SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2002 PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE 1-9273 75-1285071 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 110 SOUTH TEXAS STREET PITTSBURG, TEXAS 75686-0093 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (903) 855-1000ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is certain supplemental historical financial information of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, including quarterly information regarding net sales by primary market line that had generally previously only been reported on an annual basis. EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION 99.1 Supplemental Historical Financial Information SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION Date: April 24, 2002 By: /S/ RICHARD A. COGDILL Richard A. Cogdill Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Statistical Management Discussion and Analysis for quarters ended: Our Statistical Management Discussion and Analysis data is derived from our financial statements and internal reports. Historical results should not be taken as necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. You should read this financial data in conjunction with the appropriate period financial statements and the related notes and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" included in our SEC filings. 03/31/02 12/29/01 United States Chicken Operations: U.S. Chicken Sales (000's) $399,813 $402,226 U.S. Chicken Sales divided by U.S.Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.6893 $0.7014 U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced (000's) 580,037 573,464 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 55,158 45,838 U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales Totals: U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales (000's) 454,971 448,064 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income (000's) 4,967 9,357 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Chicken & Other Sales 1.09% 2.09% Mexico Chicken Operations: Mexico Chicken Sales (000's) 80,376 90,916 Mexico Chicken Sales divided by Mexico Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.6181 $0.6107 Mexico Chicken Operating Income (000's) (514) 8,471 Mexico Operating Income as a percent of Mexico Chicken Sales -0.64% 9.32% Mexico Net Pounds Produced (000's) 130,027 148,876 Turkey U.S. Turkey Sales (000's) 65,406 117,051 U.S. Turkey Sales divided by U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced $0.5793 $1.0368 U.S. Turkey Operating Income (000's) (8,825) 5,503 U.S. Turkey Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Turkey Sales -13.49% 4.70% U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced (000's) 112,897 112,896 U.S. Summary U.S. Sales (000's) 520,377 565,114 U.S. Cost of Sales (000's) 497,296 522,512 U.S. Gross Margin (000's) 23,081 42,603 U.S. Gross Margin as a percent of U.S. Sales 4.44% 7.54% U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's) 26,940 27,743 U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of U.S Sales 5.18% 4.91% U.S. Operating Income (000's) (3,858) 14,860 U.S. Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Sales -0.74% 2.63% Consolidated Operations Chicken Operations: Chicken Sales from all Divisions (000's) 480,189 493,142 Chicken Sales from all divisions divided by Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions $0.6763 $0.6827 Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions (000's) 710,064 722,340 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 55,158 45,838 Totals All Operations: Total Net Sales (000's) 600,753 656,030 Total Cost of Sales (000's) 572,122 598,165 Gross Margin from all operations (000's) 28,631 57,865 Gross Margin from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 4.77% 8.82% Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's) 33,003 34,535 Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of Total Net Sales 5.49% 5.26% Operating Income from all operations (000's) (4,372) 23,330 Operating Income from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales -0.73% 3.56% 09/29/01 06/30/01 03/31/01 12/30/00 United States Chicken Operations: U.S. Chicken Sales (000's) $427,191 $431,572 $359,675 $265,824 U.S. Chicken Sales divided by U.S.Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.7470 $0.7379 $0.7162 $0.7221 U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced (000's) 571,867 584,896 502,173 368,143 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 45,843 45,719 46,569 41,728 U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales Totals: U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales (000's) 473,034 477,291 406,243 307,552 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income (000's) 27,700 30,023 2,857 20,631 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Chicken & Other Sales 5.86% 6.29% 0.70% 6.71% Mexico Chicken Operations: Mexico Chicken Sales (000's) 79,602 89,752 75,844 78,480 Mexico Chicken Sales divided by Mexico Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.5710 $0.6843 $0.5425 $0.5625 Mexico Chicken Operating Income (000's) 1,011 13,767 (5,201) 2,580 Mexico Operating Income as a percent of Mexico Chicken Sales 1.27% 15.34% -6.86% 3.29% Mexico Net Pounds Produced (000's) 139,415 131,152 139,799 139,510 Turkey U.S. Turkey Sales (000's) 88,615 78,793 59,506 - U.S. Turkey Sales divided by U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced $0.7896 $0.7298 $0.7842 - U.S. Turkey Operating Income (000's) 2,406 1,697 (2,929) - U.S. Turkey Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Turkey Sales 2.72% 2.15% -4.92% - U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced (000's) 112,233 107,958 75,879 - U.S. Summary U.S. Sales (000's) 561,649 556,084 465,749 307,552 U.S. Cost of Sales (000's) 507,112 499,916 436,038 268,120 U.S. Gross Margin (000's) 54,537 56,168 29,711 39,432 U.S. Gross Margin as a percent of U.S. Sales 9.71% 10.10% 6.38% 12.82% U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's) 24,431 24,448 29,783 18,801 U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of U.S Sales 4.35% 4.40% 6.39% 6.11% U.S. Operating Income (000's) 30,106 31,720 (72) 20,631 U.S. Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Sales 5.36% 57.00% -0.02% 6.71% Consolidated Operations Chicken Operations: Chicken Sales from all Divisions (000's) 506,793 521,324 435,519 344,304 Chicken Sales from all divisions divided by Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions $0.7125 $0.7281 $0.6784 $0.6782 Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions (000's) 711,282 716,048 641,972 507,653 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 45,843 45,719 46,569 41,728 Totals All Operations: Total Net Sales (000's) 641,251 645,836 541,593 386,032 Total Cost of Sales (000's) 579,307 570,211 512,377 338,866 Gross Margin from all operations (000's) 61,944 75,625 29,216 47,166 Gross Margin from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 9.66% 11.71% 5.39% 12.22% Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's) 30,827 30,138 34,488 23,955 Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of Total Net Sales 4.81% 4.67% 6.37% 6.21% Operating Income from all operations (000's) 31,117 45,487 (5,272) 23,211 Operating Income from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 4.85% 7.04% -0.97% 6.01% 09/30/00 07/01/00 04/01/00 01/01/00 United States Chicken Operations: U.S. Chicken Sales (000's) 263,549 282,973 253,687 250,178 U.S. Chicken Sales divided by U.S.Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.7173 $0.7187 $0.6624 $0.7140 U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced 000's) 367,431 393,755 382,955 350,409 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 36,706 27,940 42,843 34,201 U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales Totals: U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales (000's) 300,255 310,913 296,530 284,379 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income (000's) 8,411 12,909 3,502 21,106 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Chicken & Other Sales 2.80% 4.15% 1.18% 7.42% Mexico Chicken Operations: Mexico Chicken Sales (000's) 79,121 81,066 76,730 70,446 Mexico Chicken Sales divided by Mexico Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.6092 $0.7053 $0.6742 $0.5577 Mexico Chicken Operating Income (000's) 7,225 13,439 9,779 4,116 Mexico Operating Income as a percent of Mexico Chicken Sales 9.13% 16.58% 12.74% 5.84% Mexico Net Pounds Produced (000's) 129,877 114,931 113,805 126,313 Turkey U.S. Turkey Sales (000's) - - - - U.S. Turkey Sales divided by U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced - - - - U.S. Turkey Operating Income (000's) - - - - U.S. Turkey Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Turkey Sales - - - - U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced (000's) - - - - U.S. Summary U.S. Sales (000's) 300,255 310,913 296,530 284,379 U.S. Cost of Sales (000's) 273,604 282,676 276,987 247,149 U.S. Gross Margin (000's) 26,651 28,237 19,543 37,230 U.S. Gross Margin as a percent of U.S. Sales 8.88% 9.08% 6.59% 13.09% U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's) 18,240 15,328 16,041 16,124 U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of U.S Sales 6.07% 4.93% 5.41% 5.67% U.S. Operating Income (000's) 8,411 12,909 3,502 21,106 U.S. Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Sales 2.80% 4.15% 1.18% 7.42% Consolidated Operations Chicken Operations: Chicken Sales from all Divisions (000's) 342,670 364,039 330,417 320,624 Chicken Sales from all divisions divided by Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions $0.6890 $0.7156 $0.6651 $0.6726 Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions (000's) 497,308 508,686 496,760 476,722 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 36,706 27,940 42,843 34,201 Totals All Operations: Total Net Sales (000's) 379,375 391,979 373,260 354,825 Total Cost of Sales (000's) 339,718 345,314 339,231 309,348 Gross Margin from all operations (000's) 39,658 46,665 34,029 45,477 Gross Margin from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 10.45% 11.90% 9.12% 12.82% Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's) 24,022 20,316 20,747 20,255 Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of Total Net Sales 6.33% 5.18% 5.56% 5.71% Operating Income from all operations (000's) 15,636 26,349 13,282 25,222 Operating Income from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 4.12% 6.72% 3.56% 7.11% 10/02/99 07/03/99 04/03/99 01/02/99 United States Chicken Operations: U.S. Chicken Sales (000's) 249,181 254,794 236,673 222,848 U.S. Chicken Sales divided by U.S.Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.7220 $0.7317 $0.6953 $0.6517 U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced (000's) 345,141 348,232 340,387 341,931 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 32,151 26,461 36,690 44,105 U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales Totals: U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales (000's) 281,332 281,255 273,363 266,953 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income (000's) 25,619 22,076 21,741 18,741 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Chicken & Other Sales 9.11% 7.85% 7.95% 7.02% Mexico Chicken Operations: Mexico Chicken Sales (000's) 65,929 62,905 56,531 69,134 Mexico Chicken Sales divided by Mexico Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.5193 $0.5984 $0.5773 $0.5458 Mexico Chicken Operating Income (000's) 3,195 7,136 3,551 7,445 Mexico Operating Income as a percent of Mexico Chicken Sales 4.85% 11.34% 6.28% 10.77% Mexico Net Pounds Produced (000's) 126,948 105,117 97,927 126,657 Turkey U.S. Turkey Sales (000's) - - - - U.S. Turkey Sales divided by U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced - - - - U.S. Turkey Operating Income (000's) - - - - U.S. Turkey Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Turkey Sales - - - - U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced (000's)- - - - U.S. Summary U.S. Sales (000's) 281,332 281,255 273,363 266,953 U.S. Cost of Sales (000's) 242,313 243,018 234,533 234,667 U.S. Gross Margin (000's) 39,019 38,236 38,830 32,287 U.S. Gross Margin as a percent of U.S. Sales 13.87% 13.59% 14.20% 12.09% U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses(000's) 13,399 16,160 17,089 13,545 U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of U.S Sales 4.76% 5.75% 6.25% 5.07% U.S. Operating Income (000's) 25,619 22,076 21,741 18,741 U.S. Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Sales 9.11% 7.85% 7.95% 7.02% Consolidated Operations Chicken Operations: Chicken Sales from all Divisions (000's) 315,110 317,699 293,204 291,983 Chicken Sales from all divisions divided by Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions $0.6675 $0.7008 $0.6689 $0.6231 Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions (000's) 472,089 453,349 438,314 468,588 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 32,151 26,461 36,690 44,105 Totals All Operations: Total Net Sales (000's) 347,261 344,160 329,894 336,088 Total Cost of Sales (000's) 301,131 294,745 283,632 292,187 Gross Margin from all operations (000's) 46,131 49,415 46,262 43,900 Gross Margin from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 13.28% 14.36% 14.02% 13.06% Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's)17,316 20,203 20,970 17,715 Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of Total Net Sales 4.99% 5.87% 6.36% 5.27% Operating Income from all operations (000's) 28,814 29,212 25,292 26,186 Operating Income from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 8.30% 8.49% 7.67% 7.79% 09/26/98 06/27/98 03/28/98 12/27/97 United States Chicken Operations: U.S. Chicken Sales (000's) 243,772 228,719 218,268 218,634 U.S. Chicken Sales divided by U.S.Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.7828 $0.7196 $0.6908 $0.6816 U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced( 000's) 311,428 317,849 315,948 320,773 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 34,391 32,656 36,074 40,942 U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales Totals: U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales (000's) 278,163 261,375 254,342 259,576 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income (000's) 22,266 8,434 3,104 2,473 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Chicken & Other Sales 8.00% 3.23% 1.22% 0.95% Mexico Chicken Operations: Mexico Chicken Sales(000's) 62,548 67,125 70,104 78,311 Mexico Chicken Sales divided by Mexico Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.6789 $0.7269 $0.6922 $0.6803 Mexico Chicken Operating Income (000's) 9,178 10,608 8,294 12,898 Mexico Operating Income as a percent of Mexico Chicken Sales 14.67% 15.80% 11.83% 16.47% Mexico Net Pounds Produced (000's) 92,135 92,350 101,276 115,118 Turkey U.S. Turkey Sales(000's) - - - - U.S. Turkey Sales divided by U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced - - - - U.S. Turkey Operating Income (000's) - - - - U.S. Turkey Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Turkey Sales - - - - U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced (000's) - - - - U.S. Summary U.S. Sales (000's) 278,163 261,375 254,342 259,576 U.S. Cost of Sales (000's) 244,055 241,956 239,915 246,985 U.S. Gross Margin (000's) 34,108 19,419 14,427 12,591 U.S. Gross Margin as a percent of U.S. Sales 12.26% 7.43% 5.67% 4.85% U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's) 11,842 10,985 11,323 10,118 U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of U.S Sales 4.26% 4.20% 4.45% 3.90% U.S. Operating Income (000's) 22,266 8,434 3,104 2,473 U.S. Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Sales 8.00% 3.23% 1.22% 0.95% Consolidated Operations Chicken Operations: Chicken Sales from all Divisions (000's) 306,320 295,844 288,372 296,945 Chicken Sales from all divisions divided by Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions $0.7590 $0.7212 $0.6912 $0.6812 Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions (000's) 403,563 410,199 417,224 435,891 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 34,391 32,656 36,074 40,942 Totals All Operations: Total Net Sales(000's) 340,711 328,500 324,446 337,887 Total Cost of Sales (000's) 293,586 295,764 297,585 308,507 Gross Margin from all operations (000's) 47,125 32,736 26,861 29,380 Gross Margin from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 13.83% 9.97% 8.28% 8.70% Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's) 15,681 13,694 15,463 14,009 Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of Total Net Sales 4.60% 4.17% 4.77% 4.15% Operating Income from all operations (000's) 31,444 19,042 11,398 15,371 Operating Income from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 9.23% 5.80% 3.51% 4.55% 09/27/97 6/28/97 03/29/97 12/28/96 United States Chicken Operations: U.S. Chicken Sales (000's) 233,779 227,111 204,128 193,147 U.S. Chicken Sales divided by U.S.Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.7017 $0.6926 $0.7090 $0.7163 U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced (000's) 333,184 327,928 287,915 269,655 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 34,382 33,619 38,095 38,391 U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales Totals: U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales (000's) 268,161 260,730 242,223 231,538 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income (000's) 10,300 4,622 4,031 10,369 U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Chicken & Other Sales 3.84% 1.77% 1.66% 4.48% Mexico Chicken Operations: Mexico Chicken Sales (000's) 73,113 74,438 61,178 66,268 Mexico Chicken Sales divided by Mexico Chicken Net Pounds Produced $0.6612 $0.6916 $0.5959 $0.6538 Mexico Chicken Operating Income (000's) 14,993 8,005 5,630 5,945 Mexico Operating Income as a percent of Mexico Chicken Sales 20.51% 10.75% 9.20% 8.97% Mexico Net Pounds Produced (000's)110,570 107,635 102,663 101,357 Turkey U.S. Turkey Sales(000's) - - - - U.S. Turkey Sales divided by U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced - - - - U.S. Turkey Operating Income (000's) - - - - U.S. Turkey Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Turkey Sales - - - - U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced (000's) - - - - U.S. Summary U.S. Sales (000's) 268,161 260,730 242,223 231,538 U.S. Cost of Sales (000's) 253,014 244,820 227,462 210,213 U.S. Gross Margin (000's) 15,147 15,910 14,761 21,325 U.S. Gross Margin as a percent of U.S. Sales 5.65% 6.10% 6.09% 9.21% U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's) 4,847 11,288 10,730 10,956 U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of U.S Sales 1.81% 4.33% 4.43% 4.73% U.S. Operating Income(000's) 10,300 4,622 4,031 10,369 U.S. Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Sales 3.84% 1.77% 1.66% 4.48% Consolidated Operations Chicken Operations: Chicken Sales from all Divisions (000's) 306,892 301,549 265,306 259,415 Chicken Sales from all divisions divided by Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions $0.6916 $0.6923 $0.6793 $0.6992 Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions (000's) 443,754 435,563 390,578 371,012 Other Operations: Other Sales (000's) 34,382 33,619 38,095 38,391 Totals All Operations: Total Net Sales (000's) 341,274 335,168 303,401 297,806 Total Cost of Sales (000's) 307,414 307,883 280,316 267,539 Gross Margin from all operations (000's) 33,860 27,285 23,085 30,267 Gross Margin from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 9.92% 8.14% 7.61% 10.16% Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000's) 8,567 14,658 13,425 13,953 Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of Total Net Sales 2.51% 4.37% 4.42% 4.69% Operating Income from all operations (000's) 25,293 12,627 9,660 16,314 Operating Income from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales 7.41% 3.77% 3.18% 5.48% (a) The acquisition of WLR Foods has been accounted for as a purchase, and the results of operations for this acquisition have been included in our consolidated results of operations since January 27, 2001, the acquisition date.