Added to YB: 2026-05-18
Pitch date: 2026-05-14
VITL [neutral]
Vital Farms, Inc.
+7.76%
current return
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Company Info
Vital Farms, Inc., a food company, packages, markets, and distributes shell eggs, butter, and other products in the United States.
Market Cap
$356.9M
Pitch Price
$8.51
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
0.91
P/E
7.94
EV/Sales
0.46
Sector
Food Products
Category
turnaround
Vital Farms: Eggs-tremely Dangerous Setup!
VITL (overview): Premium egg producer collapsed 80% as wholesale prices plunged from $8/doz to $0.25. Q1 inventories +40%, forcing aggressive promotions. Operating cash flow negative, real cash $50M vs $118M short-term liabilities. $60M credit line restricted by 3.25x debt/EBITDA covenant. EBITDA just $5M Q1 at 2x current egg prices. Cut capex 50%, selling butter segment. Risks: equity raise dilution, bankruptcy if prices stay low.
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