Cal-Maine: Creighton Acquisition Is the Missing Catalyst — A Position Trade on CALM
Cal-Maine bought Creighton Brothers for $128.5M, adding 3.2M laying hens and processing capacity. The market has reacted, but valuation metrics - P/E ~5.3, EV/EBITDA ~3.4 and EV/Sales <1 - suggest the acquisition's earnings and strategic benefits are not fully priced. This is a position-sized long with defined entry, stop and target and a 120-tradi…