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Selected Financial Data for quarters ended: Our selected financial data is derived from our financial statements. Historical results should not be taken as necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. You should read this financial data in conjunction with the appropriate period financial statements and the related notes and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" included in our SEC filings. (in thousands except per share data) 03/30/02 12/29/01 Income Statement Data: Net sales $600,753 $656,030 Gross margin 28,631 57,865 Operating income (loss) (4,371) 23,330 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge (11,055) 15,679 Interest expense, net 7,261 8,573 Income tax expense (benefit) (13,399) 2,688 Income (loss) before extraordinary charge 1,252 12,991 Extraordinary charge - net of tax - - Net income (loss) $1,252 $12,991 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.03 $0.32 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt - - Net Income (loss) $0.03 $0.32 Cash dividends $0.015 $0.015 Book value $9.57 $9.53 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $149,869 $143,360 Total assets $1,195,552 $1,153,438 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $5,126 $5,177 Long-term debt, less current maturities $410,628 $396,975 Total stockholders' equity $393,641 $391,644 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $(58,711) $81,773 Depreciation & amortization (d) $17,647 $17,399 Capital expenditures $14,898 $17,333 Business acquisitions $- $- Financing activities, net $68,015 $(6,518) Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $13,507 $41,305 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $163,887 $157,231 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 3.12 4.47 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.29 1.29 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 2.51 2.56 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 4.8% 8.8% Selling, general and administrative expenses 5.5% 5.3% Operating income (loss) -0.7% 3.6% Interest expense, net 1.2% 1.3% Net income (loss) 0.2% 2.0% 09/29/01 06/30/01 03/31/01(a) 12/30/00 (in thousands except per share data) Income Statement Data: Net sales $641,251 $645,836 $541,593 $386,032 Gross margin 61,943 75,625 29,216 47,166 Operating income (loss) 31,117 45,486 (5,272) 23,211 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge 22,017 34,323 (12,118) 19,072 Interest expense, net 9,536 10,014 7,085 4,140 Income tax expense (benefit) 8,188 9,056 (2,316) 6,335 Income (loss) before extraordinary charge 13,829 25,267 (9,802) 12,737 Extraordinary charge - net of tax 894 - - - Net income (loss) $12,935 $25,267 $(9,802) $12,737 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.34 $0.61 $(0.24) $0.31 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt $(0.02) $- $- $- Net Income (loss) $0.32 $0.61 $(0.24) $0.31 Cash dividends $0.015 $0.015 $0.015 $0.015 Book value $9.27 $8.96 $8.37 $8.63 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $203,350 $177,194 $166,456 $107,508 Total assets $1,215,695 1,204,820 $1,176,261 $714,340 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $5,099 $59,022 $63,947 $14,242 Long-term debt, less current maturities $467,242 $444,125 $460,346 $156,546 Total stockholders' equity $380,932 $368,479 $344,261 $354,676 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $70,581 $48,738 $(47,486) $16,000 Depreciation & amortization (d) $15,962 $18,608 $12,152 $8,668 Capital expenditures $(7,615) $59,847 $27,793 $32,607 Business acquisitions $- $- $239,539 $- Financing activities, net $(31,646) $(21,804) $307,193 $436 Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $46,410 $62,664 $6,851 $31,673 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $147,599 $126,096 $97,663 $113,257 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 4.80 4.95 4.79 6.29 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.85 2.67 3.25 0.71 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 3.20 3.99 5.37 1.51 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 9.7% 11.7% 5.4% 12.2% Selling, general and administrative expenses 4.8% 4.7% 6.4% 6.2% Operating income (loss) 4.9% 