Form 8-K

 

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): November 5, 2003

 


 

PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   1-9273   75-1285071
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer 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) 855-1000

 



Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits. The exhibits below, which are referred to in Item 12 of this Form 8-K are furnished solely pursuant to Item 12 of this Form 8-K and shall not be (i) subject to Section 18 of the Act, or Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or deemed incorporated by reference into a registration statement, proxy statement or report or other document we may file with the SEC, regardless of any general incorporation language in such a filing (except as shall otherwise be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing), or (ii) subject to Item 10 of Regulation S-K except as specifically required under the instructions to Item 12 of Form 8-K.

 

The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description


99.1    Press Release dated November 5, 2003
99.2    Supplemental Historical Financial Information

 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

On November 5, 2003, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, a copy of which is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. Also furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 is certain supplemental historical financial information of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, including quarterly information regarding net sales by primary market line.

 

 

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:  November 5, 2003

  

By:

  

/s/  Richard A. Cogdill


         

Richard A. Cogdill

         

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description


99.1    Press Release dated November 5, 2003
99.2    Supplemental Historical Financial Information
Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

[PILGRIM’S PRIDE LOGO]

 

PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

REPORTS RECORD QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL NET SALES

FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND FOR FISCAL 2003

 

Sets Special Meeting Date of November 20, 2003 for Stockholders to Vote on Proposals to Create a Single

Class of Stock and to Issue New Shares in Connection with Acquisition of ConAgra Foods’ Chicken Division

 

Pittsburg, TX—November 5, 2003—Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NYSE: CHX, CHX.A) today reported net income of $25.1 million, or $0.61 per share, for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2003, an increase of $28.3 million, or $0.69 per share, compared with a net loss of $3.2 million, or ($0.08) per share, in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2002. The Company also reported record net sales for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2003 of $709.5 million, an increase of $69.7 million, compared with net sales of $639.8 million for the same period last year.

 

Included in this year’s fourth quarter is an $11.2 million gain, or $6.3 million net of tax and related employee incentive plan accruals or $0.15 a share, which is attributable to the recoveries from the prior year’s avian influenza and settlements of vitamin and methionine antitrust lawsuits. In addition this year’s fourth quarter included a non-cash tax benefit of $16.9 million or $0.41 per share associated with the reversal of a valuation allowance on net operating losses in the Company’s Mexico operations. Included in last year’s fourth quarter results, was approximately $5.3 million, or $3.0 million net of tax and related employee incentive plan accruals, or $0.07 per share of negative effects related to the March 2002 avian influenza outbreak in the Company’s turkey division. Also included in last year’s fourth quarter results was a $1.1 million gain or $0.6 million net of tax and related employee incentive plan accruals, or $0.01 per share attributable to the partial payments from settlements of vitamin and methionine antitrust lawsuits. Additionally, last year’s fourth quarter results included a non-cash tax benefit of $2.2 million or $0.05 per share associated with the tax law changes in Mexico.

 

“Our very successful fourth quarter and fiscal year performance reflects an improvement in the pricing environment for chicken and better operating efficiencies,” commented O.B. Goolsby, President and Chief Operating Officer of Pilgrim’s Pride. “Over the last several months, lower domestic supplies of meat proteins, the lifting of recent export restrictions and increased consumer demand for chicken products have resulted in higher chicken prices and increased operating margins. We expect these favorable trends to continue positively impacting prices and margins as we enter fiscal 2004. While we are disappointed by the results posted by our turkey business this quarter, we remain committed to improving the product mix, sales volume and profitability of this business and are taking a number of steps that we believe will allow us to achieve this goal.

 

“We continue to make significant progress in readying our Company for the completion of our pending acquisition of ConAgra’s chicken division. This acquisition will enhance our ability to capitalize on the growing demand for prepared and fresh case-ready chicken and will give us the capacity to enhance the technological leadership and cost-efficiency for which we are known. Our transition team has been working hard to ensure a smooth and successful integration, and we look forward to completing the ConAgra acquisition later this month so we can begin to realize the many benefits we expect it will create for our customers, partners and shareholders. As the second largest poultry company in the United States, Pilgrim’s Pride will be even better-positioned to drive growth and shareholder value by providing customers at every point on the distribution chain with the broadest range of quality fresh and value-added chicken products and services available in the marketplace today,” Mr. Goolsby concluded.

 

For fiscal 2003, the Company’s net income was $56.0 million, or $1.36 per share, an increase of $41.7 million, or $1.01 per share, compared with net income of $14.3 million, or $0.35 per share in the prior fiscal year. The Company also reported record annual net sales for fiscal 2003 of $2,619.3 million, an $85.6 million increase compared with $2,533.7 million for the same period last year.


Included in the fiscal 2003 results were proceeds received from the federal government to reimburse poultry producers for losses incurred due to avian influenza, amounting to approximately $26.6 million, $15.0 million net of tax and related employee incentive plan accruals, or $0.36 per share. Also included in this year’s results were an estimated $7.3 million of negative effects related to the avian influenza outbreak, which affected the Company’s first two quarters through March of 2003. This amount on a net of tax and related employee incentive plan accruals basis was approximately $4.1 million or $0.10 per share. Accordingly, on a combined basis, these total avian influenza effects for fiscal 2003 were a positive $10.9 million net of tax and related employee incentive plan accruals, or $0.26 per share. In fiscal 2002, avian influenza for last year had negative effects of an estimated $26.0 million. On a net of tax basis and related employee incentive plan accruals this was approximately $14.7 million, or $0.35 per share. All in all, the cumulative avian influenza effects on the Company’s bottom line in fiscal 2002 and fiscal 2003 combined was a negative $6.7 million dollars, $3.8 million on a net of tax and related employee incentive plan accruals basis, or $0.10 per share.

 

Also included in the fiscal 2003 results was $56.0 million, or $31.6 million net of tax and related employee incentive plan accruals or $0.77 per share of recoveries from a number of lawsuits filed by the Company alleging various anti-trust violations by several vitamin, methionine and choline chloride manufacturers. That compares to last year’s recovery amounts under these legal actions of $10.4 million, or $5.9 million net of tax and related employee incentive plan accruals or $0.14 a share.

 

Pilgrim’s Pride also announced that it will hold a special meeting of stockholders on November 20, 2003 at 9:00 a.m at its Corporate Headquarters in Pittsburg, Texas. The purpose of the special meeting is to allow Pilgrim’s Pride stockholders to vote on proposals to issue shares of Pilgrim’s Pride common stock to ConAgra in connection with the Company’s acquisition of ConAgra’s chicken division and to combine its class A and class B common stock into a single class of common stock.

 

As previously announced, the New York Stock Exchange has already approved the Company’s proposed plan for combining the two classes of common stock into a single security. Additionally, Lonnie “Bo” Pilgrim, the Company’s chairman, and his son Lonnie Ken Pilgrim, a director of the Company, collectively own or control over 62% of both the class A and class B common stock and will vote in favor of both proposals, thus ensuring their approval at the special meeting.

 

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation is the second largest poultry producer in the United States; the fourth largest in chicken and fifth largest in turkey, and second largest chicken company in Mexico. Pilgrim’s Pride employs more than 24,500 persons and operates processing and further processing plants, distribution centers, hatcheries and feed mills in Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia and Mexico.

 

Products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The Company’s primary distribution is through retailers and restaurants throughout the United States and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico and to the foodservice industry nation-wide in both countries.

 

A conference call to discuss the Company’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 financial results will be held at 9:00 a.m. CST (10:00 a.m. EST) on November 5, 2003. To listen live via telephone, call 800-556-3831 access code 00977. The call will also be web cast live on the Internet at http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz391670823gf12.html. The web cast will be available for replay within two hours of the conclusion of the call. A telephone replay will be available beginning at 1:00 p.m. CST on November 5 through November 12 at 800-876-6305.

 

Statements contained in this press release that state the intentions, hopes, beliefs, anticipations, expectations or predictions of the future of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation and its management are forward looking statements. It is important to note that the actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward looking statements. For example, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward looking statements include: matters affecting the poultry industry generally, including fluctuations in the commodity prices of feed ingredients, chicken and turkey; disease outbreaks affecting the production performance and/or marketability of the Company’s poultry products; contamination of our products, which has recently and can in the future lead to product liability claims and product recalls; exposure to risks related to product liability, product recalls, property damage and injuries to persons, for which insurance coverage is expensive, limited and potentially inadequate; management of our cash resources, particularly in light of our substantial leverage;


restrictions imposed by and as a result of, our substantial leverage; currency exchange rate fluctuations, trade barriers, exchange controls, expropriation and other risk associated with foreign operations; changes in laws or regulations affecting our operations as well as competitive factors and pricing pressures; inability to effectively integrate ConAgra’s chicken business or realize the associated cost savings and operating synergies currently anticipated; and the impact of uncertainties of litigation as well as other risks described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission

 

Important Legal Information

 

Investors and security holders are urged to read the proxy statement regarding the proposed transaction with ConAgra Foods, Inc. and the stock combination because it contains important information. The proxy statement has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation and security holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement, and other documents filed with the SEC by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.

