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What Suja Life filed
🫧 Edgar looked up Suja Life, Inc. ($SUJA). Last filing: 10-Q, 2026-11-10. 6 event filings (8-K) in the past twelve months. Every figure links to the filing it came from on Suja Life’s card.
Figures as filed with the SEC. Ranges, scores and boats are statistical descriptions of past filings, not ratings or recommendations. Reporting, not advice.
In plain words
Suja's **$187M** raise at midpoint pricing signals disciplined execution but muted IPO appetite for single-category consumer brands.
$21
per share and began trading on Nasdaq
$186.9 million
before fees through the sale of
18,000
retail doors
$580 million
at issuance
Suja Life priced its initial public offering at $21 per share and began trading on Nasdaq, raising $186.9 million before fees through the sale of 8.9 million shares. The San Diego-based cold-pressed juice manufacturer hit the midpoint of its previously disclosed range, a discipline rare in January exits but consistent with smaller consumer offerings avoiding post-debut volatility.
The company produces organic, high-pressure processed juices sold through approximately 18,000 retail doors, including Whole Foods, Target, and Kroger. Suja competes in the $3.4 billion U.S. refrigerated juice category, which has grown at low single digits annually but holds premium pricing power in the wellness subcategory. The offering gives Suja an implied market capitalization near $580 million at issuance, valuing the business at roughly 2.8x trailing revenue based on prior financial disclosures. That multiple sits below the 3.5x-4.2x range recent consumer health IPOs achieved in 2023, reflecting tighter credit conditions and allocator skepticism around single-SKU brands.
The timing matters. January IPO windows typically attract companies with clean stories and institutional anchor interest already locked. Suja's ability to price and trade without a discount suggests its syndicate—led by firms serving mid-cap consumer growth names—secured commitments from health-focused long-only funds before launch. The $187 million infusion provides runway to expand distribution, fund retail marketing, and potentially acquire complementary brands in functional beverages, a consolidation pattern visible across adjacent categories like kombucha and plant-based dairy.
Allocators should watch two variables in the next 90-120 days. First, whether Suja holds its debut price through the lockup expiration, typically 180 days post-IPO, when early venture and private equity holders can exit. Second, whether the company reports sequential gross margin expansion in its first quarterly filing, due late March. Cold-pressed products carry high spoilage risk and distribution costs; any margin compression would signal operational strain and trigger multiple contraction. If Suja instead posts positive operating leverage and announces a regional rollout expansion, expect follow-on interest from funds underweight consumer wellness exposure.
The $21 print is the opinion. Midpoint pricing in a narrow window tells you the book was real but not oversubscribed, and the company chose certainty over reach.
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Monitor lockup expiry in six months; early VC exits often pressure micro-cap consumer debuts lacking institutional depth.
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Track Q1 gross margins and distribution door count; spoilage risk and retail velocity determine whether this multiple holds.
For the house
No immediate position; revisit post-lockup if margin profile improves and multi-channel growth accelerates without dilutive capital raises.
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