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Local Bounti Corp

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Mcap
42,9M USD
P/E
EV / Rev
Div yield
Op margin
-129,5 %
ROE
56,8 %
Net margin
-195,1 %
Debt / equity
-3,22
Beta
52w range
Volume
4
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2026-10-28
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About

Local Bounti Corp operates in the food production sector, focusing on vertical farming and fresh produce, and generates revenue primarily through the sale of leafy greens and herbs.

Business. Local Bounti Corp (LOCL.K) is a food and beverage company operating within the Fishing & Farming industry. The firm generates revenue through the sale of food products. It is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Specific operating segments and geographic breakdowns are not disclosed in the available data.

Classification99 %
SectorConsumer Staples
Industry groupFarmed & Fished Foods
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
consensus pending
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Avg 12m price target
Upcoming events
  • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
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At a glance

Score
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Valuation
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Analysts
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Ownership
FMR LLC
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability
56,8 %
return on equity
Quality
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What drives this business

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    Analysis

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    • Company
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

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    Synthesis

    Business

    Local Bounti Corp (LOCL.K) is a food and beverage company operating within the Fishing & Farming industry. The firm generates revenue through the sale of food products. It is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Specific operating segments and geographic breakdowns are not disclosed in the available data.

    Classification99 %
    SectorConsumer Staples
    Industry groupFarmed & Fished Foods
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    Local Bounti Corp has a negative equity position of $166.24 million and a total liabilities of $576.73 million, indicating a significant leverage burden. The company's liquidity position is weak, with only $4.23 million in cash and equivalents, and a current ratio of 1.35, which is below the typical threshold for financial stability.

    The company's profitability is severely challenged, with a net loss of $94.38 million and an operating loss of $62.63 million. Its return on equity is 56.77%, which is unusually high in absolute terms but misleading due to the negative equity base. The return on assets is -22.99%, indicating poor asset utilization and a significant drag on performance.

    Local Bounti Corp's revenue is concentrated in a single business segment, with no disclosed geographic diversification. This lack of diversification increases the company's exposure to regional market risks and operational disruptions.

    The company's growth trajectory is negative, with a net loss and declining cash flow. The operating cash flow is -$30.34 million, and the free cash flow is -$81.23 million, indicating a lack of cash generation and a reliance on external financing to sustain operations.

    The company faces significant financial risks, including a high debt-to-equity ratio of -3.22 and a negative net cash position. The risk assessment indicates a medium liquidity risk and a low dilution risk, but the company's financial structure suggests a high potential for future dilution if it needs to raise additional capital.

    Recent events include a continued decline in profitability and liquidity, with no significant positive developments reported in the latest financial filings. The company's ESG scores indicate moderate social performance but weak governance, with a controversies score of 100.00, suggesting no major controversies.

    Key takeaways
    • Local Bounti Corp is operating at a significant net loss and has a negative equity position.
    • The company's liquidity is weak, with a current ratio of 1.35 and minimal cash reserves.
    • Profitability metrics are severely negative, with a return on assets of -22.99%.
    • The company lacks geographic and segment diversification, increasing its operational risk.
    • The company's financial structure suggests a high potential for future dilution if it needs to raise additional capital.

    Bull / Bear case

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    Valuation

    Market price
    $1,88
    Market cap
    $42.4M
    Enterprise value
    $573.6M
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    P / B
    P / Tangible book
    Tangible book
    -$166.2M
    Net cash
    -$531.2M
    Current ratio
    1.4
    Debt / equity
    -3.2
    ROA
    -23.0%
    ROE
    56.8%
    Cash conversion
    32.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -24.0%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

    INDUSTRYSEGMENTCOMPANYConsumer Non-CyclicalsIndustryFarmed & Fished Foods41,1B node revenueCHSCL 86,2%FDP 10,5%VRNO 2,0%VFF 0,5%LMNR 0,4%LOCL 0,1%ALCO 0,1%UGRO 0,0%Other 0,1%
    Source: company disclosures · own-taxonomy revenue-covered setLOCL 0,1% · rank #6 of 13

    Business relationships

    Business relationships4 disclosed relationships · 1 type · extracted from filings & disclosures
    Customers4
    Albertsons Cos IncACI.OCustomer95%Source ↗
    Kroger CoKR.OCustomer95%Source ↗
    Target CorpTGT.OCustomer95%Source ↗
    Walmart IncWMT.OCustomer95%Source ↗

    Supply chain

    Vendors → LOCL ↔ Partners → Customers · click any node to drill
    VENDORSPARTNERSCUSTOMERSLOCLLOCLLocal Bounti Corp4 entitiesAlbertsons Cos IncFood Retail & DistributiUSKroger CoFood Retail & DistributiUSTarget CorpRetailUSWalmart IncFood Retail & DistributiUS
    4 mentions in 10-K0 from corporate websites0 from news dispatches
    Updated 2026-06-24

