10-Q

LIMONEIRA COMPANY

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 2020

OR

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM  TO

Commission File Number: 001-34755

LIMONEIRA COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	77-0260692
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1141 Cummings Road, Santa Paula, CA	93060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 525-5541

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol (s)	Name of Each Exchange of Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	LMNR	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    ý  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ý Yes ¨ No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:  

¨    Large accelerated filer	ý  Accelerated filer	¨  Emerging growth company
¨    Non-accelerated filer	¨  Smaller reporting company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    ý  No

As of February 29, 2020, there were 17,857,707 shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock.

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LIMONEIRA COMPANY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION		4
Item 1.	Financial Statements	4
Consolidated Balance Sheets – January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019		4
Consolidated Statements of Operations – three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019		5
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss – three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019		6
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Temporary Equity – three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019		7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019		8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		10
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	42
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	42
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION		43
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	43
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	43
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	43
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	43
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	43
Item 5.	Other Information	43
Item 6.	Exhibits	44
SIGNATURES		46

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Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains both historical and forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual financial condition, results of operations and future performance to differ materially from those expressed or implied include:

• changes in laws, regulations, rules, quotas, tariff, and import laws;

• adverse weather conditions, natural disasters and other adverse natural conditions, including freezes, rains, fires and droughts that affect the production, transportation, storage, import and export of fresh produce;

• market responses to industry volume pressures;

• increased pressure from disease, insects and other pests;

• disruption of water supplies or changes in water allocations;

• product and raw materials supplies and pricing;

• energy supply and pricing;

• changes in interest and currency exchange rates;

• availability of financing for development activities;

• general economic conditions for residential and commercial real estate development;

• political changes and economic crises;

• international conflict;

• acts of terrorism;

• labor disruptions, strikes, shortages or work stoppages;

• potential negative impacts related to COVID-19;

• loss of important intellectual property rights; and

• other factors disclosed in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

The Company’s actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Additional risks of which the Company is not currently aware or which the Company currently deems immaterial could also cause the Company’s actual results to differ, including those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if our situation changes in the future.

The terms the “Company,” “Limoneira”, “we,” “our” and “us” as used throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refer to Limoneira Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

LIMONEIRA COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

($ in thousands, except share amounts) 

	January 31, 2020			October 31, 2019
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	874		$	616
Accounts receivable, net	26,524			18,099
Cultural costs	3,455			7,223
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,681			8,153
Income taxes receivable	979			979
Total current assets	43,513			35,070
Property, plant and equipment, net	248,193			248,114
Real estate development	17,515			17,602
Equity in investments	60,785			58,223
Investment in Calavo Growers, Inc.	15,322			17,346
Goodwill	1,839			1,839
Intangible assets, net	12,122			12,407
Other assets	9,359			9,266
Total assets	$	408,648		$	399,867
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	8,193		$	4,974
Growers payable	9,400			14,500
Accrued liabilities	10,271			9,167
Current portion of long-term debt	2,998			3,023
Total current liabilities	30,862			31,664
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, less current portion	126,604			105,892
Deferred income taxes	21,328			24,346
Other long-term liabilities	6,227			5,467
Total liabilities	185,021			167,369
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 18)
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock – $100.00 par value (50,000 shares authorized: 14,790 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019) (8.75% coupon rate)	1,479			1,479
Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock – $100.00 par value (10,000 shares authorized: 9,300 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019) (4% dividend rate on liquidation value of $1,000 per share)	9,331			9,331
Stockholders’ equity:
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock – $0.01 par value (20,000 shares authorized: zero issued or outstanding at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019)	—			—
Common Stock – $0.01 par value (39,000,000 shares authorized: 17,857,707 and 17,756,180 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively)	179			178
Additional paid-in capital	160,869			160,254
Retained earnings	45,199			53,089
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,387		)	(7,255		)
Noncontrolling interest	14,957			15,422
Total stockholders’ equity	212,817			221,688
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	408,648		$	399,867

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LIMONEIRA COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

($ in thousands, except share amounts)

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Net revenues:
Agribusiness	$	40,483		$	40,800
Other	1,173			1,218
Total net revenues	41,656			42,018
Costs and expenses:
Agribusiness	42,543			38,916
Other operations	1,269			1,107
Selling, general and administrative	6,310			5,015
Total costs and expenses	50,122			45,038
Operating loss	(8,466		)	(3,020		)
Other expense:
Interest income, net	55			147
Equity in (loss) earnings of investments	(120		)	42
Unrealized loss on stock in Calavo Growers, Inc.	(2,024		)	(3,910		)
Other income, net	515			304
Total other expense	(1,574		)	(3,417		)
Loss before income tax benefit	(10,040		)	(6,437		)
Income tax benefit	3,136			1,761
Net loss	(6,904		)	(4,676		)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	477			(17		)
Net loss attributable to Limoneira Company	(6,427		)	(4,693		)
Preferred dividends	(125		)	(125		)
Net loss attributable to common stock	$	(6,552	)	$	(4,818	)
Basic net loss per common share	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.28	)
Diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.28	)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic	17,579,000			17,488,000
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted	17,579,000			17,488,000

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LIMONEIRA COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Net loss	$	(6,904	)	$	(4,676	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,267		)	895
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $50 and $27 for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.	135			74
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(1,132		)	969
Comprehensive loss	(8,036		)	(3,707		)
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	465			(12		)
Comprehensive loss attributable to Limoneira Company	$	(7,571	)	$	(3,719	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LIMONEIRA COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND TEMPORARY EQUITY

($ in thousands)

	Stockholders’ Equity																			Temporary Equity
	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In			Retained			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Noncontrolling						Series B Preferred		Series B-2 Preferred
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Interest			Total			Stock		Stock
Balance at October 31, 2019	17,756,180		$	178	$	160,254		$	53,089		$	(7,255	)	$	15,422		$	221,688		$	1,479	$	9,331
Dividends Common ($0.075 per share)	—		—		—			(1,338		)	—			—			(1,338		)	—		—
Dividends Series B ($2.19 per share)	—		—		—			(32		)	—			—			(32		)	—		—
Dividends Series B-2 ($10 per share)	—		—		—			(93		)	—			—			(93		)	—		—
Stock compensation	112,841		1		828			—			—			—			829			—		—
Exchange of common stock	(11,314	)	—		(213		)	—			—			—			(213		)	—		—
Net loss	—		—		—			(6,427		)	—			(477		)	(6,904		)	—		—
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax											(1,132		)	12			(1,120		)	—		—
Balance at January 31, 2020	17,857,707		$	179	$	160,869		$	45,199		$	(8,387	)	$	14,957		$	212,817		$	1,479	$	9,331

	Stockholders’ Equity																			Temporary Equity
	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In			Retained			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Noncontrolling						Series B Preferred		Series B-2 Preferred
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Interest			Total			Stock		Stock
Balance at October 31, 2018	17,647,135		$	176	$	159,071		$	50,354		$	8,965		$	574		$	219,140		$	1,479	$	9,331
Dividends Common ($0.075 per share)	—		—		—			(1,332		)	—			—			(1,332		)	—		—
Dividends Series B ($2.19 per share)	—		—		—			(32		)	—			—			(32		)	—		—
Dividends Series B-2 ($10 per share)	—		—		—			(93		)	—			—			(93		)	—		—
Stock compensation	145,737		2		787			—			—			—			789			—		—
Exchange of common stock	(20,119	)	—		(305		)	—			—			—			(305		)	—		—
Net (loss) income	—		—		—			(4,693		)	—			17			(4,676		)	—		—
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax											969			(12		)	957			—		—
Reclassification of unrealized gain on marketable securities upon adoption of ASU 2016-01	—		—		—			15,921			(15,921		)	—			—			—		—
Reclassification upon adoption of ASU 2018-02	—		—		—			(1,724		)	1,724			—			—			—		—
Balance at January 31, 2019	17,772,753		$	178	$	159,553		$	58,401		$	(4,263	)	$	579		$	214,448		$	1,479	$	9,331

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LIMONEIRA COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Operating activities
Net loss	$	(6,904	)	$	(4,676	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,565			2,126
Gain on disposals of assets	(250		)	(22		)
Stock compensation expense	829			789
Equity in earnings of investments	120			(42		)
Deferred income taxes	(3,136		)	(1,434		)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	20			8
Accrued interest on notes receivable	(6		)	(39		)
Unrealized loss on stock in Calavo Growers, Inc.	2,024			3,910
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(8,433		)	(4,983		)
Cultural costs	3,746			2,914
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(513		)	(2,491		)
Income taxes receivable	—			(13		)
Other assets	139			90
Accounts payable and growers payable	(2,314		)	2,421
Accrued liabilities	(267		)	(3,003		)
Other long-term liabilities	171			(48		)
Net cash used in operating activities	(12,209		)	(4,493		)
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(3,672		)	(5,098		)
Agriculture property acquisitions	—			(397		)
Collections of installments on note receivable	—			150
Equity investment contributions	(2,800		)	(4,000		)
Investments in mutual water companies	(43		)	(460		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,515		)	(9,805		)
Financing activities
Borrowings of long-term debt	36,631			35,970
Repayments of long-term debt	(15,895		)	(19,262		)
Dividends paid – common	(1,338		)	(1,332		)
Dividends paid – preferred	(125		)	(125		)
Exchange of common stock	(213		)	(305		)
Net cash provided by financing activities	19,060			14,946
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(78		)	23
Net increase in cash	258			671
Cash at beginning of period	616			609
Cash at end of period	$	874		$	1,280

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LIMONEIRA COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020		2019
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for interest (net of amounts capitalized)	$	1,078	$	900
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Decrease in real estate development and sale-leaseback deferral	$	—	$	(58,330	)
Reclassification from real estate development to equity in investments	$	—	$	(33,353	)
Capital expenditures accrued but not paid at period-end	$	119	$	233
Accrued contribution obligation of investment in water company	$	450	$	450
Accrued Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock dividends	$	31	$	31

In December 2018, the Company terminated its lease agreement with the Joint Venture (as defined herein) that is developing the East Area I real estate development project. As a result, the Company reduced its sale leaseback deferral and corresponding real estate development by $58,330,000 and reclassified $33,353,000 of the Company’s basis in the Joint Venture from real estate development to equity in investments as further described in Note 7 - Real Estate Development and Note 8 - Equity in Investments of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

In February 2020, the Company received an annual patronage dividend of $966,000 from Farm Credit West, FLCA ("Farm Credit West"). This dividend was accrued at January 31, 2020, of which $667,000 was recorded as a reduction in interest expense and $299,000 reduced the Company's real estate development assets.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LIMONEIRA COMPANY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Business

Limoneira Company (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”) engages primarily in growing citrus and avocados, picking and hauling citrus, and packing, marketing and selling lemons. The Company is also engaged in residential rentals and other rental operations and real estate development activities.

The Company markets and sells lemons directly to food service, wholesale and retail customers throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe and other international markets. The Company is a member of Sunkist Growers, Inc. (“Sunkist”), an agricultural marketing cooperative, and sells its oranges, specialty citrus and other crops to Sunkist-licensed and other third-party packinghouses.

The Company sells the majority of its avocado production to Calavo Growers, Inc. (“Calavo”), a packing and marketing company listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CVGW. Calavo’s customers include many of the largest retail and food service companies in the United States and Canada. Calavo packs the Company’s avocados, which are then sold and distributed under Calavo brands to its customers.

Basis of Presentation and Preparation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the accounts of all the subsidiaries and investments in which the Company holds a controlling interest . Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of the Company, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary for fair financial statement presentation. The preparation of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Because the consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for a complete set of consolidated financial statements, they should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Changes in Accounting Policies

On November 1, 2019, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") - Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, Leases (as amended, "ASU 2016-02" or the "New Lease Standard"). A lease is defined as a contract that conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company enters into contracts that are, or contain, leases as both a lessee and a lessor. The following accounting policies have been updated as part of the adoption of the New Lease Standard.

Leases

Accounting for Operating Leases as a Lessee- In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into leases as a lessee generally for agricultural land and packinghouse equipment. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in other assets, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease, measured on a discounted basis. Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As none of the Company’s leases provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.

Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet as the Company has elected to recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has material leases with related parties which are further described in Note 15 - Related-Party Transactions.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Leases (continued)

Certain of the Company’s agricultural land agreements contain variable costs based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased property. Such variable lease costs are expensed as incurred. These land agreements also contain costs for non-lease components, such as water usage, which the Company accounts for separately from the lease components. For all other agreements, the Company generally combines lease and non-lease components in calculating the ROU assets and lease liabilities. See Note 13 - Leases for additional information.

Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - The Company’s leases in which it acts as the lessor includes land, residential and commercial units and are all classified as operating leases. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain variable income based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased asset. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain non-lease components such as water, utilities and common area services. The Company has elected to not separate lease and non-lease components for its lessor arrangements and the combined component is accounted for entirely under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 842, Leases. The underlying asset in an operating lease arrangement is carried at depreciated cost within property, plant, and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the useful life of the underlying asset. The Company recognizes operating lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Comprehensive (loss) income represents all changes in a company’s net assets, except changes resulting from transactions with shareholders, and is reported as a component of the Company’s stockholders’ equity. As of January 31, 2020, the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, consist of foreign currency translation items of $3,629,000, pension liability items of $4,618,000 and security available for sale items of $140,000. As of October 31, 2019, accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of foreign currency translation items of $2,362,000, pension liability items of $4,753,000 and security available for sale items of $140,000.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

FASB ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and related ASUs, including ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, which requires an entity to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11. Among other things, ASU 2018-11 provides administrative relief by allowing entities to implement the lease standard on a modified retrospective basis (the "Optional Transition Method"). Effectively, the Optional Transition Method permits companies to adopt the lease standard through a cumulative effect adjustment to their opening balance sheet on the date of adoption and report under the New Lease Standard on a post-adoption basis.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 effective November 1, 2019 using the Optional Transition Method. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which allows the Company to carry forward its historical lease classification, its assessment of whether a contract is or contains a lease, and its initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to adoption of the New Lease Standard. The Company elected the hindsight practical expedient, which permits the use of hindsight when determining lease term and impairment of ROU assets. The Company did not elect to combine lease and non-lease components for land leases but elected to combine lease and non-lease components for all other asset classes. The Company also elected to keep leases with an initial term of 12 months or less off the balance sheet and recognize the associated lease payments in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. The Company updated its accounting policies, processes and internal controls in order to meet the New Lease Standard's reporting and disclosure requirements.

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LIMONEIRA COMPANY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

The adoption of ASU 2016-02 had a material impact on its consolidated balance sheets, but did not have a material impact on its consolidated statements of operations or its consolidated statements of cash flows. Upon adoption as of November 1, 2019, the Company recorded ROU assets of $2.4 million and lease liabilities of $2.5 million for operating leases in which the Company is a lessee. The adoption also included an immaterial reclassification of accrued rent liabilities against the ROU asset balance. As of November 1, 2019, there were no material finance leases for which the Company was a lessee. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not change the Company’s accounting for its operating leases in which it acts as the lessor. See Note 13 - Leases for additional information about the Company’s leases from a lessor and lessee perspective.

FASB ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and related ASUs

This amendment requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses.

ASU 2016-13 is effective for SEC filers for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is evaluating the effect this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASU 2018-14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans

This amendment adds, removes and clarifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other post retirement plans. For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the effect this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

This amendment removes specific exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 in GAAP. It eliminates the need for an organization to analyze whether certain exceptions apply in a given period. The amendment also improves financial statement preparers’ application of income tax-related guidance and simplifies GAAP under certain situations.

ASU 2019-12 is effective for public business entities, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. An entity that elects early adoption in an interim period should reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. Additionally, an entity that elects early adoption should adopt all the amendments in the same period. The Company early adopted this ASU as of November 1, 2019 and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

3. Acquisitions

Agriculture Property Acquisition

In January 2019, the Company purchased land for use as a citrus orchard for a cash purchase price of $397,000. The acquisition was for 26 acres of agricultural property adjacent to the Company’s orchards in Lindsay, California. This agriculture property acquisition is included in property, plant and equipment, net on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

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3. Acquisitions

Business Combinations

Trapani Fresh

On May 30, 2019, the Company acquired a 51% interest in a joint venture, Trapani Fresh, formed with FGF Trapani (“FGF”), a multi-generational, family-owned citrus operation in Argentina. To consummate the transaction, the Company formed a subsidiary under the name Limoneira Argentina S.A.U. (“Limoneira Argentina”) as the managing partner and acquired a 51% interest in an Argentine Trust that holds a 75% interest in Finca Santa Clara (“Santa Clara”), a ranch with approximately 1,200 acres of planted lemons. Trapani Fresh controls the trust and grows, packs, markets and sells fresh citrus. Total consideration paid for the Company’s interest in Trapani Fresh was $15,000,000 and transaction costs of approximately $654,000 were included in selling, general and administrative expense during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

Below is a summary of the preliminary fair value of the net assets acquired on the acquisition date based on a third-party valuation, which was updated during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 due to changes in the enacted tax rates in Argentina that increased the customer relationships, trademarks and non-competition agreement and decreased goodwill (in thousands):

Cultural costs	$	3,270
Land and land improvements	9,520
Buildings and improvements	870
Orchards	8,410
Customer relationships, trademarks and non-competition agreement (10-year useful life)	6,920
Goodwill	420
Total assets acquired	29,410
Noncontrolling interest	(14,410		)
Net cash paid	$	15,000

Preliminary goodwill of $420,000 relates to synergies of the operations, has been allocated to the fresh lemons segment and is currently not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Revenue of $14,651,000 and net income of $999,000 of Trapani Fresh were included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations from the acquisition date to the period ended October 31, 2019. The unaudited, pro forma consolidated statement of operations as if Trapani Fresh had been included in the consolidated results of the Company for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018 would have resulted in revenues of $177,625,000 and $153,033,000, respectively, and net (loss) income of $(6,092,000) and $21,942,000, respectively.

4. Fair Value Measurements

Under the FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures, a fair value measurement is determined based on the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability. A three-tiered hierarchy draws distinctions between market participant assumptions based on (i) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets (Level 1), (ii) inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2) and (iii) unobservable inputs that require the Company to use present value and other valuation techniques in the determination of fair value (Level 3).

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, which are measured on a recurring basis during the period, segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands): 

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4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)

January 31, 2020	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets at fair value:
Equity securities	$	15,322	$	—	$	—	$	15,322

October 31, 2019	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets at fair value:
Equity securities	$	17,346	$	—	$	—	$	17,346

Equity securities consist of marketable securities in Calavo common stock. At January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the Company owned 200,000 shares, respectively, representing approximately 1.1% of Calavo’s outstanding common stock. These securities are measured at fair value by quoted market prices and changes in fair value are included in the statement of operations.

In fiscal year 2019, the Company sold 50,000 shares of Calavo common stock for a total of $4,786,000 recognizing a loss of $63,000. This loss is included in other (expense) income in the consolidated statement of operations.

The Company recorded an unrealized loss of $2,024,000 during the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020, which is included in other expense in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company recorded an unrealized loss of $3,910,000 during the three months ended January 31, 2019, which is included in other expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Calavo’s stock price at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 was $76.61 and $86.73 per share, respectively.

5. Concentrations and Geographic Information

Lemons procured from third-party growers were 55% and 59% of the Company's lemon supply in the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company sells the majority of its avocado production to Calavo and the majority of its oranges and specialty citrus to a third-party packinghouse.

One individual customer represented 11% of accounts receivable, net as of January 31, 2020. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables are limited due to a large, diverse customer base.

During the three months ended January 31, 2020, the Company had approximately $539,000 of lemon and orange sales in Chile by PDA and San Pablo and $199,000 of lemon and orange sales in Argentina by Trapani Fresh. During the three months ended January 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $638,000 of lemon and orange sales in Chile by PDA and San Pablo.

6. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands): 

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Prepaid supplies and insurance	$	3,370	$	3,199
Note receivable and related interest	2,670		181
Real estate development held-for-sale	2,543		2,543
Lemon supplier advances and other	3,098		2,230
	$	11,681	$	8,153

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7. Real Estate Development

Real estate development assets are comprised primarily of land and land development costs and consist of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Retained Property - East Area I	$	11,799	$	11,943
East Area II	5,716		5,659
	$	17,515	$	17,602

East Area I, Retained Property and East Area II

In fiscal year 2005, the Company began capitalizing the costs of two real estate development projects east of Santa Paula, California, for the development of 550 acres of land into residential units, commercial buildings and civic facilities. On November 10, 2015 (the “Transaction Date”), the Company entered into a joint venture with The Lewis Group of Companies (“Lewis”) for the residential development of its East Area I real estate development project. To consummate the transaction, the Company formed Limoneira Lewis Community Builders, LLC (“LLCB” or “Joint Venture”) as the development entity, contributed its East Area I property to LLCB and sold a 50% interest in LLCB to Lewis for $20,000,000.

The Company and the Joint Venture also entered into a Retained Property Development Agreement on the Transaction Date (the "Retained Property Agreement"). Under the terms of the Retained Property Agreement, the Joint Venture transferred certain contributed East Area I property, which is entitled for commercial development, back to the Company (the "Retained Property") and arranged for the design and construction of certain improvements to the Retained Property, subject to certain reimbursements by the Company. The value as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 includes $1,200,000, respectively, for estimated costs incurred by and reimbursable to LLCB, which is included in accrued liabilities as of January 31, 2020.

In January 2018, the Joint Venture entered into a $45,000,000 unsecured Line of Credit Loan Agreement and Promissory Note (the “Loan”) with Bank of America, N.A. to fund early development activities. The Loan originally was scheduled to mature in January 2020 and was extended to February 22, 2021 per the terms thereof. The interest rate on the Loan is LIBOR plus 2.85% and is payable monthly. The Loan contains certain customary default provisions and the Joint Venture may prepay any amounts outstanding under the Loan without penalty. The extension had no impact on the Company's loan guarantee $1,080,000 value as of January 31, 2020.

In February 2018, certain principals from Lewis and by the Company guaranteed the obligations under the Loan. The guarantee shall continue in effect until all of the Loan obligations are fully paid and the guarantors are jointly and severally liable for all Loan obligations in the event of default by the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture recorded the Loan balance of $45,000,000 as of January 31, 2020.

The Company made contributions to the Joint Venture of $2,800,000 and $4,000,000 in the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Additionally, in February 2020 the Company and Lewis each loaned $1,800,000 to the Joint Venture at an interest rate of 4.6% due May 31, 2020.

