Mama's Creations, Inc. MAMA reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with both top and bottom lines increasing year over year. Net sales missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while earnings met the same.
MAMA’s Quarterly Performance: Key Metrics and Insights
Mama’s Creations posted quarterly earnings of 5 cents per share, which were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The metric increased 25% from the prior-year period.
Mama's Creations, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Total revenues of $54 million fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $55 million. However, the metric rose 61% year over year. This growth was driven by item expansion at existing customers, effective high-ROI promotional activities that boosted sales velocity, initial placements with new customers and the acquisition of Crown 1.
Gross profit increased 53.8% to $14 million from $9.1 million in the year-ago quarter. The gross margin decreased 110 basis points (bps) to 25.9% compared with 27% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. The margin was impacted by the continued ramp of the Bay Shore facility.
Operating expenses were $10.9 million, up from $7.2 million in the year-ago quarter. As a percentage of sales, operating expenses decreased 120 bps to 20.2% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026.
Adjusted EBITDA totaled $5.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026. The figure was up 77.4% from $3.1 million in the prior-year quarter.
MAMA’s Financial Snapshot
Mama’s Creations ended the fiscal 2026 with cash and cash equivalents of $20 million and total shareholders’ equity of $52.6 million. As of Jan. 31, 2026, total debt was $5.4 million. In the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2026, the net cash flow provided by operations was $11.4 million.
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock has risen 9.8% in the past three months against the industry’s decline of 6.9%.
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