7.0% -1.0% 6.0% Interest expense, net 1.5% 1.6% 1.3% 1.1% Net income (loss) 2.0% 3.9% -1.8% 3.3% 09/30/00 07/01/00 04/01/00 01/01/00 (in thousands except per share data) Income Statement Data: Net sales $379,375 $391,979 $373,260 $354,825 Gross margin 39,657 46,665 34,029 45,477 Operating income (loss) 15,635 26,349 13,282 25,222 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge 11,782 20,319 9,178 21,507 Interest expense, net 4,210 4,967 4,699 3,903 Income tax expense (benefit) 463 3,175 155 6,649 Income (loss) before extraordinary cha 11,319 17,144 9,023 14,858 Extraordinary charge - net of tax - - - - Net income (loss) $11,319 $17,144 $9,023 $14,858 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.28 $0.41 $0.22 $0.36 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt $- $- $- $- Net Income (loss) $0.28 $0.41 $0.22 $0.36 Cash dividends $0.015 $0.015 $0.015 $0.015 Book value $8.33 $8.05 $7.66 $7.45 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $124,531 142,915 $139,465 $148,659 Total assets $705,420 $686,450 $665,158 $652,970 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $4,657 $4,729 $5,041 $4,103 Long-term debt, less current maturities $165,037 $172,686 $175,350 $163,230 Total stockholders' equity $342,559 $332,110 $316,898 $308,496 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $69,097 $18,298 $11,588 $31,820 Depreciation & amortization (d) $9,279 $9,284 $8,878 $8,586 Capital expenditures $35,195 $21,565 $20,956 $14,412 Business acquisitions $- $- $- $- Financing activities, net $(8,628) $(4,957) $(30,465) $21,430 Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $24,907 $34,232 $22,445 $33,772 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $115,356 $125,841 $129,812 $141,288 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 6.49 6.95 7.44 8.39 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 0.69 0.69 0.68 0.52 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.47 1.41 1.39 1.18 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 10.5% 11.9% 9.1% 12.8% Selling, general and administrative expenses 6.3% 5.2% 5.6% 5.7% Operating income (loss) 4.1% 6.7% 3.6% 7.1% Interest expense, net 1.1% 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% Net income (loss) 3.0% 4.4% 2.4% 4.2% 10/02/99 07/03/99 04/03/99 01/02/99 (in thousands except per share data) Income Statement Data: Net sales $317,261 $344,160 $329,894 $366,088 Gross margin 46,130 49,415 46,262 43,901 Operating income (loss) 28,814 29,212 25,292 26,186 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge 22,549 25,274 21,624 21,457 Interest expense, net 4,535 4,308 4,090 4,733 Income tax expense (benefit) 6,113 6,957 7,044 5,537 Income (loss) before extraordinary charge 16,436 18,317 14,580 15,920 Extraordinary charge - net of tax - - - - Net income (loss) 16,436 $18,317 $14,580 $15,920 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.41 $0.44 $0.35 $0.38 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt $- $- $- $- Net Income (loss) $0.41 $0.44 $0.35 $0.38 Cash dividends $0.015 $0.010 $0.010 $0.010 Book value $7.11 $6.73 $6.30 $5.95 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $154,242 $158,858 $150,686 $144,981 Total assets $655,762 $657,974 $626,745 $607,365 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $4,353 $7,928 $6,338 $4,629 Long-term debt, less current maturities $183,753 $195,283 $197,971 $185,358 Total stockholders' equity $294,259 $278,447 $260,543 $246,377 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $44,926 $7,086 $(8,009) $37,449 Depreciation & amortization (d) $8,546 $8,869 $8,468 $8,653 Capital expenditures $17,479 $13,402 $25,935 $12,833 Business acquisitions - - - - Financing activities, net $(15,766) $(1,548) $10,618 $(12,938) Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $35,392 $38,203 $33,921 $34,526 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $142,043 $145,368 $134,513 $119,673 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 8.04 8.10 7.14 6.03 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 0.67 0.76 0.83 0.81 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.32 1.40 1.52 1.59 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 14.5% 14.4% 14.0% 12.0% Selling, general and administrative expenses 5.5% 5.9% 6.4% 4.8% Operating income (loss) 9.1% 8.5% 7.7% 7.2% Interest expense, net 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% Net income (loss) 5.2% 5.3% 4.4% 4.3% 09/26/98 06/27/98 03/28/98 12/27/97 (in thousands except per share data) Income Statement Data: Net sales $340,712 $328,500 $324,446 $337,887 Gross margin 47,126 32,736 26,861 29,380 Operating income (loss) 31,444 19,043 11,398 15,371 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge 26,063 13,970 6,219 10,270 Interest expense, net 4,824 5,195 5,093 5,036 Income tax expense (benefit) 5,773 2,135 (549) (847) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge 20,290 11,835 