Through January 31, 2020, the Joint Venture has closed the sales of the initial residential lots representing 244 residential units.

Other Real Estate Development Projects

The remaining real estate development parcel within the Templeton Santa Barbara, LLCB project is described as Sevilla. The Company's net carrying value of Sevilla was $2,543,000, as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively, which has been included in prepaid expenses and other current assets. The expenses associated with this property were immaterial.

During December 2017, the Company sold its Centennial property with a net book value of $2,983,000 for $3,250,000. The Company received cash and a $3,000,000 promissory note secured by the property for the balance of the purchase price. The promissory note was originally scheduled to mature in December 2019 but the Company extended the maturity date concurrently and resetting the interest rate to equal to the 6-month LIBOR plus 2.75% on the outstanding principal balance of the note, interest only paid monthly on the first day of each month beginning January 1, 2020. At January 31, 2020, the carrying value of the note was $2,670,000 and classified in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

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7. Real Estate Development (continued)

Other Real Estate Development Projects (continued)

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Sevilla property for $2,700,000. After transaction and other costs, the Company expects to receive proceeds of approximately $2,550,000 and recognize an insignificant gain upon closing. At January 31, 2020, the $2,543,000 carrying value of the property was classified as held for sale and included in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

8. Equity in Investments

Equity in investments consist of the following (in thousands): 

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Limoneira Lewis Community Builders, LLC	$	56,872	$	54,016
Limco Del Mar, Ltd.	1,966		1,950
Rosales	1,435		1,745
Romney Property Partnership	512		512
	$	60,785	$	58,223

Unconsolidated Significant Subsidiary

In accordance with Rule 10-01(b)(1) of Regulation S-X, which applies to interim reports on Form 10-Q, the Company must determine if its equity method investees are considered, “significant subsidiaries”. In evaluating its investments, there are two tests utilized to determine if equity method investees are considered significant subsidiaries: the income test and the investment test. Summarized income statement information of an equity method investee is required in an interim report if either of the two tests exceed 20%. During the current year-to-date interim period, this threshold was not met for any of the Company's equity investments and thus summarized income statement information is not required in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis or when an event or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying value may not be recoverable. There have been no impairment charges recorded against goodwill as of January 31, 2020.

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020								October 31, 2019
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life in Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life in Years
Trade names and trademarks	$	3,786	$	(652	)	$	3,134	10	$	3,786	$	(542	)	$	3,244	10
Customer relationships	5,010		(648		)	4,362		9	5,010		(500		)	4,510		9
Non-competition agreement	1,040		(69		)	971		10	1,040		(42		)	998		10
Acquired water and mineral rights	3,655		—			3,655		Indefinite	3,655		—			3,655		Indefinite
Other intangible assets	$	13,491	$	(1,369	)	$	12,122		$	13,491	$	(1,084	)	$	12,407

Amortization expense totaled $285,000 and $89,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets as of January 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

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9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets (continued)

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	752
2021	1,027
2022	976
2023	976
2024	976
Thereafter	3,760
	$	8,467

10. Other Assets

Investments in Mutual Water Companies

The Company’s investments in various not-for-profit mutual water companies provide the Company with the right to receive a proportionate share of water from each of the not-for-profit mutual water companies that have been invested in and do not constitute voting shares and/or rights. Amounts included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 were $5,992,000 and $5,499,000, respectively. 

11. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Compensation	$	2,065	$	1,973
Property taxes	229		652
Lemon and orange supplier payables	2,176		899
Allowances and packing and harvest expenses	1,930		3,191
Payable to FGF	1,123		906
Payable to LLCB	1,200		—
Other	1,548		1,546
	$	10,271	$	9,167

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12. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt is comprised of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Farm Credit West revolving and non-revolving lines of credit: the interest rate of the revolving line of credit is variable based on the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which was 1.80% at January 31, 2020, plus 1.85%. The interest rate for the $40.0 million outstanding balance of the non-revolving line of credit was fixed at 4.77%. Interest is payable monthly and the principal is due in full on July 1, 2022.	$	104,466	$	82,843
Farm Credit West term loan: Effective October 1, 2019, the interest rate was fixed at 3.76%. The loan is payable in quarterly installments through November 2022.	1,890		2,035
Farm Credit West term loan: Effective October 1, 2019, the interest rate was fixed at 4.14%. The loan is payable in monthly installments through October 2035.	1,066		1,078
Farm Credit West term loan: Effective October 1, 2019, the interest rate was fixed at 4.17%. The loan is payable in monthly installments through March 2036.	8,729		8,823
Farm Credit West term loan: the interest rate is fixed at 3.62% until March 2021, becoming variable for the remainder of the loan. The loan is payable in monthly installments though March 2036.	6,449		6,522
Wells Fargo term loan: the interest rate is fixed at 3.58%. The loan is payable in monthly installments through January 2023.	4,594		4,955
Banco de Chile term loan: the interest rate is fixed at 6.48%. The loan is payable in annual installments through January 2025.	1,115		1,386
Note Payable: the interest rate ranges from 5.00% to 7.00% and was 5.50% at January 31, 2020. The loan includes interest only monthly payments and principal is due in February 2023.	1,435		1,435
Subtotal	129,744		109,077
Less deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization	142		162
Total long-term debt, net	129,602		108,915
Less current portion	2,998		3,023
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	126,604	$	105,892

In June 2017, the Company entered into a Master Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Farm Credit West that includes a Revolving Credit Supplement and a Non-Revolving Credit Supplement (the “Supplements”). On January 29, 2018, the Company amended the Revolving Credit Supplement to increase the borrowing capacity from $60,000,000 to $75,000,000. The Supplements provide aggregate borrowing capacity of $115,000,000 comprised of $75,000,000 under the Revolving Credit Supplement and $40,000,000 under the Non-Revolving Credit Supplement. The borrowing capacity based on collateral value was $115,000,000 at January 31, 2020.

All indebtedness under the Loan Agreement, including any indebtedness under the Supplements, is secured by a first lien on certain of its agricultural properties in Tulare, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties in California and certain of the Company's building fixtures and improvements and investments in mutual water companies associated with the pledged agricultural properties. The Loan Agreement includes customary default provisions that provide should an event of default occur. Farm Credit West, at its option, may declare all or any portion of the indebtedness under the Loan Agreement to be immediately due and payable without demand, notice of non-payment, protest or prior recourse to collateral, and terminate or suspend the Company's right to draw or request funds on any loan or line of credit.

In December 2019, Farm Credit West declared an annual cash patronage dividend of 1.00% of average eligible loan balances. The Company accrued the $966,000 dividend receivable in prepaid expenses and other current assets at January 31, 2020, which was received in February 2020.

In March 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Farm Credit West for a $15,000,000 revolving line of credit secured by the Windfall Investors, LLC property. The loan matures in 2043 and features a 3-year draw period followed by 20 years of fully amortized loan payments. The interest rate is variable with monthly interest-only payments during the 3-year draw period and monthly principal and interest payments thereafter.

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12. Long-Term Debt (continued)

Interest is capitalized on non-bearing orchards, real estate development projects and significant construction in progress. The Company capitalized interest of $89,000 and $267,000 during the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Capitalized interest is included in property, plant and equipment and real estate development assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. 

13. Leases

Lessor Arrangements

The Company enters into leasing transactions in which it rents certain of its assets and the Company is the lessor. These lease contracts are typically classified as operating leases with remaining terms ranging from one month to 23 years, with various renewal terms available. All of the residential rentals have month to month lease terms.

The following table presents the components of the Company’s operating lease portfolio included in property, plant and equipment, net as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020			October 31, 2019
Land	$	1,279		$	1,279
Buildings, equipment and building improvements	22,841			22,841
Less accumulated depreciation	(7,717		)	(7,551		)
Property, plant and equipment, net under operating leases	$	16,403		$	16,569

Depreciation expense for assets under operating leases was approximately $166,000 for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020.

The Company’s rental operations revenue consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
Operating lease payments	$	1,096
Variable lease payments	77
Total lease payments	$	1,173

The future minimum lease payments to be received by the Company related to these operating lease agreements as of January 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	592
2021	323
2022	133
2023	88
2024	42
Thereafter	758
Total	$	1,936

Lessee Arrangements

The Company enters into leasing transactions in which the Company is the lessee. These lease contracts are typically classified as operating leases. The Company’s lease contracts are generally for agricultural land and packinghouse equipment with remaining lease terms ranging from one to 18 years, with various term extensions available. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of January 31, 2020, there were no material finance leases for which the Company was a lessee.

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13. Leases (continued)

Operating lease costs were $137,000 for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020, which are primarily included in agribusiness costs and expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Variable and short term lease costs were immaterial.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):

	Classification	January 31, 2020
Assets
Operating lease ROU assets	Other assets	$	2,302
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current operating lease liabilities	Accrued liabilities	545
Non-current operating lease liabilities	Other long-term liabilities	1,787
Total operating lease liabilities		$	2,332
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)		10.9
Weighted-average discount rate		3.9		%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	184
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	—

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, each of the subsequent four fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	362
2021	481
2022	330
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,449
Total lease payments	2,910
Less: Imputed interest	(578		)
Total	$	2,332

In addition to operating lease commitments, the Company also has a contract for pollination services which does not meet the definition of a lease, with minimum future payments of $230,000 for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, $307,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 and 2022 and $51,000 in fiscal year 2023.

A summary of the Company’s future minimum payments for obligations under non-cancellable operating leases as of October 31, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):

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13. Leases (continued)

2020	$	688
2021	492
2022	291
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,382
	$	3,141

14. Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income per Share

Basic net loss per common share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period without consideration of the dilutive effect of conversion of preferred stock. Diluted net loss per common share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the dilutive effect of conversion of unvested, restricted stock and preferred stock. The computations for basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share are as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Basic net loss per common share:
Net loss applicable to common stock	$	(6,552	)	$	(4,818	)
Effect of unvested, restricted stock	(17		)	(16		)
Numerator: Net loss for basic EPS	(6,569		)	(4,834		)
Denominator: Weighted average common shares-basic	17,579			17,488
Basic net loss per common share	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.28	)

Diluted net loss per common share:
Numerator: Net loss for diluted EPS	$	(6,569	)	$	(4,834	)
Weighted average common shares–basic	17,579			17,488
Effect of dilutive unvested, restricted stock and preferred stock	—			—
Denominator: Weighted average common shares–diluted	17,579			17,488
Diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.28	)

Diluted (losses) earnings per common share are computed using the more dilutive method of either the two-class method or the treasury stock method. Unvested stock-based compensation awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends as participating shares are included in computing earnings per share. The Company’s unvested, restricted stock awards qualify as participating shares. The Company excluded 114,000 and 162,000, unvested, restricted shares, as calculated under the treasury stock method, from its computation of diluted (losses) earnings per share for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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15. Related-Party Transactions

The Company has transactions with various related-parties as summarized in the tables below (in thousands):

		January 31, 2020										October 31, 2019
		Balance Sheet										Balance Sheet
Ref	Related Party	Accounts Receivable		Other Assets		Accounts Payable		Accrued Liabilities		Other Long-Term Liabilities		Accounts Receivable		Other Assets		Accounts Payable		Accrued Liabilities
1	Employees	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
2	Mutual water companies	—		457		2		—		—		—		473		11		—
3	Cooperative association	—		—		31		—		—		—		—		35		—
4	Calavo	32		—		1		—		—		—		—		—		—
5	Third-party growers	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
6	Cadiz / Fenner / WAM	—		1,498		—		134		1,408		—		—		—		—
7	Colorado River Growers	521		—		—		—		—		376		—		—		—
8	YMIDD	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
9	FGF	2,808		—		—		1,123		—		2,609		—		—		906

		Three Months Ended January 31, 2020										Three Months Ended January 31, 2019
		Consolidated Statement of Operations										Consolidated Statement of Operations
Ref	Related Party	Net Revenue Agribusiness		Net Revenue Rental Operations		Agribusiness Expense and Other		Other Income, Net		Dividends Paid		Net Revenue Agribusiness		Net Revenue Rental Operations		Agribusiness Expense and Other		Other Income, Net		Dividends Paid
1	Employees	$	—	$	197	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	178	$	—	$	—	$	—
2	Mutual water companies	—		—		348		—		—		—		—		321		—		—
3	Cooperative association	—		—		446		—		—		—		—		316		—		—
4	Calavo	32		81		118		220		126		3		79		1		250		129
5	Third-party growers	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		377		—		—
6	Cadiz / Fenner / WAM	—		—		102		—		—		—		—		66		—		—
7	Colorado River Growers	521		—		5,001		—		—		306		—		3,841		—		—
8	YMIDD	—		—		34		—		—		—		—		32		—		—
9	FGF	199		—		163		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

⁽¹⁾ Employees - The Company rents certain of its residential housing assets to employees on a month-to-month basis and recorded rental income from employees. There were no rental payments due from employees at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019.

⁽²⁾ Mutual water companies - The Company has representation on the boards of directors of the mutual water companies in which the Company has investments. The Company recorded capital contributions, purchased water and water delivery services and had water payments due to the mutual water companies.

⁽³⁾ Cooperative association - The Company has representation on the board of directors of a non-profit cooperative association that provides pest control services for the agricultural industry. The Company purchased services and supplies from and had payments due to the cooperative association.

⁽⁴⁾ Calavo - The Company has an investment in and representation on the board of directors of Calavo and Calavo has an investment in the Company. Calavo had representation on the board of directors of the Company through December 2018. The Company recorded dividend income on its investment in Calavo, paid dividends to Calavo and had avocado sales to Calavo. Additionally, the Company leases office space to Calavo, purchases storage services from Calavo and had amounts due to Calavo for those services.

⁽⁵⁾ Third party growers - A member of the Company’s board of directors markets lemons through the Company.

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15. Related-Party Transactions (continued)

⁽⁶⁾ Cadiz / Fenner / WAM - A member of the Company’s board of directors serves as the CEO, President and a member of the board of directors of Cadiz, Inc. In 2013, the Company entered a long-term lease agreement (the “Lease”) with Cadiz Real Estate, LLC (“Cadiz”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cadiz, Inc., and currently leases 670 acres located in eastern San Bernardino County, California. The annual base rental is equal to the sum of $200 per planted acre and 20% of gross revenues from the sale of harvested lemons (less operating expenses), not to exceed $1,200 per acre per year. In 2016, Cadiz assigned this lease to Fenner Valley Farms, LLC (“Fenner”), a subsidiary of Water Asset Management, LLC (“WAM”). An entity affiliated with WAM is the holder of 9,300 shares of the Company's Series B-2 convertible preferred stock. Upon the adoption of ASC 842, the Company recorded a ROU asset and corresponding lease liability.

⁽⁷⁾ Colorado River Growers, Inc. (“CRG”) - The Company has representation on the board of directors of CRG, a non-profit cooperative association of fruit growers engaged in the agricultural harvesting business in Yuma County, Arizona. The Company paid harvest expense to CRG, provided harvest management and administrative services to CRG and had a receivable due from CRG for such services.

⁽⁸⁾ Yuma Mesa Irrigation and Drainage District (“YMIDD”) - The Company has representation on the board of directors of YMIDD. The Company purchased water from YMIDD and had amounts payable to them for such purchases.

⁽⁹⁾ FGF - The Company advances funds to FGF for fruit purchases which are recorded as an asset until the sales occur and the remaining proceeds become due to FGF. Additionally, FGF provided farming, packing, by-product processing and administrative services to Trapani Fresh. The Company had a payable due to FGF for such fruit purchases and services.

16. Income Taxes

The Company’s estimated annual effective blended tax rate for fiscal year 2020 is approximately 32.3%. As such, a 31.3% estimated effective blended tax rate, after discrete items, was utilized by the Company in the three months ended January 31, 2020 to calculate its income tax provision.

The Company has no material uncertain tax positions as of January 31, 2020. The Company recognizes interest expense and penalties related to income tax matters as a component of income tax expense. There was no accrued interest or penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as of January 31, 2020.

17. Retirement Plans

The Limoneira Company Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) is a noncontributory, defined benefit, single employer pension plan, which provides retirement benefits for all eligible employees. Benefits paid by the Plan are calculated based on years of service, highest five-year average earnings, primary Social Security benefit and retirement age. Effective June 2004, the Company froze the Plan and no additional benefits accrued to participants subsequent to that date.

The Plan is funded consistent with the funding requirements of federal law and regulations. There were funding contributions of zero and $150,000 during the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. 

The components of net periodic pension cost for the Plan for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Administrative expenses	$	70		$	47
Interest cost	160			207
Expected return on plan assets	(248		)	(272		)
Prior service cost	11			11
Recognized actuarial loss	185			101
Net periodic benefit cost	$	178		$	94

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18. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is from time to time involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. At this time, the Company is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against it that it expects will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, liquidity, or operating results. Legal claims are inherently uncertain, however, and it is possible that the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity and/or operating results could be adversely affected in the future by legal proceedings.

19. Stock-based Compensation

The Company has a stock-based compensation plan (the “Stock Plan”) that allows for the grant of common stock of the Company to members of management, key executives and non-employee directors. The fair value of such awards is based on the fair value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant and all are classified as equity awards.

Performance Awards

Certain restricted stock grants are made to management each December under the Stock Plan based on the achievement of certain annual financial performance and other criteria achieved during the previous fiscal year (“Performance Awards”). The performance grants are based on a percentage of the employee’s base salary divided by the stock price on the grant date once the performance criteria has been met, and generally vest over a two-year period as service is provided. There were no shares of common stock granted to management under the Stock Plan for fiscal year 2019 performance because the financial performance and other criteria were not met.

Executive Awards

Certain restricted stock grants are made to key executives under the Stock Plan (“Executive Awards”). These grants generally vest over a three to five-year period as service is provided. During December 2019, the Company granted 95,000 shares of common stock with a per share price of $18.87 to key executives under the Stock Plan. The related compensation expense of approximately $1,793,000 will be recognized equally over the next three years as the shares vest.

Director Awards

The Company issues shares of common stock to non-employee directors under the Stock Plan on an annual basis that vest upon grant (“Director Awards”). During January 2020 and 2019, 17,841 and 15,642 shares, respectively, of common stock were granted as Director Awards. The Company recognized $358,000 and $339,000 of stock-based compensation to non-employee directors during the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

During the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, members of management exchanged 11,314 and 20,119 shares, respectively, of common stock with fair values of $213,000 and $305,000, respectively, at the date of the exchanges, for the payment of payroll taxes associated with the vesting of shares under the Company’s stock-based compensation programs.

20. Segment Information

The Company operates in four reportable operating segments: fresh lemons, lemon packing, avocados and other agribusiness. The Company’s operating segments of rental operations and real estate development are no longer disclosed as separate reportable operating segments and are included in the “Corporate and Other” category in the tables below as they do not meet the quantitative threshold and from a qualitative perspective are not a core focus of the Company's main agribusiness activities. Prior years’ information has been restated to conform to the current year’s presentation. The reportable operating segments of the Company are strategic business units with different products and services, distribution processes and customer bases. The fresh lemons segment includes sales, farming and harvesting expenses and third-party grower costs relative to fresh lemons. The lemon packing segment includes packing revenues and shipping and handling revenues relative to lemon packing. The lemon packing segment expenses are comprised of lemon packing costs. The lemon packing segment revenues include intersegment revenues between fresh lemons and lemon packing. The intersegment revenues are included gross in the segment note and a separate line item is shown as an elimination. The avocados segment includes sales, farming and harvest costs. The other agribusiness segment includes sales, farming and harvest costs of oranges, specialty citrus and other crops. Revenues related to rental operations are included in “Corporate and Other”. Other agribusiness revenues consist of oranges of $2,272,000 and specialty citrus and other crops of $1,892,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and oranges of $946,000 and specialty citrus and other crops of $1,255,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2019.

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20. Segment Information (continued)

The Company does not separately allocate depreciation and amortization to its fresh lemons, lemon packing, avocados and other agribusiness segments. No asset information is provided for reportable operating segments, as these specified amounts are not included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker. The Company measures operating performance, including revenues and operating income, of its operating segments and allocates resources based on its evaluation. The Company does not allocate selling, general and administrative expense, other income, interest expense and income taxes, or specifically identify them to its operating segments. The Company earns packing revenue for packing lemons grown on its orchards and lemons procured from third-party growers. Intersegment revenues represent packing revenues related to lemons grown on the Company’s orchards.

Segment information for the three months ended January 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	Fresh Lemons			Lemon Packing		Eliminations			Avocados			Other Agribusiness		Total Agribusiness			Corporate and Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	32,057		$	4,094	$	—		$	168		$	4,164	$	40,483		$	1,173		$	41,656
Intersegment revenue	—			7,105		(7,105		)	—			—		—			—			—
Total net revenues	32,057			11,199		(7,105		)	168			4,164		40,483			1,173			41,656
Costs and expenses	34,351			8,609		(7,105		)	473			3,931		40,259			7,298			47,557
Depreciation and amortization	—			—		—			—			—		2,284			281			2,565
Operating income (loss)	$	(2,294	)	$	2,590	$	—		$	(305	)	$	233	$	(2,060	)	$	(6,406	)	$	(8,466	)

Segment information for the three months ended January 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Fresh Lemons		Lemon Packing		Eliminations			Avocados			Other Agribusiness			Total Agribusiness		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	34,493	$	4,103	$	—		$	3		$	2,201		$	40,800	$	1,218		$	42,018
Intersegment revenue	—		7,044		(7,044		)	—			—			—		—			—
Total net revenues	34,493		11,147		(7,044		)	3			2,201			40,800		1,218			42,018
Costs and expenses	32,082		8,784		(7,044		)	716			2,510			37,048		5,864			42,912
Depreciation and amortization	—		—		—			—			—			1,868		258			2,126
Operating income (loss)	$	2,411	$	2,363	$	—		$	(713	)	$	(309	)	$	1,884	$	(4,904	)	$	(3,020	)

21. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated events subsequent to January 31, 2020 through the date of this filing, to assess the need for potential recognition or disclosure in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon this evaluation, except as described in the notes to the interim consolidated financial statements, it was determined that no other subsequent events occurred that require recognition or disclosure in the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

Limoneira Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1990 as the successor to several businesses with operations in California since 1893. We are primarily an agribusiness company founded and based in Santa Paula, California, committed to responsibly using and managing our approximately 15,700 acres of land, water resources and other assets to maximize long-term stockholder value. Our current operations consist of fruit production, sales and marketing, rental operations, real estate and capital investment activities.

