EarningsQ4 2026 Earnings Report
DE:RMFA Q4 2026 EPS Results
Actual EPS-€0.11
Consensus EPS―
Beat/Miss―
One Year Ago EPS-€0.04
DE:RMFA Q4 2026 Revenue Results
Actual Revenue€5.43M
Expected Revenue―
Beat/Miss―
YoY Revenue Growth-4.08%
Earnings Announcement Details
QuarterQ4 2026
Date06/01/2026
TimeBefore Open
Conference CallMonday, June 1, 2026
DE:RMFA Upcoming Earnings
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's next earnings date is estimated for October 21, 2026, based on past reporting schedules.
Q4 2026 Earnings Call Audio
DE:RMFA Q4 2026 Earnings Call
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Q4 2026 Earnings Slide Deck
Q4 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
The call highlights meaningful operational progress: margin mix improvement, cost reductions, promising store remodel results, a healthy pipeline of 40 committed franchise developments, and planned ecommerce and packaging fixes. However, these positives are offset in the near term by a significant revenue decline (~24% total revenue, ~28% product sales), a widened net loss ($3.4M), a $1.5M packaged sales shortfall, and several one-time disruption costs. Management presented concrete remediation steps (consumer research, reconfigured packaging by Labor Day, negotiated shipping rates, POS analytics, and focused franchise growth) that support a path to recovery, but near-term financial weakness and execution risk remain material.Company Guidance
Operational Margin Improvement
Company achieved the highest gross margin mix in over 2 years and management says gross margin is now close to long-term target due to price adjustments, production process reviews, SKU rationalization and improved production throughput.
Cost Reductions and Expense Control
Total costs and expenses decreased to $9.8M from $11.6M year-over-year, a ~16% reduction driven primarily by efficiencies after moving consumer packaging operations back to Durango.
Franchise Development Pipeline
Committed future development of 40 locations over the next 3-5 years (including a new 6-store ADA); strategy focused on multi-unit franchisees and expansion into East Coast markets (targeting Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, DC, Atlanta).
Store Remodels and New Store Performance
Remodeled/ new stores showing strong trends: Chicago State Street ~ $1.1M annualized sales, Charleston ~ $600k annualized run-rate, Corpus Christi remodeled store sales up ~10-15% post-reopening; Concord Mills showing encouraging results.
Digital & Fulfillment Enhancements
Expanded POS rollout providing actionable analytics; third-party delivery orders have ~2x average basket size vs in-store with ~50% fulfilled via in-store pickup; white-label order online option available without commission.
Ecommerce Cost Improvements Planned
Negotiated corporate shipping rates expected to materially improve ecommerce cost structure; packaging redesign (paper cups, smaller box formats) intended to reduce production/packaging costs and lower price points to drive sales volume.
Balance Sheet / Liquidity Movement
Cash balance increased to $1.2M from $0.7M year-over-year (+~71%), and inventory reduced to $4.1M from $4.6M (-~11%), demonstrating some working capital discipline.
DE:RMFA Earnings History
The table shows recent earnings report dates and whether the forecast was beat or missed. See the change in forecast and EPS from the previous year.
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