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Mission Produce (AVO) On Calavo Integration And Whether The Valuation Still Has Room To Run

Simply Wall St · 15h ago

Mission Produce (AVO) is in focus after its decision to integrate Calavo, a move centred on gaining greater scale in avocados and prepared foods, increasing packhouse capacity, and creating the potential for meaningful cost synergies.

At a share price of US$12.82, Mission Produce has seen a 15.7% 90-day share price return and a 10.7% year-to-date share price return. The 3-year total shareholder return of 41.8% points to momentum that has built over a multi-year period, despite a more modest 3.1% 1-year total shareholder return.

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Mission Produce now trades at US$12.82 after the Calavo announcement, with recent gains already reflected in the share price. The key issue for investors is whether the integration and current valuation still leave meaningful upside potential.

Price to Earnings of 49.7x: Is it justified?

At a last close of $12.82, Mission Produce trades on a P/E of 49.7x, which implies investors are paying a high price relative to current earnings when compared with both peers and the wider US Food industry.

The P/E ratio compares the share price to earnings per share and is a common way to assess how much the market is willing to pay for each dollar of profit. For Mission Produce, this high multiple sits against a backdrop of forecast earnings growth of 81.3% per year and forecast revenue growth of 17.7% per year, which helps explain why some investors may be comfortable with a richer valuation.

Analysts currently expect earnings to grow faster than both the US market and the Food industry, and Mission Produce is also trading 16.1% below the SWS DCF fair value estimate based on future cash flows. That combination suggests the high P/E multiple could move closer to the SWS fair P/E ratio of 79.7x if the growth outlook and cash flow expectations remain intact.

Compared with the US Food industry average P/E of 17.9x and a peer average of 19.8x, Mission Produce trades at a much higher level, which points to stronger growth expectations being priced in than for many competitors. However, the SWS fair P/E ratio of 79.7x signals that the market valuation still sits below the level that regression analysis suggests the shares could justify if forecasts play out.

Explore the SWS fair ratio for Mission Produce

Result: Price-to-earnings of 49.7x (UNDERVALUED)

However, Mission Produce still faces risks around the successful integration of Calavo and achieving consistent profitability, with annual net income of US$22.8m compared with a market cap above US$1.1b.

Find out about the key risks to this Mission Produce narrative.

Another view on Mission Produce’s value

The SWS DCF model values Mission Produce at $15.28 per share, which is 16.1% above the current $12.82 price. That also sits alongside analyst targets that are 28.7% higher. If both the cash flow model and analyst view hold up, how long does the current discount persist?

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

AVO Discounted Cash Flow as at Sep 2026
AVO Discounted Cash Flow as at Sep 2026

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Next Steps

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