BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP
BRID · Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products · 9.1M shares · +0%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $40K (gross $40K)
Reference price $6.95 · est. market cap ~$63M — last insider purchase, 2026-06-17 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
D40Loss-making snack/frozen-food micro-cap with near-zero cash and gross-margin collapse from meat-commodity inflation.
Strengths
- Essentially debt-free (debt/equity 0.006) with a healthy current ratio of 2.98
- Stable private-label demand shift cushioning volumes
Risks
- Cash runway ~0.4 quarters (6th pct) with only $876K cash and negative FCF (-$9.3M)
- Gross margin fell to 19.3% and net margin -5.8%; negative ROA/ROE and operating loss
Notable findings
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
19.3%
Operating margin
-8.1%
Net margin
-5.8%
Return on equity
-11.6%
Return on assets
-9.1%
ROIC
-12.7%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
5.3%
Debt / equity
0.0×
Current ratio
3.0×
Free cash flow
-$9M
EBITDA
-$12M
Tangible book value
$116M
Cash & investments
$876K
Cash runway
0q
Stock comp / revenue
0.0%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Bridgford Allan Jr. | Buy | 687 | $6.95 |
| 2026-06-16 | Bridgford Allan Jr. | Buy | 67 | $6.95 |
| 2026-06-15 | Bridgford Richard Eugene | Buy | 150 | $6.95 |
| 2026-06-15 | Matthews-Morales Cindy | Buy | 500 | $6.86 |
| 2026-06-12 | Bridgford Allan Jr. | Buy | 70 | $6.99 |
| 2025-06-12 | Bridgford Allan Jr. | Buy | 101 | $7.70 |
| 2025-06-09 | Bridgford Richard Eugene | Buy | 50 | $7.90 |
| 2025-06-09 | Bridgford Allan Jr. | Buy | 75 | $7.70 |
| 2025-04-01 | Bridgford Richard Eugene | Buy | 50 | $8.02 |
| 2025-03-31 | Bridgford Baron | Buy | 100 | $8.15 |
| 2025-03-31 | Bridgford Allan Jr. | Buy | 300 | $8.34 |
| 2025-03-28 | Bridgford Allan Jr. | Buy | 100 | $8.34 |
| 2025-03-28 | Bridgford Richard Eugene | Buy | 100 | $8.36 |
| 2025-03-28 | Bridgford Allan Jr. | Buy | 600 | $8.33 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | 2026-06-01 | 2026-04-17 | 0001493152-26-026675 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-13 | 0001493152-26-016410 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-27 | 2026-03-25 | 0001493152-26-013200 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-03-06 | 2026-01-23 | 0001493152-26-009188 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-01-28 | 2025-10-31 | 0001493152-26-004079 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-08-22 | 2025-07-11 | 0001493152-25-012266 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-06-02 | 2025-04-18 | 0001641172-25-013252 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-05-12 | 2025-03-19 | 0001641172-25-009756 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-03-07 | 2025-01-24 | 0001493152-25-009592 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2025-01-29 | 2024-11-01 | 0001493152-25-004182 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2024-08-23 | 2024-07-12 | 0001493152-24-033703 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2024-05-31 | 2024-04-19 | 0001493152-24-022237 ↗ |