BNET Industries

Tyson Foods Inc.

(TSN) is in the Food Industry

Market Cap:$3.7B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$26.8B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Founded in 1935, Tyson Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Company, we, us or our) are the worlds largest meat protein company and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500 with one of the most recognized brand names in the food industry. We produce, distribute and market chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods and related allied products. Our operations are conducted in four segments: Chicken, Beef, Pork and Prepared Foods. Some of the key factors influencing our business are customer demand for our products; the ability to maintain and grow relationships with customers and introduce new and innovative products to the marketplace; accessibility of international markets; market prices for our products; the cost of live cattle and hogs, raw materials and grain; and operating efficiencies of our facilities. We operate a fully vertically integrated poultry production process. Our integrated operations consist of breeding stock, contract growers, feed production, processing, further-processing, transporting and marketing chicken and related allied products, including animal and pet food ingredients. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Cobb-Vantress, Inc. (Cobb), we are the largest poultry breeding stock supplier in the world, supplying Tyson as well as a number of other poultry production companies. ...

Number of Employees 107,000

Contact Information

2210 W Oaklawn Dr

Springdale, Arkansas 72762-6900

tyson.com

(479) 290-4000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Poultry Processing: 311615

Company News

Recent Events

Honor and appointments

12/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story
Tyson promotes from within for poultry, beef-and-pork leaders

12/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Tyson Veterans to Fill Executive Positions

12/06/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Tyson names execs for poultry, pork and beef units

12/06/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story
Tyson Foods Appoints Donnie King Senior Group VP Of Poultry And Prepared Foods - Quick...

12/04/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story
Tyson Foods TSN Approves $0.04 Per Share Dividend - Annual Yield 1.20%

11/23/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
Tyson Foods posts 4Q loss on charge, sales edge up

12/01/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Tyson Foods names Donnie Smith CEOSPRINGDALE, Ark. (Nov. 19, 2009)

11/22/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CEO - View Story
Company veteran Donnie Smith gets top Tyson job

11/20/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CEO - View Story

News & Analysis

finance and tyson foods inc. - All News and Analysis

Tyson Foods, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 10/03/09) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-23

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Diane Geissler - CLSA Diane Geissler - CLSA Congrats to the guys on their promotions, just want to ask you a question here about the grain for 2010 and appreciate the increased disclosure, but if I...

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Tyson Foods, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 03/28/09) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-04

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Heather Jones - BB&T Capital Markets Heather Jones - BB&T Capital Markets I had a quick question on chicken, going back I think it was December or January, so you all have made...

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Food Roundup: Coke Offer Juiced, Tyson to Pamper Pets, Trade Sanctions Delayed, and More

BNET - 2009-03-18

China says "No" to Coke buy -- The Chinese government rejected an attempt by the Coca-Cola Company to purchase the Hiyuan Juice Group, which controls 40 percent of China's juice market. The government said the proposed $2.4 billion takeover would have had "an unfavourable impact on competition." [Source: Just-drinks] ...

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Tyson Foods Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 12/27/08) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-26

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Christina Mcglone - Deutsche Bank Securities. Christina Mcglone - Deutsche Bank Securities Jim, I have a question on the beef side. You ran through a lot of information, but I just want to make sure that I understand; with packer...

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Tyson's Losses on Chicken are Pilgrim's Pride's Losses Too

BNET - 2008-11-10

Some analysts and stockholders might not like it, but Tyson Foods CEO Richard Bond is willing to sacrifice some profits now if it means squeezing the life out if Pilgrim's Pride, the world's largest poultry processor, which might go bankrupt this month. He didn't say that, of...

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Tyson Foods Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 9/27/08) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-10

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions. First question comes from Ken Goldman with JP Morgan. Sir your line is open. Ken Goldman - JP Morgan Good morning. Dennis Leatherby Morning Ken Ken Goldman - JP Morgan A question about pork. You said, even though there is limited visibility that...

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Tyson Foods: Not the Time to Be Chicken

Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-10

Mark Krieger submits: Tyson Foods TSN delivered mixed 4th quarter results see conference call transcript. The company reported a 50% rise in earnings from 10 cents to 15 cents, but was 3 cents shy of expectations. On the plus side, it was able...

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Earnings Preview: Tyson Foods

Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-07

Tyson Foods TSN is expected to report Q4 earnings before market open Monday Nov. 10, with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of 18c on revenue of $6.98B. The consensus range is 7c to 30c for EPS, and $6.54B to $7.41B for...

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The Daily Record News Briefs: October 29, 2008

- 2008-10-29

State laying off 40 workers State budget cuts will mean layoffs this week for 40 Maryland state employees. The filled jobs are among more than 800 mostly vacant positions eliminated because of this year's budget shortfall. Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration said the layoffs Wednesday will include more than...

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Analyst Reports for AnnTaylor Stores Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company and Tyson Foods Inc.

- 2008-09-25

MaybachFinancial.com is one of the fastest growing independent and unbiased research firms in the world. Through our numerous partnerships with many of the top investment minds in the world, we provide research on companies making a move in the markets. Investors seeking genuine analyst opinions on their investments for AnnTaylor...

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