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BranchOut Food Inc.

$BOF·$61M·Packaged Foods·Consumer Defensive
$2.52+2.6%YTD-24.0%1Y+19.2%
Price updated 4m ago·X counts updated 42d ago
BOBOF
$BOFBranchOut Food Inc.
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Too early to tellWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-04

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Micro-cap dried-snack company up 77% in a year raising more capital while securing a warehouse-club order.

BranchOut Food is a very small ($61M) US packaged-foods company making plant-based dried fruit and vegetable snacks and powders — an early-stage brand story with real distribution wins.

  • Stock at $3.86, up ~28% year-to-date and ~77% over twelve months, sitting at 58% of the 52-week range — a name in an uptrend that has been consolidating recently.
  • The commercial catalyst: ~$750,000 in initial orders for a new Front-of-Club Multipack Product Line and Dried Cheesecake Bites with the nation's largest warehouse club retailer (unnamed but almost certainly Costco given the scale/positioning language).
  • The capital-raise fact: BranchOut announced and completed a $2.79M underwritten public offering plus the over-allotment option — dilutive but necessary given the growth-capex profile.
  • Financial reality is fragile: revenue ~$2.6-4.0M/quarter, operating margin -45%, gross margin 14%, cash burn ~$2M/quarter, debt/equity 1.28 — burning cash faster than incremental revenue can offset.
  • EPS pattern was small beat in Q2 (-$0.18 vs -$0.20 expected, +10%), earlier quarters lacked consensus estimates — sell-side engagement is minimal.
  • The 'Dried Cheesecake Bites' product line is genuinely innovative for the shelf-stable snack aisle if it gains velocity — worth watching for sell-through data.

Structural: 12.3M share float is small; the recent offering added dilution but also broader ownership base.

What to watch: December 2 earnings ($-0.17 EPS consensus), sell-through data on the warehouse-club product launch, additional retail-partner announcements, and any further capital raises given the ongoing cash burn.

On the calendar: 2026-12-02 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes plant-based dried fruit and vegetable snack chips and bulk ingredient powders for US retail and food manufacturers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Packaged Foods sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $BOF.

Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive

Volume pressure from GLP-1 drug adoption (users reporting lower appetite and calorie intake) is a structural emerging headwind for snack, confection, and beverage categories. Pricing power from 2021–2023 input cost pass-throughs is normalizing as commodity costs moderate, shifting the growth requirement back to volume — precisely where GLP-1 headwinds are sharpening.

What this means for $BOF

Direct beneficiary — semiconductor products are directly in the AI capex supply chain; BranchOut Food Inc.

Industry benchmark

13-name peer basket
+15.2%YTD
+8.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-6.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-43.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-44.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-12.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-139%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
14.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 13, 2026$-0.18$-0.20+10.0%
Q1 2026May 14, 2026$-0.12——
Q4 2025Mar 31, 2026$-0.19——
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$-0.14——
Next earningsWed, Dec 2·consensus EPS $-0.18

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$2.6M-18.4%15.4%-62.1%$-0.17$-2.6M
Q4 FY25$4.0M+166.6%7.6%-37.5%$-0.19$-2.1M
Q3 FY25$3.2M+47.6%17.7%-44.3%$-0.14$-1.2M
Q2 FY25$3.3M+142.1%18.4%-40.8%$-0.17$-2.1M

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.7.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.16%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-39.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-33.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 12.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.3% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.665-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyJun 16Jones Byron RicheDirector45 sh$152SellJun 2Kaufman Daniel Louis10% owner1.2M sh$3.6MSellMay 12Kaufman Daniel Louis10% owner213.8K sh$697KSellMay 5Kaufman Daniel Louis10% owner256.0K sh$842K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementAug 288-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