    Peer comparison

    Peer comparison7 peers · vs LOCL · multiples and returns
    CH
    CHSCL
    CHS Inc.
    $25,30
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    5,3 %
    -51,4 vs self
    FD
    FDP
    FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    vs self
    VR
    VRNO
    VRNO.NLB
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    vs self
    VF
    VFF
    Village Farms International
    $1,92
    219,4M USD
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    -1,0 %
    -57,7 vs self
    LM
    LMNR
    Limoneira Co
    $13,16
    238,3M USD
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    2,4 %
    vs self
    ROE
    -9,3 %
    -66,1 vs self
    AL
    ALCO
    ALICO
    $38,10
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    0,5 %
    vs self
    ROE
    -143,0 %
    -199,8 vs self
    UG
    UGRO
    Urban-gro Inc
    $2,60
    2,9M USD
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    48,9 %
    -7,8 vs self

    Market position

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Filing-based flags
    • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Op Margin-129,5 %Below median
    Net Margin-195,1 %Bottom quartile
    ROE56,8 %Best in class
    Capex / Rev-24,0 %Bottom quartile
    D/E-3,22Best in class
    Cash Conv0,32Above median

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    Derivatives & instruments

    Derivative transactions

    Net acquired 5 500 000 sh2 transactions1 insiders
    • Schwab Charles R.10% owner · Common Stock Purchase Warrant → Common StockAcquired 5 500 000 @ $0,12purchase · 2026-03-13
    • Schwab Charles R.10% owner · Convertible Note → Common StockAcquired — @ $2,50purchase · 2026-03-13

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    How metrics are computed
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Market Price
      input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
    • Market Cap
      market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
    • Ev To Revenue
      enterprise_value / revenue
    • Net Cash
      cash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
    Source documents
    • Local Bounti Corp Market data — financials · 2026-05-28
    • Local Bounti Corp Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-28
    • Local Bounti Corp Market data — ESG · 2026-05-28

    Ownership & reference

    Top holders

    • FMR LLCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • Vanguard Capital Management, LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$0M
    • Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLPInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • Northern Trust Investments, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$0M
    • State Street Investment Management (US)Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M

    Leadership

    • Kathleen ValiasekPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director

    Insider activity

    Net selling0 buys · 10 sellsnet -$367K9 insiders · last 365d
    • Nelson Mark JosephDirector · Common StockOther 62 949 · 2026-06-10
    • Molnar MichaelDirector · Common StockOther 62 949 · 2026-06-10
    • Brewster PamelaDirector · Common StockOther 62 949 · 2026-06-10
    • SCHWAB CHARLES R JR.Director · Common StockOther 62 949 · 2026-06-10
    • Nordby MatthewDirector · Common StockOther 62 949 · 2026-06-10
    • Hughes AnthonyInterim CFO · Common StockOther 60 000 · 2026-05-01
    • McCandless MargaretGeneral Counsel & Secretary · Common StockOther 40 000 · 2026-05-01
    • Hurlbert Craig M.Director, Executive Chairman · Common StockOther 75 000 · 2026-05-01
    • VALIASEK KATHLEENPresident and CEO · Common StockOther 200 000 · 2026-05-01
    • VALIASEK KATHLEENPresident and CEO · Common StockSold 200 000 @ $1,16$232K · 2026-04-01
    • Hurlbert Craig M.Director, Executive Chairman · Common StockSold 100 000 @ $1,16$116K · 2026-04-01
    • Hughes AnthonyInterim CFO · Common StockOther 23 064 @ $1,63$38K · 2026-04-01
    • McCandless MargaretGeneral Counsel & Secretary · Common StockOther 5 393 @ $1,52$8K · 2026-03-01
    • McCandless MargaretGeneral Counsel & Secretary · Common StockOther 2 874 @ $2,10$6K · 2026-02-01
    • Nordby MatthewDirector · Common StockSold 1 000 @ $2,22$2K · 2026-01-07
    • Nordby MatthewDirector · Common StockSold 1 000 @ $2,14$2K · 2025-12-31
    • Nordby MatthewDirector · Common StockSold 1 000 @ $2,19$2K · 2025-12-24
    • Nordby MatthewDirector · Common StockSold 1 000 @ $2,42$2K · 2025-12-17
    • Nordby MatthewDirector · Common StockSold 1 000 @ $2,55$3K · 2025-12-10
    • Nordby MatthewDirector · Common StockSold 1 000 @ $2,38$2K · 2025-12-03
    • Nordby MatthewDirector · Common StockSold 1 000 @ $2,38$2K · 2025-11-26
    • Nordby MatthewDirector · Common StockSold 1 000 @ $2,39$2K · 2025-11-19
    • VALIASEK KATHLEENPresident, CEO and CFO · Common StockOther 84 517 @ $2,95$249K · 2025-10-01

