Limoneira Company Reports $16.8M Loss in FY 2025, Shifts Focus to Avocados
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 23 2025
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- Financial Performance: For FY 2025, Limoneira reported total net revenues of $159.7 million, a 16% decline from $191.5 million in FY 2024, primarily due to decreased revenues from lemons and avocados, indicating challenges in market demand.
- Strategic Transformation: The company incurred approximately $7 million in strategic transformation costs in Q4, which are expected to yield about $10 million in savings in FY 2026, aimed at improving operational efficiency and margins through a partnership with Sunkist.
- Widening Losses: Limoneira's net loss for FY 2025 reached $16.8 million, translating to a loss of $0.93 per share, a stark contrast to a net income of $7.2 million in FY 2024, reflecting high costs associated with the transformation and market pressures.
- Asset Optimization: The company plans to enhance financial flexibility and long-term growth potential by monetizing water rights and selling its Windfall and Argentina properties, anticipating value creation of $50 million to $70 million by FY 2027.
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Analyst Views on LMNR
Wall Street analysts forecast LMNR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LMNR is 19.00 USD with a low forecast of 19.00 USD and a high forecast of 19.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
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About LMNR
Limoneira Company is primarily an agribusiness company. Its operations consist of fruit production, sales and marketing, rental operations, real estate and capital investment activities. It operates in three business divisions: agribusiness, rental operations, and real estate development. The agribusiness division includes four segments, such as fresh lemons, lemon packing, avocados and other agribusiness, which primarily includes oranges, specialty citrus, other crops and farm management services. The agribusiness division includes farming, harvesting, lemon packing and lemon sales operations. The rental operations division includes its residential and commercial rentals, leased land operations and organic recycling. The real estate development division includes its investments in real estate development projects. It markets and sells lemons directly to its food service, wholesale and retail customers throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, and other international markets.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
Limoneira (LMNR) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
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Limoneira Company Reports Wider Q4 Loss of $8.8 Million
- Wider Loss: Limoneira Company reported a net loss of $8.8 million for Q4, translating to a loss of $0.49 per share, which is a significant increase from a loss of $2 million or $0.11 per share in the same quarter last year, indicating adverse impacts from lower lemon volumes and rising costs.
- Revenue Decline: The company's net revenues fell to $42.8 million from $43.9 million a year earlier, with agribusiness revenues decreasing from $42.5 million to $41.3 million, reflecting pressures from weak market demand and intensified competition.
- Adjusted Loss: The adjusted net loss widened to $8.0 million or $0.45 per share, compared to an adjusted net loss of $1.6 million or $0.09 per share in the prior-year quarter, highlighting challenges in cost management and profitability.
- Poor Annual Performance: For fiscal year 2025, Limoneira posted a net loss of $16.5 million or $0.93 per share, contrasting sharply with a net income of $7.2 million or $0.40 per share in fiscal 2024, reflecting a deterioration in the company's overall financial health.
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