 

Contact:

Richard A. Cogdill

Chief Financial Officer

540/896-0406


PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

News Release

November 5, 2003

Page 4

 

PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Income

[In thousands, except share and per share amounts]

 

Three Months Ended


   September 27,
2003


    September 28,
2002


 

Net Sales

   $ 709,471     $ 639,819  

Costs and Expenses:

                

Cost of sales

     660,085       608,214  

Non-recurring recoveries

     [10,477 ]     [65 ]

Selling, general and administrative

     34,141       34,770  
    


 


       683,749       642,919  
    


 


Operating Income

     25,722       [3,100 ]

Other Expense [Income]:

                

Interest expense, net

     9,146       7,137  

Foreign exchange loss

     107       89  

Miscellaneous, net

     [457 ]     [2,180 ]
    


 


       8,796       5,046  
    


 


Income before income taxes

     16,926       [8,146 ]

Income tax benefit

     [8,147 ]     [4,972 ]
    


 


Net Income

   $ 25,073     $ [3,174 ]
    


 


Net Income per Common Share

                

– Basic and Diluted

   $ 0.61     $ [0.08 ]

Dividends Declared per Common Share

   $ 0.015     $ 0.015  

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

     41,112,679       41,112,679  

Year Ended


   September 27,
2003


    September 28,
2002


 

Net Sales

   $ 2,619,345     $ 2,533,718  

Costs and Expenses:

                

Cost of sales

     2,465,341       2,369,309  

Non-recurring recoveries

     [46,479 ]     [756 ]

Selling, general and administrative

     136,870       135,261  
    


 


       2,555,732       2,503,814  
    


 


Operating Income

     63,613       29,904  

Other Expense [Income]:

                

Interest expense, net

     37,981       32,003  

Foreign exchange [gain] loss

     [359 ]     1,463  

Miscellaneous, net

     [37,244 ]     [5,472 ]
    


 


       378       27,994  
    


 


Income Before Income Taxes

     63,235       1,910  

Income Tax Expense [Benefit]

     7,199       [12,425 ]
    


 


Net Income

   $ 56,036     $ 14,335  
    


 


Net Income per Common Share

                

–Basic and Diluted

   $ 1.36     $ 0.35  

Dividends Declared per Common Share

   $ 0.06     $ 0.06  

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

     41,112,679       41,112,679  


PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

News Release

November 5, 2003

Page 5

 

Note: “EBITDA” is defined as the sum of net income (loss) before extraordinary charges, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented because it is used by us, and we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, in addition to and not in lieu of GAAP results, to compare the performance 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. EBITDA is calculated as follows:

 

Three Months Ended


   September 27, 2003

    September 28, 2002

 

Net Income

   $ 25,073     $ (3,174 )

Add:

                

Income tax benefit

     (8,147 )     (4,972 )

Interest expense, net

     9,146       7,137  

Depreciation and amortization

     19,934       18,114  

Minus:

                

Amortization of capitalized financing costs

     414       369  
    


 


EBITDA

   $ 45,592     $ 16,736  
    


 


Year Ended


   September 27, 2003

    September 28, 2002

 

Net Income

   $ 56,036     $ 14,335  

Add:

                

Income tax expense (benefit)

     7,199       (12,425 )

Interest expense, net

     37,981       32,003  

Depreciation and amortization

     74,187       70,973  

Minus:

                

Amortization of capitalized financing costs

     1,476       1,417  
    


 


EBITDA

   $ 173,927     $ 103,469  
    


 



PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

News Release

November 5, 2003

Page 6

 

PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

[In thousands]

 

     September 27,
2003


   September 28,
2002


ASSETS

             

Total Current Assets

   $ 490,708    $ 443,918

Other Assets

     30,302      21,940

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

     735,474      762,032
    

  

     $ 1,257,484    $ 1,227,890
    

  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

             

Total Current Liabilities

   $ 291,211    $ 264,881

Long-Term Debt, Less Current Maturities

     415,965      450,161

Deferred Income Taxes

     102,366      116,911

Minority Interest in Subsidiary

     1,246      1,613

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     446,696      394,324
    

  

     $ 1,257,484    $ 1,227,890
    

  

 


 

PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

[In thousands]

 

Year Ended


   September 27,
2003


    September 28,
2002


 

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

   $ 97,055     $ 98,113  

Investing Activities:

                

Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment

     [53,574 ]     [80,388 ]

Business acquisitions

     [4,019 ]     —    

Proceeds from property disposals

     1,779       1,426  

Other, net

     722       [2,867 ]
    


 


Cash Used in Investing Activities

     [55,092 ]     [81,829 ]
    


 


Financing Activities:

                

Net payments on long-term debt

     [35,000 ]     [18,696 ]

Cash dividends paid

     [2,467 ]     [2,467 ]
    


 


Cash Used In Financing Activities

     [39,767 ]     [21,793 ]

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     [503 ]     [494 ]
    


 


Increase [Decrease] in cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,693     $ [6,003 ]
    


 


Supplemental Historical Financial Information

Exhibit 99.2

 

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation

Net Sales by Primary Market Line

for Fiscal Years ended:

 

The following table sets forth, for the annual periods including and since fiscal 2000, net sales attributable to each of our primary product lines and markets served with those products. We based the table on our internal sales reports and their classification of product types and customers. The information in these tables should be read in conjunction with the information in our SEC filings, including the discussion of our primary product lines and markets served with those products included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

    
  
   Fiscal Years ended

    

Sept 27,

2003


  

Sept 28,

2002


  

Sept 29,

2001 (a)


  

Sept 30,

2000


  

Oct 2,

1999 (b)


  

Sept 28,

1998


  

Sept 27,

1997


  

Sept 28,

1996


     (in thousands)

Chicken Sales:

                                                       

United States

                                                       

Prepared Foods:(c)

                                                       

Foodservice

   $ 731,331    $ 659,856    $ 632,075    $ 589,395    $ 527,732    $ 418,160    $ 348,961    $ 305,250

Retail

     163,018      158,299      103,202      47,655      28,079      46,335      42,289      43,442
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Prepared Foods

     894,349      818,155      735,277      637,050      555,811      464,495      391,250      348,692
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Fresh Chicken:

                                                       

Foodservice

     474,251      448,376      387,624      202,192      205,968      220,804      259,349      225,252

Retail

     257,911      258,424      224,693      148,977      163,387      162,283      153,554      141,876
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Fresh Chicken

     732,162      706,800      612,317      351,169      369,355      383,087      412,903      367,128
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Export and Other

                                                       

Prepared Foods

     26,714      30,528      18,912      4,595      1,030      2,301              

Chicken-Other

     85,087      93,575      105,834      57,573      37,300      64,469              
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Export and Other (c)

     111,801      124,103      124,746      62,168      38,330      66,770      56,784      60,739
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total U.S. Chicken

     1,738,312      1,649,058      1,472,340      1,050,387      963,496      914,352      860,937      776,559
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Mexico:(d)

     349,305      323,769      303,433      285,605      233,074      249,104      274,997      228,129
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Chicken Sales

     2,087,617      1,972,827      1,775,773      1,335,992      1,196,570      1,163,456      1,135,934      1,004,688
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Prepared Foods

     921,063      848,683      754,189      641,645      556,841      466,796      391,250      348,692
Turkey Sales:                                                        

Prepared Foods:(e)

                                                       

Foodservice

     89,957      134,651      88,012      —        —        —        —        —  

Retail

     29,141      54,638      48,681      —        —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Prepared Foods

     119,098      189,289      136,693      —        —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Fresh Turkey:

                                                       

Foodservice

     48,448      36,119      18,618      —        —        —        —        —  

Retail

     125,411      107,582      71,647      —        —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Fresh Turkey

     173,859      143,701      90,265      —        —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Export and Other

                                                       

Prepared Foods

     2,128      2,858      2,434                                   

Turkey-Other

     10,593      12,270      9,443                                   
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Export and Other (e)

     12,721      15,128      11,877      —        —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Turkey Sales

     305,678      348,118      238,835      —        —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Prepared Foods

     121,226      192,147      139,127                                   

Sales of Other Products

                                                       

U.S.

     207,284      193,691      179,859      141,690      139,407      139,106              

Mexico (d)

     18,766      19,082      20,245      21,757      21,426      28,983              
    

  

  

  

  

  

             

Total Sale of Other Products

     226,050      212,773      200,104      163,447      160,833      168,089      141,715      134,622
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Net Sales

   $ 2,619,345    $ 2,533,718    $ 2,214,712    $ 1,499,439    $ 1,357,403    $ 1,331,545    $ 1,277,649    $ 1,139,310
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

(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.

(b)        Fiscal 1999 had 53 weeks.

(c)        Certain items previously classified under U.S. prepared foods and U.S. fresh chicken were reclassified into the U.S. export and other and other categories.

Amounts reclassified by year were:

          $ 18.62 Million    $ 10.8 Million    $ 4.7 Million    $ 1.1 Million    $ 2.3 Million              

(d)        Certain item previously classified under Mexico chicken have been reclassified under sale of othe products-Mexico.

Amounts reclassified by year were:

          $ 123    $ 37    $ 534    $ 457    $ 169              

(e)        In fiscal 2002, $2.1 million of certain items previously classified under U.S. prepared foods and U.S. fresh turkey were reclassified into the U.S. export and other categories.

