How profitable is Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), BRID converted $231.0M of revenue into a 19.3% gross margin, 0% operating margin, and $0 in free cash flow (0% FCF margin).

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Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

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Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) carries a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell) with 31/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE E • RED ALERT Cap $49.0M

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As of 2026-11-03, Bridgford Foods Corporation (NASDAQ: BRID) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 31/100 at a spot price of $5.33 (-1.20% 1D, market cap $49.0M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 7/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 4/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 10/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 7/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 3/20. Across 147 tracked Consumer Staples issuers, BRID ranks #122 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Consumer Staples sector (Specialty Foods), BRID carries a Roarable E (31/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 19.3%, and ROIC of -13.3%. By comparison, WYHG (Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Limited) holds a D- grade (37/100 RQD, P/E 13.3x, ROIC 4.6%, cap $97.5M) and RMCF (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc.) posts a E grade (28/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $8.2M). Among the 5-stock peer group, JBSS leads on earnings multiple (10.7x) while JBSS leads on capital efficiency (19.2% ROIC).

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Per BRID's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-10-31, CIK 0000014177), Bridgford Foods Corporation generated $231.0M in revenue (+3.3% YoY), -$13.4M in net income, and -$9.3M in free cash flow against $144.6M in total assets and $351.0K in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Consumer Staples with deep daily trading liquidity. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $5.31 (-0.41%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 7/20 (D-) • 0% FCF Margin

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12M PRICE TARGET CONE-12.2% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for BRID)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±9.1%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (31/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY BRID SCORES 31/100 (E) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+10/20 pts (32% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.51 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 3/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+7/20 pts (23% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 0% FCF Margin ($0 FCF) & 19.3% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 16 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

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Grade E$5.49+0% Next Q

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Grade E$5.49-0.5% Next Q

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Grade E$5.46-2.4% Next Q

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Grade E$5.33-9.4% Hist 90D α

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While BRID currently carries a cautious 31/100 (E) rating due to Insider Conviction & Share Dilution (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

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Established market leader in Consumer Staples with deep daily trading liquidity.

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Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($5.74) and Max Pain ($5.60) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $8.93.

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Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How BRID Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$0 (0% FCF Margin)

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow

FY23

Rev $251.6M

FY24

Rev $223.6M

FY25

Rev $231.0M

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Gross Margin	Op Margin	Net Profit	Free Cash Flow	ROIC %
FY 2025	$231.0M	19.3%	-8.1%	-$13.4M	-$9.3M	-13.3%
FY 2024	$223.6M	25.2%	-2.8%	-$3.4M	-$4.4M	-4%
FY 2023	$251.6M	19.3%	1.8%	$3.5M	$4.0M	-13.3%

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BRID // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -29.03%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL

2026-11-03O $5.35H $5.40L $5.33C $5.33VOL 8.4K

RES: $5.59SUP: $4.98SMA50: $5.74SMA200: $6.84

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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle

8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +3.3% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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1. Head-to-Head Consumer Staples Peer Comparison (BRID vs. WYHG, RMCF, MAMA, JBSS)

Industry: Specialty Foods (9 Tracked Issuers)

Across 147 tracked Consumer Staples securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) ranks #122 by composite RQD confidence (31/100, grade E) and #108 by equity capitalization ($49.0M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, JBSS leads on earnings valuation at 10.7x trailing P/E, while JBSS leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 19.2% ROIC and 18.0% gross margin. JBSS currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 65/100 (C) compared with BRID at 31/100 (E).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
BRID ACTIVE Bridgford Foods Corporation	E	31/100	—	19.3%	-13.3%	-1.20%	$49.0M	Benchmark Subject
WYHG Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Limited	D-	37/100	13.3x	29.2%	4.6%	-0.36%	$97.5M	/wyhg-vs-brid →
RMCF Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc.	E	28/100	—	24.9%	-35.0%	+1.24%	$8.2M	/rmcf-vs-brid →
MAMA Mama's Creations Inc.	D+	52/100	114.4x	25.1%	17.2%	+1.50%	$597.8M	/mama-vs-brid →
JBSS John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.	C	65/100	10.7x	18.0%	19.2%	-0.06%	$630.3M	/jbss-vs-brid →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-10-31 • CIK 0000014177 ↗

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-10-31), Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) reported GAAP revenue of $231.0M (+3.3% vs. FY2024 revenue of $223.6M , and -8.2% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of -$13.4M, operating cash flow of -$5.7M, and free cash flow of -$9.3M (-111.2% YoY). On the balance sheet, BRID closed FY2025 with $144.6M in total assets against $351.0K in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 3.51, Piotroski F-Score: 3/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-10-31	$231.0M	-$13.4M	-$5.7M	-$9.3M	$144.6M	$351.0K
FY2024 (FY)	2024-11-01	$223.6M	-$3.4M	-$497.0K	-$4.4M	$153.4M	$1.5M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-11-03	$251.6M	$3.5M	$4.0M	$4.0M	—	—

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Where is BRID trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

BRID last traded at $5.33 (-1.20% on volume of 8,911 shares), positioning the stock -7.14% below its 50-day simple moving average ($5.74) and -22.08% below its 200-day simple moving average ($6.84). Across its 52-week range of $5.27 to $8.50, BRID sits at the 1.9% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 43.8 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±9.1% ($4.84 to $5.82).

