
Is BranchOut Food (BOF) stock Halal?
September 2026 AAOIFI screening result for BranchOut Food, Inc. (BOF): non-permissible income, pass. Interest-bearing investments, pass. Interest-bearing debt, pass. Preference shares, pass. Dividend purification factor: 100%. Re-screened monthly against AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21.
BranchOut Food operates as a food processing company specializing in plant-based snacks and powders. Its primary function is to provide consumers with high-quality, health-conscious snack alternatives, focusing predominantly on the innovation and production of naturally dehydrated fruits and vegetables. The company's product offerings include a variety of tropical fruit chips such as avocado, banana, and pineapple, produced using a unique drying technology aimed at retaining nutritional value and flavors without the need for additives or preservatives. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is BranchOut Food stock Halal?
Is BranchOut Food Shariah compliant?
Consumer staples companies like BranchOut Food face the screening question at the shelf, not the balance sheet: does any revenue come from alcohol, tobacco or other impermissible lines? AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 tolerates such income only below 5% of revenue, with the financial ratios checked behind it.
Does BranchOut Food pass the business activity test?
Yes. In the September 2026 screening BranchOut Food holds an overall PASS, which a stock only earns when its core business clears the activity screen. The watch item is the product mix: any alcohol, tobacco or similar lines count against the 5% ceiling.
Is BranchOut Food's income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. BranchOut Food's income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the September 2026 screening, and the small impure portion is handled through purification: the factor of 100% tells holders of BOF what share of each dividend to keep and what remainder to donate to charity.
Does BranchOut Food meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?
Yes. Both caps hold this month: interest bearing investments and interest bearing debt each stay below 30% of market capitalisation. Because the caps move with the share price, our Shariah Supervisory Board has BOF re-screened every month, and the result above always shows the latest verdict.
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