BNET Industries

Market Cap:$4.0B
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

NAICS Code Poultry Processing: 311615

Recent Events

  • Company veteran Donnie Smith gets top Tyson job

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

  • Tyson Appoints New Leadership

    11/19/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Smith takes helm at Tyson Foods

    11/20/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story

  • Earnings Preview: Tyson Foods Inc.

    11/20/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - COO - View Story

  • U.S. stock futures rally following remarks by Fed officials

    11/11/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Opening View: Fed Speeches Bolster Wall Street Bulls

    11/11/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Lincoln casts two votes against public option

    10/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Findings of Oklahoma witness decried by Arkansas poultry companies

    10/08/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • BRIEF: The return of the Holly Farms name

    9/29/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Lawsuit Filed In Tyson Wage Dispute

    9/28/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • UPDATE: Pilgrim's Pride, Brazil's JBS Reach Deal

    9/17/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • JBS Bids for Pilgrim's Pride

    9/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Tyson To Pay Shareholder Dividend

    8/14/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Wall St hurt by data, but financials limit losses

    8/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Analyst cuts Tyson rating on weakness in chicken

    8/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

tyson foods inc. - All News and Analysis

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     TSN $13.07 0.00 (0.00% )
Average Volume 3,928,610
Shares Outstanding 376.94M
Market Cap 4.9B
Year High 14.25
Year Low 4.4
Earnings Per Share -0.11
P/E Ratio -118.82
Dividend 0.16
Yield 1.22
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