 

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Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation

Net Sales by Primary Market Line

for Fiscal Years ended:

 

    

Sept 27,

2003


   

Sept 28,

2002 (a)


   

Sept 29,

2001 (a)


   

Sept 30,

2000


   

Oct 2,

1999 (b)


   

Sept 28,

1998


    

Sept 27,

1997


    

Sept 28,

1996


 
     (in thousands)  

U.S. Chicken Sales:

                                                            

Prepared Foods:(c)

                                                            

Foodservice

   42.1 %     39.9 %     42.9 %     56.2 %     54.7 %     45.7 %    40.5 %    39.3 %

Retail

   9.4 %     9.6 %     7.0 %     4.5 %     2.9 %     5.1 %    4.9 %    5.6 %
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Total Prepared Foods

   51.5 %     49.5 %     49.9 %     60.7 %     57.6 %     50.8 %    45.4 %    44.9 %
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Fresh Chicken:

                                                            

Foodservice

   27.3 %     27.2 %     26.3 %     19.2 %     21.4 %     24.1 %    30.1 %    29.0 %

Retail

   14.8 %     15.7 %     15.3 %     14.2 %     17.0 %     17.7 %    17.9 %    18.3 %
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Total Fresh Chicken

   42.1 %     42.9 %     41.6 %     33.4 %     38.4 %     41.8 %    48.0 %    47.3 %

Export and Other

                                                            

Prepared Foods

   1.5 %     1.9 %     1.3 %     0.4 %     0.1 %     0.3 %              

Fresh

   4.9 %     5.7 %     7.2 %     5.5 %     3.9 %     7.1 %              
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Total Export and Other ©

   6.4 %     7.6 %     8.5 %     5.9 %     4.0 %     7.4 %    6.6 %    7.8 %
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Total U.S. Chicken

   100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %    100.0 %    100.0 %
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Prepared Foods

   53.0 %     51.4 %     51.2 %     61.1 %     57.7 %     51.1 %    45.4 %    44.9 %

U.S. Turkey Sales:

                                                            

Prepared Foods:(d)

                                                            

Foodservice

   29.5 %     38.7 %     36.8 %     —         —         —        —        —    

Retail

   9.5 %     15.7 %     20.4 %     —         —         —        —        —    
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Total Prepared Foods

   39.0 %     54.4 %     57.2 %     —         —         —        —        —    
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Fresh Turkey:

                                                            

Foodservice

   15.8 %     10.4 %     7.8 %     —         —         —        —        —    

Retail

   41.0 %     30.9 %     30.0 %     —         —         —        —        —    
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Total Fresh Turkey

   56.8 %     41.3 %     37.8 %     —         —         —        —        —    
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Export and Other

                                                            

Prepared Foods

   0.7 %     0.8 %     1.0 %                                      

Fresh

   3.5 %     3.5 %     4.0 %                                      
    

 


 


                                     

Total Export and Other (d)

   4.2 %     4.3 %     5.0 %     —         —         —        —        —    
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Total Fresh Turkey

   100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     —         —         —        —        —    
    

 


 


 


 


 


  

  

Prepared Foods

   39.7 %     55.2 %     58.2 %                                      

(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.

(b)        Fiscal 1999 had 53 weeks.

(c)        Certain items previously classified under U.S. prepared foods and U.S. fresh chicken were reclassified into the U.S. export and other and other categories.

Amounts reclassified by year were:

         $ 18.6 Million     $ 10.8 Million     $ 4.7 Million     $ 1.1 Million     $ 2.3 Million                

(d)        In fiscal 2002, $2.1 million of certain items previously classified under U.S. prepared foods and U.S. fresh turkey were reclassified into the U.S. export and other categories

 

 

2


Net Sales by Primary Market Line

for Quarters Ended:

 

The following table sets forth, for the quarterly periods including and since fiscal 2000, net sales attributable to each of our primary product lines and markets served with those products. We based the table on our internal sales reports and their classification of product types and customers. The information in these tables should be read in conjunction with the information in our SEC filings, including the discussion of our primary product lines and markets served with those products included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

   

Fiscal Quarters ended


    Sept 27,   June 28,   Mar 29,   Dec 28,   Sept 28,   June 29,   Mar 30   Dec 29   Sept 29,   June 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 30,   Sept 30,   July 1,   April 1,   Jan 1,
    2003

  2003

  2003

  2002

  2002

  2002

  2002

  2001

  2001

  2001

  2001 (a)

  2000

  2000

  2000

  2000

  2000

Chicken Sales:

                                                                                               

United States

                                                                                               

Prepared Foods:

                                                                                               

Foodservice

  $ 200,989   $ 175,493   $ 184,802   $ 170,048   $ 170,700   $ 171,568   $ 161,171   $ 156,417   $ 166,891   $ 156,859   $ 160,349   $ 147,975   $ 145,294   $ 165,577   $ 139,859   $ 138,665

Retail

  $ 43,048   $ 43,343   $ 41,202   $ 35,425   $ 41,357   $ 44,438   $ 37,691   $ 34,813   $ 32,204   $ 30,350   $ 26,029   $ 14,618   $ 16,661   $ 8,874   $ 10,698   $ 11,422
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Prepared Foods

  $ 244,037   $ 218,835   $ 226,004   $ 205,473   $ 212,057   $ 216,006   $ 198,862   $ 191,230   $ 199,095   $ 187,209   $ 186,378   $ 162,593   $ 161,955   $ 174,451   $ 150,557   $ 150,087
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh Chicken:

                                                                                               

Foodservice

  $ 140,962   $ 124,290   $ 107,250   $ 101,749   $ 109,058   $ 115,080   $ 107,795   $ 116,444   $ 121,700   $ 165,413   $ 62,047   $ 38,464   $ 46,205   $ 54,691   $ 51,951   $ 49,345

Retail

  $ 68,975   $ 63,863   $ 65,405   $ 59,668   $ 68,505   $ 68,619   $ 63,113   $ 58,187   $ 65,925   $ 43,974   $ 78,608   $ 36,187   $ 37,673   $ 39,758   $ 37,021   $ 34,525
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fresh Chicken

  $ 209,937   $ 188,153   $ 172,655   $ 161,417   $ 177,563   $ 183,699   $ 170,907   $ 174,632   $ 187,625   $ 209,386   $ 140,655   $ 74,651   $ 83,878   $ 94,449   $ 88,972   $ 83,870
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Export and Other

                                                                                               

Prepared Foods

  $ 7,191   $ 7,816   $ 6,494   $ 5,213   $ 7,905   $ 7,839   $ 7,360   $ 7,423   $ 6,290   $ 6,450   $ 4,793   $ 1,379   $ 1,466   $ 1,378   $ 1,050   $ 701

Chicken-Other

  $ 28,771   $ 21,043   $ 17,341   $ 17,931   $ 19,861   $ 19,782   $ 21,479   $ 32,453   $ 34,179   $ 19,939   $ 24,514   $ 27,203   $ 16,250   $ 12,695   $ 13,108   $ 15,519
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Export and Other

  $ 35,962   $ 28,859   $ 23,835   $ 23,145   $ 27,767   $ 27,621   $ 28,839   $ 39,877   $ 40,469   $ 26,389   $ 29,307   $ 28,582   $ 17,716   $ 14,073   $ 14,158   $ 16,221
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total U.S. Chicken

  $ 489,937   $ 435,847   $ 422,493   $ 390,035   $ 417,387   $ 427,325   $ 398,609   $ 405,738   $ 427,189   $ 422,984   $ 356,340   $ 265,826   $ 263,549   $ 282,973   $ 253,687   $ 250,178
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico:(b)

  $ 82,366   $ 88,601   $ 90,247   $ 88,091   $ 81,260   $ 80,308   $ 75,674   $ 86,528   $ 76,055   $ 84,078   $ 70,447   $ 72,853   $ 73,176   $ 75,686   $ 71,804   $ 64,939

Total Chicken Sales

  $ 572,303   $ 524,448   $ 512,740   $ 478,126   $ 498,647   $ 507,632   $ 474,282   $ 492,266   $ 503,244   $ 507,063   $ 426,787   $ 338,679   $ 336,725   $ 358,659   $ 325,491   $ 315,117
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Prepared Foods

    251,228     226,651     232,498     210,686     219,963     223,845     206,222   $ 198,653   $ 205,385   $ 193,659   $ 191,172   $ 163,972   $ 163,421   $ 175,829   $ 151,607   $ 150,788

Turkey Sales:

                                                                                               

Prepared Foods:

                                                                                               

Foodservice

  $ 23,001   $ 18,658   $ 24,100   $ 24,198   $ 29,729   $ 29,732   $ 34,082   $ 41,109   $ 30,915   $ 38,535   $ 18,561     —       —       —       —       —  

Retail

  $ 9,280   $ 8,455   $ 6,394   $ 5,013   $ 14,284   $ 14,723   $ 11,803   $ 13,829   $ 18,235   $ 15,970   $ 14,477     —       —       —       —       —  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Prepared Foods

  $ 32,280   $ 27,112   $ 30,495   $ 29,211   $ 44,013   $ 44,454   $ 45,884   $ 54,938   $ 49,150   $ 54,504   $ 33,038     —       —       —       —       —  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh Turkey:

                                                                                               