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BRID — Bridgford Foods Corporation: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Methodology: RQD v6.2 Deterministic 5-Pillar & SEC XBRL Audit

Updated: 2025-10-31

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 31/100, corresponding to a E letter grade (Roarable Strong Sell) at a spot price of $5.33 (-1.20% 1D, market capitalization $49.0M).

Fundamental Cash Engine (7/20): Anchored by return on invested capital (ROIC) of -13.3%, gross margin of 19.3%, operating margin of -8.1%, and free cash flow yield of -19.13%.
Whale 13F & Options Flow (4/20) + Insider Conviction (3/20): Tracks institutional 13F accumulation, CBOE options call/put positioning, and SEC Form 4 / Congressional PTR filings.
Macro Regime Fit (7/20) + Forensic Balance Sheet (10/20): Incorporates a 1.00x equity beta, Altman Z-Score of 3.51, Piotroski F-Score of 3/9, and Debt/Equity of 0.00x.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) is a NASDAQ-listed issuer in the Consumer Staples sector, operating in the Specialty Foods industry. It is a publicly traded US company in this classification. — describes its product lines, customer base, or revenue model.

In its latest audited SEC EDGAR 10-K filing for FY2025 (filed 2025-10-31), Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) reported $231.0M in annual revenue (up from $223.6M in FY2024, +3.3% YoY) and -$13.4M in GAAP net income. Over the multi-year SEC filing window from FY2023 ($251.6M revenue, $3.5M net income) through FY2025, BRID scaled operating cash flow to -$5.7M and free cash flow to -$9.3M, backed by $144.6M in total assets against $351.0K in total debt.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

🐂 Primary Bull Case (E • RQD 31/100): Established market leader in Consumer Staples with deep daily trading liquidity. Free cash flow yield of -19.13% and institutional whale pillar of 4/20. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 7/20 and Institutional Whale Flow at 4/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the upper end of the $5.27 – $8.50 52-week range.
🐻 Primary Bear Case & Valuation Risk: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Investors must weigh current valuation against -8.1% operating margins and a 1.00x macro beta.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

The only sector-level context available is the classification of Consumer Staples and Specialty Foods, along with the Beta of 1.0 cited in the RQD macro pillar.

Key Question #1: Can BRID sustain or expand its -8.1% operating margin and -13.3% ROIC against Specialty Foods peers over the next 4 quarters?
Key Question #2: Following FY2025 revenue of $231.0M and free cash flow of -$9.3M, how will capital allocation balance growth reinvestment against $351.0K in total debt?
Key Question #3: How sensitive is BRID's equity valuation to Consumer Staples capital spending cycles and macro interest-rate shifts (Beta 1.00x)?

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DE DeepValue_CFA RQD DEBATE OPENER • Institutional Buy-Side 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $7.07 (+30.9%)

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The Forensic Balance Sheet pillar scores 10/20 with an Altman Z of 3.51 and Debt/Equity of 0.5, and reported debt of $0.4M is small aga

Don't sleep on BRID's setup in Consumer Staples. The Forensic Balance Sheet pillar scores 10/20 with an Altman Z of 3.51 and Debt/Equity of 0.5, and reported debt of $0.4M is small against cash of $4.8M.. Beta of 1.0 means it moves fast when momentum turns, and the 5-pillar RQD gauge (31/100) backs up the fundamental quality.

CapAlloc_Nerd 🐂 BULL

@DeepValue_CFA Agree on the RQD 31/100 quality, though with 1.0 beta I'm scaling in with half-size at $5.40 and keeping dry powder in case we test $5.02.

SK SkepticalCFA RQD DEBATE OPENER • Fundamental Contrarian 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $4.10 (-24.1%)

Spot @ $5.40

ROIC of -13.3%, FCF yield of -19.13%, and FY 2025 operating income of -$18.8M show the business is currently destroying cash and capita

Sitting on the sidelines or leaning short BRID above $5.40. ROIC of -13.3%, FCF yield of -19.13%, and FY 2025 operating income of -$18.8M show the business is currently destroying cash and capital.. Until Fundamental Cash Engine (7/20) and FCF yield (-19.13%) inflect higher, upside is capped near $8.50.