Smithfield Foods Past Earnings Performance
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Smithfield Foods's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -22.1%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 6.3% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 2.8% per year. Smithfield Foods's return on equity is 7.6%, and it has net margins of 3.1%.
Key information
-22.1%
Earnings growth rate
n/a
EPS growth rate
| Food Industry Growth | 16.0% |
| Revenue growth rate | -2.8% |
| Return on equity | 7.6% |
| Net Margin | 3.1% |
| Last Earnings Update | 29 Sep 2024 |
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Smithfield Foods makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 24 | 14,188 | 433 | 993 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 14,640 | -138 | 1,045 | 0 |
| 01 Jan 23 | 16,199 | 800 | 805 | 0 |
| 02 Jan 22 | 15,009 | 387 | 1,055 | 0 |
| 02 Oct 16 | 14,267 | 570 | 950 | 0 |
| 03 Jul 16 | 14,134 | 510 | 955 | 0 |
| 03 Apr 16 | 14,128 | 476 | 960 | 0 |
| 03 Jan 16 | 14,438 | 452 | 973 | 0 |
| 27 Sep 15 | 14,602 | 437 | 942 | 0 |
| 28 Jun 15 | 14,898 | 509 | 922 | 0 |
| 29 Mar 15 | 15,226 | 548 | 909 | 0 |
| 28 Dec 14 | 15,031 | 556 | 902 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 14 | 15,297 | 370 | 869 | 0 |
| 29 Jun 14 | 14,932 | 250 | 845 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 14 | 14,456 | 139 | 840 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: SFD has a large one-off loss of $188.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 29th September, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: SFD's current net profit margins (3.1%) are higher than last year (0.7%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: Insufficient data to determine if SFD's year-on-year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: Insufficient data to compare SFD's past year earnings growth to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: SFD earnings growth over the past year (326%) exceeded the Food industry 4.6%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: SFD's Return on Equity (7.6%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/02 02:11 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 0 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 |
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| Heather Jones | BB&T Capital Markets |
| William Dotterer | BB&T Capital Markets |
| Kenneth Zaslow | BMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical) |