Cannabis company closes purchase of former Houweling’s Tomatoes greenhouses
Glass House Brands, a publicly traded cannabis company, has closed its purchase of the former Houweling’s Tomatoes property near Camarillo. The 160-acre property has six greenhouses that total 5.5 million square feet. Glass House bought it for $93 million in cash, plus stock considerations, the company said in a Sept. 15 news release. The closing Read More →
Revenue down but earnings up at Limoneira
Limoneira delivered a small earnings beat when the company announced its fiscal results for the third quarter of 2021. Limoneira had released preliminary results Aug. 24 highlighting strong fresh lemon utilization, which helped offset a smaller-than-expected avocado output. According to the audited results, released Sept. 8, Limoneira generated $49.1 million in revenue in the third Read More →
Mission Produce drops 10% after missing earnings estimates
Shares of Mission Produce fell nearly 10% on Sept. 14, the day after the Oxnard-based avocado distributor and grower shared a flat third quarter 2021 financial report that fell below analysts’ expectations. For the quarter ended June 30, Mission Produce generated $247 million in revenue, a 4% increase from the same period a year ago. Read More →
Calavo announces Q2 loss and CEO’s departure; shares hit lowest point since 2015
Shares of Calavo Growers slipped more than 17% on Sept. 9, one day after the Santa Paula-based avocado distributor released third quarter earnings that were held back by inflation and said its CEO, James Gibson, is retiring from the post immediately. Calavo closed at $39.20 on Sept. 9, down from $47.26 the day before. The Read More →
Energy Vault to go public in SPAC deal
Westlake Village-based Energy Vault will go public after entering into an agreement with the special purpose acquisition company Norvus Capital Corp., in a deal worth up to $388 million. The combined company will have an enterprise value of about $1.1 billion once the deal is complete, according to a Sept. 9 news release from Energy Read More →
Semtech shares still soaring after Q2 earnings report
Shares of Camarillo-based Semtech climbed nearly 10% after a strong earnings report on Sept. 1, and in the following week continued to trade at their highest levels since February. Semtech, a semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, closed at $77.50 on Sept. 7. That was 9% above its closing price of $71.13 on Read More →
Hair care company with UCSB roots plans IPO
Olaplex, a hair care products company founded in Santa Barbara using technology developed by UCSB chemists, is planning an initial public stock offering. The company filed a prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 27, but the filing gave no details on the price of the shares, the number of shares to Read More →