We are one of California’s oldest citrus growers. According to Sunkist Growers, Inc. (“Sunkist”), we are one of the largest growers of lemons in the United States and, according to the California Avocado Commission, one of the largest growers of avocados in the United States. In addition to growing lemons and avocados, we grow oranges and a variety of specialty citrus and other crops. We have agricultural plantings throughout Ventura, Tulare, San Luis Obispo and San Bernardino Counties in California, Yuma County in Arizona, La Serena, Chile and Jujuy, Argentina, which collectively consist of approximately 6,200 acres of lemons, 900 acres of avocados, 1,600 acres of oranges and 1,000 acres of specialty citrus and other crops. We also operate our own packinghouses in Santa Paula and Oxnard, California and Yuma, Arizona, where we process, pack and sell lemons that we grow, as well as lemons grown by others. We have a 47% interest in Rosales S.A. (“Rosales”), a citrus packing, marketing and sales business, a 90% interest in Fruticola Pan de Azucar S.A. (“PDA”), a lemon and orange orchard and 100% interest in Agricola San Pablo, SpA ("San Pablo"), a lemon and orange orchard, all of which are located near La Serena, Chile. We have a 51% interest in a joint venture, Trapani Fresh Consorcio de Cooperacion ("Trapani Fresh"), a lemon growing, packing, marketing and selling business in Argentina.

Our water resources include water rights, usage rights and pumping rights to the water in aquifers under, and canals that run through, the land we own. Water for our farming operations is sourced from the existing water resources associated with our land, which includes rights to water in the adjudicated Santa Paula Basin (aquifer) and the un-adjudicated Fillmore and Paso Robles Basins (aquifers). We use ground water from the San Joaquin Valley Basin and water from local water and irrigation districts in Tulare County, which is in California’s San Joaquin Valley. We also use ground water from the Cadiz Valley Basin in California's San Bernardino County and surface water in Arizona from the Colorado River through the Yuma Mesa Irrigation and Drainage District (“YMIDD”). We use ground water provided by wells and surface water for our PDA and San Pablo farming operations in Chile and our Trapani Fresh farming operations in Argentina.

For more than 100 years, we have been making strategic investments in California agriculture and real estate. We currently have an interest in three real estate development projects in California. These projects include multi-family housing and single-family homes comprising approximately 260 completed rental units and another approximately 1,500 units in various stages of planning and development.

Business Division Summary

We have three business divisions: agribusiness, rental operations and real estate development. The agribusiness division is comprised of four reportable operating segments: fresh lemons, lemon packing, avocados and other agribusiness, and includes our core operations of farming, harvesting, lemon packing and lemon sales operations. The rental operations division includes our residential and commercial rentals, leased land operations and organic recycling. The real estate development division includes our investments in real estate development projects. Financial information and discussion of our four reportable segments are contained in the notes to the accompanying consolidated financial statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Agribusiness Division

The agribusiness division is comprised of four of our reportable operating segments: fresh lemons, lemon packing, avocados and other agribusiness, which represented approximately 97%, 96% and 96% of our fiscal year 2019, 2018 and 2017 consolidated revenues, respectively, of which fresh lemons and lemon packing combined represented 87%, 80% and 78% of our fiscal year 2019, 2018 and 2017 consolidated revenues, respectively.

Our lemon farming is included in our “fresh lemons” and “lemon packing” reportable operating segments within our financial statements. We are one of the largest growers of lemons and avocados in the United States. We market and sell lemons directly to our food service, wholesale and retail customers throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, Australia and certain other international markets. During the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020, lemon sales were comprised of approximately 71% in domestic and Canadian sales, 25% in sales to domestic exporters and 4% in international sales. Additionally, we had approximately $0.5 million of lemon and orange sales in Chile by PDA and San Pablo and $0.2 million of lemon and orange sales in Argentina by Trapani Fresh in the three months ended

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January 31, 2020. We sell our oranges and specialty citrus to Sunkist-licensed and other third-party packinghouses. We sell our pistachios to a roaster, packager and marketer of nuts, and our wine grapes are sold to various wine producers.

Historically, our agribusiness operations have been seasonal in nature with quarterly revenue fluctuating depending on the timing and variety of crops being harvested. Cultural costs in our agribusiness tend to be higher in the first and second quarters and lower in the third and fourth quarters because of the timing of expensing cultural costs in the current year that were inventoried in the prior year. Our harvest costs generally increase in the second quarter and peak in the third quarter coinciding with the increasing production and revenue.

Fluctuations in price are a function of global supply and demand with weather conditions, such as unusually low temperatures, typically having the most dramatic effect on the amount of lemons supplied in any individual growing season. We believe we have a competitive advantage by maintaining our own lemon packing operations, even though a significant portion of the costs related to these operations are fixed. As a result, cost per carton is a function of fruit throughput. While we regularly monitor our costs for redundancies and opportunities for cost reductions, we also supplement the number of lemons we pack in our packinghouse with additional lemons procured from other growers. Because the fresh utilization rate for our lemons, or percentage of lemons we harvest and pack that are sold to the fresh market, is directly related to the quality of lemons we pack and, consequently, the price we receive per 40-pound box, we only pack lemons from other growers if we determine their lemons are of good quality.

Our avocado producing business is important to us, yet it faces constraints on growth as there is little additional land that can be cost-effectively acquired to support new avocado orchards in Southern California. Also, avocado production is cyclical as avocados typically bear fruit on a bi-annual basis with large crops in one year followed by smaller crops the next year. While our avocado production can be volatile, the profitability and cash flow realized from our avocados helps to diversify our fruit production base.

In addition to growing lemons and avocados, we grow oranges, specialty citrus and other crops, typically utilizing land not suitable for growing high quality lemons. We regularly monitor the demand for the fruit we grow in the ever-changing marketplace to identify trends. For instance, while per capita consumption of oranges in the United States has been decreasing since 2000 primarily as a result of consumers increasing their consumption of mandarin oranges and other specialty citrus, the international market demand for U.S. oranges has increased. As a result, we have focused our orange production on high quality late season Navel oranges primarily for export to Japan, China and Korea, which are typically highly profitable niche markets. We produce our specialty citrus and other crops in response to identified consumer trends and believe that we are a leader in the niche production and sale of certain of these high margin fruits. We carefully monitor the respective markets of specialty citrus and other crops and we believe that demand for the types and varieties of specialty citrus and other crops that we grow will continue to increase throughout the world.

Other Divisions

Our rental operations division includes our residential and commercial rentals, leased land operations and organic recycling. Our rental operations division represented approximately 3%, 4% and 4% of our consolidated revenues in fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Our residential rental units generate reliable cash flows, which we use to partially fund the operations of all three of our business divisions and provide affordable housing to many of our employees, including our agribusiness employees, a unique employment benefit that helps us maintain a dependable, long-term employee base. In addition, our leased land business provides us with a typically profitable diversification. Revenue from rental operations is generally level throughout the year.

Our real estate development division includes our real estate development investments. The real estate development division had no revenue in fiscal years 2019, 2018 or 2017. We recognize that long-term strategies are required for successful real estate development activities. Our goal is to redeploy real estate earnings and cash flow into the expansion of our agribusiness and other income producing real estate. For real estate development projects and joint ventures, it is not unusual for the timing and amounts of revenues and costs, partner contributions and distributions, project loans and other financing assumptions and project cash flows to be impacted by government approvals, project revenue and cost estimates and assumptions, economic conditions, financing sources and product demand as well as other factors. Such factors could affect our results of operations, cash flows and liquidity. 

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Water Resources

Our water resources include water rights, usage rights and pumping rights to the water in aquifers under, and canals that run through, the land we own. Water for our farming operations located in Ventura County, California is sourced from the existing water resources associated with our land, which includes approximately 8,600-acre feet of adjudicated water rights in the Santa Paula Basin (aquifer) and the un-adjudicated Fillmore Basin. We use a combination of ground water provided by wells that derive water from the San Joaquin Valley Basin and water from various water districts and irrigation districts in Tulare County, California, which is in the agriculturally productive San Joaquin Valley. We use ground water provided by wells which derive water from the Cadiz Valley Basin at the Cadiz Ranch in San Bernardino County, California. Our Windfall Farms property located in San Luis Obispo County, California obtains water from wells that derive water from the Paso Robles Basin. Our Associated Citrus Packers, Inc. ("Associated") farming operations in Yuma, Arizona source water from the Colorado River through the YMIDD, where we have access to approximately 11,700-acre feet of Class 3 Colorado River water rights. We use ground water provided by wells and surface water for our PDA and San Pablo farming operations in La Serena, Chile and our Trapani Fresh farming operations in Argentina.

California has historically experienced periods of below average precipitation. Precipitation in 2019 brought relief to California’s drought conditions, although the few years prior to 2019 were among the most severe droughts on record. Rainfall, snow levels and water content of snow pack were significantly below historical averages. These conditions resulted in reduced water levels in streams, rivers, lakes, aquifers and reservoirs. Federal officials oversee the Central Valley Project, California’s largest water delivery system and 100% of the contracted amount of water was provided to San Joaquin Valley farmers in 2019, 2018 and 2017 compared to 75% in 2016 and zero for 2015 and 2014.

Recent Developments

We are equal partners in a joint venture with The Lewis Group of Companies (“Lewis”) for the residential development of our East Area I real estate development project. To consummate the transaction, we formed Limoneira Lewis Community Builders, LLC (the "LLCB" or "Joint Venture") as the development entity. The first phase of the project broke ground to commence mass grading in November 2017. The Joint Venture has closed on lots sales representing 244 units through January 31, 2020. For further information see Note 7 – Real Estate Development of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

On May 30, 2019, we acquired a 51% interest in a joint venture, Trapani Fresh, formed with FGF Trapani (“FGF”), a multi-generational, family owned citrus operation in Argentina. To consummate the transaction, we formed a subsidiary under the name Limoneira Argentina S.A.U. (“Limoneira Argentina”) as the managing partner and acquired a 51% interest in an Argentine Trust that holds a 75% interest in Finca Santa Clara (“Santa Clara”), a ranch with approximately 1,200 acres of planted lemons. Trapani Fresh controls the trust and grows, packs, markets and sells fresh citrus. Total consideration paid for our interest in Trapani Fresh was $15,000,000.

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, we entered into an agreement to sell our Sevilla property for $2,700,000. After transaction and other costs, we expect to receive proceeds of approximately $2,550,000 and recognize an insignificant gain. At January 31, 2020, the $2,543,000 carrying value of the property was classified as held for sale and included in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

For fiscal year 2019, we declared cash dividends to our stockholders totaling $0.25 per common share in the aggregate amount of $4.0 million compared to a total of $0.21 per common share in the aggregate amount of $3.7 million for fiscal year 2018. On December 17, 2019, we declared a cash dividend $0.075 per common share, which was paid on January 15, 2020, in the aggregate amount of $1.3 million to common stockholders of record as of December 30, 2019.

We believe the outbreak of COVID-19 poses increasing risks and may potentially have accounting implications for us with exposure to a broader economic downturn and decline in financial markets.  We anticipate a decrease in demand for our fresh citrus in Asian countries which would result in supply chain disruptions and reduced exports to areas affected by the virus. 

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Results of Operations

The following table shows the results of operations (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Revenues:
Agribusiness	$	40,483		$	40,800
Other	1,173			1,218
Total net revenues	41,656			42,018
Costs and expenses:
Agribusiness	42,543			38,916
Other operations	1,269			1,107
Selling, general and administrative	6,310			5,015
Total costs and expenses	50,122			45,038
Operating loss:
Agribusiness	(2,060		)	1,884
Other operations	(96		)	111
Selling, general and administrative	(6,310		)	(5,015		)
Operating loss	(8,466		)	(3,020		)
Other expense:
Interest income, net	55			147
Equity in (loss) earnings of investments	(120		)	42
Unrealized loss on stock in Calavo Growers, Inc.	(2,024		)	(3,910		)
Other income, net	515			304
Total other expense	(1,574		)	(3,417		)
Loss before income tax benefit	(10,040		)	(6,437		)
Income tax benefit	3,136			1,761
Net loss	(6,904		)	(4,676		)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	477			(17		)
Net loss attributable to Limoneira Company	$	(6,427	)	$	(4,693	)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Due to significant depreciable assets associated with the nature of our operations and interest costs associated with our capital structure, management believes that earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA, which excludes unrealized gain or loss on stock in Calavo, LLCB earnings in equity investment and impairments on real estate development assets when applicable, is an important measure to evaluate our results of operations between periods on a more comparable basis. Such measurements are not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and should not be construed as an alternative to reported results determined in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP information provided is unique to us and may not be consistent with methodologies used by other companies.

EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are summarized and reconciled to net loss attributable to Limoneira Company which management considers to be the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP as follows (in thousands):

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	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Net loss attributable to Limoneira Company	$	(6,427	)	$	(4,693	)
Interest income, net	(55		)	(147		)
Income tax benefit	(3,136		)	(1,761		)
Depreciation and amortization	2,565			2,126
EBITDA	$	(7,053	)	$	(4,475	)
Unrealized loss on stock in Calavo Growers, Inc.	2,024			3,910
LLCB earnings in equity investment	(55		)	—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	(5,084	)	$	(565	)

Three Months Ended January 31, 2020 Compared to the Three Months Ended January 31, 2019

Revenues

Total net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $41.7 million compared to $42.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The 1% decrease of $0.4 million was primarily the result of decreased agribusiness revenues, as detailed below ($ in thousands):

	Agribusiness Revenues for the Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020		2019		Change
Lemons	$	36,151	$	38,596	$	(2,445	)	(6)%
Avocados	168		3		165			5,500%
Oranges	2,272		946		1,326			140%
Specialty citrus and other crops	1,892		1,255		637			51%
Agribusiness revenues	$	40,483	$	40,800	$	(317	)	(1)%

• Lemons: The decrease in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 was primarily the result of lower prices partially offset by an increase in volume of fresh lemons sold compared to the same period in fiscal year 2019. During the first quarter of fiscal years 2020 and 2019, fresh lemon sales were $27.0 million and $30.9 million, respectively, on 1,280,000 and 1,272,000 cartons of lemons sold at average per carton prices of $21.12 and $24.30, respectively. Lemon revenues included $4.1 million shipping and handling, $1.0 million lemon by-products and $4.0 million other lemon sales in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 compared to $4.1 million shipping and handling, $2.0 million lemon by-products and $1.5 million other lemon sales during the same period in fiscal year 2019. Other lemon sales in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 included $0.6 million in Chile and Argentina, compared to $0.4 million in Chile in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Avocados: In the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 we sold 125,000 pounds at average per pound prices of $1.34. No significant sales of avocados were recorded in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Oranges: The increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 was primarily result of an increase in volume, partially offset by lower prices of oranges sold compared to the same period in fiscal year 2019. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, 196,000 40-pound carton equivalents of oranges were sold at average per carton prices of $6.71 compared to 124,000 40-pound carton equivalents sold at average per carton prices of $7.63 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Additionally, the fiscal year 2020 revenues includes $0.1 million in Chile and $0.9 million of oranges purchased for resale.

• Specialty citrus and other crops: The increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 was primarily the result of an increase in volume partially offset by decrease in price of specialty citrus sold compared to the same period in fiscal year 2019. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, 139,000 40-pound carton equivalents of specialty citrus were sold at an average per carton price of $13.61 compared to 81,000 40-pound carton equivalents sold at average per carton prices of $15.49 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Costs and Expenses

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Our total costs and expenses in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $50.1 million compared to $45.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The 11% increase of $5.1 million was primarily attributable to increases in our agribusiness and selling, general and administrative costs and expenses. Costs and expenses associated with our agribusiness include packing costs, harvest costs, growing costs, costs related to the fruit we procure and sell for third-party growers and depreciation and amortization expense, as detailed below ($ in thousands):

	Agribusiness Costs and Expenses for the Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020		2019		Change
Packing costs	$	9,156	$	8,784	$	372		4%
Harvest costs	6,248		4,565		1,683			37%
Growing costs	9,779		7,613		2,166			28%
Third-party grower costs	15,076		16,086		(1,010		)	(6)%
Depreciation and amortization	2,284		1,868		416			22%
Agribusiness costs and expenses	$	42,543	$	38,916	$	3,627		9%

• Packing costs: Packing costs primarily consist of the costs to pack lemons for sale such as labor and benefits, cardboard cartons, fruit treatments, packing and shipping supplies and facility operating costs. Lemon packing costs were $9.2 million and $8.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, we packed and sold 1,280,000 cartons of lemons at average per carton costs of $6.70 compared to 1,272,000 cartons of lemons packed and sold at average per carton costs of $6.50 during the same period in fiscal year 2019. Additionally, packing costs included $0.6 million of shipping costs in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 compared to $0.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Harvest costs: The increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 is primarily attributable to increased volume of lemons, avocados, oranges and specialty citrus harvested.

• Growing costs: Growing costs, also referred to as cultural costs, consist of orchard maintenance costs such as cultivation, fertilization and soil amendments, pest control, pruning and irrigation. The increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 was primarily due to net increased cost for cultivation, fertilization and soil amendments and Trapani Fresh growing costs compared to the same period in fiscal year 2019. Growing costs reflect farm management decisions based on weather, harvest timing and crop conditions.

• Third-party grower costs: We sell fruit that we grow and fruit that we procure from other growers. The cost of procuring fruit from other growers is referred to as third-party grower costs. The decrease in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 is primarily attributable to lower prices and decreased volume of third-party grower fruit sold. Of the 1,280,000 and 1,272,000 cartons of lemons packed and sold during the first quarter of fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively, 706,000 (55%) and 757,000 (59%) cartons were procured from third-party growers at average per carton prices of $16.58 and $20.87, respectively.

• Depreciation and amortization: Depreciation and amortization expense for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 was approximately $0.4 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 primarily due to the acquisition of Trapani Fresh and an increase in assets placed into service.

Selling, general and administrative costs and expenses were $6.3 million in the three months ended January 31, 2020 compared to $5.0 million in the three months ended January 31, 2019. The $1.3 million increase is primarily the result of a $0.5 million increase in salaries and personnel, $0.4 million of training costs associated with an ERP implementation and $0.4 million of other selling and administrative expenses, including certain corporate overhead expenses as of January 31, 2020 compared to January 31, 2019.

Other (Expense) Income

Other expense, net for the three months ended January 31, 2020 is comprised primarily of $2.0 million unrealized loss on equity securities partially offset by $0.1 million of net interest income and $0.2 million of dividend income received from Calavo. Other expense, net for the three months ended January 31, 2019 is comprised primarily of $3.9 million unrealized loss on equity securities partially offset by $0.1 million of net interest income and $0.3 million of dividend income received from Calavo.

Interest is capitalized on real estate development projects and significant construction in progress using the weighted average interest rate during the fiscal year. We capitalized $0.1 million and $0.3 million of interest in the first quarter of fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. Interest capitalization is discontinued when a project is substantially complete. Under the equity method of accounting used for our Limoneira/Lewis Joint Venture, interest capitalization ceased upon the commencement of lot sales in February 2019.

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Income Taxes

We recorded an estimated income tax benefit of $3.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 on pre-tax loss of $10.0 million compared to an estimated income tax benefit of $1.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 on pre-tax loss of $6.4 million. The tax benefit recorded for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 differs from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21.0% due primarily to income attributable to foreign jurisdictions, which is taxed at different rates, state taxes, and nondeductible tax items. Our projected annual effective blended tax rate for fiscal year 2020 is approximately 32.3%.

Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest represents 10% and 49% of the net loss (income) of PDA and Trapani Fresh, respectively.

Segment Results of Operations

We operate in four reportable operating segments: fresh lemons, lemon packing, avocados and other agribusiness. Our reportable operating segments are strategic business units with different products and services, distribution processes and customer bases. We evaluate the performance of our operating segments separately to monitor the different factors affecting financial results. Each segment is subject to review and evaluations related to current market conditions, market opportunities and available resources. See Note 20 - Segment Information of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding our operating segments.

Three Months Ended January 31, 2020 Compared to the Three Months Ended January 31, 2019

The following table shows the segment results of operations for the three months ended January 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	Fresh Lemons			Lemon Packing		Eliminations			Avocados			Other Agribusiness		Total Agribusiness			Corporate and Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	32,057		$	4,094	$	—		$	168		$	4,164	$	40,483		$	1,173		$	41,656
Intersegment revenue	—			7,105		(7,105		)	—			—		—			—			—
Total net revenues	32,057			11,199		(7,105		)	168			4,164		40,483			1,173			41,656
Costs and expenses	34,351			8,609		(7,105		)	473			3,931		40,259			7,298			47,557
Depreciation and amortization	—			—		—			—			—		2,284			281			2,565
Operating income (loss)	$	(2,294	)	$	2,590	$	—		$	(305	)	$	233	$	(2,060	)	$	(6,406	)	$	(8,466	)

The following table shows the segment results of operations for the three months ended January 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Fresh Lemons		Lemon Packing		Eliminations			Avocados			Other Agribusiness			Total Agribusiness		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	34,493	$	4,103	$	—		$	3		$	2,201		$	40,800	$	1,218		$	42,018
Intersegment revenue	—		7,044		(7,044		)	—			—			—		—			—
Total net revenues	34,493		11,147		(7,044		)	3			2,201			40,800		1,218			42,018
Costs and expenses	32,082		8,784		(7,044		)	716			2,510			37,048		5,864			42,912
Depreciation and amortization	—		—		—			—			—			1,868		258			2,126
Operating income (loss)	$	2,411	$	2,363	$	—		$	(713	)	$	(309	)	$	1,884	$	(4,904	)	$	(3,020	)

The following analysis should be read in conjunction with the previous section “Results of Operations”.

Fresh Lemons

For the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, our fresh lemons segment total net revenues were $32.1 million compared to $34.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, a 7% decrease of $2.4 million, primarily due to decrease in fresh lemon carton sales of $3.9 million and $1.0 million lemon by-products, partially offset by an increase in brokerage and other sales of $2.5 million.

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Costs and expenses associated with our fresh lemons segment include harvest costs, growing costs and costs of fruit we procure from third-party growers. For the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, our fresh lemons segment costs and expenses were $34.4 million compared to $32.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The 7% increase of $2.3 million primarily consisted of the following:

• Harvest costs for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $1.3 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Growing costs for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $2.2 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Third-party grower costs for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $1.9 million lower than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Transportation costs for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $0.6 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Intersegment costs and expenses for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $0.1 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Lemon Packing

Lemon packing segment revenue is comprised of intersegment packing revenue and shipping and handling revenue. For the first quarter of fiscal years 2020 and 2019, our lemon packing segment total net revenues were $11.2 million and $11.1 million, respectively.

