Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (RMCF)Consumer Defensive | Confectioners | Durango, United States | NasdaqCM
2.25 USD
-0.03
(-1.316%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.25 +0.07 (3.211%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT
RMCF presents a high-risk value trap masquerading as a turnaround play; while the stock trades at a suspiciously low forward P/E and insider buying offers minor comfort, the company's negative earnings, deteriorating revenue, and lack of any dividend history signal fundamental instability that outweighs the modest 7.6% short-term price forecast, especially given the model's statistically significant time-series violations (low Ljung-Box p-value) indicating unreliable trend prediction. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.131674 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.143323 |
| AutoETS | 0.146998 |
| AutoTheta | 0.177935 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 79% |
| H-stat | 0.21 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.564 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.72 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-02-26 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-02-26 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 153.546 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.825 |
| Market Cap | 20,998,850 |
| Forward P/E | 2.34 |
| Beta | 0.73 |
| Profit Margins | -13.62% |
| Website | https://www.rmcf.com |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-27 | 0.120000 | 1.463415 |
| 2019-11-21 | 0.120000 | 1.397742 |
| 2019-09-03 | 0.120000 | 1.314739 |
| 2019-06-03 | 0.120000 | 1.315082 |
| 2019-03-04 | 0.120000 | 1.391822 |
| 2018-11-21 | 0.120000 | 1.500407 |
| 2018-08-31 | 0.120000 | 1.275450 |
| 2018-06-04 | 0.120000 | 1.206475 |
| 2018-03-05 | 0.120000 | 1.097704 |
| 2017-11-22 | 0.120000 | 1.142518 |
| 2017-08-31 | 0.120000 | 1.159015 |
| 2017-06-02 | 0.120000 | 1.146136 |
| 2017-02-22 | 0.120000 | 1.237357 |
| 2016-11-22 | 0.120000 | 1.385740 |
| 2016-09-01 | 0.120000 | 1.309005 |
| 2016-06-03 | 0.120000 | 1.443585 |
| 2016-02-24 | 0.120000 | 1.419583 |
| 2015-11-24 | 0.120000 | 1.325736 |
| 2015-08-28 | 0.120000 | 1.248806 |
| 2015-05-29 | 0.120000 | 1.142426 |
| 2015-02-25 | 0.120000 | 1.017198 |
| 2014-11-25 | 0.110000 | 1.104767 |
| 2014-08-28 | 0.110000 | 1.108327 |
| 2014-05-30 | 0.110000 | 1.230355 |
| 2014-02-26 | 0.110000 | 1.226011 |
| 2013-11-26 | 0.110000 | 1.076632 |
| 2013-08-29 | 0.110000 | 1.196864 |
| 2013-05-31 | 0.110000 | 1.128099 |
| 2013-02-27 | 0.110000 | 1.212790 |
| 2012-11-28 | 0.110000 | 1.454000 |
| 2012-08-30 | 0.110000 | 1.170913 |
| 2012-05-22 | 0.110000 | 1.473638 |
| 2012-02-29 | 0.100000 | 1.494972 |
| 2011-11-25 | 0.100000 | 1.599613 |
| 2011-09-01 | 0.100000 | 1.594691 |
| 2011-05-24 | 0.100000 | 1.390303 |
| 2011-02-23 | 0.100000 | 1.431112 |
| 2010-11-26 | 0.100000 | 1.556059 |
| 2010-09-02 | 0.100000 | 1.541472 |
| 2010-05-25 | 0.100000 | 1.609247 |
| 2010-02-24 | 0.100000 | 1.769358 |
| 2009-11-25 | 0.100000 | 1.765385 |
| 2009-09-03 | 0.100000 | 1.968102 |
| 2009-05-28 | 0.100000 | 1.883843 |
| 2009-02-25 | 0.100000 | 2.814296 |
| 2008-11-26 | 0.100000 | 2.627561 |
| 2008-08-28 | 0.100000 | 1.820093 |
| 2008-05-29 | 0.100000 | 1.392076 |
| 2008-02-27 | 0.100000 | 1.334945 |
| 2007-11-29 | 0.100000 | 0.963324 |
| 2007-08-30 | 0.095000 | 1.010770 |
| 2007-05-30 | 0.095238 | 1.090605 |
| 2007-02-28 | 0.085714 | 1.142866 |
| 2006-11-29 | 0.085714 | 1.061053 |
| 2006-08-30 | 0.076190 | 1.009679 |
| 2006-05-31 | 0.076190 | 1.046317 |
| 2006-03-06 | 0.076190 | 0.902222 |
| 2005-11-29 | 0.066667 | 0.788464 |
| 2005-08-30 | 0.064762 | 0.656259 |
| 2005-06-01 | 0.064286 | 0.689492 |
| 2005-03-09 | 0.064286 | 0.793424 |
| 2004-11-30 | 0.054422 | 1.009130 |
| 2004-08-31 | 0.040816 | 1.005601 |
| 2004-06-01 | 0.040816 | 1.106745 |
| 2004-03-01 | 0.037106 | 1.167669 |
| 2003-11-28 | 0.033395 | 1.254417 |
| 2003-08-28 | 0.030921 | 1.424458 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.7045455 |
| Address1 | 265 Turner Drive |
| All Time High | 24.47619 |
| All Time Low | 0.541126 |
| Ask | 2.6 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 20,330 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 46,924 |
| Average Volume | 46,924 |
| Average Volume10Days | 20,330 |
| Beta | 0.727 |
| Bid | 2.45 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 0.77 |
| City | Durango |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.25 |
| Current Ratio | 1.659 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 2.3601 |
| Day Low | 2.18 |
| Debt To Equity | 153.546 |
| Display Name | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory |
| Dividend Date | 1,634,256,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,768,399,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,768,399,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,307,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,307,200 |