BranchOut Food Inc. signed an underwriting agreement with Lake Street Capital Markets on August 26, 2026, for a public offering of 820,588 shares at $3.40/share (7% underwriting discount), with an over-allotment option for 123,088 additional shares; gross proceeds total approximately $2.79M, net ~$2.50M. The offering closed August 28, 2026, with officers and directors subject to lock-up restrictions. Proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes; small, dilutive equity raise for an early-stage food company.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Aug 27424B5
AI summary

BranchOut Food Inc. filed a 424B5 prospectus supplement on August 27, 2026, for an offering of 820,588 shares of common stock at $3.40/share via Lake Street Capital Markets. Gross proceeds total ~$2.79M (net ~$2.50M after 7% underwriting discount and ~$50K expenses), with an over-allotment option for 123,088 additional shares; proceeds are designated for working capital and general corporate purposes. Prior 12-month S-3 issuances total ~$4.2M; the company's public float is below $75M — small dilutive offering for a micro-cap food company.

8-KMaterial agreementAug 48-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

BOF entered into a Settlement Agreement with Doug Durst. The transaction involves approximately $247,500,. terms of the Settlement Agreement and Warrant, which have been filed as Exhibits 10. SEC Item 1.01 requires prompt disclosure of any material agreement not in the ordinary course of business, giving investors visibility into significant contractual commitments by BOF.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJul 2SC 13D/A
AI summary

Kaufman Kapital LLC filed an amended Schedule 13D for BOF (CUSIP 105230106), disclosing sole voting and dispositive power over 1,530,071 shares using personal funds. Amendment to a previously disclosed 5%+ stake.

8-KMaterial agreementJul 18-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

BranchOut Food Inc. (BOF) borrowed an additional $1,000,000 from Kaufman Kapital LLC on June 30, 2026, increasing total outstanding senior secured debt with Kaufman to $4,000,000 under a Third Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note maturing January 28, 2027 at 8% annual interest, secured by substantially all company assets. Proceeds are earmarked for production working capital to fulfill customer orders. This is a fourth incremental draw from the same lender since January 2026, reflecting continued liquidity reliance on a single creditor at a small food company.

S-3Shelf registrationJun 5S-3
AI summary

BranchOut Food Inc. (Nevada, CEO Eric Healy) filed an S-3 shelf registration statement on June 5, 2026, registering securities for offer and sale on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415. The filing does not specify a total dollar amount in the excerpt; proceeds and use of proceeds would appear in a subsequent prospectus supplement. This is a standard shelf registration enabling future capital raises without specifying timing or amount now — it is a preparatory step, not an immediate dilution event, but it signals the company intends to access equity or debt markets.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 4SC 13D/A
AI summary

Kaufman Kapital LLC (controlled by Daniel L. Kaufman, San Juan, PR) filed SC 13D/A Amendment No. 5 on BranchOut Food Inc. (BOF) as of June 2, 2026. The amendment reports sole voting and dispositive power over 1,530,071 shares — a decrease from the 1,689,676 shares in Amendment No. 4 filed May 15, indicating Kaufman sold approximately 159,605 shares between filings. This is a material ownership update showing the activist/large holder trimming a significant position in a micro-cap food company.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMay 15SC 13D/A
AI summary

Kaufman Kapital LLC (Daniel L. Kaufman) filed SC 13D/A Amendment No. 4 on BranchOut Food Inc. (BOF) as of May 12, 2026, reporting 1,689,676 shares held with sole voting and dispositive power. This was the prior amendment before the June 2 Amendment No. 5 (which showed a reduction to 1,530,071 shares), establishing the baseline from which Kaufman subsequently sold approximately 159,605 shares. The filing confirms continued significant ownership by this large holder in a micro-cap food company.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Analyzing Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) & BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF)defenseworld.net·3d agoBranchOut Food Inc. (NASDAQ:BOF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interestdefenseworld.net·11d agoHere's Why Shares of BranchOut Food Surge 89% in a Yearzacks.com·13d agoCoffee (NASDAQ:JVA) & BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF) Critical Reviewdefenseworld.net·15d agoBranchOut Food Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option in Public Offeringglobenewswire.com·44d ago

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