Costs and expenses associated with our lemon packing segment consist of the cost to pack lemons for sale such as labor and benefits, cardboard cartons, fruit treatments, packing and shipping supplies and facility operating costs. For the first quarter of fiscal years 2020 and 2019, our lemon packing costs and expenses were $8.6 million and $8.8 million, respectively.

For the first quarter of fiscal years 2020 and 2019, lemon packing segment operating income per carton sold was $2.02 and $1.86, respectively.

In the first quarter of fiscal years 2020 and 2019, the lemon packing segment included $7.1 million and $7.0 million, respectively, of intersegment revenues that were charged to the fresh lemons segment to pack lemons for sale. Such intersegment revenues and expenses are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements. 

Avocados

For the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, our avocados segment had total net revenues of $0.2 million. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, our avocados segment had no significant revenues.

Costs and expenses associated with our avocados segment include harvest and growing costs. For the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, our avocados segment costs and expenses were $0.5 million compared to $0.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The 34% decrease of $0.2 million primarily consisted of the following:

• Harvest costs for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were similar to the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Growing costs for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $0.3 million lower than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Other Agribusiness

For the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, our other agribusiness segment total net revenues were $4.2 million compared to $2.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The 89% increase of $2.0 million primarily consisted of the following:

• Orange revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $1.3 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Specialty citrus and other crops revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $0.6 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Costs and expenses associated with our other agribusiness segment include harvest costs, growing costs and purchased fruit costs. For the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, our other agribusiness costs and expenses were $3.9 million compared to $2.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The 57% increase of $1.4 million primarily consisted of the following: 

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• Harvest costs for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $0.4 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Growing costs for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $0.2 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

• Purchased fruit costs for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $0.9 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Total agribusiness depreciation and amortization expenses for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $0.4 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Corporate and Other

Our rental operations had total net revenues of approximately $1.2 million for each of the quarters of fiscal years 2020 and 2019.

Costs and expenses in rental operations and real estate development for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $1.3 million compared to $1.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Depreciation and amortization expenses for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were similar to the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 at approximately $0.3 million.

Selling, general and administrative costs and expenses include other costs not allocated to the operating segments. Selling, general and administrative costs and expenses for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 were $1.3 million higher than the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Seasonal Operations

Historically, our agribusiness operations have been seasonal in nature with quarterly revenue fluctuating depending on the timing and the variety of crops being harvested. Cultural costs in our agribusiness tend to be higher in the first and second quarters and lower in the third and fourth quarters because of the timing of expensing cultural costs in the current year that were inventoried in the prior year. Our harvest costs generally increase in the second quarter and peak in the third quarter coinciding with the increasing production and revenue. Due to this seasonality and to avoid the inference that interim results are indicative of the estimated results for a full fiscal year, we present supplemental information for 12-month periods ended at the interim date for the current and preceding years.

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Results of Operations for the Trailing Twelve Months Ended January 31, 2020 and 2019

The following table shows the unaudited results of operations (in thousands):

	Trailing twelve months ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Revenues:
Agribusiness	$	166,232		$	134,811
Other	4,804			5,006
Total revenues	171,036			139,817
Costs and expenses:
Agribusiness	155,999			108,837
Other operations	4,601			4,224
Impairment of real estate development assets	—			1,558
Selling, general and administrative	22,465			16,994
Total costs and expenses	183,065			131,613
Operating (loss) income	(12,029		)	8,204
Other income:
Interest expense, net	(2,226		)	(465		)
Equity in earnings of investments	2,911			582
(Loss) gain on sale of stock in Calavo Growers, Inc.	(63		)	4,223
Unrealized loss on stock in Calavo Growers, Inc.	(168		)	(3,910		)
Other income, net	340			376
Total other income	794			806
(Loss) income before income tax benefit (provision)	(11,235		)	9,010
Income tax benefit (provision)	2,472			(2,097		)
Net (loss) income	(8,763		)	6,913
Loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	17			(43		)
Net (loss) income attributable to Limoneira Company	$	(8,746	)	$	6,870

The following analysis should be read in conjunction with the previous section “Results of Operations”.

• Total revenues increased $31.2 million in the twelve months ended January 31, 2020 compared to the twelve months ended January 31, 2019 primarily due to increased agribusiness revenues, particularly increased lemon sales.

• Total costs and expenses increased $51.5 million in the twelve months ended January 31, 2020 compared to the twelve months ended January 31, 2019 primarily due to increases in our agribusiness costs and selling, general and administrative expenses. The increase in agribusiness costs is associated with increased agribusiness production and the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses is primarily attributable to increased administrative personnel, salaries and benefits, and certain corporate expenses associated with strategic initiatives.

• Total other income was similar in the twelve months ended January 31, 2020 compared to the twelve months ended January 31, 2019.

• Income tax benefit (provision) decreased $4.6 million in the twelve months ended January 31, 2020 compared to the twelve months ended January 31, 2019 primarily due to decreased income before taxes as a result of decreased operating income.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our liquidity and capital position fluctuates during the year depending on seasonal production cycles, weather events and demand for our products. Typically, our first and last fiscal quarters coincide with the fall and winter months during which we are growing crops that are harvested and sold in the spring and summer, which are our second and third quarters. To meet working capital demand and investment requirements of our agribusiness and real estate development projects and to supplement operating cash flows, we utilize our revolving credit facility to fund agricultural inputs and farm management practices until sufficient returns from crops allow us to repay amounts borrowed. Raw materials needed to propagate the various crops grown by us consist primarily of fertilizer, herbicides, insecticides, fuel and water, all of which are readily available from local sources.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

For the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, net cash used in operating activities was $12.2 million and $4.5 million, respectively. The significant components of our cash flows used in operating activities were as follows:

• Net loss for the three months ended January 31, 2020 was $6.9 million compared to net loss of $4.7 million for the three months ended January 31, 2019. The components of net loss in the three months ended January 31, 2020 compared to the same period in fiscal year 2019 consist of a decrease in operating income of $5.4 million, a decrease in total other expense of $1.8 million and an increase in income tax benefit of $1.4 million.

• The adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities provided $2.2 million of cash in the three months ended January 31, 2020 compared to providing $5.3 million of cash in the same period in fiscal year 2019 primarily due to significant changes in depreciation and amortization, deferred taxes and unrealized loss on stock in Calavo.

• The changes in operating assets and liabilities used$7.5 million of operating cash in the three months ended January 31, 2020 compared to using $5.1 million of operating cash in the three months ended January 31, 2019, primarily due to significant changes in accounts receivable, accounts payable, growers payable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, and accrued liabilities.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

For the three months ended January 31, 2020, net cash used in investing activities was $6.5 million compared to net cash used in investing activities of $9.8 million during the same period in fiscal year 2019. Net cash used in investing activities was primarily comprised of capital expenditures, agriculture property acquisitions and investments.

Capital expenditures were $3.7 million in the three months ended January 31, 2020, comprised of $3.5 million for property, plant and equipment primarily related to orchard and vineyard development and $0.2 million for real estate development projects. Additionally, in the three months ended January 31, 2020, we contributed $2.8 million to the Joint Venture for the development of our East Area I real estate development project.

Capital expenditures were $5.1 million in the three months ended January 31, 2019, comprised of $4.6 million for property, plant and equipment primarily related to orchard and vineyard development and the purchase of a photovoltaic solar array and $0.3 million for real estate development projects. Additionally, in the three months ended January 31, 2019, we purchased an agriculture property for $0.4 million and contributed $4.0 million to the Joint Venture for the development of our East Area I real estate development project.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

For the three months ended January 31, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities was $19.1 million compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $14.9 million during the same period in fiscal year 2019.

The $19.1 million of cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended January 31, 2020 was primarily comprised of net borrowings of long-term debt in the amount $20.7 million partially offset by common and preferred dividends, in aggregate, of $1.5 million. The $14.9 million of cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended January 31, 2019 was primarily comprised of net borrowings of long-term debt in the amount $16.7 million partially offset by common and preferred dividends, in aggregate, of $1.5 million.

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Transactions Affecting Liquidity and Capital Resources

In June 2017, we entered into a Master Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Farm Credit West, FLCA ("Farm Credit West") which includes a Revolving Credit Supplement and a Non-Revolving Credit Supplement (the “Supplements”). On January 29, 2018, we amended the Revolving Credit Supplement to increase the borrowing capacity from $60.0 million to $75.0 million. The Supplements provide aggregate borrowing capacity of $115.0 million comprised of $75.0 million under the Revolving Credit Supplement and $40.0 million under the Non-Revolving Credit Supplement. The borrowing capacity based on collateral value was $115.0 million at January 31, 2020.

The interest rate for any amount outstanding under the Supplements is based on the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate plus an applicable margin, which is subject to adjustment on a monthly basis. The applicable margin ranges from 1.60% to 2.35% depending on the ratio of current assets plus the remaining available commitment divided by current liabilities. On July 1, 2019, and on each one-year anniversary thereafter, we have the option to convert the interest rate in use under each Supplement from the preceding LIBOR-based calculation to a variable interest rate, or the reverse, as applicable. Any amounts outstanding under the Supplements are due and payable in full on July 1, 2022.

All indebtedness under the Loan Agreement, including any indebtedness under the Supplements, is secured by a first lien on certain of our agricultural properties in Tulare and Ventura counties in California and certain of our building fixtures and improvements and investments in mutual water companies associated with the pledged agricultural properties. The Loan Agreement includes customary default provisions that provide that should an event of default occur, Farm Credit West, at its option, may declare all or any portion of the indebtedness under the Loan Agreement to be immediately due and payable without demand, notice of non-payment, protest or prior recourse to collateral, and terminate or suspend our right to draw or request funds on any loan or line of credit. 

The Loan Agreement subjects us to affirmative and restrictive covenants including, among other customary covenants, financial reporting requirements, requirements to maintain and repair any collateral, restrictions on the sale of assets, restrictions on the use of proceeds, prohibitions on the incurrence of additional debt and restrictions on the purchase or sale of major assets of our business. We are also subject to a covenant that we will maintain a debt service coverage ratio greater than 1.25:1.0 measured annually at October 31.

In February 2020, we received an annual patronage dividend of $966,000 from Farm Credit West. This dividend was accrued at January 31, 2020, of which $667,000 was recorded as a reduction in interest expense and $299,000 reduced our real estate development assets.

In March 2020, we entered into a loan agreement with Farm Credit West for a $15.0 million revolving line of credit secured by the Windfall Investors, LLC property. The loan matures in 2043 and features a 3-year draw period followed by 20 years of fully amortized loan payments. The interest rate is variable with monthly interest-only payments during the 3-year draw period and monthly principal and interest payments thereafter.

We finance our working capital and other liquidity requirements primarily through cash from operations and our Farm Credit West Credit Facility. In addition, we have the Farm Credit West term loans, the Wells Fargo term loan, the Banco de Chile term loan and a note payable to the sellers of a land parcel. Additional information regarding the Farm Credit West Credit Facility, the Farm Credit West term loans, the Wells Fargo term loan, the Banco de Chile term loan and the note payable can be found in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We believe that the cash flows from operations and available borrowing capacity from our existing credit facilities will be sufficient to satisfy our capital expenditures, debt service, working capital needs and other contractual obligations for the remainder of fiscal year 2020. In addition, we have the ability to control a portion of our investing cash flows to the extent necessary based on our liquidity demands.

Contractual Obligations

There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations as disclosed in our fiscal year 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, except as follows:

In January 2018, the Joint Venture entered into a $45.0 million unsecured Line of Credit Loan Agreement and Promissory Note (the “Loan”) with Bank of America, N.A. to fund early development activities. The Loan originally matured in January 2020 and was extended to February 22, 2021 per the terms thereof. The interest rate on the Loan is LIBOR plus 2.85% and is payable monthly. The Loan contains certain customary default provisions and the Joint Venture may prepay any amounts outstanding under the Loan without

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penalty. The Joint Venture recorded a $45.0 million outstanding loan balance at January 31, 2020 related to this Loan. The obligations under the Loan are guaranteed by certain principals from Lewis and by us.

Fixed Rate and Variable Rate Debt

Details of amounts included in long-term debt can be found above and in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As discussed above and in Note 7 – Real Estate Development and Note 8 – Equity in Investments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our fiscal year 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have investments in joint ventures and partnerships that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

Inflation

Historically, inflation has not had a material effect on our results of operations. However, significant increases in inflation, including in Argentina, could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to develop critical accounting policies and make certain estimates and judgments that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, available relevant data and other information that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions as new or additional information become available in future periods. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect our more significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. 

Changes in Accounting Policies

On November 1, 2019, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, Leases (as amended, "ASU 2016-02" or the "new lease standard"). A lease is defined as a contract that conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. We enter into contracts that are, or contain, leases as both a lessee and a lessor. The following accounting policies have been updated as part of the adoption of the new lease standard.

Leases

Accounting for Operating Leases as a Lessee - In our ordinary course of business, we enter into leases as a lessee generally for agricultural land and packinghouse equipment. We determine if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in other assets, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease, measured on a discounted basis. Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As none of the our leases provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.

Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet as we have elected to recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We have material leases with related parties which are further described in Note 15 - Related-Party Transactions of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Certain of our agricultural land agreements contain variable costs based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased property. Such variable lease costs are expensed as incurred. These land agreements also contain costs for non-lease components such as water usage. We account for the lease and non-lease components separately. For all other agreements, we generally combine lease and non-lease components in calculating the ROU assets and lease liabilities. See Note 13 - Leases of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - We lease in which we act as the lessor includes land and residential and commercial units and are all classified as operating leases. Certain of our contracts contain variable income based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased asset. Certain of our contracts contain non-lease components such as water, utilities and common area services. We have elected to not separate lease and non-lease components for our lessor arrangements and the combined component is accounted for entirely under ASC 842. The underlying asset in an operating lease arrangement is carried at depreciated cost within Property, plant and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the useful life of the underlying asset. We recognize operating lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Revenue Recognition - We account for our agribusiness revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the standard is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps:

• Identify the contract(s) with a customer;

• Identify the performance obligations in the contract;

• Determine the transaction price;

• Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

• Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

We determine the appropriate method by which we recognize revenue by analyzing the nature of the products or services being provided as well as the terms and conditions of contracts or arrangements entered into with our customers. We account for a contract when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. A contract's transaction price is allocated to each distinct good or service (i.e., performance obligation) identified in the contract and each performance obligation is valued based on its estimated relative standalone selling price. 

We recognize the majority of our revenue at a point in time when we satisfy a performance obligation and transfer control of the product to the respective customer. The amount of revenue that is recognized is based on the transaction price, which represents the invoiced amount and includes estimates of variable consideration such as allowances for estimated customer discounts or concessions, where applicable. The amount of variable consideration included in the transaction price may be constrained and is included only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of the cumulative revenue recognized under the contract will not occur in a future period.

Agribusiness revenue - Revenue from lemon sales is generally recognized at a point in time when the customer takes control of the fruit from our packinghouse which aligns with the transfer of title to the customer. We have elected to treat any shipping and handling costs incurred after control of the goods has been transferred to the customer as agribusiness costs.

Our avocados, oranges, specialty citrus and other specialty crops are packed and sold by Calavo and other third-party packinghouses. We deliver the majority of our avocado production from our orchards to Calavo. These avocados are then packed by Calavo at its packinghouse and sold and distributed under Calavo brands to its customers primarily in the United States and Canada. Our arrangements with other third-party packinghouses related to our oranges, specialty citrus and other specialty crops are similar to our arrangement with Calavo. Our arrangements with our third-party packinghouses are such that we are the producer and supplier of the product and the third-party packinghouses are our customers. 

The revenues we recognize related to the fruits sold to the third-party packinghouses are based on the volume and quality of the fruits delivered, the market price for such fruit, less the packinghouses’ charges to pack and market the fruit. Such packinghouse charges include the grading, sizing, packing, cooling, ripening and marketing of the related fruit. We control the product until it is delivered to the third-party packinghouses at which time control of the product is transferred to the third-party packinghouses and revenue is recognized. Such third-party packinghouse charges are recorded as a reduction of revenue as they are not for distinct services. The identifiable benefit we receive from the third-party packinghouses for packaging and marketing services cannot be sufficiently separated from the third-party packinghouses’ purchase of our products. In addition, we are not able to reasonably estimate the fair value of the benefit received from the third-party packinghouses for such services and as such, these costs are characterized as a reduction of revenue in our consolidated statements of operations.

Revenue from the sales of certain of our agricultural products is recorded based on estimated proceeds provided by certain of our sales and marketing partners (Calavo and other third-party packinghouses) due to the time between when the product is delivered by us and the closing of the pools for such fruits at the end of each month or harvest period. Calavo and other third-party packinghouses are agricultural cooperatives or function in a similar manner as an agricultural cooperative. We estimate the variable consideration using

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the most likely amount method, with the most likely amount being the quantities actually shipped extended by the prices reported by Calavo and other third-party packinghouses. Revenue is recognized at time of delivery to the packinghouses relating to fruits that are in pools that have not yet closed at month end if: (a) the related fruits have been delivered to and accepted by Calavo and other third-party packinghouses (i.e., Calavo and other third-party packinghouses obtain control) and (b) sales price information has been provided by Calavo and other third-party packinghouses (based on the marketplace activity for the related fruit) to estimate with reasonable certainty the final selling price for the fruit upon the closing of the pools. In such instances, we have the present right to payment and Calavo and other third-party packinghouses have the present right to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the delivered fruit. We do not expect that there is a high likelihood that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized in the early periods of the pool will occur once the final pool prices have been reported by the packinghouses. Historically, the revenue that is recorded based on the sales price information provided to us by Calavo and other third-party packinghouses at the time of delivery, have not materially differed from the actual amounts that are paid after the monthly or harvest period pools are closed.

We have entered into brokerage arrangements with third-party international packinghouses. In these arrangements, we have the exclusive ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the fruit, and are therefore acting as a principal. As such, we record the related revenue and costs of the fruit gross in the consolidated statement of operations.

Revenue from crop insurance proceeds is recorded when the amount can be reasonably determined and upon establishment of the present right to payment.

Rental Revenue - We account for our rental operations revenue in accordance with ASC 842, Leases. Minimum rental revenues are generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective initial lease term. Contingent rental revenues are contractually defined as to the percentage of rent received by us and are based on fees collected by the lessee. Such revenues are recognized when actual results, based on collected fees reported by the tenant, are received. Our rental arrangements generally require payment on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Real Estate Development Costs - We capitalize the planning, entitlement, construction and development costs associated with our various real estate projects. Costs that are not capitalized, which include property maintenance and repairs, general and administrative and marketing expenses, are expensed as incurred. A real estate development project is considered substantially complete upon the cessation of construction and development activities. Once a project is substantially completed, future costs are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred to sell the real estate are evaluated for capitalization in accordance with ASC 340-40, and incremental costs of obtaining a contract and costs to fulfill a contract are capitalized only if the costs relate directly to a specifically identified contract, enhance resources to satisfy performance obligations in the future and are expected to be recovered.

Financing and payment - Our payment terms vary by the type and location of our customer and the products or services offered. Payment terms differ by jurisdiction and customer but payment is generally required in a term ranging from 30 to 60 days from date of shipment or satisfaction of the performance obligation. We do not provide financing with extended payment terms beyond generally standard commercial payment terms for the applicable industry.

Practical expedients and exemptions - Taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities and that are related to the sales of our products are excluded from revenues.

We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with original expected lengths of one year or less or (ii) contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for the services performed.

Foreign Currency Translation - PDA and San Pablo’s functional currency is the Chilean Peso. Our balance sheets are translated to U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates and their income statements are translated at average exchange rates during the reporting period. The resulting foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income.

Income Taxes - Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future. Such deferred income tax asset and liability computations are based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. A valuation allowance is established, when necessary, to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

Tax benefits from an uncertain tax position are only recognized if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements

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from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions - Business combinations are accounted for under the acquisition method in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The acquisition method requires identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the business acquired be recognized and measured at fair value on the acquisition date, which is the date that the acquirer obtains control of the acquired business. The amount by which the fair value of consideration transferred as the purchase price exceeds the net fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. Acquisitions that do not meet the definition of a business under the ASC are accounted for as asset acquisitions. Asset acquisitions are accounted for by allocating the cost of the acquisition to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis. Goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition with any consideration in excess of net assets acquired allocated to acquired assets on a relative fair value basis. Transaction costs are expensed in a business combination and are considered a component of the cost of the acquisition in an asset acquisition.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - We evaluate our long-lived assets including our real estate development projects for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable.

Defined Benefit Retirement Plan - As discussed in the notes to our consolidated financial statements, we sponsor a defined benefit retirement plan that was frozen in June 2004, and no future benefits accrued to participants subsequent to that time. Ongoing accounting for this plan under FASB ASC 715 provides guidance as to, among other things, future estimated pension expense, pension liability and minimum funding requirements. Third-party actuarial consultants provide this information to us. In developing this data, certain estimates and assumptions are used, including among other things, discount rate, long-term rate of return and mortality tables. During 2019, the Society of Actuaries (“SOA”) released a new mortality improvement scale table, referred to as MP-2019, which is believed to better reflect mortality improvements and is to be used in calculating defined benefit pension obligations. In addition, during fiscal year 2019, the assumed discount rate to measure the pension obligation decreased to 3.0%. We used the latest mortality tables released by the SOA through October 2019 to measure our pension obligation as of October 31, 2019 and combined with the assumed discount rate and other demographic assumptions, our pension liability increased by approximately $0.6 million as of October 31, 2019. Further changes in any of these estimates could materially affect the amounts recorded that are related to our defined benefit retirement plan.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Please See Note 2 – "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information concerning recent accounting pronouncements.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Except for the broad effects of COVID-19 as a result of its negative impact on the global economy and major financial markets, there have been no material changes in the disclosures discussed in the section entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on January 13, 2020. We believe the outbreak of COVID-19 poses increasing risks and may potentially have accounting implications for us with exposure to a broader economic downturn and decline in financial markets.  We anticipate a decrease in demand for our fresh citrus in Asian countries which would result in supply chain disruptions and reduced exports to areas affected by the virus. 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of January 31, 2020, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There have been no material changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or, to our knowledge, in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls. Control systems, no matter how well conceived and operated, are designed to provide a reasonable, but not an absolute, level of assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our Company have been detected. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are from time to time involved in legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Other than proceedings incidental to our business, we are not a party to, nor is any of our property the subject of, any material pending legal proceedings and no such proceedings are, to our knowledge, contemplated by governmental authorities.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Except for the broad effects of COVID-19 as a result of its negative impact on the global economy and major financial markets, there have been no material changes in the disclosures discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, as filed with the SEC on January 13, 2020.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, we purchased shares of our common stock as follows:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)	Average Price Paid per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2)	Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(2)
November 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019	—	—	—	—
December 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019	11,314	$18.87	—	—
January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020	—	—	—	—
Total	11,314		—	—

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(1) Shares were acquired from our employees in accordance with our stock-based compensation plan as a result of share withholdings to pay income tax related to the vesting and distribution of a restricted stock award.

