SFD - Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Profile for Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD)

After Hours: $ 5.69

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Volume: 10.26 k

4:28 PM EST Nov 21, 2008

Business Description:
The Company produces and markets fresh meat and packaged meats products.

Address:

200 Commerce Street, Smithfield, VA 23430

Telephone:

(757) 365-3000

Website:

www.smithfieldfoods.com

Facsimile:

(757) 365-3017

Email:

ir@smithfieldfoods.com

Details

CEO:

C. Larry Pope

Employees:

58100

Market Cap:

804.62 m

Issue Type:

Common Stock

Auditor:

Ernst & Young LLP

Last Audit:

Unqualified

Indices:

DJ US Food Products, Fortune 500 Industrial, Meat Products, Russell 1000, S&P 1000 Packaged Foods & Meats Index, S&P 1500 Packaged Foods & Meats Index, S&P 400 Packaged Foods & Meats Index, S&P 900 Packaged Foods & Meats Index, S&P MidCap

Industry Classifications

Sector:

Consumer Goods

CIK:

0000091388

Industry:

Food & Beverage

NAICS:

Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611)

QM ID:

Meat Products (343)

SIC:

Meat Packing Plants (2011) , Hogs (0213) , Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified (7389) , Nonclassifiable Establishments (9999)

Profitability

Management Effectiveness

Gross Margin:

11.70

Return on Equity:

2.00

EBIT Margin:

2.30

Return on Capital:

0.90

Profit Margin:

0.70

Return on Assets:

0.70

Share Statistics

Outstanding:

141.41 m

Float:

135.47 m

Short Interest:

23.76 m (as of 10/28/08)

Short Int Ratio:

8.90

% of Float:

17.50%

Non-Corp. Insider Hold'gs:

4.20% (as of 9/1/08)

Bought Prev 3 Mo:

134.5 k

Sold Prev 3 Mo:

725.8 k

Institution Hold'gs:

87.80% (as of 10/1/08)

Total Held:

124.11 m

Institutions:

286

Bought Prev Mo:

18.81 m

Sold Prev Mo:

12.59 m