Westrock Coffee Company (WEST)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Little Rock, United States | NasdaqGM
8.00 USD
-0.06
(-0.744%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 8.00 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:18 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Westrock Coffee is currently broken by a severe deterioration in profitability and a complete lack of shareholder returns. The company is reporting negative profit margins and negative return on equity, trading at a forward P/E of 46 despite earning losses—a clear sign that the market has priced out any expectation of sustainable growth. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt significantly outweighing equity and a current ratio below 1.0, suggesting liquidity stress. Furthermore, the stock has suffered a brutal 35% decline over the last three years, with two consecutive years of double-digit drops, confirming a structural failure in the business model rather than a temporary setback. There is absolutely no dividend to provide income, and the options market reflects this pessimism with heavy put buying, signaling that traders expect further weakness. While analysts offer a 'strong buy' rating based on potential turnaround scenarios, the fundamental reality of burning cash and shrinking value makes this a dangerous hold for now. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.093312 |
| AutoETS | 0.093314 |
| AutoTheta | 0.099918 |
| MSTL | 0.112048 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 0.17 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.355 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.86 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 277.191 |
| Revenue per Share | 13.526 |
| Market Cap | 781,019,072 |
| Forward P/E | 44.44 |
| Beta | 0.90 |
| Profit Margins | -4.88% |
| Previous Name | Westrock Coffee Company, LLC |
| Website | https://www.westrockcoffee.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:18 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest is massive relative to call open interest across all expirations, with significant concentration in strikes well below the current price (e.g., $4.00 and $5.00 for December expiration). This indicates a strong 'insurance' bias where investors are betting against further declines or hedging existing long positions, while call activity remains thin and focused on near-the-money levels.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.4981413 |
| Address1 | 4,009 North Rodney Parham Road |
| Address2 | 4th Floor |
| All Time High | 14.71 |
| All Time Low | 3.59 |
| Ask | 10.12 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 354,490 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 596,269 |
| Average Volume | 596,269 |
| Average Volume10Days | 354,490 |
| Beta | 0.898 |
| Bid | 5.94 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | -0.207 |
| City | Little Rock |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 8.0 |
| Current Ratio | 0.967 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 8.28 |
| Day Low | 7.91 |
| Debt To Equity | 277.191 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,048,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,048,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 61,532,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.04701 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 27.418 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.289 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,687,076,096 |
| Eps Forward | 0.18 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.66 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.0777 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.07769966 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.009619033 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 49.81413 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.19 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.1899996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.21491656 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.2284123 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.59 - 10.19 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,634,736,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 36,066,486 |
| Forward Eps | 0.18 |
| Forward P E | 44.444443 |
| Free Cashflow | 35,967,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 1,393 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0600004 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.744422 |
| Fullday Price | 8.0 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.12516 |
| Gross Profits | 163,812,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.54648995 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.49645 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 97,627,387 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Disp | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Key | packaged-foods |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Westrock Coffee Company operates as an integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients solutions provider in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Beverage Solutions, and Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability (SS&T). The Beverage Solutions segment provides various packaging, including branded and private label coffee in bags, fractional packs, single serve cups, multi-serve bottles, and ready-to-drink bottles and cans, as well as extract solutions for applications in cold brew and ready-to-drink offerings. The SS&T segment engages in delivery and settlement of forward sales contracts for green coffee. The company offers coffee sourcing, supply chain management, product development, roasting, packaging, and distribution services to the retail, food service and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, non-commercial account, CPG, and hospitality industries. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. |
| Long Name | Westrock Coffee Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 781,019,072 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_114929835 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-28 |
| Net Income To Common | -63,506,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 785,900,465 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 8.1 |
| Operating Cashflow | 24,957,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0058099995 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 501 918 9358 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 8.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Prev Name | Westrock Coffee Company, LLC |
| Previous Close | 8.06 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -38.647343 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.5967535 |
| Profit Margins | -0.04879 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.336 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0600004 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.744422 |
| Regular Market Day High | 8.28 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.91 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.91 - 8.28 |
| Regular Market Open | 8.1 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.06 |
| Regular Market Price | 8.0 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 318,800 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00067000004 |
| Return On Equity | -0.23916 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.088 |
| Revenue Per Share | 13.526 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 97,627,387 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0462 |
| Shares Short | 4,507,605 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,737,199 |
| Short Name | Westrock Coffee Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1347 |
| Short Ratio | 10.63 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AR |
| Symbol | WEST |
| Target High Price | 11.0 |
| Target Low Price | 9.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 10.0 |
| Target Median Price | 10.0 |
| Total Cash | 38,233,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.392 |
| Total Debt | 670,960,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,308,780,032 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.66 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.949925 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.050075 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.34455478 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 318,800 |
| Website | https://www.westrockcoffee.com |
| Zip | 72,212 |