    Short positioning

    65.9Kshares short-11.6% vs prior
    2.37days to cover
    56.7%short of daily vol
    276fails-to-deliver
    as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)

    Geographic breakdown

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    LOCL.KCanonical
    NYSE · USD

    Intel & risk

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    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
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    LOCLACI.OKR.OTGT.OWMT.OFarmed & Fishe
    This companySectorCustomers

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
    • Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 26.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): -195.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Gross margin (FY 2025-12-31): 12.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 56.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): -23.0%Derived (calculated)
    • Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 1.35xDerived (calculated)
    • Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): -3.47xDerived (calculated)
    • Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -85.9%Derived (calculated)
    • Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 351.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Cost of revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 24.8%Derived (calculated)
    • EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 60.3%Derived (calculated)
    • EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 60.3%Derived (calculated)
    • Gross profit (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 43.3%Derived (calculated)
    • Long-term debt (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 10.6%Derived (calculated)
    • Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 21.3%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -12.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -6.2%Derived (calculated)
    • R&D expense (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 14.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -65.4%Derived (calculated)
    • Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -4.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 9.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating income (annual): USD -62.63MSEC XBRL filing
    • EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -6SEC XBRL filing
    • R&D expense (annual): USD 25.57MSEC XBRL filing
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-10-28EVENTUpcomingQ3 2026 earnings (expected) estimated date
    2026-06-18FILING8-K filing →
    2026-06-12FILING8-K filing →
    2026-06-10 00:00 UTCINSIDER5 insider transactions — 2026-06
    2026-06-10INSIDERNelson Mark Joseph transacted 62.9k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERMolnar Michael transacted 62.9k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERBrewster Pamela transacted 62.9k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERSCHWAB CHARLES R JR. transacted 62.9k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERNordby Matthew transacted 62.9k sh — Director
    2026-05-21FILING424B3 filing →
    2026-05-15FILING8-K filing →
    2026-05-15FILING10-Q filing →
    2026-05-13FILING8-K filing →
    2026-05-01 00:00 UTCINSIDER4 insider transactions — 2026-05
    2026-05-01INSIDERHughes Anthony transacted 60.0k sh — Interim CFO
    2026-05-01INSIDERMcCandless Margaret transacted 40.0k sh — General Counsel & Secretary
    2026-05-01INSIDERHurlbert Craig M. transacted 75.0k sh — Director, Executive Chairman
    2026-05-01INSIDERVALIASEK KATHLEEN transacted 200.0k sh — President and CEO
    2026-04-23FILINGDEF 14A filing →
    2026-04-01 00:00 UTCINSIDER3 insider transactions — 2026-04 · net sell $386k
    2026-04-01INSIDERVALIASEK KATHLEEN sold 200.0k sh — President and CEO ~$232k
    2026-04-01INSIDERHurlbert Craig M. sold 100.0k sh — Director, Executive Chairman ~$116k
    2026-04-01INSIDERHughes Anthony transacted 23.1k sh — Interim CFO ~$38k
    2026-03-27FILING10-K filing →
    2026-03-25FILING8-K filing →
    2026-03-16FILING8-K filing →
    2026-03-13 00:00 UTCINSIDER3 insider transactions — 2026-03 2 derivative
    2026-03-13INSIDERSchwab Charles R. acquired 5.50M sh Common Stock Purchase Warrant — 10% owner
    2026-03-13INSIDERSchwab Charles R. acquired — 10% owner
    2026-03-01INSIDERMcCandless Margaret transacted 5.4k sh — General Counsel & Secretary ~$8k
    2026-02-11FILING8-K filing →
    2026-02-01 00:00 UTCINSIDER1 insider transaction — 2026-02
    2026-02-01INSIDERMcCandless Margaret transacted 2.9k sh — General Counsel & Secretary ~$6k
    2026-01-07 00:00 UTCINSIDER1 insider transaction — 2026-01
    2026-01-07INSIDERNordby Matthew sold 1.0k sh — Director ~$2k
    2025-12-31 00:00 UTCINSIDER5 insider transactions — 2025-12
    2025-12-31INSIDERNordby Matthew sold 1.0k sh — Director ~$2k
    2025-12-24INSIDERNordby Matthew sold 1.0k sh — Director ~$2k
    2025-12-17INSIDERNordby Matthew sold 1.0k sh — Director ~$2k
    2025-12-10INSIDERNordby Matthew sold 1.0k sh — Director ~$3k
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