(2) We currently have no Company repurchase program in place.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Exhibit
3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Limoneira Company, dated July 5, 1990 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))
3.2	Certificate of Merger of Limoneira Company and The Samuel Edwards Associates into Limoneira Company, dated October 31, 1990 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))
3.3	Certificate of Merger of McKevett Corporation into Limoneira Company dated December 31, 1994 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))
3.4	Agreement of Merger Between Ronald Michaelis Ranches, Inc. and Limoneira Company, dated June 24, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))
3.5	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Limoneira Company, dated April 22, 2003 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))
3.6	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Limoneira Company, dated March 24, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))
3.7	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Limoneira Company, dated March 29, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 31, 2017 (File No. 001-34755))
3.8	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Limoneira Company (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed January 14, 2013 (File No. 001-34755))
3.8.1	Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Limoneira Company (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed September 25, 2013 (File No. 001-34755))
3.8.2	Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Limoneira Company (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 18, 2014 (File No. 001-34755))
3.8.3	Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Limoneira Company (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 25, 2017 (File No. 001-34755))
3.8.4	Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Limoneira Company (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 26, 2017 (File No. 001-34755))
4.1	Specimen Certificate representing shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))
4.2	Rights Agreement dated December 20, 2006 between Limoneira Company and The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))
4.3	Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of $8.75 Voting Preferred Stock, $100.00 Par Value, Series B of Limoneira Company, dated May 21, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))

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Exhibit Number	Exhibit
4.4	Amended Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of $8.75 Voting Preferred Stock, $100.00 Par Value, Series B of Limoneira Company, dated May 21, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))
4.5	Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, $.01 Par Value, of Limoneira Company, dated November 21, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.8 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, and amendments thereto, declared effective April 13, 2010 (File No. 000-53885))
4.6	Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of 4% Voting Preferred Stock, $100.00 Par Value, Series B-2 of Limoneira Company, dated March 20, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 24, 2014 (File No. 001-34755))
31.1*	Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
31.2*	Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
32.1*	Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*	Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*

Filed or furnished herewith,

In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986, Final Rule: Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

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LIMONEIRA COMPANY

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	LIMONEIRA COMPANY
March 11, 2020	By:	/s/ HAROLD S. EDWARDS
		Harold S. Edwards
		Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
March 11, 2020	By:	/s/ MARK PALAMOUNTAIN
		Mark Palamountain
		Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)

I, Harold S. Edwards, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Limoneira Company (the “Registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d- 15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

March 11, 2020	/s/ Harold S. Edwards
	Harold S. Edwards,
	Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)

I, Mark Palamountain, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Limoneira Company (the “Registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d- 15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

March 11, 2020	/s/ Mark Palamountain
	Mark Palamountain,
	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2020 (the “Report”) of Limoneira Company (the “Registrant”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Harold S. Edwards, hereby certify that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

March 11, 2020	/s/ Harold S. Edwards
	Harold S. Edwards,
	Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2020 (the “Report”) of Limoneira Company (the “Registrant”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Mark Palamountain, hereby certify that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

March 11, 2020	/s/ Mark Palamountain
	Mark Palamountain,
	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

XML

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective blended tax rate	31.30%
Uncertain tax positions	$ 0
Accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions	$ 0
Forecast
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective blended tax rate		32.30%

XML

Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments under Non-Cancellable Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2020	$ 688
2021	492
2022	291
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,382
Total	$ 3,141

XML

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Estimated Future Amortization Expense of Other Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$ 752
2021	1,027
2022	976
2023	976
2024	976
Thereafter	3,760
Net Carrying Amount	$ 8,467

XML

Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on stock		$ (2,024)	$ (3,910)
Calavo Growers, Inc.
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment owned (in shares)		20,000		200,000
Ownership percentage		1.10%		1.10%
Shares sold (in shares)	50,000
Proceeds from sale of stock in Calavo Growers, Inc.	$ 4,786
Loss on sale of stock in Calavo Growers, Inc.				$ 63
Equity method investment investee, price per share (in dollars per share)		$ 76.61		$ 86.73

XML

Real Estate Development - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) Property	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 10, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2005 a property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Loan balance			$ 129,602,000			$ 108,915,000
Real estate, gross			2,543,000			2,543,000
Sevilla
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate, gross			2,543,000
Sevilla | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price			2,700,000
Net proceeds from sale of real estate			2,550,000
East Areas I and II
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties | property									2
Number of acres | a									550
Retained Property - East Area I
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Estimated costs incurred by and reimbursable to the joint venture			1,200,000			$ 1,200,000
Limoneira Lewis Community Builders, LLC Agreement
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate held-for-investment			2,800,000	$ 4,000,000
Centennial Property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate held-for-investment		$ 3,250,000
Real estate, gross		2,983,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 3,000,000
Carrying value of note			$ 2,670,000
Limoneira Lewis Community Builders
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of residential units sold | Property			244
Lewis Group of Companies | East Area I
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Ownership percentage								50.00%
Equity method investment, aggregate cost								$ 20,000,000
Limoneira Lewis Community Builders | Subsequent Event
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Amount loaned to joint venture					$ 1,800,000
Interest rate					4.60%
Limoneira Lewis Community Builders | Lewis Group of Companies | Subsequent Event
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Amount loaned to joint venture					$ 1,800,000
LIBOR | Centennial Property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate						2.75%
Unsecured Line of Credit Loan Agreement and Promissory Note
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Estimated value of the guarantee obligation			$ 1,080,000
Unsecured Line of Credit Loan Agreement and Promissory Note | Limoneira Lewis Community Builders
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Face amount of loan	$ 45,000,000
Loan balance							$ 45,000,000
Unsecured Line of Credit Loan Agreement and Promissory Note | LIBOR | Limoneira Lewis Community Builders
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.85%

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, which are measured on a recurring basis during the period, segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands): 

4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)

January 31, 2020	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets at fair value:
Equity securities	$	15,322	$	—	$	—	$	15,322

October 31, 2019	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets at fair value:
Equity securities	$	17,346	$	—	$	—	$	17,346

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company operates in four reportable operating segments: fresh lemons, lemon packing, avocados and other agribusiness. The Company’s operating segments of rental operations and real estate development are no longer disclosed as separate reportable operating segments and are included in the “Corporate and Other” category in the tables below as they do not meet the quantitative threshold and from a qualitative perspective are not a core focus of the Company's main agribusiness activities. Prior years’ information has been restated to conform to the current year’s presentation. The reportable operating segments of the Company are strategic business units with different products and services, distribution processes and customer bases. The fresh lemons segment includes sales, farming and harvesting expenses and third-party grower costs relative to fresh lemons. The lemon packing segment includes packing revenues and shipping and handling revenues relative to lemon packing. The lemon packing segment expenses are comprised of lemon packing costs. The lemon packing segment revenues include intersegment revenues between fresh lemons and lemon packing. The intersegment revenues are included gross in the segment note and a separate line item is shown as an elimination. The avocados segment includes sales, farming and harvest costs. The other agribusiness segment includes sales, farming and harvest costs of oranges, specialty citrus and other crops. Revenues related to rental operations are included in “Corporate and Other”. Other agribusiness revenues consist of oranges of $2,272,000 and specialty citrus and other crops of $1,892,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and oranges of $946,000 and specialty citrus and other crops of $1,255,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2019.

20. Segment Information (continued)

The Company does not separately allocate depreciation and amortization to its fresh lemons, lemon packing, avocados and other agribusiness segments. No asset information is provided for reportable operating segments, as these specified amounts are not included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker. The Company measures operating performance, including revenues and operating income, of its operating segments and allocates resources based on its evaluation. The Company does not allocate selling, general and administrative expense, other income, interest expense and income taxes, or specifically identify them to its operating segments. The Company earns packing revenue for packing lemons grown on its orchards and lemons procured from third-party growers. Intersegment revenues represent packing revenues related to lemons grown on the Company’s orchards.

Segment information for the three months ended January 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	Fresh Lemons			Lemon Packing		Eliminations			Avocados			Other Agribusiness		Total Agribusiness			Corporate and Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	32,057		$	4,094	$	—		$	168		$	4,164	$	40,483		$	1,173		$	41,656
Intersegment revenue	—			7,105		(7,105		)	—			—		—			—			—
Total net revenues	32,057			11,199		(7,105		)	168			4,164		40,483			1,173			41,656
Costs and expenses	34,351			8,609		(7,105		)	473			3,931		40,259			7,298			47,557
Depreciation and amortization	—			—		—			—			—		2,284			281			2,565
Operating income (loss)	$	(2,294	)	$	2,590	$	—		$	(305	)	$	233	$	(2,060	)	$	(6,406	)	$	(8,466	)

Segment information for the three months ended January 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Fresh Lemons		Lemon Packing		Eliminations			Avocados			Other Agribusiness			Total Agribusiness		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	34,493	$	4,103	$	—		$	3		$	2,201		$	40,800	$	1,218		$	42,018
Intersegment revenue	—		7,044		(7,044		)	—			—			—		—			—
Total net revenues	34,493		11,147		(7,044		)	3			2,201			40,800		1,218			42,018
Costs and expenses	32,082		8,784		(7,044		)	716			2,510			37,048		5,864			42,912
Depreciation and amortization	—		—		—			—			—			1,868		258			2,126
Operating income (loss)	$	2,411	$	2,363	$	—		$	(713	)	$	(309	)	$	1,884	$	(4,904	)	$	(3,020	)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020								October 31, 2019
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life in Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life in Years
Trade names and trademarks	$	3,786	$	(652	)	$	3,134	10	$	3,786	$	(542	)	$	3,244	10
Customer relationships	5,010		(648		)	4,362		9	5,010		(500		)	4,510		9
Non-competition agreement	1,040		(69		)	971		10	1,040		(42		)	998		10
Acquired water and mineral rights	3,655		—			3,655		Indefinite	3,655		—			3,655		Indefinite
Other intangible assets	$	13,491	$	(1,369	)	$	12,122		$	13,491	$	(1,084	)	$	12,407

Other Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020								October 31, 2019
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life in Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life in Years
Trade names and trademarks	$	3,786	$	(652	)	$	3,134	10	$	3,786	$	(542	)	$	3,244	10
Customer relationships	5,010		(648		)	4,362		9	5,010		(500		)	4,510		9
Non-competition agreement	1,040		(69		)	971		10	1,040		(42		)	998		10
Acquired water and mineral rights	3,655		—			3,655		Indefinite	3,655		—			3,655		Indefinite
Other intangible assets	$	13,491	$	(1,369	)	$	12,122		$	13,491	$	(1,084	)	$	12,407

Estimated Future Amortization Expense of Other Intangible Assets

Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets as of January 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets (continued)

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	752
2021	1,027
2022	976
2023	976
2024	976
Thereafter	3,760
	$	8,467

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Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Agriculture Property Acquisition

In January 2019, the Company purchased land for use as a citrus orchard for a cash purchase price of $397,000. The acquisition was for 26 acres of agricultural property adjacent to the Company’s orchards in Lindsay, California. This agriculture property acquisition is included in property, plant and equipment, net on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

3. Acquisitions

Business Combinations

Trapani Fresh

On May 30, 2019, the Company acquired a 51% interest in a joint venture, Trapani Fresh, formed with FGF Trapani (“FGF”), a multi-generational, family-owned citrus operation in Argentina. To consummate the transaction, the Company formed a subsidiary under the name Limoneira Argentina S.A.U. (“Limoneira Argentina”) as the managing partner and acquired a 51% interest in an Argentine Trust that holds a 75% interest in Finca Santa Clara (“Santa Clara”), a ranch with approximately 1,200 acres of planted lemons. Trapani Fresh controls the trust and grows, packs, markets and sells fresh citrus. Total consideration paid for the Company’s interest in Trapani Fresh was $15,000,000 and transaction costs of approximately $654,000 were included in selling, general and administrative expense during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

Below is a summary of the preliminary fair value of the net assets acquired on the acquisition date based on a third-party valuation, which was updated during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 due to changes in the enacted tax rates in Argentina that increased the customer relationships, trademarks and non-competition agreement and decreased goodwill (in thousands):

Cultural costs	$	3,270
Land and land improvements	9,520
Buildings and improvements	870
Orchards	8,410
Customer relationships, trademarks and non-competition agreement (10-year useful life)	6,920
Goodwill	420
Total assets acquired	29,410
Noncontrolling interest	(14,410		)
Net cash paid	$	15,000

Preliminary goodwill of $420,000 relates to synergies of the operations, has been allocated to the fresh lemons segment and is currently not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Revenue of $14,651,000 and net income of $999,000 of Trapani Fresh were included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations from the acquisition date to the period ended October 31, 2019. The unaudited, pro forma consolidated statement of operations as if Trapani Fresh had been included in the consolidated results of the Company for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018 would have resulted in revenues of $177,625,000 and $153,033,000, respectively, and net (loss) income of $(6,092,000) and $21,942,000, respectively.

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Real Estate Development

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Real Estate [Abstract]

Real Estate Development

Real Estate Development

Real estate development assets are comprised primarily of land and land development costs and consist of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Retained Property - East Area I	$	11,799	$	11,943
East Area II	5,716		5,659
	$	17,515	$	17,602

East Area I, Retained Property and East Area II

In fiscal year 2005, the Company began capitalizing the costs of two real estate development projects east of Santa Paula, California, for the development of 550 acres of land into residential units, commercial buildings and civic facilities. On November 10, 2015 (the “Transaction Date”), the Company entered into a joint venture with The Lewis Group of Companies (“Lewis”) for the residential development of its East Area I real estate development project. To consummate the transaction, the Company formed Limoneira Lewis Community Builders, LLC (“LLCB” or “Joint Venture”) as the development entity, contributed its East Area I property to LLCB and sold a 50% interest in LLCB to Lewis for $20,000,000.

The Company and the Joint Venture also entered into a Retained Property Development Agreement on the Transaction Date (the "Retained Property Agreement"). Under the terms of the Retained Property Agreement, the Joint Venture transferred certain contributed East Area I property, which is entitled for commercial development, back to the Company (the "Retained Property") and arranged for the design and construction of certain improvements to the Retained Property, subject to certain reimbursements by the Company. The value as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 includes $1,200,000, respectively, for estimated costs incurred by and reimbursable to LLCB, which is included in accrued liabilities as of January 31, 2020.

In January 2018, the Joint Venture entered into a $45,000,000 unsecured Line of Credit Loan Agreement and Promissory Note (the “Loan”) with Bank of America, N.A. to fund early development activities. The Loan originally was scheduled to mature in January 2020 and was extended to February 22, 2021 per the terms thereof. The interest rate on the Loan is LIBOR plus 2.85% and is payable monthly. The Loan contains certain customary default provisions and the Joint Venture may prepay any amounts outstanding under the Loan without penalty. The extension had no impact on the Company's loan guarantee $1,080,000 value as of January 31, 2020.

In February 2018, certain principals from Lewis and by the Company guaranteed the obligations under the Loan. The guarantee shall continue in effect until all of the Loan obligations are fully paid and the guarantors are jointly and severally liable for all Loan obligations in the event of default by the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture recorded the Loan balance of $45,000,000 as of January 31, 2020.

The Company made contributions to the Joint Venture of $2,800,000 and $4,000,000 in the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Additionally, in February 2020 the Company and Lewis each loaned $1,800,000 to the Joint Venture at an interest rate of 4.6% due May 31, 2020.

Through January 31, 2020, the Joint Venture has closed the sales of the initial residential lots representing 244 residential units.

Other Real Estate Development Projects

The remaining real estate development parcel within the Templeton Santa Barbara, LLCB project is described as Sevilla. The Company's net carrying value of Sevilla was $2,543,000, as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively, which has been included in prepaid expenses and other current assets. The expenses associated with this property were immaterial.

During December 2017, the Company sold its Centennial property with a net book value of $2,983,000 for $3,250,000. The Company received cash and a $3,000,000 promissory note secured by the property for the balance of the purchase price. The promissory note was originally scheduled to mature in December 2019 but the Company extended the maturity date concurrently and resetting the interest rate to equal to the 6-month LIBOR plus 2.75% on the outstanding principal balance of the note, interest only paid monthly on the first day of each month beginning January 1, 2020. At January 31, 2020, the carrying value of the note was $2,670,000 and classified in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

7. Real Estate Development (continued)

Other Real Estate Development Projects (continued)

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Sevilla property for $2,700,000. After transaction and other costs, the Company expects to receive proceeds of approximately $2,550,000 and recognize an insignificant gain upon closing. At January 31, 2020, the $2,543,000 carrying value of the property was classified as held for sale and included in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

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Stock-based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock-based Compensation

Stock-based Compensation

The Company has a stock-based compensation plan (the “Stock Plan”) that allows for the grant of common stock of the Company to members of management, key executives and non-employee directors. The fair value of such awards is based on the fair value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant and all are classified as equity awards.

Performance Awards

Certain restricted stock grants are made to management each December under the Stock Plan based on the achievement of certain annual financial performance and other criteria achieved during the previous fiscal year (“Performance Awards”). The performance grants are based on a percentage of the employee’s base salary divided by the stock price on the grant date once the performance criteria has been met, and generally vest over a two-year period as service is provided. There were no shares of common stock granted to management under the Stock Plan for fiscal year 2019 performance because the financial performance and other criteria were not met.

Executive Awards

Certain restricted stock grants are made to key executives under the Stock Plan (“Executive Awards”). These grants generally vest over a three to five-year period as service is provided. During December 2019, the Company granted 95,000 shares of common stock with a per share price of $18.87 to key executives under the Stock Plan. The related compensation expense of approximately $1,793,000 will be recognized equally over the next three years as the shares vest.

Director Awards

The Company issues shares of common stock to non-employee directors under the Stock Plan on an annual basis that vest upon grant (“Director Awards”). During January 2020 and 2019, 17,841 and 15,642 shares, respectively, of common stock were granted as Director Awards. The Company recognized $358,000 and $339,000 of stock-based compensation to non-employee directors during the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

During the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, members of management exchanged 11,314 and 20,119 shares, respectively, of common stock with fair values of $213,000 and $305,000, respectively, at the date of the exchanges, for the payment of payroll taxes associated with the vesting of shares under the Company’s stock-based compensation programs.

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Accrued Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Compensation	$	2,065	$	1,973
Property taxes	229		652
Lemon and orange supplier payables	2,176		899
Allowances and packing and harvest expenses	1,930		3,191
Payable to FGF	1,123		906
Payable to LLCB	1,200		—
Other	1,548		1,546
	$	10,271	$	9,167

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Related-Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related-Party Transactions

Related-Party Transactions

The Company has transactions with various related-parties as summarized in the tables below (in thousands):

		January 31, 2020										October 31, 2019
		Balance Sheet										Balance Sheet
Ref	Related Party	Accounts Receivable		Other Assets		Accounts Payable		Accrued Liabilities		Other Long-Term Liabilities		Accounts Receivable		Other Assets		Accounts Payable		Accrued Liabilities
1	Employees	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
2	Mutual water companies	—		457		2		—		—		—		473		11		—
3	Cooperative association	—		—		31		—		—		—		—		35		—
4	Calavo	32		—		1		—		—		—		—		—		—
5	Third-party growers	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
6	Cadiz / Fenner / WAM	—		1,498		—		134		1,408		—		—		—		—
7	Colorado River Growers	521		—		—		—		—		376		—		—		—
8	YMIDD	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
9	FGF	2,808		—		—		1,123		—		2,609		—		—		906

		Three Months Ended January 31, 2020										Three Months Ended January 31, 2019
		Consolidated Statement of Operations										Consolidated Statement of Operations
Ref	Related Party	Net Revenue Agribusiness		Net Revenue Rental Operations		Agribusiness Expense and Other		Other Income, Net		Dividends Paid		Net Revenue Agribusiness		Net Revenue Rental Operations		Agribusiness Expense and Other		Other Income, Net		Dividends Paid
1	Employees	$	—	$	197	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	178	$	—	$	—	$	—
2	Mutual water companies	—		—		348		—		—		—		—		321		—		—
3	Cooperative association	—		—		446		—		—		—		—		316		—		—
4	Calavo	32		81		118		220		126		3		79		1		250		129
5	Third-party growers	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		377		—		—
6	Cadiz / Fenner / WAM	—		—		102		—		—		—		—		66		—		—
7	Colorado River Growers	521		—		5,001		—		—		306		—		3,841		—		—
8	YMIDD	—		—		34		—		—		—		—		32		—		—
9	FGF	199		—		163		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

⁽¹⁾ Employees - The Company rents certain of its residential housing assets to employees on a month-to-month basis and recorded rental income from employees. There were no rental payments due from employees at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019.

⁽²⁾ Mutual water companies - The Company has representation on the boards of directors of the mutual water companies in which the Company has investments. The Company recorded capital contributions, purchased water and water delivery services and had water payments due to the mutual water companies.

⁽³⁾ Cooperative association - The Company has representation on the board of directors of a non-profit cooperative association that provides pest control services for the agricultural industry. The Company purchased services and supplies from and had payments due to the cooperative association.

⁽⁴⁾ Calavo - The Company has an investment in and representation on the board of directors of Calavo and Calavo has an investment in the Company. Calavo had representation on the board of directors of the Company through December 2018. The Company recorded dividend income on its investment in Calavo, paid dividends to Calavo and had avocado sales to Calavo. Additionally, the Company leases office space to Calavo, purchases storage services from Calavo and had amounts due to Calavo for those services.