Foodservice

  $ 10,222   $ 12,114   $ 13,545   $ 12,568   $ 9,797   $ 5,561   $ 7,970   $ 12,792   $ 6,911   $ 6,141   $ 5,567     —       —       —       —       —  

Retail

  $ 30,510   $ 29,993   $ 15,507   $ 49,401   $ 25,402   $ 23,585   $ 15,498   $ 43,097   $ 27,898   $ 22,947   $ 20,802     —       —       —       —       —  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fresh Turkey

  $ 40,732   $ 42,107   $ 29,052   $ 61,969   $ 35,199   $ 29,146   $ 23,468   $ 55,888   $ 34,809   $ 29,088   $ 26,369     —       —       —       —       —  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Export and Other

                                                                      —       —       —       —       —  

Prepared Foods

  $ 565   $ 293   $ 486   $ 785   $ 711   $ 473   $ 564   $ 1,110   $ 851   $ 941   $ 641     —       —       —       —       —  

Turkey-Other

  $ 3,026   $ 2,777   $ 2,376   $ 2,414   $ 2,910   $ 2,582   $ 2,310   $ 4,468   $ 3,805   $ 2,846   $ 2,792     —       —       —       —       —  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Total Export and Other

  $ 3,590   $ 3,070   $ 2,862   $ 3,199   $ 3,621   $ 3,055   $ 2,874   $ 5,578   $ 4,656   $ 3,788   $ 3,433     —       —       —       —       —  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Turkey Sales

  $ 76,603   $ 72,289   $ 62,408   $ 94,379   $ 82,833   $ 76,656   $ 72,226   $ 116,404   $ 88,615   $ 87,380   $ 62,840     —       —       —       —       —  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Prepared Foods

  $ 32,845   $ 27,405   $ 30,981   $ 29,995   $ 44,724   $ 44,927   $ 46,448   $ 56,048   $ 50,001   $ 55,446   $ 33,679     —       —                    

Sale of Other Products

                                                                                               

U.S.

  $ 56,141   $ 49,819   $ 52,801   $ 48,523   $ 52,846   $ 48,330   $ 49,543   $ 42,972   $ 45,843   $ 45,719   $ 46,569   $ 41,725   $ 36,706   $ 27,940   $ 42,843   $ 34,201

Mexico (b)

  $ 4,424   $ 5,321   $ 2,644   $ 6,377   $ 5,494   $ 4,498   $ 4,702   $ 4,388   $ 3,548   $ 5,674   $ 5,397   $ 5,627   $ 5,945   $ 5,380   $ 4,926   $ 5,507
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other Products

  $ 60,565   $ 55,140   $ 55,445   $ 54,900   $ 58,340   $ 52,828   $ 54,245   $ 47,360   $ 49,391   $ 51,393   $ 51,966   $ 47,353   $ 42,650   $ 33,320   $ 47,769   $ 39,708
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

  $ 709,471   $ 651,877   $ 630,592   $ 627,405   $ 639,819   $ 637,116   $ 600,753   $ 656,030   $ 641,249   $ 645,836   $ 541,593   $ 386,032   $ 379,375   $ 391,979   $ 373,260   $ 354,825
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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.

(b)        Certain item previously classified under Mexico have been reclassified under sale of other products-Mexico.

Amounts reclassified by quarter were:

  $   $ 123   $   $   $   $ 7   $ 11   $ 10   $ 10   $ 146   $ 132   $ 121   $ 135

 

3


   
   
   
   
    Fiscal Quarters ended

 
    Sept 27,
2003


    June 28,
2003


    Mar 29,
2003


    Dec 28,
2002


    Sept 28,
2002


    June 29,
2002


    Mar 30,
2002


    Dec 29,
2001


    Sept 29,
2001


    June 30,
2001


    Mar 31,
2001 (a)


    Dec 30,
2000


    Sept 30,
2000


    July 1,
2000


   

April 1,

2000


   

Jan 1,

2000


 

Chicken Sales:

                                                                                               

U.S. Chicken Sales:

                                                                                               

Prepared Foods:

                                                                                               

Foodservice

  40.9 %   40.3 %   43.7 %   43.6 %   40.9 %   40.1 %   40.4 %   38.6 %   39.1 %   37.1 %   45.0 %   55.7 %   55.1 %   58.5 %   55.1 %   55.4 %

Retail

  8.8 %   9.9 %   9.8 %   9.1 %   9.9 %   10.4 %   9.5 %   8.6 %   7.5 %   7.2 %   7.3 %   5.5 %   6.3 %   3.1 %   4.2 %   4.6 %
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Prepared Foods

  49.7 %   50.2 %   53.5 %   52.7 %   50.8 %   50.5 %   49.9 %   47.1 %   46.6 %   44.3 %   52.3 %   61.2 %   61.5 %   61.6 %   59.3 %   60.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh Chicken:

                                                                                               

Foodservice

  28.8 %   28.5 %   25.4 %   26.1 %   26.1 %   26.9 %   27.0 %   28.7 %   28.5 %   39.1 %   17.4 %   14.5 %   17.5 %   19.3 %   20.5 %   19.7 %

Retail

  14.1 %   14.7 %   15.5 %   15.3 %   16.4 %   16.1 %   15.8 %   14.3 %   15.4 %   10.4 %   22.1 %   13.6 %   14.3 %   14.1 %   14.6 %   13.8 %
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fresh Chicken

  42.9 %   43.2 %   40.9 %   41.4 %   42.5 %   43.0 %   42.9 %   43.0 %   43.9 %   49.5 %   39.5 %   28.1 %   31.8 %   33.4 %   35.1 %   33.5 %

Export and Other

                                                                                               

Prepared Foods

  1.5 %   1.8 %   1.5 %   1.3 %   1.9 %   1.8 %   1.8 %   1.8 %   1.5 %   1.5 %   1.3 %   0.5 %   0.6 %   0.5 %   0.4 %   0.3 %

Chicken-Other

  5.9 %   4.8 %   4.1 %   4.6 %   4.8 %   4.6 %   5.4 %   8.0 %   8.0 %   4.7 %   6.9 %   10.2 %   6.2 %   4.5 %   5.2 %   6.2 %
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Export and Other

  7.4 %   6.6 %   5.6 %   5.9 %   6.7 %   6.5 %   7.2 %   9.8 %   9.5 %   6.2 %   8.2 %   10.8 %   6.7 %   5.0 %   5.6 %   6.5 %

Total U.S. Chicken

  100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey Sales:

                                                                                               

U.S. Turkey Sales:

                                                                                               

Prepared Foods:

                                                                                               

Foodservice

  30.2 %   25.8 %   38.6 %   25.6 %   35.9 %   38.8 %   47.2 %   35.3 %   34.9 %   44.1 %   29.5 %   —       —       —       —       —    

Retail

  12.1 %   11.7 %   10.2 %   5.3 %   17.2 %   19.2 %   16.3 %   11.9 %   20.6 %   18.3 %   23.0 %   —       —       —       —       —    
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Prepared Foods

  42.3 %   37.5 %   48.9 %   31.0 %   53.1 %   58.0 %   63.5 %   47.2 %   55.5 %   62.4 %   52.6 %   —       —       —       —       —    
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh Turkey:

                                                                                               

Foodservice

  13.3 %   16.8 %   21.7 %   13.3 %   11.8 %   7.3 %   11.0 %   11.0 %   7.8 %   7.0 %   8.9 %   —       —       —       —       —    

Retail

  39.8 %   41.5 %   24.8 %   52.3 %   30.7 %   30.8 %   21.5 %   37.0 %   31.5 %   26.3 %   33.1 %   —       —       —       —       —    
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fresh Turkey

  53.1 %   58.2 %   46.6 %   65.7 %   42.5 %   38.0 %   32.5 %   48.0 %   39.3 %   33.3 %   42.0 %   —       —       —       —       —    

Export and Other

                                                                                               

Prepared Foods

  0.7 %   0.4 %   0.8 %   0.8 %   0.9 %   0.6 %   0.8 %   1.0 %   1.0 %   1.1 %   1.0 %   —       —       —       —       —    

Turkey-Other

  3.9 %   3.8 %   3.8 %   2.6 %   3.5 %   3.4 %   3.2 %   3.8 %   4.3 %   3.3 %   4.4 %   —       —       —       —       —    
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Export and Other

  4.6 %   4.2 %   4.6 %   3.4 %   4.4 %   4.0 %   4.0 %   4.8 %   5.3 %   4.3 %   5.5 %   —       —       —       —       —    

Total U.S. Turkey

  100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   —       —       —       —       —    
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

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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.

