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Westrock Coffee Company, LLC

$WEST·$689M·Packaged Foods·Consumer Defensive
$7.89+3.0%YTD+84.1%1Y+26.4%
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WEWEST
$WESTWestrock Coffee Company, LLC
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AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-17

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

Vertically-integrated coffee company: credit facilities extended, Q1 revenue beat with a loss, +84% YTD.

Westrock Coffee is a full-value-chain coffee company — sourcing, roasting, extract manufacturing, and distribution — serving retail, foodservice, and CPG customers.

  • Balance sheet strengthened: on June 30 Westrock announced maturity extension of its credit facilities; the same day Amendment No. 6 to the credit agreement modified terms for subsidiary Westrock Beverage Solutions LLC. A refi/extension of this size flags a real (positive) creditor vote as capacity ramps.
  • Q1 2026 (May 8) reported a Q1 loss but beat revenue estimates (Zacks) — top-line momentum is there, bottom line still catching up.
  • Sell-side framing: Seeking Alpha (June 30) 'It's Not Too Late To Invest' explicitly re-endorses the story after the YTD rally.
  • Governance: SVP and Chief Legal Officer Larry Keith Harvey filed initial Form 3 with 30 direct shares (June 9) — routine.
  • Valuation: PE -10 (still loss-making), P/S ~0.57 — cheap on sales for a consumer-goods manufacturer.
  • Price: $7.66 (+6.5% today); YTD +84%, twelve-month +26% — the YTD move is significant against a still-negative earnings profile.

Close: The coil is around whether the extract-manufacturing facility ramp and the credit-facility runway translate into operating leverage in the next couple of prints. What breaks it upward: a Q2 print with any positive operating income.

What to watch: Q2 2026 earnings for operating-income trajectory and extract-manufacturing capacity utilization; specific customer commentary from the Beverage Solutions side; coffee-commodity price impact on gross margin.

On the calendar: Q2 2026 earnings (date TBD)

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What it does

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

Roasts and co-packs private-label coffee and tea for US retail chains, convenience stores, and foodservice operators.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive

No material change from last week — WEST's private-label coffee co-packing benefits from consumer switching from branded to value coffee, while DAR's food waste conversion to bio-based..

What this means for $WEST

Direct beneficiary — Roasts and co-packs private-label coffee and tea for US retail chains, convenience stores, and foodservice operators; the company is structurally positioned to capture the private-label consumer trade-down extending the value shift from branded.

Industry benchmark

11-name peer basket
+14.0%YTD
+0.6%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
-10.2How 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
-3.0%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
-2.0%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
-8.6%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
0.6Same 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
-26.1%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
13.0%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
2.3Total 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
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$-0.04$-0.040.0%
Q4 2025Mar 10, 2026$-0.21$-0.10-110.0%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$-0.05$-0.050.0%
Q2 2025Aug 7, 2025$-0.12$-0.14+14.3%
Next earningsThu, Aug 6·consensus EPS $-0.05

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$308.8M+44.4%14.8%1.0%$-0.09$-18.9M
Q4 FY25$339.5M+48.3%11.5%-1.6%$-0.23$27.7M
Q3 FY25$354.8M+60.7%11.7%-2.4%$-0.20$-44.7M
Q2 FY25$280.9M+34.8%14.7%-5.3%$-0.23$-27.5M

Forward consensus

2-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.3B$1.3B – $1.3B-$0.18-$0.19 – -$0.173
FY27$1.5B$1.4B – $1.5B-$0.03-$0.03 – -$0.033

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.0.6×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.62%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.-5.2%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.+40.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 35.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.4% 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.β0.905-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.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

BuyJun 1Joe T FordDirector3.0K sh$24KBuyMay 14Joe T FordDirector15.0K sh$128KBuyMay 13Joe T FordDirector16.5K sh$139KBuyMar 17Joe T FordDirector55.0K sh$253KBuyMar 13Joe T FordDirector45.0K sh$176K
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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 agreementJun 308-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Westrock Coffee Company (WEST) entered into Amendment No. 6 to its credit agreement on June 30, 2026, modifying terms under which its subsidiary Westrock Beverage Solutions LLC borrows; a direct financial obligation was also created (Item 2.03) and a separate other event reported (Item 8.01). Specific amendment terms are not disclosed in the excerpt. Multiple credit amendments signal active balance sheet management, warranting attention for investors tracking Westrock's liquidity and capital structure.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 93
AI summary

Larry Keith Harvey, newly appointed SVP and Chief Legal Officer of Westrock Coffee Co. (WEST), filed an initial Form 3 on June 9, 2026, disclosing direct ownership of 30 shares of common stock and no derivative securities. The filing date is June 9, 2026, with the triggering event on June 8, 2026. This is a routine Section 16 initial ownership disclosure for a newly appointed executive officer, representing an administratively immaterial position.

8-KShareholder voteJun 58-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Westrock Coffee Company (WEST) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on ratification of the independent auditor. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 213
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for WEST on 2026-04-21, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Beneficial ownership covers 2029 shares. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 208-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

WEST disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-04-20). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

8-KOfficer or director changeMar 108-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.02: Officer or director change
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Recent news

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

Westrock Coffee Company Announces Maturity Extension of its Credit Facilitiesglobenewswire.com·17d agoWestrock Coffee: It's Not Too Late To Investseekingalpha.com·17d agoWestrock Coffee Q1 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·69d agoWestrock Coffee Company (WEST) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·70d agoWestrock Coffee Company (WEST) Reports Q1 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimateszacks.com·71d ago

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