⁽⁵⁾ Third party growers - A member of the Company’s board of directors markets lemons through the Company.

15. Related-Party Transactions (continued)

⁽⁶⁾ Cadiz / Fenner / WAM - A member of the Company’s board of directors serves as the CEO, President and a member of the board of directors of Cadiz, Inc. In 2013, the Company entered a long-term lease agreement (the “Lease”) with Cadiz Real Estate, LLC (“Cadiz”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cadiz, Inc., and currently leases 670 acres located in eastern San Bernardino County, California. The annual base rental is equal to the sum of $200 per planted acre and 20% of gross revenues from the sale of harvested lemons (less operating expenses), not to exceed $1,200 per acre per year. In 2016, Cadiz assigned this lease to Fenner Valley Farms, LLC (“Fenner”), a subsidiary of Water Asset Management, LLC (“WAM”). An entity affiliated with WAM is the holder of 9,300 shares of the Company's Series B-2 convertible preferred stock. Upon the adoption of ASC 842, the Company recorded a ROU asset and corresponding lease liability.

⁽⁷⁾ Colorado River Growers, Inc. (“CRG”) - The Company has representation on the board of directors of CRG, a non-profit cooperative association of fruit growers engaged in the agricultural harvesting business in Yuma County, Arizona. The Company paid harvest expense to CRG, provided harvest management and administrative services to CRG and had a receivable due from CRG for such services.

⁽⁸⁾ Yuma Mesa Irrigation and Drainage District (“YMIDD”) - The Company has representation on the board of directors of YMIDD. The Company purchased water from YMIDD and had amounts payable to them for such purchases.

⁽⁹⁾ FGF - The Company advances funds to FGF for fruit purchases which are recorded as an asset until the sales occur and the remaining proceeds become due to FGF. Additionally, FGF provided farming, packing, by-product processing and administrative services to Trapani Fresh. The Company had a payable due to FGF for such fruit purchases and services.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 11, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 29, 2018	Jan. 28, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest costs capitalized		$ 89,000	$ 267,000
Farm Credit West
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual patronage dividend rate				1.00%
Dividends receivable		966,000
Farm Credit West Revolving and Non-Revolving Lines of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		115,000,000
Farm Credit West Revolving and Non-Revolving Lines of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		75,000,000			$ 75,000,000	$ 60,000,000
Farm Credit West Revolving and Non-Revolving Lines of Credit | Non-Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 40,000,000
Farm Credit West Loan Agreement Secured by Windfall Investors, LLC Property | Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 15,000,000
Draw period	3 years
Payment period	20 years

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Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments to be Received by the Company Related to Lessor Operating Lease Arrangements (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$ 592
2021	323
2022	133
2023	88
2024	42
Thereafter	758
Total	$ 1,936

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	39,000,000	39,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	17,857,707	17,756,180
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares)	17,857,707	17,756,180
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 100	$ 100
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000	50,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	14,790	14,790
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	14,790	14,790
Coupon rate	8.75%	8.75%
Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 100	$ 100
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,000	10,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	9,300	9,300
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	9,300	9,300
Coupon rate	4.00%	4.00%
Liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	20,000	20,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0

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Label	Element	Value
Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 [Member] | AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	$ 1,724,000
Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	(1,724,000)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member] | AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	(15,921,000)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	$ 15,921,000

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND TEMPORARY EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Series B Preferred Stock	Series B2 Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Retained Earnings Series B Preferred Stock	Retained Earnings Series B2 Preferred Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2018				17,647,135
Beginning balance at Oct. 31, 2018	$ 219,140			$ 176	$ 159,071	$ 50,354			$ 8,965	$ 574
Beginning balance, temporary equity at Oct. 31, 2018		$ 1,479	$ 9,331
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends Common ($0.075 per share)	(1,332)					(1,332)
Dividends		(32)	(93)				$ (32)	$ (93)
Stock compensation (in shares)				145,737
Stock compensation	789			$ 2	787
Exchange of common stock (in shares)				(20,119)
Exchange of common stock	(305)				(305)
Net (loss) income	(4,676)					(4,693)				17
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	957								969	(12)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2019				17,772,753
Ending balance at Jan. 31, 2019	214,448			$ 178	159,553	58,401			(4,263)	579
Ending balance, temporary equity at Jan. 31, 2019		1,479	9,331
Beginning balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2019				17,756,180
Beginning balance at Oct. 31, 2019	221,688			$ 178	160,254	53,089			(7,255)	15,422
Beginning balance, temporary equity at Oct. 31, 2019		1,479	9,331
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends Common ($0.075 per share)	(1,338)					(1,338)
Dividends		(32)	(93)				$ (32)	$ (93)
Stock compensation (in shares)				112,841
Stock compensation	829			$ 1	828
Exchange of common stock (in shares)				(11,314)
Exchange of common stock	(213)				(213)
Net (loss) income	(6,904)					(6,427)				(477)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	(1,120)								(1,132)	12
Ending balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2020				17,857,707
Ending balance at Jan. 31, 2020	$ 212,817			$ 179	$ 160,869	$ 45,199			$ (8,387)	$ 14,957
Ending balance, temporary equity at Jan. 31, 2020		$ 1,479	$ 9,331

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Retirement Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

The components of net periodic pension cost for the Plan for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Administrative expenses	$	70		$	47
Interest cost	160			207
Expected return on plan assets	(248		)	(272		)
Prior service cost	11			11
Recognized actuarial loss	185			101
Net periodic benefit cost	$	178		$	94

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Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt is comprised of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Farm Credit West revolving and non-revolving lines of credit: the interest rate of the revolving line of credit is variable based on the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which was 1.80% at January 31, 2020, plus 1.85%. The interest rate for the $40.0 million outstanding balance of the non-revolving line of credit was fixed at 4.77%. Interest is payable monthly and the principal is due in full on July 1, 2022.	$	104,466	$	82,843
Farm Credit West term loan: Effective October 1, 2019, the interest rate was fixed at 3.76%. The loan is payable in quarterly installments through November 2022.	1,890		2,035
Farm Credit West term loan: Effective October 1, 2019, the interest rate was fixed at 4.14%. The loan is payable in monthly installments through October 2035.	1,066		1,078
Farm Credit West term loan: Effective October 1, 2019, the interest rate was fixed at 4.17%. The loan is payable in monthly installments through March 2036.	8,729		8,823
Farm Credit West term loan: the interest rate is fixed at 3.62% until March 2021, becoming variable for the remainder of the loan. The loan is payable in monthly installments though March 2036.	6,449		6,522
Wells Fargo term loan: the interest rate is fixed at 3.58%. The loan is payable in monthly installments through January 2023.	4,594		4,955
Banco de Chile term loan: the interest rate is fixed at 6.48%. The loan is payable in annual installments through January 2025.	1,115		1,386
Note Payable: the interest rate ranges from 5.00% to 7.00% and was 5.50% at January 31, 2020. The loan includes interest only monthly payments and principal is due in February 2023.	1,435		1,435
Subtotal	129,744		109,077
Less deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization	142		162
Total long-term debt, net	129,602		108,915
Less current portion	2,998		3,023
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	126,604	$	105,892

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Acquisitions - Business Combinations, Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	May 30, 2019 USD ($) a	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,839		$ 1,839
Argentine Trust | Finca Santa Clara
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest	75.00%
Trapani Fresh Consorcio de Cooperacion (Trapani Fresh)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Pro forma revenues		177,625	$ 153,033
Pro forma net income (loss)		(6,092)	$ 21,900
Trapani Fresh
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired	51.00%
Total consideration paid	$ 15,000
Transaction costs		654
Goodwill	$ 420
Revenue included in the statement of operations		14,651
Net income (loss) included in the statement of operations		$ 999
Trapani Fresh | Finca Santa Clara
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of land | a	1,200
Argentine Trust
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired	51.00%

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Other Assets

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets

Other Assets

Investments in Mutual Water Companies

The Company’s investments in various not-for-profit mutual water companies provide the Company with the right to receive a proportionate share of water from each of the not-for-profit mutual water companies that have been invested in and do not constitute voting shares and/or rights. Amounts included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 were $5,992,000 and $5,499,000, respectively.

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Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income per Share

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income per Share

Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income per Share

Basic net loss per common share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period without consideration of the dilutive effect of conversion of preferred stock. Diluted net loss per common share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the dilutive effect of conversion of unvested, restricted stock and preferred stock. The computations for basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share are as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Basic net loss per common share:
Net loss applicable to common stock	$	(6,552	)	$	(4,818	)
Effect of unvested, restricted stock	(17		)	(16		)
Numerator: Net loss for basic EPS	(6,569		)	(4,834		)
Denominator: Weighted average common shares-basic	17,579			17,488
Basic net loss per common share	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.28	)

Diluted net loss per common share:
Numerator: Net loss for diluted EPS	$	(6,569	)	$	(4,834	)
Weighted average common shares–basic	17,579			17,488
Effect of dilutive unvested, restricted stock and preferred stock	—			—
Denominator: Weighted average common shares–diluted	17,579			17,488
Diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.28	)

Diluted (losses) earnings per common share are computed using the more dilutive method of either the two-class method or the treasury stock method. Unvested stock-based compensation awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends as participating shares are included in computing earnings per share. The Company’s unvested, restricted stock awards qualify as participating shares. The Company excluded 114,000 and 162,000, unvested, restricted shares, as calculated under the treasury stock method, from its computation of diluted (losses) earnings per share for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is from time to time involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. At this time, the Company is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against it that it expects will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, liquidity, or operating results. Legal claims are inherently uncertain, however, and it is possible that the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity and/or operating results could be adversely affected in the future by legal proceedings.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash	$ 874	$ 616
Accounts receivable, net	26,524	18,099
Cultural costs	3,455	7,223
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,681	8,153
Income taxes receivable	979	979
Total current assets	43,513	35,070
Property, plant and equipment, net	248,193	248,114
Real estate development	17,515	17,602
Equity in investments	60,785	58,223
Investment in Calavo Growers, Inc.	15,322	17,346
Goodwill	1,839	1,839
Intangible assets, net	12,122	12,407
Other assets	9,359	9,266
Total assets	408,648	399,867
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	8,193	4,974
Growers payable	9,400	14,500
Accrued liabilities	10,271	9,167
Current portion of long-term debt	2,998	3,023
Total current liabilities	30,862	31,664
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, less current portion	126,604	105,892
Deferred income taxes	21,328	24,346
Other long-term liabilities	6,227	5,467
Total liabilities	185,021	167,369
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 18)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common Stock – $0.01 par value (39,000,000 shares authorized: 17,857,707 and 17,756,180 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively)	179	178
Additional paid-in capital	160,869	160,254
Retained earnings	45,199	53,089
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,387)	(7,255)
Noncontrolling interest	14,957	15,422
Total stockholders’ equity	212,817	221,688
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	408,648	399,867
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
Long-term liabilities:
Convertible Preferred Stock	1,479	1,479
Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock
Long-term liabilities:
Convertible Preferred Stock	9,331	9,331
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock – $0.01 par value (20,000 shares authorized: zero issued or outstanding at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019)	$ 0	$ 0

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Statement of Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Minimum pension liability adjustment, tax	$ 50	$ 27

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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 129,744,000	$ 109,077,000
Less deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization	142,000	162,000
Total long-term debt, net	129,602,000	108,915,000
Less current portion	2,998,000	3,023,000
Long-term debt, less current portion	126,604,000	105,892,000
Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,435,000	1,435,000
Variable interest rate	5.50%
Maturity date	Feb. 28, 2023
Notes Payable | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	5.00%
Notes Payable | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	7.00%
Farm Credit West Revolving and Non-Revolving Lines of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 104,466,000	82,843,000
Maturity date	Jul. 01, 2022
Farm Credit West Revolving and Non-Revolving Lines of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate	1.80%
Basis spread on variable rate	1.85%
Farm Credit West Revolving and Non-Revolving Lines of Credit | Non-Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 40,000,000
Fixed interest rate	4.77%
Farm Credit West Term Loan due November 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,890,000	2,035,000
Variable interest rate	3.76%
Maturity date	Nov. 30, 2022
Farm Credit West Term Loan due October 2035
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,066,000	1,078,000
Variable interest rate	4.14%
Maturity date	Oct. 31, 2035
Farm Credit West Term Loan due March 2036
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 8,729,000	8,823,000
Fixed interest rate	4.17%
Maturity date	Mar. 31, 2036
Farm Credit West Term Loan due March 2036
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 6,449,000	6,522,000
Fixed interest rate	3.62%
Maturity date	Mar. 31, 2036
Wells Fargo Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 4,594,000	4,955,000
Fixed interest rate	3.58%
Maturity date	Jan. 31, 2023
Banco de Chile Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,115,000	$ 1,386,000
Fixed interest rate	6.48%
Maturity date	Jan. 31, 2025

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Leases - Composition of Rental Operations Revenue (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease payments	$ 1,096
Variable lease payments	77
Total lease payments	$ 1,173

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Acquisitions - Schedule of the Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,839	$ 1,839
Trapani Fresh
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cultural costs	$ 3,270
Customer relationships, trademarks and non-competition agreement (10-year useful life)	6,920
Goodwill	420
Total assets acquired	29,410
Noncontrolling interest	(14,410)
Net cash paid	$ 15,000
Useful life of acquired intangibles	10 years
Trapani Fresh | Land and land improvements
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Land, buildings and orchards	$ 9,520
Trapani Fresh | Buildings and improvements
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Land, buildings and orchards	870
Trapani Fresh | Orchards
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Land, buildings and orchards	$ 8,410

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information by Segment

Segment information for the three months ended January 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	Fresh Lemons			Lemon Packing		Eliminations			Avocados			Other Agribusiness		Total Agribusiness			Corporate and Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	32,057		$	4,094	$	—		$	168		$	4,164	$	40,483		$	1,173		$	41,656
Intersegment revenue	—			7,105		(7,105		)	—			—		—			—			—
Total net revenues	32,057			11,199		(7,105		)	168			4,164		40,483			1,173			41,656
Costs and expenses	34,351			8,609		(7,105		)	473			3,931		40,259			7,298			47,557
Depreciation and amortization	—			—		—			—			—		2,284			281			2,565
Operating income (loss)	$	(2,294	)	$	2,590	$	—		$	(305	)	$	233	$	(2,060	)	$	(6,406	)	$	(8,466	)

Segment information for the three months ended January 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Fresh Lemons		Lemon Packing		Eliminations			Avocados			Other Agribusiness			Total Agribusiness		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	34,493	$	4,103	$	—		$	3		$	2,201		$	40,800	$	1,218		$	42,018
Intersegment revenue	—		7,044		(7,044		)	—			—			—		—			—
Total net revenues	34,493		11,147		(7,044		)	3			2,201			40,800		1,218			42,018
Costs and expenses	32,082		8,784		(7,044		)	716			2,510			37,048		5,864			42,912
Depreciation and amortization	—		—		—			—			—			1,868		258			2,126
Operating income (loss)	$	2,411	$	2,363	$	—		$	(713	)	$	(309	)	$	1,884	$	(4,904	)	$	(3,020	)

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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Components of the Company's Operating Lease Portfolio Included in Property, Plant and Equipment

The following table presents the components of the Company’s operating lease portfolio included in property, plant and equipment, net as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020			October 31, 2019
Land	$	1,279		$	1,279
Buildings, equipment and building improvements	22,841			22,841
Less accumulated depreciation	(7,717		)	(7,551		)
Property, plant and equipment, net under operating leases	$	16,403		$	16,569

Composition of Rental Operations Revenue

The Company’s rental operations revenue consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
Operating lease payments	$	1,096
Variable lease payments	77
Total lease payments	$	1,173

Future Minimum Lease Payments to be Received Related to Net Operating Lease Agreements

The future minimum lease payments to be received by the Company related to these operating lease agreements as of January 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	592
2021	323
2022	133
2023	88
2024	42
Thereafter	758
Total	$	1,936

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):

	Classification	January 31, 2020
Assets
Operating lease ROU assets	Other assets	$	2,302
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current operating lease liabilities	Accrued liabilities	545
Non-current operating lease liabilities	Other long-term liabilities	1,787
Total operating lease liabilities		$	2,332
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)		10.9
Weighted-average discount rate		3.9		%

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	184
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	—

Future Minimum Lease Payments under Non-Cancellable Leases

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, each of the subsequent four fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	362
2021	481
2022	330
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,449
Total lease payments	2,910
Less: Imputed interest	(578		)
Total	$	2,332

Future Minimum Lease Payments under Non-Cancellable Leases

A summary of the Company’s future minimum payments for obligations under non-cancellable operating leases as of October 31, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):

13. Leases (continued)

2020	$	688
2021	492
2022	291
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,382
	$	3,141

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Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Average earnings	5 years
Contributions	$ 0	$ 150,000

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Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income per Share - Schedule of Net (Loss) Income per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Basic net loss per common share:
Net loss applicable to common stock	$ (6,552)	$ (4,818)
Effect of unvested, restricted stock	(17)	(16)
Numerator: Net loss for basic EPS	$ (6,569)	$ (4,834)
Denominator: Weighted average common shares–basic (in shares)	17,579,000	17,488,000
Basic net (loss) income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.28)
Diluted net loss per common share:
Numerator: Net loss for diluted EPS	$ (6,569)	$ (4,834)
Denominator: Weighted average common shares–basic (in shares)	17,579,000	17,488,000
Effect of dilutive unvested, restricted stock and preferred stock (in shares)	0	0
Weighted average common shares–diluted (in shares)	17,579,000	17,488,000
Diluted net (loss) income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.28)

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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Details) - Measured on a Recurring Basis - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Assets at fair value:
Equity securities	$ 15,322	$ 17,346
Level 1
Assets at fair value:
Equity securities	15,322	17,346
Level 2
Assets at fair value:
Equity securities	0	0
Level 3
Assets at fair value:
Equity securities	$ 0	$ 0

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Real Estate Development - Schedule of Real Estate Development (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate development assets	$ 17,515	$ 17,602
Retained Property - East Area I
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate development assets	11,799	11,943
East Area II
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate development assets	$ 5,716	$ 5,659

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Accumulated Amortization	$ (1,369)	$ (1,084)
Net Carrying Amount	8,467
Gross Carrying Amount	13,491	13,491
Net Carrying Amount	12,122	12,407
Trade names and trademarks
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	3,786	3,786
Accumulated Amortization	(652)	(542)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 3,134	$ 3,244
Weighted Average Useful Life in Years	10 years	10 years
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 5,010	$ 5,010
Accumulated Amortization	(648)	(500)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 4,362	$ 4,510
Weighted Average Useful Life in Years	9 years	9 years
Non-competition agreement
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 1,040	$ 1,040
Accumulated Amortization	(69)	(42)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 971	$ 998
Weighted Average Useful Life in Years	10 years	10 years
Acquired water and mineral rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 3,655	$ 3,655

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Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Compensation	$	2,065	$	1,973
Property taxes	229		652
Lemon and orange supplier payables	2,176		899
Allowances and packing and harvest expenses	1,930		3,191
Payable to FGF	1,123		906
Payable to LLCB	1,200		—
Other	1,548		1,546
	$	10,271	$	9,167

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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands): 

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Prepaid supplies and insurance	$	3,370	$	3,199
Note receivable and related interest	2,670		181
Real estate development held-for-sale	2,543		2,543
Lemon supplier advances and other	3,098		2,230
	$	11,681	$	8,153

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated events subsequent to January 31, 2020 through the date of this filing, to assess the need for potential recognition or disclosure in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon this evaluation, except as described in the notes to the interim consolidated financial statements, it was determined that no other subsequent events occurred that require recognition or disclosure in the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Changes in Accounting Policies

On November 1, 2019, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") - Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, Leases (as amended, "ASU 2016-02" or the "New Lease Standard"). A lease is defined as a contract that conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company enters into contracts that are, or contain, leases as both a lessee and a lessor. The following accounting policies have been updated as part of the adoption of the New Lease Standard.

Leases

Accounting for Operating Leases as a Lessee- In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into leases as a lessee generally for agricultural land and packinghouse equipment. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in other assets, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease, measured on a discounted basis. Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As none of the Company’s leases provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.

Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet as the Company has elected to recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has material leases with related parties which are further described in Note 15 - Related-Party Transactions.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Leases (continued)

Certain of the Company’s agricultural land agreements contain variable costs based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased property. Such variable lease costs are expensed as incurred. These land agreements also contain costs for non-lease components, such as water usage, which the Company accounts for separately from the lease components. For all other agreements, the Company generally combines lease and non-lease components in calculating the ROU assets and lease liabilities. See Note 13 - Leases for additional information.

Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - The Company’s leases in which it acts as the lessor includes land, residential and commercial units and are all classified as operating leases. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain variable income based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased asset. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain non-lease components such as water, utilities and common area services. The Company has elected to not separate lease and non-lease components for its lessor arrangements and the combined component is accounted for entirely under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 842, Leases. The underlying asset in an operating lease arrangement is carried at depreciated cost within property, plant, and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the useful life of the underlying asset. The Company recognizes operating lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Comprehensive (loss) income represents all changes in a company’s net assets, except changes resulting from transactions with shareholders, and is reported as a component of the Company’s stockholders’ equity. As of January 31, 2020, the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, consist of foreign currency translation items of $3,629,000, pension liability items of $4,618,000 and security available for sale items of $140,000. As of October 31, 2019, accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of foreign currency translation items of $2,362,000, pension liability items of $4,753,000 and security available for sale items of $140,000.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

FASB ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and related ASUs, including ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, which requires an entity to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11. Among other things, ASU 2018-11 provides administrative relief by allowing entities to implement the lease standard on a modified retrospective basis (the "Optional Transition Method"). Effectively, the Optional Transition Method permits companies to adopt the lease standard through a cumulative effect adjustment to their opening balance sheet on the date of adoption and report under the New Lease Standard on a post-adoption basis.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 effective November 1, 2019 using the Optional Transition Method. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which allows the Company to carry forward its historical lease classification, its assessment of whether a contract is or contains a lease, and its initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to adoption of the New Lease Standard. The Company elected the hindsight practical expedient, which permits the use of hindsight when determining lease term and impairment of ROU assets. The Company did not elect to combine lease and non-lease components for land leases but elected to combine lease and non-lease components for all other asset classes. The Company also elected to keep leases with an initial term of 12 months or less off the balance sheet and recognize the associated lease payments in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. The Company updated its accounting policies, processes and internal controls in order to meet the New Lease Standard's reporting and disclosure requirements.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

The adoption of ASU 2016-02 had a material impact on its consolidated balance sheets, but did not have a material impact on its consolidated statements of operations or its consolidated statements of cash flows. Upon adoption as of November 1, 2019, the Company recorded ROU assets of $2.4 million and lease liabilities of $2.5 million for operating leases in which the Company is a lessee. The adoption also included an immaterial reclassification of accrued rent liabilities against the ROU asset balance. As of November 1, 2019, there were no material finance leases for which the Company was a lessee. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not change the Company’s accounting for its operating leases in which it acts as the lessor. See Note 13 - Leases for additional information about the Company’s leases from a lessor and lessee perspective.

