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The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Hormel: Something to Chew On Hormel Foods still generates free cash flow while straddling commodity and branded foodstuffs. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2004 Seth Jayson	Meat Master Trimmed on Hedges Chicken hawker Tyson Foods drops guidance, but is the sky really falling?
The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Hormel Has Meat on Its Bones Prudent utilization of cash flow speaks well to this food processor's future. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Hormel Still Tasty Because it's more a user of protein as opposed to a producer of it, Hormel can actually benefit from the oversupply of protein that has sent the prices of chicken, beef, and hogs down a fair bit. Don't shares of this well-run company ever get cheap?
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyson Hopes You Feel Like Chicken Tonight When you buy amid wreckage, you've just got to accept that rebuilding takes time. Investors in Tyson Foods might do well to keep that in mind as they wait for this large food company to work through an industrywide glut in protein.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Variety Meats Sweet for Hormel Turkey sales compensate for higher beef and hog prices. With the current P/E at about 17.5, Hormel might be a bit on the pricey side.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Talking Turkey With Hormel Jenny-O turkey profits prop-up Hormel's fourth quarter results. The company is up 12.6% over the last 52 weeks.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Chewing on Tyson's Results A better-than-expected quarter raises the hope that operations have stabilized and growth is back in the story. Assuming management can improve the business and that there are no further shocks to the system, Tyson could again become an interesting stock.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyson Gets Gored This could end up being good news for people who were watching these stocks with an eye toward buying in on bad news. Today's price action might push Tyson below a price-to-book ratio of 1, and that's not something that happens all too often.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Playing Chicken With Chickens This was a tough quarter at Pilgrim's Pride, and management isn't suggesting we look for an immediate turnaround. These are tough times for most protein producers. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield Looks for Deliverance From Protein Glut It's a story that we know well by now -- too much protein and not enough pricing power. Smithfield's a good company, though, and investors looking to make an opportunistic bet on the meat sector should at least give it a once-over in their due diligence.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Market Lays an Egg Are stock investors too swift in reaction to the chicken flu?
The Motley Fool February 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield's Makin' the Bacon The pork producer fattens up on higher hog prices. This stock is worth a look.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Bargain at 7 Times Earnings Sanderson Farms is a great company trading at a low multiple of its 2004 earnings estimates.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Here's the Beef Tyson Foods wallows in the sweet spot of the high-protein diet craze.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Hormel's Meaty Earnings Still thought of as a pork producer, Hormel has built a markedly diversified food business. Although the stock doesn't look like a screaming bargain today, long-term investors should probably sit tight.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Rich Duprey	Look Who's Bringing Home the Bacon Bans on U.S.-sourced pork and poultry are taking roost around the world.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Earnings Pig-Out Near-record hog prices benefit Smithfield results. Net income for the latest quarter rose 61% from year-ago levels on a 32% gain in sales.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Phil Wohl	Smithfield Doesn't Go Whole Hog Profits for pork and beef producer, Smithfield Foods, more than double but were restrained by futures contracts.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pilgrim's Pride Clucks In Strong cost control allowed the nation's No. 2 poultry producer to grow earnings on lower revenue. Investors may want to wait for a bargain price before purchasing this stock.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Clucking About Tyson Mad cow disease hurts meat processing company Tyson, but the company's results still surprise to the upside.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Tyson: Upped Guidance, Bad News Though the diversified "protein provider" reported strong earnings, analysts wanted more.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Tyson Pecks Out a Profit Chicken sales save the world's largest meat-processing company's third quarter. What investors should be watching, though, are Tyson's operating margins.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2011 Navjot Kaur	Tyson Foods Stays Strong Despite the Inflation Punch The United States' largest meat processor posted dull fourth-quarter numbers owing to inflationary pressures.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2012 Jacob Roche	This Company's Profits Are Flying the Coop Chicken producers like Sanderson Farms are caught between high feed costs and low selling prices.