| Ebitda | -1,995,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.06731 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -14.827 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.998 |
| Enterprise Value | 29,579,850 |
| Eps Forward | 0.96 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.54 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,582,761,600 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.41 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.16000009 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.066390075 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 70.45455 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.99 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.74 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.24749164 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.14 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.11 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.97368425 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.14 - 2.99 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 508,516,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 5.48 |
| Float Shares | 4,998,099 |
| Forward Eps | 0.96 |
| Forward P E | 2.34375 |
| Free Cashflow | 4,375 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 140 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.13861 |
| Gross Profits | 4,108,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.32097 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.38502 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 9,332,822 |
| Industry | Confectioners |
| Industry Disp | Confectioners |
| Industry Key | confectioners |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,582,761,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.12 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,740,700,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,184,716,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 105:100 |
| Long Business Summary | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells confectionery products in the United States. The company offers chocolate candies and other confectionery products, such as clusters, caramels, creams, toffees, mints, truffles, and gourmet caramel apples. It also franchises and licenses retail stores that offers chocolate and other confectionary products. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Durango, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 20,998,850 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_300838 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,764,460,800 |
| Net Income To Common | -4,036,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,772,236,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 20,345,551 |
| Open | 2.25 |
| Operating Cashflow | -184,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.01087 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 970 259 0554 |
| Post Market Change | 0.06999993 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 3.211006 |
| Post Market Price | 2.25 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,456,605 |
| Previous Close | 2.28 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 2.922078 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.70851105 |
| Profit Margins | -0.13618 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.834 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.029999971 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.3157883 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.3601 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.18 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.18 - 2.3601 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.25 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.28 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.25 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 25,853 |
| Return On Assets | -0.0956 |
| Return On Equity | -0.5096 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.044 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.825 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 9,332,822 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0011999999 |
| Shares Short | 11,580 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 13,925 |
| Short Name | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factor |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0019 |
| Short Ratio | 0.47 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | RMCF |
| Total Cash | 641,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.069 |
| Total Debt | 9,222,000 |
| Total Revenue | 29,638,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.54 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.896 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.35399997 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.18670884 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 25,853 |
| Website | https://www.rmcf.com |
| Zip | 81,303 |