FASB ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and related ASUs

This amendment requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses.

ASU 2016-13 is effective for SEC filers for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is evaluating the effect this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASU 2018-14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans

This amendment adds, removes and clarifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other post retirement plans. For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the effect this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

This amendment removes specific exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 in GAAP. It eliminates the need for an organization to analyze whether certain exceptions apply in a given period. The amendment also improves financial statement preparers’ application of income tax-related guidance and simplifies GAAP under certain situations.

ASU 2019-12 is effective for public business entities, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. An entity that elects early adoption in an interim period should reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. Additionally, an entity that elects early adoption should adopt all the amendments in the same period. The Company early adopted this ASU as of November 1, 2019 and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands): 

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Prepaid supplies and insurance	$	3,370	$	3,199
Note receivable and related interest	2,670		181
Real estate development held-for-sale	2,543		2,543
Lemon supplier advances and other	3,098		2,230
	$	11,681	$	8,153

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Long-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt is comprised of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Farm Credit West revolving and non-revolving lines of credit: the interest rate of the revolving line of credit is variable based on the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which was 1.80% at January 31, 2020, plus 1.85%. The interest rate for the $40.0 million outstanding balance of the non-revolving line of credit was fixed at 4.77%. Interest is payable monthly and the principal is due in full on July 1, 2022.	$	104,466	$	82,843
Farm Credit West term loan: Effective October 1, 2019, the interest rate was fixed at 3.76%. The loan is payable in quarterly installments through November 2022.	1,890		2,035
Farm Credit West term loan: Effective October 1, 2019, the interest rate was fixed at 4.14%. The loan is payable in monthly installments through October 2035.	1,066		1,078
Farm Credit West term loan: Effective October 1, 2019, the interest rate was fixed at 4.17%. The loan is payable in monthly installments through March 2036.	8,729		8,823
Farm Credit West term loan: the interest rate is fixed at 3.62% until March 2021, becoming variable for the remainder of the loan. The loan is payable in monthly installments though March 2036.	6,449		6,522
Wells Fargo term loan: the interest rate is fixed at 3.58%. The loan is payable in monthly installments through January 2023.	4,594		4,955
Banco de Chile term loan: the interest rate is fixed at 6.48%. The loan is payable in annual installments through January 2025.	1,115		1,386
Note Payable: the interest rate ranges from 5.00% to 7.00% and was 5.50% at January 31, 2020. The loan includes interest only monthly payments and principal is due in February 2023.	1,435		1,435
Subtotal	129,744		109,077
Less deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization	142		162
Total long-term debt, net	129,602		108,915
Less current portion	2,998		3,023
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	126,604	$	105,892

In June 2017, the Company entered into a Master Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Farm Credit West that includes a Revolving Credit Supplement and a Non-Revolving Credit Supplement (the “Supplements”). On January 29, 2018, the Company amended the Revolving Credit Supplement to increase the borrowing capacity from $60,000,000 to $75,000,000. The Supplements provide aggregate borrowing capacity of $115,000,000 comprised of $75,000,000 under the Revolving Credit Supplement and $40,000,000 under the Non-Revolving Credit Supplement. The borrowing capacity based on collateral value was $115,000,000 at January 31, 2020.

All indebtedness under the Loan Agreement, including any indebtedness under the Supplements, is secured by a first lien on certain of its agricultural properties in Tulare, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties in California and certain of the Company's building fixtures and improvements and investments in mutual water companies associated with the pledged agricultural properties. The Loan Agreement includes customary default provisions that provide should an event of default occur. Farm Credit West, at its option, may declare all or any portion of the indebtedness under the Loan Agreement to be immediately due and payable without demand, notice of non-payment, protest or prior recourse to collateral, and terminate or suspend the Company's right to draw or request funds on any loan or line of credit.

In December 2019, Farm Credit West declared an annual cash patronage dividend of 1.00% of average eligible loan balances. The Company accrued the $966,000 dividend receivable in prepaid expenses and other current assets at January 31, 2020, which was received in February 2020.

In March 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Farm Credit West for a $15,000,000 revolving line of credit secured by the Windfall Investors, LLC property. The loan matures in 2043 and features a 3-year draw period followed by 20 years of fully amortized loan payments. The interest rate is variable with monthly interest-only payments during the 3-year draw period and monthly principal and interest payments thereafter.

12. Long-Term Debt (continued)

Interest is capitalized on non-bearing orchards, real estate development projects and significant construction in progress. The Company capitalized interest of $89,000 and $267,000 during the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Capitalized interest is included in property, plant and equipment and real estate development assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company’s estimated annual effective blended tax rate for fiscal year 2020 is approximately 32.3%. As such, a 31.3% estimated effective blended tax rate, after discrete items, was utilized by the Company in the three months ended January 31, 2020 to calculate its income tax provision.

The Company has no material uncertain tax positions as of January 31, 2020. The Company recognizes interest expense and penalties related to income tax matters as a component of income tax expense. There was no accrued interest or penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as of January 31, 2020.

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Acquisitions - Asset Acquisitions, Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($) a	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($) a
Schedule Of Asset Acquisitions, By Acquisition [Line Items]
Agriculture property acquisition		$ 0	$ 397
Citrus Orchard in Lindsay, California
Schedule Of Asset Acquisitions, By Acquisition [Line Items]
Agriculture property acquisition	$ 397
Area of land | a	26		26

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Related-Party Transactions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Summary of Transactions with Related-Parties

The Company has transactions with various related-parties as summarized in the tables below (in thousands):

		January 31, 2020										October 31, 2019
		Balance Sheet										Balance Sheet
Ref	Related Party	Accounts Receivable		Other Assets		Accounts Payable		Accrued Liabilities		Other Long-Term Liabilities		Accounts Receivable		Other Assets		Accounts Payable		Accrued Liabilities
1	Employees	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
2	Mutual water companies	—		457		2		—		—		—		473		11		—
3	Cooperative association	—		—		31		—		—		—		—		35		—
4	Calavo	32		—		1		—		—		—		—		—		—
5	Third-party growers	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
6	Cadiz / Fenner / WAM	—		1,498		—		134		1,408		—		—		—		—
7	Colorado River Growers	521		—		—		—		—		376		—		—		—
8	YMIDD	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
9	FGF	2,808		—		—		1,123		—		2,609		—		—		906

		Three Months Ended January 31, 2020										Three Months Ended January 31, 2019
		Consolidated Statement of Operations										Consolidated Statement of Operations
Ref	Related Party	Net Revenue Agribusiness		Net Revenue Rental Operations		Agribusiness Expense and Other		Other Income, Net		Dividends Paid		Net Revenue Agribusiness		Net Revenue Rental Operations		Agribusiness Expense and Other		Other Income, Net		Dividends Paid
1	Employees	$	—	$	197	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	178	$	—	$	—	$	—
2	Mutual water companies	—		—		348		—		—		—		—		321		—		—
3	Cooperative association	—		—		446		—		—		—		—		316		—		—
4	Calavo	32		81		118		220		126		3		79		1		250		129
5	Third-party growers	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		377		—		—
6	Cadiz / Fenner / WAM	—		—		102		—		—		—		—		66		—		—
7	Colorado River Growers	521		—		5,001		—		—		306		—		3,841		—		—
8	YMIDD	—		—		34		—		—		—		—		32		—		—
9	FGF	199		—		163		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

⁽¹⁾ Employees - The Company rents certain of its residential housing assets to employees on a month-to-month basis and recorded rental income from employees. There were no rental payments due from employees at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019.

⁽²⁾ Mutual water companies - The Company has representation on the boards of directors of the mutual water companies in which the Company has investments. The Company recorded capital contributions, purchased water and water delivery services and had water payments due to the mutual water companies.

⁽³⁾ Cooperative association - The Company has representation on the board of directors of a non-profit cooperative association that provides pest control services for the agricultural industry. The Company purchased services and supplies from and had payments due to the cooperative association.

⁽⁴⁾ Calavo - The Company has an investment in and representation on the board of directors of Calavo and Calavo has an investment in the Company. Calavo had representation on the board of directors of the Company through December 2018. The Company recorded dividend income on its investment in Calavo, paid dividends to Calavo and had avocado sales to Calavo. Additionally, the Company leases office space to Calavo, purchases storage services from Calavo and had amounts due to Calavo for those services.

⁽⁵⁾ Third party growers - A member of the Company’s board of directors markets lemons through the Company.

15. Related-Party Transactions (continued)

⁽⁶⁾ Cadiz / Fenner / WAM - A member of the Company’s board of directors serves as the CEO, President and a member of the board of directors of Cadiz, Inc. In 2013, the Company entered a long-term lease agreement (the “Lease”) with Cadiz Real Estate, LLC (“Cadiz”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cadiz, Inc., and currently leases 670 acres located in eastern San Bernardino County, California. The annual base rental is equal to the sum of $200 per planted acre and 20% of gross revenues from the sale of harvested lemons (less operating expenses), not to exceed $1,200 per acre per year. In 2016, Cadiz assigned this lease to Fenner Valley Farms, LLC (“Fenner”), a subsidiary of Water Asset Management, LLC (“WAM”). An entity affiliated with WAM is the holder of 9,300 shares of the Company's Series B-2 convertible preferred stock. Upon the adoption of ASC 842, the Company recorded a ROU asset and corresponding lease liability.

⁽⁷⁾ Colorado River Growers, Inc. (“CRG”) - The Company has representation on the board of directors of CRG, a non-profit cooperative association of fruit growers engaged in the agricultural harvesting business in Yuma County, Arizona. The Company paid harvest expense to CRG, provided harvest management and administrative services to CRG and had a receivable due from CRG for such services.

⁽⁸⁾ Yuma Mesa Irrigation and Drainage District (“YMIDD”) - The Company has representation on the board of directors of YMIDD. The Company purchased water from YMIDD and had amounts payable to them for such purchases.

⁽⁹⁾ FGF - The Company advances funds to FGF for fruit purchases which are recorded as an asset until the sales occur and the remaining proceeds become due to FGF. Additionally, FGF provided farming, packing, by-product processing and administrative services to Trapani Fresh. The Company had a payable due to FGF for such fruit purchases and services.

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Leases - Lessee Arrangements, Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease costs	$ 137
Pollination service contract obligations due during the remainder of 2020	230
Pollination service contract obligations due in 2021	307
Pollination service contract obligations due in 2022	307
Pollination service contract obligations due in 2023	$ 51
Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining terms of operating leases	1 year
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining terms of operating leases	18 years

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Net revenues:
Agribusiness	$ 40,483	$ 40,800
Other	1,173	1,218
Total net revenues	41,656	42,018
Costs and expenses:
Costs and expenses:	42,543	38,916
Other operations	1,269	1,107
Selling, general and administrative	6,310	5,015
Total costs and expenses	50,122	45,038
Operating loss	(8,466)	(3,020)
Other expense:
Interest income, net	55	147
Equity in (loss) earnings of investments	(120)	42
Unrealized loss on stock in Calavo Growers, Inc.	(2,024)	(3,910)
Other income, net	515	304
Total other expense	(1,574)	(3,417)
Loss before income tax benefit	(10,040)	(6,437)
Income tax benefit	3,136	1,761
Net loss	(6,904)	(4,676)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	477	(17)
Net loss attributable to Limoneira Company	(6,427)	(4,693)
Preferred dividends	(125)	(125)
Net loss attributable to common stock	$ (6,552)	$ (4,818)
Basic net (loss) income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.28)
Diluted net (loss) income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.28)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	17,579,000	17,488,000
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	17,579,000	17,488,000

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Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Other Assets [Abstract]
Investments in mutual water companies	$ 5,992	$ 5,499

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND TEMPORARY EQUITY (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Dividends on common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.075	$ 0.0725
Series B Preferred Stock
Dividends on preferred stock (in dollars per share)	2.19	2.19
Series B2 Preferred Stock
Dividends on preferred stock (in dollars per share)	$ 10	$ 10

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Leases - Lessor Arrangements, Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Minimum
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining terms of operating leases	1 month
Maximum
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining terms of operating leases	23 years
Assets under Operating Leases
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 166

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Concentrations and Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 40,483	$ 40,800
Customer Concentration Risk | Accounts Receivable, Net
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	11.00%
Lemon | Supplier Concentration Risk
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	55.00%	59.00%
Chile | Lemons and Oranges
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 539	$ 638
Argentina | Lemons and Oranges
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 199

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Equity in Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in investments	$ 60,785	$ 58,223
Limoneira Lewis Community Builders, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in investments	56,872	54,016
Limco Del Mar, Ltd.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in investments	1,966	1,950
Rosales
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in investments	1,435	1,745
Romney Property Partnership
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in investments	$ 512	$ 512

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Related-Party Transactions (Details)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) a	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares
Employees | Affiliated Entity
Balance Sheet
Accounts Receivable	$ 0			$ 0
Other Assets	0			0
Accounts Payable	0			0
Accrued Liabilities	0			0
Other Long-Term Liabilities	0
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Rental Operations	197,000	$ 178,000
Other Income, Net	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0
Rental payments due from employees				0
Employees | Affiliated Entity | Agribusiness
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Agribusiness	0	0
Agribusiness Expense and Other	0	0
Mutual water companies | Affiliated Entity
Balance Sheet
Accounts Receivable	0			0
Other Assets	457,000			473,000
Accounts Payable	2,000			11,000
Accrued Liabilities	0			0
Other Long-Term Liabilities	0
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Rental Operations	0	0
Other Income, Net	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0
Mutual water companies | Affiliated Entity | Agribusiness
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Agribusiness	0	0
Agribusiness Expense and Other	348,000	321,000
Cooperative association | Affiliated Entity
Balance Sheet
Accounts Receivable	0			0
Other Assets	0			0
Accounts Payable	31,000			35,000
Accrued Liabilities	0			0
Other Long-Term Liabilities	0
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Rental Operations	0	0
Other Income, Net	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0
Cooperative association | Affiliated Entity | Agribusiness
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Agribusiness	0	0
Agribusiness Expense and Other	446,000	316,000
Calavo | Beneficial Owner
Balance Sheet
Accounts Receivable	32,000			0
Other Assets	0			0
Accounts Payable	1,000			0
Accrued Liabilities	0			0
Other Long-Term Liabilities	0
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Rental Operations	81,000	79,000
Other Income, Net	220,000	250,000
Dividends Paid	126,000	129,000
Calavo | Beneficial Owner | Agribusiness
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Agribusiness	32,000	3,000
Agribusiness Expense and Other	118,000	1,000
Third-party growers | Affiliated Entity
Balance Sheet
Accounts Receivable	0			0
Other Assets	0			0
Accounts Payable	0			0
Accrued Liabilities	0			0
Other Long-Term Liabilities	0
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Rental Operations	0	0
Other Income, Net	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0
Third-party growers | Affiliated Entity | Agribusiness
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Agribusiness	0	0
Agribusiness Expense and Other	0	377,000
Cadiz / Fenner / WAM | Affiliated Entity
Balance Sheet
Accounts Receivable	0			0
Other Assets	1,498,000			0
Accounts Payable	0			0
Accrued Liabilities	134,000			0
Other Long-Term Liabilities	1,408,000
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Rental Operations	0	0
Other Income, Net	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0
Area of land | a			670
Annual base rental per planted acre			$ 200
Percent of gross revenues paid as annual base rental			20.00%
Maximum annual base rental per planted acre			$ 1,200
Cadiz / Fenner / WAM | Affiliated Entity | Agribusiness
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Agribusiness	0	0
Agribusiness Expense and Other	102,000	66,000
Colorado River Growers | Affiliated Entity
Balance Sheet
Accounts Receivable	521,000			376,000
Other Assets	0			0
Accounts Payable	0			0
Accrued Liabilities	0			0
Other Long-Term Liabilities	0
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Rental Operations	0	0
Other Income, Net	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0
Colorado River Growers | Affiliated Entity | Agribusiness
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Agribusiness	521,000	306,000
Agribusiness Expense and Other	5,001,000	3,841,000
YMIDD | Affiliated Entity
Balance Sheet
Accounts Receivable	0			0
Other Assets	0			0
Accounts Payable	0			0
Accrued Liabilities	0			0
Other Long-Term Liabilities	0
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Rental Operations	0	0
Other Income, Net	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0
YMIDD | Affiliated Entity | Agribusiness
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Agribusiness	0	0
Agribusiness Expense and Other	34,000	32,000
FGF
Balance Sheet
Accounts Payable	1,123,000			906,000
FGF | FGF
Balance Sheet
Accounts Receivable	2,808,000			2,609,000
Other Assets	0			0
Accounts Payable	0			0
Accrued Liabilities	1,123,000			$ 906,000
Other Long-Term Liabilities	0
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Rental Operations	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0
FGF | FGF | Agribusiness
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Revenue Agribusiness	199,000	0
Agribusiness Expense and Other	$ 163,000	$ 0
Limoneira Company Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Affiliate Of Water Asset Management, LLC
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Shares of Series B-2 convertible preferred stock held (in shares) | shares				9,300

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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 41,656	$ 42,018
Costs and expenses	47,557	42,912
Depreciation and amortization	2,565	2,126
Operating income (loss)	(8,466)	(3,020)
Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	(7,105)	(7,044)
Costs and expenses	(7,105)	(7,044)
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	41,656	42,018
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	1,173	1,218
Costs and expenses	7,298	5,864
Depreciation and amortization	281	258
Operating income (loss)	(6,406)	(4,904)
Total Agribusiness
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	40,483	40,800
Costs and expenses	40,259	37,048
Depreciation and amortization	2,284	1,868
Operating income (loss)	(2,060)	1,884
Total Agribusiness | Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	0	0
Total Agribusiness | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	40,483	40,800
Fresh Lemons
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	32,057	34,493
Costs and expenses	34,351	32,082
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Operating income (loss)	(2,294)	2,411
Fresh Lemons | Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	0	0
Fresh Lemons | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	32,057	34,493
Lemon Packing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	4,094	4,103
Costs and expenses	8,609	8,784
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Operating income (loss)	2,590	2,363
Lemon Packing | Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	7,105	7,044
Lemon Packing | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	11,199	11,147
Avocados
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	168	3
Costs and expenses	473	716
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Operating income (loss)	(305)	(713)
Avocados | Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	0	0
Avocados | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	168	3
Other Agribusiness
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	4,164	2,201
Costs and expenses	3,931	2,510
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Operating income (loss)	233	(309)
Other Agribusiness | Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	0	0
Other Agribusiness | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 4,164	$ 2,201

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Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments to be Received by the Company Related to Lessee Operating Lease Arrangements (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$ 362
2021	481
2022	330
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,449
Total lease payments	2,910
Less: Imputed interest	(578)
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 2,332

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Stock-based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019
Management
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares exchanged (in shares)		11,314	20,119
Fair value of common stock for the payment of payroll taxes associated with the vesting of shares under stock-based compensation programs		$ 213	$ 305
Stock-Based Compensation | Minimum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting period		2 years
Stock-Based Compensation | Management
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares granted (in shares)	0
Stock-Based Compensation | Key Executives
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting period				3 years
Shares granted (in shares)	95,000
Common stock per share (in dollars per share)	$ 18.87
Cost from stock compensation				$ 1,793
Stock-Based Compensation | Non-Employee Directors
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares granted (in shares)		17,841		15,642
Share-based compensation expense		$ 358	$ 339

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Equity in Investments

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity in Investments

Equity in Investments

Equity in investments consist of the following (in thousands): 

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Limoneira Lewis Community Builders, LLC	$	56,872	$	54,016
Limco Del Mar, Ltd.	1,966		1,950
Rosales	1,435		1,745
Romney Property Partnership	512		512
	$	60,785	$	58,223

Unconsolidated Significant Subsidiary

In accordance with Rule 10-01(b)(1) of Regulation S-X, which applies to interim reports on Form 10-Q, the Company must determine if its equity method investees are considered, “significant subsidiaries”. In evaluating its investments, there are two tests utilized to determine if equity method investees are considered significant subsidiaries: the income test and the investment test. Summarized income statement information of an equity method investee is required in an interim report if either of the two tests exceed 20%. During the current year-to-date interim period, this threshold was not met for any of the Company's equity investments and thus summarized income statement information is not required in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2018
Decrease in real estate development and sale lease-back deferral		$ 58,330
Reclassification from joint venture to equity in investments		$ 33,353
Farm Credit West | Subsequent Event
Annual dividend patronage received	$ 966
Reduction in interest expense	667
Reduction in real estate development assets	$ 299

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

Under the FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures, a fair value measurement is determined based on the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability. A three-tiered hierarchy draws distinctions between market participant assumptions based on (i) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets (Level 1), (ii) inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2) and (iii) unobservable inputs that require the Company to use present value and other valuation techniques in the determination of fair value (Level 3).

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, which are measured on a recurring basis during the period, segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands): 

4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)

January 31, 2020	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets at fair value:
Equity securities	$	15,322	$	—	$	—	$	15,322

October 31, 2019	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets at fair value:
Equity securities	$	17,346	$	—	$	—	$	17,346

Equity securities consist of marketable securities in Calavo common stock. At January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the Company owned 200,000 shares, respectively, representing approximately 1.1% of Calavo’s outstanding common stock. These securities are measured at fair value by quoted market prices and changes in fair value are included in the statement of operations.

In fiscal year 2019, the Company sold 50,000 shares of Calavo common stock for a total of $4,786,000 recognizing a loss of $63,000. This loss is included in other (expense) income in the consolidated statement of operations.

The Company recorded an unrealized loss of $2,024,000 during the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020, which is included in other expense in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company recorded an unrealized loss of $3,910,000 during the three months ended January 31, 2019, which is included in other expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Calavo’s stock price at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 was $76.61 and $86.73 per share, respectively.