 

    
   
   
   
   
   
    Quarters ended

 
     09/27/03

    06/28/03

    03/29/03

    12/28/02

    09/28/02

    06/29/02

    03/30/02

    12/29/01

    09/29/01

    06/30/01

    03/31/01(a)

    12/30/00

    09/30/00

    07/01/00

 
          (in thousands except per share data)  

Income Statement Data:

                                                                             *       *       *               *  

Net sales

   $ 709,471     $ 651,877     $ 630,592     $ 627,405     $ 639,819     $ 637,116     $ 600,753     $ 656,030     $ 641,251     $ 645,836     $ 541,593     $ 386,032     $ 379,375     $ 391,979  

Non-recurring recoveries

     (10,477 )     (10,302 )     (11,324 )     (14,387 )     (65 )     (691 )     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Gross margin

     59,864       61,247       36,996       42,386       31,670       47,000       28,631       57,865       61,943       75,625       29,216       47,166       39,657       46,665  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     34,142       35,107       35,576       32,045       35,069       32,654       33,003       34,535       30,826       30,139       34,488       23,955       24,022       20,316  

Operating income (loss)

     25,722       26,140       1,409       10,341       (3,100 )     14,045       (4,371 )     23,330       31,117       45,486       (5,272 )     23,211       15,635       26,349  

Interest expense, net

     9,146       9,417       9,942       9,476       7,137       9,031       7,261       8,573       9,536       10,014       7,085       4,140       4,210       4,967  

Miscellaneous, net

     (351 )     (8,124 )     (29,896 )     (1,766 )     (2,580 )     (3,378 )     873       (387 )     (997 )     1,751       (281 )     (122 )     327       465  

Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge

     16,926       25,181       18,146       2,981       (8,146 )     6,525       (11,055 )     15,679       20,584       34,323       (12,118 )     19,072       11,782       20,319  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (8,147 )     7,740       7,381       225       (4,973 )     3,259       (13,399 )     2,688       7,649       9,056       (2,316 )     6,335       463       3,175  

Income (loss) before extraordinary charge

     25,073       17,441       10,765       2,756       (3,174 )     3,266       1,252       12,991       12,935       25,267       (9,802 )     12,737       11,319       17,144  

Extraordinary charge—net of tax

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Net income (loss)

   $ 25,073     $ 17,441     $ 10,765     $ 2,756     $ (3,174 )   $ 3,266     $ 1,252     $ 12,991       12,935     $ 25,267     $ (9,802 )   $ 12,737     $ 11,319     $ 17,144  

Per Common Share Data: (c)

                                                                                                                

Income (loss) before extraordinary charge

   $ 0.61     $ 0.42     $ 0.26     $ 0.07     $ (0.08 )   $ 0.08     $ 0.03     $ 0.32     $ 0.34     $ 0.61     $ (0.24 )   $ 0.31     $ 0.28     $ 0.41  

Extraordinary charge—early repayment of debt

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Net Income (loss)

   $ 0.61     $ 0.42     $ 0.26     $ 0.07     $ (0.08 )   $ 0.08     $ 0.03     $ 0.32     $ 0.32     $ 0.61     $ (0.24 )   $ 0.31     $ 0.28     $ 0.41  

Cash dividends

   $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015  

Book value

   $ 10.87     $ 10.27     $ 9.86     $ 9.61     $ 9.57     $ 9.68     $ 9.57     $ 9.53     $ 9.27     $ 8.96     $ 8.37     $ 8.63     $ 8.33     $ 8.05  

Balance Sheet Summary:

                                                                                                                

Working capital

   $ 199,497     $ 267,844     $ 250,893     $ 171,582     $ 179,171     $ 157,980     $ 149,869     $ 143,360     $ 203,350     $ 177,194     $ 166,456     $ 107,508     $ 124,531     $ 142,915  

Total assets

   $ 1,257,484     $ 1,278,920     $ 1,259,111     $ 1,219,911     $ 1,221,418     $ 1,218,365     $ 1,195,552     $ 1,153,438     $ 1,215,695     $ 1,204,820     $ 1,176,261     $ 714,340     $ 705,420     $ 686,450  

Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 2,680     $ 2,635     $ 4,272     $ 3,525     $ 4,665     $ 63,210     $ 60,126     $ 5,177     $ 5,099     $ 59,022     $ 63,947     $ 14,242     $ 4,657     $ 4,729  

Long-term debt, less current maturities

   $ 415,965     $ 480,150     $ 491,825     $ 434,103     $ 448,979     $ 418,064     $ 410,628     $ 396,975     $ 467,242     $ 444,125     $ 460,346     $ 156,546     $ 165,037     $ 172,686  

Total debt

   $ 418,645     $ 482,785     $ 496,096     $ 437,628     $ 453,644     $ 481,274     $ 470,754     $ 402,152     $ 472,341     $ 503,147     $ 524,293     $ 170,788     $ 169,694     $ 177,415  

Senior secured debt (included in Total Debt)

   $ 118,645     $ 282,785     $ 296,096     $ 237,628     $ 253,644     $ 281,274     $ 270,754     $ 202,152     $ 272,341     $ 412,540     $ 433,723     $ 80,256     $ 79,199     $ 86,957  

Total stockholders’ equity

   $ 446,696     $ 422,189     $ 405,330     $ 395,115     $ 393,470     $ 397,910     $ 393,641     $ 391,644     $ 380,932     $ 368,479     $ 344,261     $ 354,676     $ 342,559     $ 332,110  

Cash Flow Summary:

                                                                                                                

Operating cash flow

   $ 82,359     $ 30,693     $ (56,617 )   $ 40,617     $ 60,789     $ 15,704     $ (58,711 )   $ 81,773     $ 70,581     $ 48,738     $ (47,486 )   $ 16,000     $ 69,097     $ 18,298  

Depreciation & amortization (d)

   $ 19,934     $ 18,940     $ 17,803     $ 17,510     $ 18,114     $ 17,813     $ 17,647     $ 17,399     $ 15,962     $ 18,608     $ 12,152     $ 8,668     $ 9,279     $ 9,284  

Capital expenditures

   $ 17,429     $ 11,122     $ 15,907     $ 9,116     $ 23,958     $ 24,199     $ 14,898     $ 17,333     $ (7,615 )   $ 59,847     $ 27,793     $ 32,607     $ 35,195     $ 21,565  

Business acquisitions

   $ 4,019     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 239,539     $ —       $ —            

Financing activities, net

   $ (67,049 )   $ (13,931 )   $ 57,852     $ (16,637 )   $ (28,240 )   $ 9,900     $ 68,015     $ (6,518 )   $ (31,646 )   $ (21,804 )   $ 307,193     $ 436     $ (8,628 )   $ (4,957 )

Cashflow Ratios:

                                                                                                                

EBITDA (e)

   $ 45,592     $ 53,232     $ 45,508     $ 29,594     $ 16,736     $ 33,012     $ 12,415     $ 41,305     $ 44,977     $ 62,664     $ 6,851     $ 31,673     $ 25,020     $ 34,198  

EBITDA (last four qtrs.)

   $ 173,926     $ 145,070     $ 124,850     $ 91,757     $ 103,468     $ 131,709     $ 161,361     $ 155,798     $ 146,166     $ 126,209     $ 97,742     $ 113,276     $ 115,336     $ 125,705  

Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales):

                                                                                                                

Gross margin

     8.4 %     9.4 %     5.9 %     6.8 %     4.9 %     7.4 %     4.8 %     8.8 %     9.7 %     11.7 %     5.4 %     12.2 %     10.5 %     11.9 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     4.8 %     5.4 %     5.6 %     5.1 %     5.4 %     5.2 %     5.5 %     5.3 %     4.8 %     4.7 %     6.4 %     6.2 %     6.3 %     5.2 %

Operating income (loss)

     3.6 %     4.0 %     0.2 %     1.6 %     -0.5 %     2.2 %     -0.7 %     3.6 %     4.9 %     7.0 %     -1.0 %     6.0 %     4.1 %     6.7 %

Interest expense, net

     1.3 %     1.4 %     1.6 %     1.5 %     1.1 %     1.4 %     1.2 %     1.3 %     1.5 %     1.6 %     1.3 %     1.1 %     1.1 %     1.3 %

Net income (loss)

     3.5 %     2.7 %     1.7 %     0.4 %     -0.5 %     0.5 %     0.2 %     2.0 %     2.0 %     3.9 %     -1.8 %     3.3 %     3.0 %     4.4 %

(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
   $ 414     $ 307       383       372       369       357       346     $ 346     $ 1,105     $ 281     $ 268     $ 207     $ 251     $ 372  

(e)

   “EBITDA” is defined as the sum of net income (loss) before extraordinary charges, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented because it is used by us, and we believe it is frequently
used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, in addition to and not in lieu of GAAP results, to compare the performance 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. EBITDA is calculated as follows:

Net Income

   $ 25,073     $ 17,441     $ 10,765     $ 2,756     $ (3,174 )   $ 3,266     $ 1,252     $ 12,991     $ 12,935     $ 25,267     $ (9,802 )   $ 12,737     $ 11,319     $ 17,144  

Add:

                                                                                                                

Extraordinary charge-net of tax

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Income Tax Expense (benefit)

     (8,147 )     7,740       7,381       225       (4,973 )     3,259       (13,399 )     2,688       7,649       9,056       (2,316 )     6,335       463       3,175  

Interest expense, net

     9,146       9,417       9,942       9,476       7,137       9,031       7,261       8,573       9,536       10,014       7,085       4,140       4,210       4,967  

Depreciation and amortization

     19,934       18,940       17,803       17,510       18,114       17,813       17,647       17,399       15,962       18,608       12,152       8,668       9,279       9,284  

Minus:

                                                                                                                

Amortization of capitalized financing costs

     414       307       383       372       369       357       346       346       1,105       281       268       207       251       372  
         


