Limoneira reports strong revenue growth
Santa Paula agribusiness Limoneira reported increased revenues for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2016, exceeding its guidance with an operating income of $9.2 million. Net income applicable to common stock, after preferred dividends, was $7.4 million for the year, or 52 cents per common share, up from $6.4 million in 2015. The company had announced expectations of operating Read More →
Santa Clara Waste Water faces another lawsuit
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Calavo Growers reports record fourth quarter income
Calavo Growers, headquartered in Santa Paula, reported record fourth quarter revenues of $247.7 million and net income of $9.2 million, almost double its net income for the same period last year. Earnings climbed to 53 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Oct. 31, compared to 28 cents for the fourth quarter 2015, bringing Read More →
Calavo Growers president resigning for job at FreshRealm
Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers President and Chief Operating Officer Kenneth Catchot will resign on Jan. 6 and be replaced by Lecil Cole, according to a Dec. 19 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Catchot will take on a senior management position with FreshRealm, which Calavo holds a 46 percent ownership interest. FreshRealm is a Ventura-based company Read More →
OCB Bancorp income grows during third quarter
In its third quarter earnings report, OCB Bancorp — parent company of Ojai Community Bank, Santa Barbara Community Bank, Ventura Community Bank and Santa Paula Community Bank — reported net income year-to-date of $851,000, or 37 cents per share, up from $622,000 last year. Total loans increased by $42 million, or 26 percent, to hit Read More →
Calavo Growers buys production facility in Riverside
Santa Paula-based avocado and fresh produce grower Calavo Growers completed the $19.4 million purchase of a 128,000-square-foot production facility in Riverside, the company announced on Nov. 3. The acquisition, which was secured in a 1031 exchange, will help Calavo increase its national footprint for its Renaissance Food Group LLC business segment. The facility at 1730 Read More →
Calavo Growers to pay 90 cent dividend per share
The board of directors for Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers announced Sept. 27 that it would pay a 90 cent dividend per share of its common stock. The dividend is payable Dec. 8 to shareholders of record Nov. 17 and amounts to $15.7 million, a 12.5 percent increase over an 80 cent dividend 2015. Calavo stock Read More →