6,219 11,117 Extraordinary charge - net of tax - - - - Net income (loss) $20,290 $11,835 $6,768 $11,117 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.49 $0.29 $0.16 $0.27 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt $- $- $- $- Net Income (loss) $0.49 $0.29 $0.16 $0.27 Cash dividends $0.010 $0.010 $0.010 $0.010 Book value $5.58 $5.08 $4.82 $4.67 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $147,040 $139,713 $132,518 $114,948 Total assets $601,439 $578,541 $574,805 $564,611 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $5,889 $11,638 $11,589 $8,708 Long-term debt, less current maturities $199,784 $216,741 $219,394 $204,890 Total stockholders' equity $230,871 $210,369 $199,573 $193,220 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $52,784 $13,487 $(13,684) $32,429 Depreciation & amortization (d) $8,098 $8,427 $8,014 $8,052 Capital expenditures $14,084 $13,633 $10,449 $15,352 Business acquisitions - - - - Financing activities, net $(23,186) $(15,570) $29,450 $(23,192) Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $38,718 $27,347 $19,082 $23,121 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $108,268 $102,211 $94,702 $92,438 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 5.37 4.85 4.41 4.27 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.04 1.26 1.39 1.24 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.90 2.23 2.44 2.31 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 13.8% 10.0% 8.3% 8.7% Selling, general and administrative expenses 4.6% 4.2% 4.8% 4.1% Operating income (loss) 9.2% 5.8% 3.5% 4.5% Interest expense, net 1.4% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% Net income (loss) 6.0% 3.6% 2.1% 3.3% 09/27/97 6/28/97 03/29/97 12/28/96 (in thousands except per share data) Income Statement Data: Net sales $341,274 $335,168 $303,401 $297,806 Gross margin 33,860 27,285 23,085 30,267 Operating income (loss) 25,293 12,627 9,660 16,314 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge 19,142 7,071 4,674 12,937 Interest expense, net 5,770 5,572 5,284 5,449 Income tax expense (benefit) 451 (215) (280) 2,832 Income (loss) before extraordinary charge 18,691 7,286 4,954 10,105 Extraordinary charge - net of tax - - - - Net income (loss) $18,691 $7,286 $4,954 $10,105 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.45 $0.18 $0.12 $0.24 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt $- $- $- $- Net Income (loss) $0.45 $0.18 $0.12 $0.24 Cash dividends $0.010 $0.010 $0.010 $0.010 Book value $4.41 $3.97 $3.80 $3.69 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $133,542 $99,829 $98,526 $100,925 Total assets $579,124 $566,725 $531,579 $525,628 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $11,596 $30,884 $33,645 $25,564 Long-term debt, less current maturities $224,743 $210,358 $193,546 $195,957 Total stockholders' equity $182,516 $164,239 $157,366 $152,826 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $24,710 $15,233 $(6,983) $16,655 Depreciation & amortization (d) $8,050 $7,517 $7,094 $7,135 Capital expenditures $9,456 $28,613 $7,967 $4,195 Business acquisitions - - - - Financing activities, net $(5,356) $13,600 $5,220 $(13,116) Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $32,661 $19,838 $16,818 $25,287 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $94,604 $71,163 $64,373 $58,750 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 4.29 3.24 2.93 2.69 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.45 2.00 1.99 2.09 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 2.50 3.39 3.53 3.77 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 9.9% 8.1% 7.6% 10.2% Selling, general and administrative expenses 2.5% 4.4% 4.4% 4.7% Operating income (loss) 7.4% 3.8% 3.2% 5.5% Interest expense, net 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% Net income (loss) 5.5% 2.2% 1.6% 3.4% (a) The Company acquired WLR Foods on January 27, 2001 for $239.5 million and the assumption of $45.5 million of indebtedness. The acquisition has been accounted for as a purchase, and the results of operations for this acquisition have been included in our consolidated results of operations since the acquisition date. (b) Fiscal quarter ended January 1, 1999 had 14 weeks. (c) Historical per share amounts represent both basic and diluted and have been restated to give effect to a stock dividend issued on July 30, 1999. See Note F of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed in year 2001. (d) Includes amortization of capitalized financing costs of approximately $346 (e) "EBITDA" is defined as the sum of net income (loss) before extraordinary charges, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented because we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies. EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity or an alternative to net income as indicators of our operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.