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


EBITDA

   $ 45,592     $ 53,232     $ 45,508     $ 29,594     $ 16,736     $ 33,012     $ 12,415     $ 41,305     $ 44,977     $ 62,664     $ 6,851     $ 31,673     $ 25,020     $ 34,198  
     Quarters ended

 
     04/01/00

    01/01/00

    10/02/99

    07/03/99

    04/03/99

    01/02/99(b)

    09/26/98

    06/27/98

    03/28/98

    12/27/97

    09/27/97

    6/28/97

    03/29/97

    12/28/96

 
     (in thousands except per share data)  

Income Statement Data:

     *       *               *       *       *               *       *       *                                  

Net sales

   $ 373,260     $ 354,825     $ 317,261     $ 344,160     $ 329,894     $ 366,088     $ 340,712     $ 328,500     $ 324,446     $ 337,887     $ 341,274     $ 335,168     $ 303,401     $ 297,806  

Non-recurring recoveries

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Gross margin

     34,029       45,477       46,130       49,415       46,262       43,901       47,126       32,736       26,861       29,380       33,860       27,285       23,085       30,267  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     20,747       20,255       17,316       20,203       20,970       17,715       15,682       13,693       15,463       14,009       8,567       14,658       13,425       13,953  

Operating income (loss)

     13,282       25,222       28,814       29,212       25,292       26,186       31,444       19,043       11,398       15,371       25,293       12,627       9,660       16,314  

Interest expense, net

     4,699       3,903       4,535       4,308       4,090       4,733       4,824       5,195       5,093       5,036       5,770       5,572       5,284       5,449  

Miscellaneous, net

     (519 )     (198 )     1,348       (191 )     (261 )     88       (212 )     (535 )     (488 )     (463 )     595       (128 )     (397 )     (2,509 )

Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge

     9,178       21,507       22,549       25,274       21,624       21,457       26,063       13,970       6,219       10,270       19,142       7,071       4,674       12,937  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     155       6,649       6,113       6,957       7,044       5,537       5,773       2,135       (549 )     (847 )     451       (215 )     (280 )     2,832  

Income (loss) before extraordinary charge

     9,023       14,858       16,436       18,317       14,580       15,920       20,290       11,835       6,768       11,117       18,691       7,286       4,954       10,105  

Extraordinary charge—net of tax

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Net income (loss)

   $ 9,023     $ 14,858       16,436     $ 18,317     $ 14,580     $ 15,920     $ 20,290     $ 11,835     $ 6,768     $ 11,117     $ 18,691     $ 7,286     $ 4,954     $ 10,105  

Per Common Share Data: (c)

                                                                                                                

Income (loss) before extraordinary charge

   $ 0.22     $ 0.36     $ 0.41     $ 0.44     $ 0.35     $ 0.38     $ 0.49     $ 0.29     $ 0.16     $ 0.27     $ 0.45     $ 0.18     $ 0.12     $ 0.24  

Extraordinary charge—early repayment of debt

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Net Income (loss)

   $ 0.22     $ 0.36     $ 0.41     $ 0.44     $ 0.35     $ 0.38     $ 0.49     $ 0.29     $ 0.16     $ 0.27     $ 0.45     $ 0.18     $ 0.12     $ 0.24  

Cash dividends

   $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.015     $ 0.010     $ 0.010     $ 0.010     $ 0.010     $ 0.010     $ 0.010     $ 0.010     $ 0.010     $ 0.010     $ 0.010     $ 0.010  

Book value

   $ 7.66     $ 7.45     $ 7.11     $ 6.73     $ 6.30     $ 5.95     $ 5.58     $ 5.08     $ 4.82     $ 4.67     $ 4.41     $ 3.97     $ 3.80     $ 3.69  

Balance Sheet Summary:

                                                                                                                

Working capital

   $ 139,465     $ 148,659     $ 154,242     $ 158,858     $ 150,686     $ 144,981     $ 147,040     $ 139,713     $ 132,518     $ 114,948     $ 133,542     $ 99,829     $ 98,526     $ 100,925  

Total assets

   $ 665,158     $ 652,970     $ 655,762     $ 657,974     $ 626,745     $ 607,365     $ 601,439     $ 578,541     $ 574,805     $ 564,611     $ 579,124     $ 566,725     $ 531,579     $ 525,628  

Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 5,041     $ 4,103     $ 4,353     $ 7,928     $ 6,338     $ 4,629     $ 5,889     $ 11,638     $ 11,589     $ 8,708     $ 11,596     $ 30,884     $ 33,645     $ 25,564  

Long-term debt, less current maturities

   $ 175,350     $ 163,230     $ 183,753     $ 195,283     $ 197,971     $ 185,358     $ 199,784     $ 216,741     $ 219,394     $ 204,890     $ 224,743     $ 210,358     $ 193,546     $ 195,957  

Total debt

   $ 180,391     $ 167,333     $ 188,106     $ 203,211     $ 204,309     $ 189,987     $ 205,673     $ 228,379     $ 230,983     $ 213,598     $ 236,339     $ 241,242     $ 227,191     $ 221,521  

Senior secured debt (included in Total Debt)

   $ 87,873     $ 73,931     $ 94,730     $ 109,884     $ 111,019     $ 96,735     $ 110,161     $ 129,149     $ 131,790     $ 114,443     $ 137,221     $ 142,161     $ 128,148     $ 122,461  

Total stockholders’ equity

   $ 316,898     $ 308,496     $ 294,259     $ 278,447     $ 260,543     $ 246,377     $ 230,871     $ 210,369     $ 199,573     $ 193,220     $ 182,516     $ 164,239     $ 157,366     $ 152,826  

Cash Flow Summary:

                                                                                                                

Operating cash flow

   $ 11,588     $ 31,820     $ 44,926     $ 7,086     $ (8,009 )   $ 37,449     $ 52,784     $ 13,487     $ (13,684 )   $ 32,429     $ 24,710     $ 15,233     $ (6,983 )   $ 16,655  

Depreciation & amortization (d)

   $ 8,878     $ 8,586     $ 8,546     $ 8,869     $ 8,468     $ 8,653     $ 8,098     $ 8,427     $ 8,014     $ 8,052     $ 8,050     $ 7,517     $ 7,094     $ 7,135  

Capital expenditures

   $ 20,956     $ 14,412     $ 17,479     $ 13,402     $ 25,935     $ 12,833     $ 14,084     $ 13,633     $ 10,449     $ 15,352     $ 9,456     $ 28,613     $ 7,967     $ 4,195  

Business acquisitions

                                                                                                                

Financing activities, net

   $ (30,465 )   $ 21,430     $ (15,766 )   $ (1,548 )   $ 10,618     $ (12,938 )   $ (23,186 )   $ (15,570 )   $ 29,450     $ (23,192 )   $ (5,356 )   $ 13,600     $ 5,220     $ (13,116 )

Cashflow Ratios:

                                                                                                                

EBITDA (e)

   $ 22,385     $ 33,733     $ 35,389     $ 38,210     $ 33,921     $ 34,525     $ 38,808     $ 27,308     $ 19,046     $ 23,106     $ 32,800     $ 19,892     $ 16,813     $ 25,276  

EBITDA (last four qtrs.)

   $ 129,717     $ 141,252     $ 142,045     $ 145,464     $ 134,562     $ 119,688     $ 108,268     $ 102,261     $ 94,844     $ 92,611     $ 94,782     $ 61,981     $ 42,090     $ 25,276  

Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales):

                                                                                                                

Gross margin

     9.1 %     12.8 %     14.5 %     14.4 %     14.0 %     12.0 %     13.8 %     10.0 %     8.3 %     8.7 %     9.9 %     8.1 %     7.6 %     10.2 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     5.6 %     5.7 %     5.5 %     5.9 %     6.4 %     4.8 %     4.6 %     4.2 %     4.8 %     4.1 %     2.5 %     4.4 %     4.4 %     4.7 %

Operating income (loss)

     3.6 %     7.1 %     9.1 %     8.5 %     7.7 %     7.2 %     9.2 %     5.8 %     3.5 %     4.5 %     7.4 %     3.8 %     3.2 %     5.5 %

Interest expense, net

     1.3 %     1.1 %     1.4 %     1.3 %     1.2 %     1.3 %     1.4 %     1.6 %     1.6 %     1.5 %     1.7 %     1.7 %     1.7 %     1.8 %

Net income (loss)

     2.4 %     4.2 %     5.2 %     5.3 %     4.4 %     4.3 %     6.0 %     3.6 %     2.1 %     3.3 %     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
   $ 370     $ 263     $ 241     $ 241     $ 261     $ 318     $ 177     $ 284     $ 280     $ 252     $ 162     $ 268     $ 239     $ 245  

(e)

   “EBITDA” is defined as the sum of net income (loss) before extraordinary charges, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented because it is used by us, and we believe it is frequently
used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, in addition to and not in lieu of GAAP results, to compare the performance 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. EBITDA is calculated as follows:

Net Income

   $ 9,023     $ 14,858     $ 16,436     $ 18,317     $ 14,580     $ 15,920     $ 20,290     $ 11,835     $ 6,768     $ 11,117     $ 18,691     $ 7,286     $ 4,954     $ 10,105  

Add:

                                                                                                                

Extraordinary charge-net of tax

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Income Tax Expense (benefit)

     155       6,649       6,113       6,957       7,044       5,537       5,773       2,135       (549 )     (847 )     451       (215 )     (280 )     2,832  

Interest expense, net

     4,699       3,903       4,535       4,308       4,090       4,733       4,824       5,195       5,093       5,036       5,770       5,572       5,284       5,449  

Depreciation and amortization

     8,878       8,586       8,546       8,869       8,468       8,653       8,098       8,427       8,014       8,052       8,050       7,517       7,094       7,135  

Minus:

                                                                                                                

Amortization of capitalized financing costs

     370       263       241       241       261       318       177       284       280       252       162       268       239       245  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


EBITDA

   $ 22,385     $ 33,733     $ 35,389     $ 38,210     $ 33,921     $ 34,525     $ 38,808     $ 27,308     $ 19,046     $ 23,106     $ 32,800     $ 19,892     $ 16,813     $ 25,276  

 

5


Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation

Selected Financial Data

for fiscal years 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.

