Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) Stock

Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) is a Consumer Staples stock trading at $6.20 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $56.23M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Bridgford Foods Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen, refrigerated, and snack food products in the United States. It operates in two segments, Frozen Food Products and Snack Food Products. The company primarily offers biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, and dry sausage and beef jerky products. It provides approximately 130 frozen food products to food service and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors; and 170 snack food items to supermarkets, and mass merchandise and convenience retail stores through customer-owned distribution centers, as well as a direct store delivery network. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Bridgford Foods Corporation is a subsidiary of Bridgford Industries Incorporated.

Understand Bridgford Foods Corporation: how it makes money

Bridgford Foods manufactures and distributes frozen and snack food products, selling items like biscuits, bread and roll dough, and dry sausage and beef jerky to food service and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, distributors, and retail stores.

With sales coming from two packaged-food categories (frozen and snacks) delivered to both food service and retail channels, profitability is driven by how effectively the company converts product demand in those channels into consistent volume at prices that cover manufacturing and supply costs.

Business quality (Weak): Bridgford has a defined, two-segment product model (frozen food products and snack food products) sold through a channel mix that reaches both food service and retail, but the latest reported results show an operating loss, so investors should focus on whether the business can improve cost coverage and sustain demand.

Bull case

  • Two-category portfolio with shared customer channel reach: The company operates in two segments, Frozen Food Products and Snack Food Products, and serves both food service and retail customers, which can diversify how demand shows up across channels.
  • Product specialization in frozen and snack items: The company primarily offers biscuits and multiple dough formats, plus dry sausage and beef jerky, which indicates a focused product set within consumer staples food.

Bear case

  • Latest results indicate weak cost coverage: For the reported period, operating margin is -11.7, which signals the business is not currently generating operating profit.
  • Gross margin exists but may not be enough to support operating expenses: Gross margin is 17.5, yet operating margin is negative, suggesting operating costs and other expenses currently outweigh gross profit.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$6.20
Market Cap$56.23M
Price / Book0.51
Price / Sales0.24
FCF Yield-5.8%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$230.99M
Net Margin-5.8%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-1.2%
EPS Growth (YoY)25.6%
FCF Growth (YoY)-47.7%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score3.57 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score3/9 (weak)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Consumer Staples)26.7
Industry P/E (Food Products)26.1
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderDIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP ($1.30M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorConsumer Staples
IndustryFood Products
CEOMichael W. Bridgford
Employees648
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.