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pilgrim's Pride Investors Turn Chicken on Outlook Cautious guidance leads to some unhappy shareholders. Today's P/E ratio looks pretty enticing, but investors will likely need to be prepared to sit tight on these shares to see real appreciation.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Wall Street Slices SPAM Good operating results at Hormel are not good enough. The Wall Street reaction to lowered guidance made the stock the third largest percentage loser.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Playing Chicken With Sanderson Farms Bird flu has given poultry companies the blues. Who knows how long the recovery will take, but at today's prices, value-minded investors might well be willing to wait.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Toby Shute	Minuscule Margins in Meat Meat king Tyson is feeling the corn cost sting, and getting, well, slaughtered.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Where the Meat Meets the Street Valuation is starting to look much more reasonable at meat producer Smithfield Foods.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Gold Kist May Be Scratching Bottom Chicken prices and the stock's valuation are low, but both could go even lower.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Pilgrim's Pride Feeds on Firm Prices The poultry producer raises earnings guidance, boosting the stock.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Fat Chickens Equal Fat Profits Pilgrim's Pride's income tripled in the latest quarter, riding high with the strong protein sales spawned by low-carbohydrate diets.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Rich Duprey	Chickens Ready to Fly the Coop in Russia Russian import bans on U.S. chickens lift, but processors still have plenty to squawk about.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Beefing Up Exports Japan partially eases its ban on imported U.S. beef. The news lifted Tyson's stock a modest 2% by midday. However, investors should remember that in the absence of U.S. beef, Australia stepped in to keep steaks and burgers on Japanese tables.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Markos Kaminis	Chicken Goes Cha-Ching for Tyson Tyson Foods is benefiting from rising protein prices and cost-cutting measures. Confidence in overseas demand, and minimal resistance to higher prices, led management to raise its fiscal 2007 guidance.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	From Sows' Ears to Silk Purses Smithfield may not look great by the numbers, but the company has almost always delivered. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield Seems Fresher The pork producer looks like it's doing a little better in this protein glut. The stock has been a real trouper over the years -- easily outdistancing Hormel and Tyson. And yet the legacy of returns on invested capital is not all that great.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 W.D. Crotty	11-Bagger's Wings Clipped Chicken processor Sanderson Farms reports lower revenue and earnings, but cash and high margins provide a comfy cushion.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Bachoco's Chicken Dance All but unknown in America, Industrias Bachoco is a leading Mexican chicken producer and worth a second look for investors who want to stretch their wings and drum up some international ideas.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Vitaliy Katsenelson	Chicken Run: Value Manager's Dream? The chicken run is about to start. Are chicken stocks the value manager's dream, or are they a value trap in the making? Investors take note.
Food Processing July 2007 Kate Bertrand Connolly	Meat Packaging Aims to Please New packaging techniques for meat and poultry take consumer desires - and fears - seriously.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2004 Phil Wohl	Smithfield Going Hog Wild Will the world's largest pork processor continue to bring home the bacon?
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Steven Mallas	Tyson Emerging From Slump Tyson Foods liked its first quarter. Should investors?
The Motley Fool November 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyson Foods' Fowl Fortunes Although this fiscal year's return on invested capital was better than the past few years', it's still just in the mid-single digits, a level which doesn't often bespeak a long-term winning stock idea.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A (Chicken) Wing and a Prayer for Pilgrim's Pride Any value hounds who want to start nibbling at these shares should remember that chickens occasionally bite and markets can always manage to get just a little more pessimistic in the short run.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Tyson Foods Is Looking Cheap Rising sales, higher-margin products, and falling debt levels characterize Tyson Foods. Investors would be wise to look at the entire company, compare the value being offered, and add this budding value stock to their portfolio.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield Faces Leaner Times Without last year's favorable pricing, this pork purveyor may be stuck in the mud. While the stock looks pretty cheap here on a P/E basis, the free cash flow picture is not nearly so appealing.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Atkins Boosts Chicken Business The poultry industry is feeling the squeeze on both ends, but the diet provides relief.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Low Expectations Lift Premium Standard Wall Street expected little this quarter, and Premium Standard Farms delivered. This stock could be an interesting long-term idea.