 

       
   
    Fiscal Years ended

 
        2003

    2002

    2001 (a)

    2000

    1999 (b)

    1998

    1997

    1996

    1995

    1994

    1993 (b)

    1992

 
        (in thousands except per share data)  

Income Statement Data:

                                                                                               

Net sales

  $ 2,619,345     $ 2,533,718     $ 2,214,712     $ 1,499,439     $ 1,357,403     $ 1,331,545     $ 1,277,649     $ 1,139,310     $ 931,806     $ 922,609     $ 887,843     $ 817,361  

Non-recurring recoveries

    (46,479 )     (2,951 )     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Gross margin

    200,483       165,165       213,950       165,828       185,708       136,103       114,467       70,640       74,144       110,827       106,036       32,802  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    136,870       135,261       119,408       85,340       76,204       58,847       50,603       49,136       49,214       50,872       49,934       46,277  

Operating income (loss)

    63,613       29,904       94,542       80,488       109,504       77,256       63,894       21,504       24,930       59,698       56,345       (12,475 )

Interest expense, net

    37,981       32,003       30,775       17,779       17,666       20,148       22,075       21,539       17,483       19,175       25,719       22,502  

Miscellaneous, net

    (37,604 )     (5,742 )     351       75       984       (1,698 )     (2,439 )     (1,357 )     (249 )     (1,666 )     (2,455 )     (2,265 )

Income (loss) before income taxes and
extraordinary charge

    63,235       1,910       61,861       62,786       90,904       56,522       43,824       (4,533 )     2,091       42,448       30,952       (33,712 )

Income tax expense (benefit)

    7,199       (12,425 )     20,724       10,442       25,651       6,512       2,788       2,751       10,058       11,390       9,943       (4,048 )

Income (loss) before extraordinary charge

    56,036       14,335       41,137       52,344       65,253       50,010       41,036       (7,284 )     (7,967 )     31,058       21,009       (29,664 )

Extraordinary charge—net of tax

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Net income (loss)

  $ 56,036     $ 14,335     $ 41,137     $ 52,344       65,253     $ 50,010     $ 41,036     $ (7,284 )   $ (7,967 )   $ 31,058     $ 21,009     $ (29,664 )

Per Common Share Data: (c)

                                                                                               

Income (loss) before extraordinary charge

  $ 1.36     $ 0.35     $ 1.02     $ 1.27     $ 1.58     $ 1.21     $ 0.99     $ (0.11 )*   $ (0.19 )   $ 0.75 *   $ 0.54     $ (0.83 )

Extraordinary charge—early repayment of debt

  $ —       $ —       $ (0.02 )   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (0.07 )   $ —       $ —       $ (0.03 )   $ —    

Net Income (loss)

  $ 1.36     $ 0.35     $ 1.00     $ 1.27     $ 158.00     $ 1.21     $ 0.99     $ (0.18 )*   $ (0.19 )   $ 0.75 *   $ 0.51     $ (0.83 )

Cash dividends

  $ 0.060     $ 0.060     $ 0.060     $ 0.060     $ 0.045     $ 0.040     $ 0.040     $ 0.040     $ 0.040     $ 0.040     $ 0.020     $ 0.040  

Book value

  $ 10.87     $ 9.57     $ 9.27     $ 8.33     $ 7.11     $ 5.58     $ 4.41     $ 3.46 *   $ 3.67     $ 3.91     $ 3.20     $ 2.71  

Balance Sheet Summary:

                                                                                               

Working capital

  $ 199,497     $ 179,171     $ 203,450     $ 124,531     $ 154,242     $ 147,040     $ 133,542     $ 88,455     $ 88,395     $ 99,724     $ 72,688     $ 11,227  

Total assets

  $ 1,257,484     $ 1,221,418     $ 1,215,695     $ 705,420     $ 655,762     $ 601,439     $ 579,124     $ 536,722     $ 497,604     $ 438,683     $ 422,846     $ 434,566  

Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 2,680     $ 4,665     $ 5,099     $ 4,657     $ 4,353     $ 5,889     $ 11,596     $ 35,850     $ 18,187     $ 4,493     $ 25,643     $ 86,424  

Long-term debt, less current maturities

  $ 415,965     $ 448,979     $ 467,242     $ 165,037     $ 183,753     $ 199,784     $ 224,743     $ 198,334     $ 182,988     $ 152,631     $ 159,554     $ 131,534  

Total debt

  $ 418,645     $ 453,644     $ 472,341     $ 169,694     $ 188,106     $ 205,673     $ 236,339     $ 234,184     $ 201,175     $ 157,124     $ 185,197     $ 217,958  

Senior secured debt (included in Total Debt)

  $ 118,645     $ 253,644     $ 272,341     $ 79,199     $ 94,730     $ 110,161     $ 137,221     $ 134,914     $ 101,753     $ 58,454     $ 86,677     $ 167,958  

Total stockholders' equity

  $ 446,696     $ 393,470     $ 380,932     $ 342,559     $ 294,259     $ 230,871     $ 182,516     $ 143,135     $ 152,074     $ 161,696     $ 132,293     $ 112,112  

Cash Flow Summary:

                                                                                               

Operating cash flow

  $ 97,053     $ 99,555     $ 87,833     $ 130,803     $ 81,452     $ 85,016     $ 49,615     $ 11,391     $ 32,712     $ 60,664     $ 44,970     $ (1,573 )

Depreciation & amortization (d)

  $ 74,187     $ 70,973     $ 55,390     $ 36,027     $ 34,536     $ 32,591     $ 29,796     $ 28,024     $ 26,127     $ 25,177     $ 26,034     $ 24,090  

Capital expenditures

  $ 53,574     $ 80,388     $ 112,632     $ 92,128     $ 69,649     $ 53,518     $ 50,231     $ 34,314     $ 35,194     $ 25,547     $ 15,201     $ 18,043  

Business acquisitions

  $ 4,019     $ —       $ 239,539     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 36,178     $ —       $ —       $ —    

Financing activities, net

  $ (39,765 )   $ (21,163 )   $ 254,382     $ (22,619 )   $ (19,634 )   $ (32,498 )   $ 348     $ 27,313     $ 40,173     $ (30,291 )   $ (40,339 )   $ 25,110  

Cashflow Ratios:

                                                                                               

EBITDA (e)

  $ 173,927     $ 103,469     $ 147,599     $ 115,356     $ 142,043     $ 108,268     $ 94,604     $ 47,849     $ 44,455     $ 85,434     $ 81,105     $ 12,380  

EBITDA /interest expense, net

    4.58       3.23       4.80       6.49       8.04       5.37       4.29       2.22       2.85       4.36       3.08       0.48  

Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales):

                                                                                               

Gross margin

    7.7 %     6.5 %     9.7 %     11.1 %     13.7 %     10.2 %     9.0 %     6.2 %     8.0 %     12.0 %     11.9 %     4.0 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    5.2 %     5.3 %     5.4 %     5.7 %     5.6 %     4.4 %     4.0 %     4.3 %     5.3 %     5.5 %     5.6 %     5.7 %

Operating income (loss)

    2.4 %     1.2 %     4.3 %     5.4 %     8.1 %     5.8 %     5.0 %     1.9 %     2.7 %     6.5 %     6.3 %     -1.6 %

Interest expense, net

    1.5 %     1.3 %     1.4 %     1.2 %     1.3 %     1.5 %     1.7 %     1.9 %     1.9 %     2.1 %     2.9 %     2.8 %

Net income (loss)

    2.1 %     0.6 %     1.9 %     3.5 %     4.8 %     3.8 %     3.2 %     -0.6 %     -0.9 %     3.4 %     2.4 %     -3.6 %

(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 1999 and 1993 had 53 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
  $ 1,476     $ 1,417     $ 1,860     $ 1,236     $ 1,063     $ 993     $ 1,091       1761       1100       1300       1600       500  

(e)

  “EBITDA” is defined as the sum of net income (loss) before extraordinary charges, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented because it is used by
us, and we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, in addition to and not in lieu of GAAP results, to compare the
performance 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. EBITDA is calculated as follows:
    Net Income   $ 56,036     $ 14,335     $ 41,137     $ 52,344     $ 65,253     $ 50,010     $ 41,036     $ (7,284 )   $ (7,967 )   $ 31,058     $ 21,009     $ (29,664 )
   

Add:

                                                                                               
   

Income Tax Expense (benefit)

    7,199       (12,425 )     20,724       10,442       25,651       6,512       2,788       2,751       10,058       11,390       9,943       (4,048 )
   

Interest expense, net

    37,981       32,003       30,775       17,779       17,666       20,148       22,075       21,539       17,483       19,175       25,719       22,502  
   

Depreciation and amortization

    74,187       70,973       55,390       36,027       34,536       32,591       29,796       28,024       26,127       25,177       26,034       24,090  
   

Minus:

                                                                                               
   

Amortization of capitalized
financing costs

    1,476       1,417       1,860       1,236       1,063       993       913       1,761       1,246       1,366       1,600       500  
       


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


    EBITDA   $ 173,927     $ 103,469     $ 146,166     $ 115,356     $ 142,043     $ 108,268     $ 94,782     $ 43,269     $ 44,455     $ 85,434     $ 81,105     $ 12,380  

 

6


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.

