04:23 PM EDT, 10/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Cal-Maine Foods ( CALM ) reported fiscal Q1 earnings late Tuesday of $3.06 per diluted share, up from $0.02 a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $3.45.

Net sales for the quarter ended Aug. 31 were $785.9 million, up from $459.3 million a year earlier.

Analyst polled by Capital IQ expected $704.7 million.

The company set a quarterly dividend of about $1.02 per share, payable Nov. 14 to holders of record on Oct. 30.

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