Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (JVA) Stock

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (JVA) is a Consumer Staples stock trading at $3.53 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $20.15M and a trailing P/E of 8.6. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. manufactures, roasts, blends, packages, and distributes roasted and blended coffees. The company sells coffee products including wholesale green coffee and private-label coffee to wholesalers, retailers, and roasters, and also offers company-branded coffees and related items such as instant coffee and tea across markets including the United States, Australia, Canada, England, and China.

Understand Coffee Holding Co., Inc.: how it makes money

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. manufactures, roasts, blends, packages, markets, and distributes roasted and blended coffees, it makes money by selling wholesale green coffee to other roasters and coffee shop operators, and by selling roasted and private label packaged coffee to wholesalers and retailers.

The profit engine is the transformation of green coffee into roasted and packaged coffee, selling both wholesale green coffee and private label roasted coffee, so earnings depend on how well the company turns its input coffee into sellable packaged products across wholesale and retailer channels.

Business quality (Weak): Clear business model (green coffee wholesale plus roasted and private label packaged coffee) and an identified operating focus area (processing and channel mix), but no segment or operating KPI data was provided to independently validate drivers beyond recent margins.

Valuation: At 12× earnings, JVA trades 53% below the Food Products average (26×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Private label scale: The company supplies private label coffee under approximately 21 labels to wholesalers and retailers (as of October 31, 2021).
  • Multiple go-to-market channels: It sells wholesale green coffee (unroasted raw beans) to roasters and coffee shop operators, and it also roasts, blends, packages, and sells coffee under private labels.

Bear case

  • Low operating profitability in the latest period: For the period ending 2026-04-30, operating margin is 1.5%, which suggests limited cushion if costs or demand weaken.
  • Commodity input and processing sensitivity: Because the business includes wholesale green coffee and roasting and packaging, performance can be sensitive to conditions affecting green coffee inputs and the ability to price processed coffee appropriately.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$3.53
Market Cap$20.15M
P/E Ratio8.6
EV / EBITDA3.3
Price / Book0.69
Price / Sales0.21
FCF Yield70.9%
DCF Value (model)$2.13
DCF Upside vs Price-39.7%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$96.28M
Net Margin1.5%
Revenue Growth (YoY)22.6%
EPS Growth (YoY)-35.9%
FCF Growth (YoY)-201.7%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score4.38 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E8.6
Sector P/E (Consumer Staples)26.7
Industry P/E (Food Products)26.1
vs Sector-67.9%
vs Industry-67.2%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderRENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC ($1.75M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorConsumer Staples
IndustryFood Products
CEOAndrew Gordon
Employees92
CountryUS
IPO Date2005-05-03

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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.