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Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Dallas, United States | NasdaqGM
5.63 USD -0.12 (-2.130%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 12:21 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:25 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is severely compromised by a relentless downward trend. Over the last nine years, the stock has lost nearly 34% of its value, and the most recent three-year period has been a continuous decline, signaling deep structural deterioration rather than a temporary setback. Fundamentally, the business is currently bleeding money, posting negative profit margins and negative returns on both assets and equity, while revenue contracts by double digits annually. This operational rot is reflected in the balance sheet, where debt significantly outweighs equity, creating a precarious financial structure. There is no income floor to catch falling investors, as the company has suspended all dividend payments. While a recent purchase by a vice president suggests insider confidence, it represents a tiny fraction of the float and cannot offset the overwhelming evidence of a failing business model. The price action confirms this pessimism, trading well below its moving averages and showing no signs of a recovery.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.038593
AutoARIMA0.047207
AutoETS0.047208
MSTL0.049028

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 23.70
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.313
Excess Kurtosis -1.01
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2012-11-22
Last Dividend Date 2012-11-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 9.383
Revenue per Share 25.448
Market Cap 51,079,872
Beta -0.17
Profit Margins -6.36%
Website https://www.bridgford.com

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2012-11-23 0.050000 0.726744
2010-11-19 0.100000 0.848176
2009-12-04 0.100000 1.048218
2004-03-03 0.020000 0.249066
2003-12-03 0.030000 0.340909
2003-09-03 0.030000 0.400000
2003-06-03 0.030000 0.385109
2003-03-05 0.050000 0.689655
2002-12-04 0.050000 0.535332
2002-09-04 0.050000 0.408163
2002-06-05 0.070000 0.466667
2002-03-05 0.070000 0.654206
2001-12-04 0.070000 0.522388
2001-09-05 0.070000 0.536398
2001-06-01 0.070000 0.546875
2001-03-01 0.070000 0.551724
2000-12-01 0.070000 0.549020
2000-08-31 0.070000 0.543689
2000-06-01 0.070000 0.674699
2000-03-02 0.070000 0.767123
1999-12-02 0.070000 0.756757
1999-09-01 0.060000 0.581818
1999-06-01 0.060000 0.578313
1999-03-02 0.060000 0.545455
1998-09-01 0.054545 0.494841
1998-06-01 0.054545 0.470584
1998-03-02 0.054545 0.466016
1997-08-29 0.049587 0.551727
1997-05-30 0.049587 0.648652
1997-02-28 0.049587 0.738465
1996-12-03 0.049587 0.750003
1996-09-03 0.049587 0.666670
1996-05-31 0.049587 0.738465
1996-03-01 0.049587 0.615387
1995-12-04 0.049587 0.571431
1995-09-05 0.041322 0.476187
1995-05-30 0.041322 0.396037
1995-03-01 0.041322 0.512817
1994-12-01 0.066116 0.761908
1994-09-01 0.041322 0.624995
1994-05-27 0.041322 0.518635
1994-02-25 0.041322 0.499996
1993-11-30 0.041322 0.454542
1993-08-27 0.024793 0.235290
1993-05-27 0.024793 0.203387
1993-02-26 0.024793 0.199997
1992-12-02 0.057851 0.411763
1992-08-28 0.024793 0.179102
1992-05-29 0.024793 0.166664
1992-02-28 0.024793 0.130433
1991-11-29 0.024793 0.165135
1991-08-29 0.022039 0.188239
1991-05-30 0.022039 0.238811
1991-02-28 0.022039 0.293584
1990-11-27 0.022039 0.311694
1990-08-28 0.018365 0.277771
1990-05-30 0.018365 0.246907
1990-03-02 0.018365 0.243896
1989-11-30 0.018365 0.302259
1989-08-31 0.012244 0.307701
1989-06-02 0.012244 0.263165
1989-02-27 0.012244 0.270278
1988-11-30 0.008162 0.262281
1988-08-31 0.008162 0.344809
1988-06-02 0.008162 0.372073
1988-03-03 0.008162 0.399979
1987-12-02 0.005442 0.298528
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2012-11-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2012-11-23
dividendDate 2012-12-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.2414248
Address1 1,707 South Good-Latimer Expressway
All Time High 38.0
All Time Low 0.244873
Ask 8.42
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,560
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,710
Average Volume 3,710
Average Volume10Days 3,560
Beta -0.167
Bid 4.47
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 10
Book Value 12.73
City Dallas
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.6275
Current Ratio 2.382
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 5.6275
Day Low 5.43
Debt To Equity 9.383
Display Name Bridgford Foods
Dividend Date 1,356,307,200
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Timestamp End 1,756,152,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,755,806,400
Ebitda -13,956,000
Ebitda Margins -0.06115
Enterprise To Ebitda -4.44
Enterprise To Revenue 0.272
Enterprise Value 61,970,784
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.6
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,353,628,800
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 5.9462
Fifty Day Average Change -0.31869984
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05359723
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -24.142479
Fifty Two Week High 8.62
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.9924998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.34715775
Fifty Two Week Low 5.34
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.2874999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.05383893
Fifty Two Week Range 5.34 - 8.62
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.2
Float Shares 1,655,070
Free Cashflow 1,588,500
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 649
Fullday Change -0.12249994
Fullday Change Percent -2.1304338
Fullday Price 5.6275
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.17265
Gross Profits 39,402,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.80708003
Held Percent Institutions 0.052989997
Implied Shares Outstanding 9,076,832
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Ir Website http://www.bridgford.com/investor/index.html
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,353,628,800
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Last Split Date 912,729,600
Last Split Factor 11:10
Long Business Summary Bridgford Foods Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of frozen and snack food products in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Frozen Food Products and Snack Food Products. It offers biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, and dry sausage and beef jerky products, as well as non-refrigerated snack food products. It provides setting up, maintaining the display, and restocking services. The company sells frozen food products to food service and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors; and snack food items to supermarkets, mass merchandise, and convenience retail stores through customer-owned distribution centers and direct store delivery network. Bridgford Foods Corporation was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Bridgford Foods Corporation is a subsidiary of Bridgford Industries Incorporated.
Long Name Bridgford Foods Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 51,079,872
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_256064
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,641,600
Net Income To Common -14,524,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 53,507,924
Open 5.43
Operating Cashflow -4,097,000
Operating Margins -0.07087
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.74
Phone 214 428 1535
Previous Close 5.75
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.442066
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.22381954
Profit Margins -0.06364
Quick Ratio 0.868
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.12249994
Regular Market Change Percent -2.1304338
Regular Market Day High 5.6275
Regular Market Day Low 5.43
Regular Market Day Range 5.43 - 5.6275
Regular Market Open 5.43
Regular Market Previous Close 5.75
Regular Market Price 5.6275
Regular Market Time 1,792,167,668
Regular Market Volume 4,500
Return On Assets -0.08563
Return On Equity -0.12668
Revenue Growth -0.095
Revenue Per Share 25.448
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 9,076,832
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0008
Shares Short 7,350
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 8,170
Short Name Bridgford Foods Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0042
Short Ratio 2.1
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol BRID
Total Cash 333,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.037
Total Debt 10,112,000
Total Revenue 228,219,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -1.6
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.0094
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.3818998
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.19714952
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,500
Website https://www.bridgford.com
Zip 75,226