prepared segment revenue decreased 3% year-over-year to $108.5 million ·
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000155837023002926/0001558370-23-002926-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.