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Sanderson Farms Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Key information

-17.7%

Earnings growth rate

-40.1%

EPS growth rate

Food earnings growth	13.4%
Revenue growth rate	-4.7%
Future return on equity	n/a
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	n/a

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:SAFM - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
10/31/2024	5,086	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
10/31/2023	6,129	757	693	808	3
10/31/2022	6,318	1,115	N/A	1,414	3
4/30/2022	5,624	852	802	955	N/A
1/31/2022	5,218	630	733	891	N/A
10/31/2021	4,800	449	457	623	N/A
7/31/2021	4,336	295	314	477	N/A
4/30/2021	3,940	165	244	403	N/A
1/31/2021	3,650	76	129	297	N/A
10/31/2020	3,564	28	20	222	N/A
7/31/2020	3,531	-22	-34	170	N/A
4/30/2020	3,519	-2	-97	120	N/A
1/31/2020	3,520	32	-75	162	N/A
10/31/2019	3,440	53	-43	207	N/A
7/31/2019	3,332	32	-124	180	N/A
4/30/2019	3,239	-9	-209	135	N/A
1/31/2019	3,207	-8	-255	85	N/A
10/31/2018	3,236	61	-177	131	N/A
7/31/2018	3,358	175	-50	203	N/A
4/30/2018	3,437	278	139	336	N/A
1/31/2018	3,426	302	222	394	N/A
10/31/2017	3,342	275	242	409	N/A
7/31/2017	3,213	278	206	412	N/A
4/30/2017	3,009	218	78	308	N/A
1/31/2017	2,899	199	132	357	N/A
10/31/2016	2,816	186	96	297	N/A
7/31/2016	2,705	138	111	255	N/A
4/30/2016	2,717	135	116	249	N/A
1/31/2016	2,741	158	N/A	214	N/A
10/31/2015	2,803	212	N/A	300	N/A
7/31/2015	2,885	275	N/A	347	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: SAFM's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-17.7% per year).

Earnings vs Market: SAFM's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-17.7% per year).

High Growth Earnings: SAFM's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: SAFM's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-4.7% per year).

High Growth Revenue: SAFM's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-4.7% per year).

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if SAFM's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/07/24 19:06
End of Day Share Price	2022/07/21 00:00
Earnings	2022/04/30
Annual Earnings	2021/10/31

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Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Sanderson Farms, Inc. is covered by 20 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
null null	Argus Research Company
Brett Hundley	BB&T Capital Markets
Kenneth Zaslow	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research

This company has been acquired

Sanderson Farms Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Sanderson Farms, Inc. Provides Production Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2021

Consensus EPS estimates increase to US$14.07

Sanderson Farms, Inc. Provides Update on Operations Affected by Winter Storms

Analysts update estimates

Recent updates

Sanderson Farms Request Nasdaq to Delist Shares

Wayne Farms LLC and Cargill, Incorporated completed the acquisition of Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SAFM) from BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), The Vanguard Group, Inc., Nuance Investments, LLC, T. Rowe Price Associations, Inc. and others.

Sanderson Farms Plays Chicken

Sanderson Farms: Priced For Flight

Sanderson Farms, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend Payable on May 17, 2022

Sanderson Farms: Defensive Value With Growth Potential

Sanderson Farms: A Favorable Risk To Reward Prospect Still

Sanderson Farms Plans for Delisting

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Sanderson Farms: An M&A Opportunity

Sanderson Farms: Buyout Leads To Further Upside Potential

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$7.38 (vs US$1.48 in 3Q 2020)

Sanderson Farms, Inc. Provides Production Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2021

Sanderson Farms Reportedly Nears $4.5 Billion Sale to Continental Grain and Cargill

Upcoming dividend of US$0.44 per share

Sanderson Farms Is A Value Play Right Now

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Sanderson Farms Reportedly Explores Sale

Consensus EPS estimates increase to US$14.07

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$4.34 (vs US$0.28 in 2Q 2020)

Sanderson Farms FQ2 2021 Earnings Preview

Sanderson Farms, Inc. Provides Update on Operations Affected by Winter Storms

New 90-day high: US$150

Analysts update estimates

Sanderson Farms, Inc.(NasdaqGS:SAFM) dropped from S&P 600 Consumer Staples (Sector)

Sanderson Farms, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Feb 18, 2021

Sanderson Farms: Stock Price Already Assumes Recovery

Meat workers included in next phase of large-scale vaccinations

Sanderson Farms Announces Retirement of Board Member John Baker

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$1.27

Revenue and earnings beat expectations

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$1.27

Revenue and earnings beat expectations

Sanderson Farms FQ4 2020 Earnings Preview

New 90-day high: US$132

President & Director exercised options and sold US$137k worth of stock

Sanderson Farms: Ongoing Headwinds Outweigh Buyout Hopes

Durational Capital Management LP made an offer to acquire an unknown remaining stake Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM)

Takeover chatter lifts Sanderson Farms

New 90-day high: US$128

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.44 Per Share

Director recently sold US$362.1k worth of stock

Earnings released

New 90-day low - US$111

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.32 Per Share