Conagra Brands Inc.
Purchased 1,000 Shares at $15.38
Today, the Value Investment Fund purchased 1,000 shares of Conagra Brands Inc. at $15.38 per share. There is a transaction fee of 25 cents per share; thus, the total per share investment is $15.63 for a total basis of $15,630. The current market price is at the lowest value in 15 years. This company has not generated a loss in over nine years, when it spun off its Lamb Weston Holdings (frozen potato fries) at a loss of $795 million. In 2016, Conagra reported a cumulative loss of $666 million.
Conagra Brands Inc. earned $2.41 per share in 2025 and is tracking to earn around $1.72 for its fiscal year 2026, which will end in May of 2026. Over a ten-year time frame (2017 through estimated fiscal 2026), Conagra Brands Inc. has earned $17.49 per share. Furthermore, it has paid out $10.43/Share in dividends over the same time period. The company has several positive financial attributes:
- #468 in S&P 500
- Annual Sales > $8 billion
- Market Capitalization > $7 billion
- Book Value of $18.71/Share
- Equity Ratio of 42.6% (Very Strong)
- Current Assets of $3 billion or 14.6% of all Assets
- Gross Profit Margins Consistently > 25%
Look at the last 15 years of market price:
This is a solid company. The market price will recover to the $30 range within three to four years once the industry settles from raw resource chaos (price of growing food and labor issues). In the interim, it is paying an 8.7% dividend yield which by itself justifies buying a solid company like this. Act on Knowledge.