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Equity in Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Schedule of Equity in Investments

Equity in investments consist of the following (in thousands): 

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Limoneira Lewis Community Builders, LLC	$	56,872	$	54,016
Limco Del Mar, Ltd.	1,966		1,950
Rosales	1,435		1,745
Romney Property Partnership	512		512
	$	60,785	$	58,223

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Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of the Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired

Below is a summary of the preliminary fair value of the net assets acquired on the acquisition date based on a third-party valuation, which was updated during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 due to changes in the enacted tax rates in Argentina that increased the customer relationships, trademarks and non-competition agreement and decreased goodwill (in thousands):

Cultural costs	$	3,270
Land and land improvements	9,520
Buildings and improvements	870
Orchards	8,410
Customer relationships, trademarks and non-competition agreement (10-year useful life)	6,920
Goodwill	420
Total assets acquired	29,410
Noncontrolling interest	(14,410		)
Net cash paid	$	15,000

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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets - Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Prepaid supplies and insurance	$ 3,370	$ 3,199
Note receivable and related interest	2,670	181
Real estate development held-for-sale	2,543	2,543
Lemon supplier advances and other	3,098	2,230
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 11,681	$ 8,153

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill impairment loss	$ 0
Amortization expense	$ 285,000	$ 89,000

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Retirement Plans - Net Benefit Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Administrative expenses	$ 70	$ 47
Interest cost	160	207
Expected return on plan assets	(248)	(272)
Prior service cost	11	11
Recognized actuarial loss	185	101
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 178	$ 94

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Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income per Share - Narrative (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Restricted Shares
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	114	162

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Segment Information - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) segment	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment	4
Revenues	$ 41,656	$ 42,018
Other Agribusiness
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	4,164	2,201
Other Agribusiness | Specialty Citrus
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	2,272	946
Other Agribusiness | Other Crops
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,892	$ 1,255

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Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$ 184
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$ 0

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Organization and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Basis of Presentation

Business

Limoneira Company (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”) engages primarily in growing citrus and avocados, picking and hauling citrus, and packing, marketing and selling lemons. The Company is also engaged in residential rentals and other rental operations and real estate development activities.

The Company markets and sells lemons directly to food service, wholesale and retail customers throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe and other international markets. The Company is a member of Sunkist Growers, Inc. (“Sunkist”), an agricultural marketing cooperative, and sells its oranges, specialty citrus and other crops to Sunkist-licensed and other third-party packinghouses.

The Company sells the majority of its avocado production to Calavo Growers, Inc. (“Calavo”), a packing and marketing company listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CVGW. Calavo’s customers include many of the largest retail and food service companies in the United States and Canada. Calavo packs the Company’s avocados, which are then sold and distributed under Calavo brands to its customers.

Basis of Presentation and Preparation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the accounts of all the subsidiaries and investments in which the Company holds a controlling interest . Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of the Company, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary for fair financial statement presentation. The preparation of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Because the consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for a complete set of consolidated financial statements, they should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Concentrations and Geographic Information

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Concentrations and Geographic Information

Concentrations and Geographic Information

Lemons procured from third-party growers were 55% and 59% of the Company's lemon supply in the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company sells the majority of its avocado production to Calavo and the majority of its oranges and specialty citrus to a third-party packinghouse.

One individual customer represented 11% of accounts receivable, net as of January 31, 2020. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables are limited due to a large, diverse customer base.

During the three months ended January 31, 2020, the Company had approximately $539,000 of lemon and orange sales in Chile by PDA and San Pablo and $199,000 of lemon and orange sales in Argentina by Trapani Fresh. During the three months ended January 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $638,000 of lemon and orange sales in Chile by PDA and San Pablo.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis or when an event or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying value may not be recoverable. There have been no impairment charges recorded against goodwill as of January 31, 2020.

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020								October 31, 2019
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life in Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life in Years
Trade names and trademarks	$	3,786	$	(652	)	$	3,134	10	$	3,786	$	(542	)	$	3,244	10
Customer relationships	5,010		(648		)	4,362		9	5,010		(500		)	4,510		9
Non-competition agreement	1,040		(69		)	971		10	1,040		(42		)	998		10
Acquired water and mineral rights	3,655		—			3,655		Indefinite	3,655		—			3,655		Indefinite
Other intangible assets	$	13,491	$	(1,369	)	$	12,122		$	13,491	$	(1,084	)	$	12,407

Amortization expense totaled $285,000 and $89,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets as of January 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets (continued)

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	752
2021	1,027
2022	976
2023	976
2024	976
Thereafter	3,760
	$	8,467

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Real Estate Development (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Real Estate [Abstract]

Schedule of Real Estate Properties

Real estate development assets are comprised primarily of land and land development costs and consist of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Retained Property - East Area I	$	11,799	$	11,943
East Area II	5,716		5,659
	$	17,515	$	17,602

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Leases

Leases

Accounting for Operating Leases as a Lessee- In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into leases as a lessee generally for agricultural land and packinghouse equipment. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in other assets, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease, measured on a discounted basis. Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As none of the Company’s leases provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.

Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet as the Company has elected to recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has material leases with related parties which are further described in Note 15 - Related-Party Transactions.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Leases (continued)

Certain of the Company’s agricultural land agreements contain variable costs based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased property. Such variable lease costs are expensed as incurred. These land agreements also contain costs for non-lease components, such as water usage, which the Company accounts for separately from the lease components. For all other agreements, the Company generally combines lease and non-lease components in calculating the ROU assets and lease liabilities. See Note 13 - Leases for additional information.

Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - The Company’s leases in which it acts as the lessor includes land, residential and commercial units and are all classified as operating leases. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain variable income based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased asset. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain non-lease components such as water, utilities and common area services. The Company has elected to not separate lease and non-lease components for its lessor arrangements and the combined component is accounted for entirely under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 842, Leases. The underlying asset in an operating lease arrangement is carried at depreciated cost within property, plant, and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the useful life of the underlying asset. The Company recognizes operating lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Leases

Leases

Accounting for Operating Leases as a Lessee- In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into leases as a lessee generally for agricultural land and packinghouse equipment. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in other assets, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease, measured on a discounted basis. Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As none of the Company’s leases provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.

Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet as the Company has elected to recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has material leases with related parties which are further described in Note 15 - Related-Party Transactions.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Leases (continued)

Certain of the Company’s agricultural land agreements contain variable costs based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased property. Such variable lease costs are expensed as incurred. These land agreements also contain costs for non-lease components, such as water usage, which the Company accounts for separately from the lease components. For all other agreements, the Company generally combines lease and non-lease components in calculating the ROU assets and lease liabilities. See Note 13 - Leases for additional information.

Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - The Company’s leases in which it acts as the lessor includes land, residential and commercial units and are all classified as operating leases. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain variable income based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased asset. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain non-lease components such as water, utilities and common area services. The Company has elected to not separate lease and non-lease components for its lessor arrangements and the combined component is accounted for entirely under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 842, Leases. The underlying asset in an operating lease arrangement is carried at depreciated cost within property, plant, and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the useful life of the underlying asset. The Company recognizes operating lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Leases

Lessor Arrangements

The Company enters into leasing transactions in which it rents certain of its assets and the Company is the lessor. These lease contracts are typically classified as operating leases with remaining terms ranging from one month to 23 years, with various renewal terms available. All of the residential rentals have month to month lease terms.

The following table presents the components of the Company’s operating lease portfolio included in property, plant and equipment, net as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020			October 31, 2019
Land	$	1,279		$	1,279
Buildings, equipment and building improvements	22,841			22,841
Less accumulated depreciation	(7,717		)	(7,551		)
Property, plant and equipment, net under operating leases	$	16,403		$	16,569

Depreciation expense for assets under operating leases was approximately $166,000 for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020.

The Company’s rental operations revenue consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
Operating lease payments	$	1,096
Variable lease payments	77
Total lease payments	$	1,173

The future minimum lease payments to be received by the Company related to these operating lease agreements as of January 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	592
2021	323
2022	133
2023	88
2024	42
Thereafter	758
Total	$	1,936

Lessee Arrangements

The Company enters into leasing transactions in which the Company is the lessee. These lease contracts are typically classified as operating leases. The Company’s lease contracts are generally for agricultural land and packinghouse equipment with remaining lease terms ranging from one to 18 years, with various term extensions available. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of January 31, 2020, there were no material finance leases for which the Company was a lessee.

13. Leases (continued)

Operating lease costs were $137,000 for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020, which are primarily included in agribusiness costs and expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Variable and short term lease costs were immaterial.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):

	Classification	January 31, 2020
Assets
Operating lease ROU assets	Other assets	$	2,302
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current operating lease liabilities	Accrued liabilities	545
Non-current operating lease liabilities	Other long-term liabilities	1,787
Total operating lease liabilities		$	2,332
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)		10.9
Weighted-average discount rate		3.9		%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	184
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	—

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, each of the subsequent four fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	362
2021	481
2022	330
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,449
Total lease payments	2,910
Less: Imputed interest	(578		)
Total	$	2,332

In addition to operating lease commitments, the Company also has a contract for pollination services which does not meet the definition of a lease, with minimum future payments of $230,000 for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, $307,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 and 2022 and $51,000 in fiscal year 2023.

A summary of the Company’s future minimum payments for obligations under non-cancellable operating leases as of October 31, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):

13. Leases (continued)

2020	$	688
2021	492
2022	291
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,382
	$	3,141

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

FASB ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and related ASUs, including ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, which requires an entity to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11. Among other things, ASU 2018-11 provides administrative relief by allowing entities to implement the lease standard on a modified retrospective basis (the "Optional Transition Method"). Effectively, the Optional Transition Method permits companies to adopt the lease standard through a cumulative effect adjustment to their opening balance sheet on the date of adoption and report under the New Lease Standard on a post-adoption basis.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 effective November 1, 2019 using the Optional Transition Method. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which allows the Company to carry forward its historical lease classification, its assessment of whether a contract is or contains a lease, and its initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to adoption of the New Lease Standard. The Company elected the hindsight practical expedient, which permits the use of hindsight when determining lease term and impairment of ROU assets. The Company did not elect to combine lease and non-lease components for land leases but elected to combine lease and non-lease components for all other asset classes. The Company also elected to keep leases with an initial term of 12 months or less off the balance sheet and recognize the associated lease payments in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. The Company updated its accounting policies, processes and internal controls in order to meet the New Lease Standard's reporting and disclosure requirements.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

The adoption of ASU 2016-02 had a material impact on its consolidated balance sheets, but did not have a material impact on its consolidated statements of operations or its consolidated statements of cash flows. Upon adoption as of November 1, 2019, the Company recorded ROU assets of $2.4 million and lease liabilities of $2.5 million for operating leases in which the Company is a lessee. The adoption also included an immaterial reclassification of accrued rent liabilities against the ROU asset balance. As of November 1, 2019, there were no material finance leases for which the Company was a lessee. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not change the Company’s accounting for its operating leases in which it acts as the lessor. See Note 13 - Leases for additional information about the Company’s leases from a lessor and lessee perspective.

FASB ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and related ASUs

This amendment requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses.

ASU 2016-13 is effective for SEC filers for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is evaluating the effect this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASU 2018-14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans

This amendment adds, removes and clarifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other post retirement plans. For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the effect this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

This amendment removes specific exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 in GAAP. It eliminates the need for an organization to analyze whether certain exceptions apply in a given period. The amendment also improves financial statement preparers’ application of income tax-related guidance and simplifies GAAP under certain situations.

ASU 2019-12 is effective for public business entities, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. An entity that elects early adoption in an interim period should reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. Additionally, an entity that elects early adoption should adopt all the amendments in the same period. The Company early adopted this ASU as of November 1, 2019 and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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Leases

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

Leases

Lessor Arrangements

The Company enters into leasing transactions in which it rents certain of its assets and the Company is the lessor. These lease contracts are typically classified as operating leases with remaining terms ranging from one month to 23 years, with various renewal terms available. All of the residential rentals have month to month lease terms.

The following table presents the components of the Company’s operating lease portfolio included in property, plant and equipment, net as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020			October 31, 2019
Land	$	1,279		$	1,279
Buildings, equipment and building improvements	22,841			22,841
Less accumulated depreciation	(7,717		)	(7,551		)
Property, plant and equipment, net under operating leases	$	16,403		$	16,569

Depreciation expense for assets under operating leases was approximately $166,000 for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020.

The Company’s rental operations revenue consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
Operating lease payments	$	1,096
Variable lease payments	77
Total lease payments	$	1,173

The future minimum lease payments to be received by the Company related to these operating lease agreements as of January 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	592
2021	323
2022	133
2023	88
2024	42
Thereafter	758
Total	$	1,936

Lessee Arrangements

The Company enters into leasing transactions in which the Company is the lessee. These lease contracts are typically classified as operating leases. The Company’s lease contracts are generally for agricultural land and packinghouse equipment with remaining lease terms ranging from one to 18 years, with various term extensions available. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of January 31, 2020, there were no material finance leases for which the Company was a lessee.

13. Leases (continued)

Operating lease costs were $137,000 for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020, which are primarily included in agribusiness costs and expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Variable and short term lease costs were immaterial.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):

	Classification	January 31, 2020
Assets
Operating lease ROU assets	Other assets	$	2,302
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current operating lease liabilities	Accrued liabilities	545
Non-current operating lease liabilities	Other long-term liabilities	1,787
Total operating lease liabilities		$	2,332
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)		10.9
Weighted-average discount rate		3.9		%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	184
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	—

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, each of the subsequent four fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	362
2021	481
2022	330
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,449
Total lease payments	2,910
Less: Imputed interest	(578		)
Total	$	2,332

In addition to operating lease commitments, the Company also has a contract for pollination services which does not meet the definition of a lease, with minimum future payments of $230,000 for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, $307,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 and 2022 and $51,000 in fiscal year 2023.

A summary of the Company’s future minimum payments for obligations under non-cancellable operating leases as of October 31, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):

13. Leases (continued)

2020	$	688
2021	492
2022	291
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,382
	$	3,141

Leases

Leases

Accounting for Operating Leases as a Lessee- In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into leases as a lessee generally for agricultural land and packinghouse equipment. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in other assets, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease, measured on a discounted basis. Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As none of the Company’s leases provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.

Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet as the Company has elected to recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has material leases with related parties which are further described in Note 15 - Related-Party Transactions.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Leases (continued)

Certain of the Company’s agricultural land agreements contain variable costs based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased property. Such variable lease costs are expensed as incurred. These land agreements also contain costs for non-lease components, such as water usage, which the Company accounts for separately from the lease components. For all other agreements, the Company generally combines lease and non-lease components in calculating the ROU assets and lease liabilities. See Note 13 - Leases for additional information.

Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - The Company’s leases in which it acts as the lessor includes land, residential and commercial units and are all classified as operating leases. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain variable income based on a percentage of the operating results of the leased asset. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain non-lease components such as water, utilities and common area services. The Company has elected to not separate lease and non-lease components for its lessor arrangements and the combined component is accounted for entirely under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 842, Leases. The underlying asset in an operating lease arrangement is carried at depreciated cost within property, plant, and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the useful life of the underlying asset. The Company recognizes operating lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Leases

Lessor Arrangements

The Company enters into leasing transactions in which it rents certain of its assets and the Company is the lessor. These lease contracts are typically classified as operating leases with remaining terms ranging from one month to 23 years, with various renewal terms available. All of the residential rentals have month to month lease terms.

The following table presents the components of the Company’s operating lease portfolio included in property, plant and equipment, net as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

	January 31, 2020			October 31, 2019
Land	$	1,279		$	1,279
Buildings, equipment and building improvements	22,841			22,841
Less accumulated depreciation	(7,717		)	(7,551		)
Property, plant and equipment, net under operating leases	$	16,403		$	16,569

Depreciation expense for assets under operating leases was approximately $166,000 for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020.

The Company’s rental operations revenue consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
Operating lease payments	$	1,096
Variable lease payments	77
Total lease payments	$	1,173

The future minimum lease payments to be received by the Company related to these operating lease agreements as of January 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	592
2021	323
2022	133
2023	88
2024	42
Thereafter	758
Total	$	1,936

Lessee Arrangements

The Company enters into leasing transactions in which the Company is the lessee. These lease contracts are typically classified as operating leases. The Company’s lease contracts are generally for agricultural land and packinghouse equipment with remaining lease terms ranging from one to 18 years, with various term extensions available. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of January 31, 2020, there were no material finance leases for which the Company was a lessee.

13. Leases (continued)

Operating lease costs were $137,000 for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020, which are primarily included in agribusiness costs and expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Variable and short term lease costs were immaterial.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):

	Classification	January 31, 2020
Assets
Operating lease ROU assets	Other assets	$	2,302
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current operating lease liabilities	Accrued liabilities	545
Non-current operating lease liabilities	Other long-term liabilities	1,787
Total operating lease liabilities		$	2,332
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)		10.9
Weighted-average discount rate		3.9		%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	184
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	—

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, each of the subsequent four fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

2020 (excluding the three months ended January 31, 2020)	$	362
2021	481
2022	330
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,449
Total lease payments	2,910
Less: Imputed interest	(578		)
Total	$	2,332

In addition to operating lease commitments, the Company also has a contract for pollination services which does not meet the definition of a lease, with minimum future payments of $230,000 for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, $307,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 and 2022 and $51,000 in fiscal year 2023.

A summary of the Company’s future minimum payments for obligations under non-cancellable operating leases as of October 31, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):

13. Leases (continued)

2020	$	688
2021	492
2022	291
2023	154
2024	134
Thereafter	1,382
	$	3,141

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Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

The Limoneira Company Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) is a noncontributory, defined benefit, single employer pension plan, which provides retirement benefits for all eligible employees. Benefits paid by the Plan are calculated based on years of service, highest five-year average earnings, primary Social Security benefit and retirement age. Effective June 2004, the Company froze the Plan and no additional benefits accrued to participants subsequent to that date.

The Plan is funded consistent with the funding requirements of federal law and regulations. There were funding contributions of zero and $150,000 during the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. 

The components of net periodic pension cost for the Plan for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Administrative expenses	$	70		$	47
Interest cost	160			207
Expected return on plan assets	(248		)	(272		)
Prior service cost	11			11
Recognized actuarial loss	185			101
Net periodic benefit cost	$	178		$	94

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Nov. 01, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Foreign currency translation items included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (3,629)		$ (2,362)
Pension liability items included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	4,618		4,753
Available for sale items included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(140)		$ (140)
Operating lease ROU assets	2,302
Operating lease liabilities	$ 2,332
ASU 2016-02
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Operating lease ROU assets		$ 2,400
Operating lease liabilities		$ 2,500

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Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Net (Loss) Income per Share

The computations for basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share are as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2020			2019
Basic net loss per common share:
Net loss applicable to common stock	$	(6,552	)	$	(4,818	)
Effect of unvested, restricted stock	(17		)	(16		)
Numerator: Net loss for basic EPS	(6,569		)	(4,834		)
Denominator: Weighted average common shares-basic	17,579			17,488
Basic net loss per common share	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.28	)

Diluted net loss per common share:
Numerator: Net loss for diluted EPS	$	(6,569	)	$	(4,834	)
Weighted average common shares–basic	17,579			17,488
Effect of dilutive unvested, restricted stock and preferred stock	—			—
Denominator: Weighted average common shares–diluted	17,579			17,488
Diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.28	)

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Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Compensation	$ 2,065	$ 1,973
Property taxes	229	652
Lemon and orange supplier payables	2,176	899
Allowances and packing and harvest expenses	1,930	3,191
Other	1,548	1,546
Accrued liabilities	10,271	9,167
FGF
Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Payable to related parties	1,123	906
LLCB
Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Payable to related parties	$ 1,200	$ 0

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Operating activities
Net loss	$ (6,904)	$ (4,676)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,565	2,126
Gain on disposals of assets	(250)	(22)
Stock compensation expense	829	789
Equity in earnings of investments	120	(42)
Deferred income taxes	(3,136)	(1,434)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	20	8
Accrued interest on notes receivable	(6)	(39)
Unrealized loss on stock in Calavo Growers, Inc.	2,024	3,910
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(8,433)	(4,983)
Cultural costs	3,746	2,914
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(513)	(2,491)
Income taxes receivable	0	(13)
Other assets	139	90
Accounts payable and growers payable	(2,314)	2,421
Accrued liabilities	(267)	(3,003)
Other long-term liabilities	171	(48)
Net cash used in operating activities	(12,209)	(4,493)
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(3,672)	(5,098)
Agriculture property acquisitions	0	(397)
Collections of installments on note receivable	0	150
Equity investment contributions	(2,800)	(4,000)
Investments in mutual water companies	(43)	(460)
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,515)	(9,805)
Financing activities
Borrowings of long-term debt	36,631	35,970
Repayments of long-term debt	(15,895)	(19,262)
Dividends paid – common	(1,338)	(1,332)
Dividends paid – preferred	(125)	(125)
Exchange of common stock	(213)	(305)
Net cash provided by financing activities	19,060	14,946
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(78)	23
Net increase in cash	258	671
Cash at beginning of period	616	609
Cash at end of period	874	1,280
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for interest (net of amounts capitalized)	1,078	900
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Decrease in real estate development and sale-leaseback deferral	0	(58,330)
Reclassification from real estate development to equity in investments	0	(33,353)
Capital expenditures accrued but not paid at period-end	119	233
Accrued contribution obligation of investment in water company	450	450
Accrued Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock dividends	$ 31	$ 31

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Leases - Components of the Company's Operating Lease Portfolio Included in Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net under operating leases	$ 248,193	$ 248,114
Assets under Operating Leases
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Less accumulated depreciation	(7,717)	(7,551)
Property, plant and equipment, net under operating leases	16,403	16,569
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross under operating leases	1,279	1,279
Buildings, equipment and building improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross under operating leases	$ 22,841	$ 22,841

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Feb. 29, 2020
Cover page.
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Limoneira CO
Entity Central Index Key	0001342423
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,857,707

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Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Assets
Operating lease ROU assets	$ 2,302
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	408,648	$ 399,867
Current operating lease liabilities	545
Non-current operating lease liabilities	1,787
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 2,332
Weighted-average remaining lease term	10 years 11 months
Weighted-average discount rate	3.90%

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net loss	$ (6,904)	$ (4,676)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,267)	895
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $50 and $27 for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.	135	74
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(1,132)	969
Comprehensive loss	(8,036)	(3,707)
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	465	(12)
Comprehensive loss attributable to Limoneira Company	$ (7,571)	$ (3,719)