Forafric Global (NasdaqCM:AFRI) Trailing US$13.2 Million Loss Reinforces Bearish Profitability Narrative
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Forafric Global (NasdaqCM:AFRI) FY 2025 earnings snapshot
Forafric Global (NasdaqCM:AFRI) has reported its FY 2025 numbers with first half revenue of US$87.4 million and a basic EPS loss of US$0.37, while trailing twelve month figures show revenue of US$176.5 million and a basic EPS loss of US$0.49. The company has seen first half revenue sit at US$145.6 million in 2023, US$159.7 million in 2024 and US$87.4 million in 2025, with EPS losses of US$0.32, US$0.48 and US$0.37 across the same periods. This provides context for how margins are shaping investor expectations around the latest release.
See our full analysis for Forafric Global.With the headline numbers now available, the next step is to see how this earnings profile lines up with the most widely held narratives about Forafric Global and where those storylines might need updating.
Losses widen to US$13.2 million on a trailing basis
- On a trailing twelve month view, Forafric Global reported net income excluding extra items of a loss of US$13.2 million, compared with a first half FY 2025 loss of US$10.1 million and FY 2024 first half loss of US$12.9 million. This signals that losses remain material over both the shorter and longer lookbacks.
- Bears highlight that earnings have declined by about 19.5% per year over the past five years and the latest trailing loss of US$13.2 million supports concerns about deteriorating profitability. However, the FY 2025 first half loss of US$10.1 million is smaller than the FY 2024 first half loss of US$12.9 million, which shows that the near term run rate does not move in a straight line and can differ from the longer term trend.
Price to sales at 1.5x sits between peers and food sector
- Forafric Global trades on a P/S of 1.5x, which is lower than the peer group average of 4x but higher than the broader US Food industry average of 0.7x. The market is therefore valuing each US$1 of its sales somewhere between direct peers and the wider sector.
- Critics argue that a company with a history of losses, including trailing twelve month net income excluding extra items of a loss of US$13.2 million and first half FY 2025 net income excluding extra items of a loss of US$10.1 million, should trade closer to the 0.7x industry P/S. Yet the 1.5x multiple implies investors are still assigning a higher value per dollar of revenue, which adds tension to the bearish view that the market should heavily discount a stock with a multi year earnings decline of around 19.5% per year.
EPS losses remain sizable across both half year and trailing views
- Basic EPS for the first half of FY 2025 was a loss of US$0.37 per share, while the trailing twelve month EPS loss was US$0.49 per share, showing that per share results have stayed in loss making territory over both reporting windows.
- What stands out for a bearish narrative that focuses on the company being unprofitable is that the EPS loss has persisted across multiple snapshots. First half FY 2023 EPS was a loss of US$0.32, first half FY 2024 EPS was a loss of US$0.48 and first half FY 2025 EPS was a loss of US$0.37. While the direction moves around between periods, the consistent absence of positive EPS aligns with concerns about the company still not delivering earnings support for its US$10.00 share price.
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