UPDATE: Cal-Maine FQ1 Profit Drops 7%

Cal-Maine Foods

reported a 7% drop in its fiscal first-quarter earnings. Cal-Maine's quarterly profit fell to $8.8 million, or $0.36 per share, from $9.4 million, or $0.39 per share, in the year-ago period. Its sales rose 17% to $319.5 million, while gross margin shrank to 14.1% from 16.4%. Analysts were expecting a profit of $0.36 per share on revenue of $296.73 million. Cal-Maine shares closed at $48.91 on Friday.