Mama's Creations, Inc. MAMA reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 results, wherein both top and bottom lines beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate and increased year over year.
MAMA’s Quarterly Performance: Key Metrics and Insights
Mama’s Creations posted quarterly earnings of 6 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 5 cents. The metric increased 100% from 3 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
Mama's Creations, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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The company reported total revenues of $54.6 million, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $53 million. The metric rose 55% year over year. Growth reflected new branded-item ramps, broader customer penetration and the Bay Shore acquisition.
Gross profit increased 49.1% year over year to $13.1 million. Gross margin was 24%, down from 24.9% a year ago but up from 23.6% in the prior quarter as new packaging technologies and protein form factors deployed for first-quarter product launches moved toward steady-state production. The result came despite $1 million more in trade spending than a year ago. The company said it remains on track toward the mid-to-high-20% corporate gross-margin target.
Operating expenses totaled $10.1 million compared with $7.1 million in the prior-year quarter, with the increase in absolute dollars primarily tied to the Bay Shore acquisition. However, operating expenses fell 160 basis points as a percentage of revenues to 18.5% from 20.1%.
Adjusted EBITDA advanced 68.9% to $5.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 10.1% from 9.3%.
MAMA’s Financial Snapshot
Cash and cash equivalents reached $138.6 million as of July 31, 2026, compared with $20 million at Jan. 31, 2026. Total debt stood at $4.8 million. Operating activities generated $11.9 million of cash during the first six months of fiscal 2027.
This Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) stock has fallen 15.4% in the past month against the industry’s growth of 2.5%.
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