 

   
   
   
   
   
    Quarters Ended

 
    09/27/03

    06/28/03

    03/29/03

    12/28/02

    09/28/02

    06/29/02

    03/30/02

    12/29/01

    09/29/01

 

United States

                                                                       

Chicken Operations:

                                                                       

U.S. Chicken Sales (000’s)

  $ 489,937     $ 435,848     $ 422,493     $ 390,034     $ 417,387     $ 427,325     $ 398,608     $ 405,738     $ 427,191  

U.S. Chicken Sales divided by U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced

  $ 0.7504     $ 0.6924     $ 0.7255     $ 0.6617     $ 0.6883     $ 0.6934     $ 0.6872     $ 0.7075     $ 0.7470  

U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced (000’s)

    652,871       629,496       582,383       589,433       606,383       616,274       580,037       573,464       571,867  

Other Operations:

                                                                       

Other Sales (000’s)

    56,141       49,819       52,801       48,523       52,846       48,330       49,543       42,972       45,843  

U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales Totals:

                                                                       

U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales (000’s)

    546,078       485,667       475,294       438,557       470,233       475,655       448,151       448,710       473,034  

U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income (000’s)

    41,511       26,734       1,628       (10,379 )     4,442       13,138       3,701       9,355       27,700  

U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Chicken & Other Sales

    7.60 %     5.50 %     0.34 %     -2.37 %     0.94 %     2.76 %     0.83 %     2.08 %     5.86 %
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Turkey

                                                                       

U.S. Turkey Sales (000’s)

    76,603       72,289       62,407       94,379       82,832       76,656       72,226       116,404       88,615  

U.S. Turkey Sales divided by U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced

  $ 0.7753     $ 0.6617     $ 0.5672     $ 0.9047     $ 0.8353     $ 0.7304     $ 0.6222     $ 1.0311     $ 0.7896  

U.S. Turkey Operating Income (000’s)

    (23,669 )     (19,726 )     (15,403 )     (14,268 )     (10,883 )     (5,614 )     (7,559 )     5,503       2,406  

U.S. Turkey Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Turkey Sales

    -30.90 %     -27.29 %     -24.68 %     -15.12 %     -13.14 %     -7.32 %     -10.47 %     4.73 %     2.72 %

U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced (000’s)

    98,806       109,252       110,024       104,321       99,165       104,946       116,074       112,896       112,233  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


U.S. Summary

                                                                       

U.S. Sales (000’s)

    622,681       557,956       537,701       532,936       553,065       552,311       520,377       565,114       561,649  

U.S. Cost of Sales (000’s)

    580,392       522,326       522,291       517,183       531,360       517,671       0       522,513       507,112  

U.S. Gross Margin (000’s)

    42,289       35,630       15,410       15,753       21,705       34,640       23,081       42,601       54,537  

U.S. Gross Margin as a percent of U.S. Sales

    6.79 %     6.39 %     2.87 %     2.96 %     3.92 %     6.27 %     4.44 %     7.54 %     9.71 %

U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000’s)

    24,447       28,622       29,185       26,013       28,146       27,116       26,939       27,743       24,431  

U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of U.S. Sales

    3.93 %     5.13 %     5.43 %     4.88 %     5.09 %     4.91 %     5.18 %     4.91 %     4.35 %

U.S. Operating Income (000’s)

    17,842       7,008       (13,775 )     (10,260 )     (6,441 )     7,524       (3,858 )     14,858       30,106  

U.S. Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Sales

    2.87 %     1.26 %     -2.56 %     -1.93 %     -1.16 %     1.36 %     -0.74 %     2.63 %     5.36 %
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Mexico

                                                                       

Chicken Operations:

                                                                       

Mexico Chicken Sales (000’s) ©

    82,366       88,600       90,247       88,092       81,260       80,307       75,674       86,528       76,054  

Mexico Chicken Sales divided by Mexico Chicken Net Pounds Produced

  $ 0.5331     $ 0.6175     $ 0.5759     $ 0.5898     $ 0.5984     $ 0.6177     $ 0.5820     $ 0.5812     $ 0.5455  

Mexico Other Operations:

                                                                       

Mexico Other Sales (000’s) (c)

    4,424       5,321       2,644       6,377       5,494       4,498       4,702       4,388       3,548  

Mexico Chicken Operating Income (000’s)

    (2,597 )     8,830       3,872       6,214       3,276       5,831       (514 )     8,471       1,011  

Mexico Operating Income as a percent of Mexico Chicken Sales

    -2.99 %     9.40 %     4.17 %     6.58 %     3.78 %     6.88 %     -0.64 %     9.32 %     1.27 %

Mexico Net Pounds Produced (000’s)

    154,518       143,474       156,717       149,356       135,789       130,012       130,027       148,876       139,415  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Consolidated Operations

                                                                       

Chicken Operations:

                                                                       

Chicken Sales from all Divisions (000’s)

    572,303       524,448       512,740       478,126       498,647       507,632       474,282       492,266       503,245  

Chicken Sales from all divisions divided by Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions

  $ 0.7088     $ 0.6785     $ 0.6937     $ 0.6472     $ 0.6719     $ 0.6802     $ 0.6679     $ 0.6815     $ 0.7075  

Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions (000’s)

    807,389       772,970       739,100       738,789       742,172       746,286       710,064       722,340       711,282  

Other Operations:

                                                                       

Other Sales (000’s)©

    60,565       55,140       55,445       54,900       58,340       52,828       54,245       47,360       49,391  

Totals All Operations:

                                                                       

Total Net Sales (000’s)

    709,471       651,877       630,592       627,405       639,819       637,116       600,753       656,030       641,251  

Total Cost of Sales (000’s)

    660,084       600,932       604,919       599,406       608,213       590,808       572,122       598,166       579,307  

Gross Margin from all operations (000’s)

    49,387       50,945       25,673       27,999       31,606       46,308       28,631       57,864       61,944  

Gross Margin from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales

    6.96 %     7.82 %     4.07 %     4.46 %     4.94 %     7.27 %     4.77 %     8.82 %     9.66 %

Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000’s)

    34,142       35,107       35,576       32,045       34,771       32,953       33,003       34,535       30,827  

Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of Total Net Sales

    4.81 %     5.39 %     5.64 %     5.11 %     5.43 %     5.17 %     5.49 %     5.26 %     4.81 %

Operating Income from all operations (000’s)

    15,245       15,838       (9,903 )     (4,046 )     (3,165 )     13,355       (4,372 )     23,329       31,117  

Operating Income from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales

    2.15 %     2.43 %     1.57 %     -0.64 %     -0.49 %     2.10 %     -0.73 %     3.56 %     4.85 %

Avian Influenza Reimbursement (000’s)

    10,434       67       1,749       14,301               —         —         —         —    

Vitamin Settlements (000’s)

    43       10,235       9,564       86       65       691       —         —         —    

Total Adjustments (000’s)

    10,477       10,302       11,313       14,387       65       691       —         —         —    

Consolidated Adjusted Chicken and Turkey Operating Income (000’s)

    25,722       26,140       1,410       10,341       (3,100 )     14,046       (4,372 )     23,329       31,117  

Consolidated Adjusted Chicken and Turkey Income as a percent of Total Net Sales

    3.63 %     4.01 %     0.22 %     1.65 %     -0.48 %     2.20 %     -0.73 %     3.56 %     4.85 %
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


(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.

(b)

  14 week Quarter.

(c)

  Certain item previously classified under Mexico have been reclassified under sale of other products-Mexico.
    Amounts reclassified by quarter were:   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 123     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 7  

 

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    Quarters Ended

 
    06/30/01

    03/31/01(a)

    12/30/00

    09/30/00

    07/01/00

    04/01/00

    01/01/00

    10/02/99

    07/03/99

 

United States

                                                                       

Chicken Operations:

                                                                       

U.S. Chicken Sales (000’s)

  $ 422,985     $ 356,341     $ 265,824     $ 263,549     $ 282,973     $ 253,687     $ 250,178     $ 249,181     $ 254,794  

U.S. Chicken Sales divided by U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced

  $ 0.7232     $ 0.7096     $ 0.7221     $ 0.7173     $ 0.7187     $ 0.6624     $ 0.7140     $ 0.7220     $ 0.7317  

U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced (000’s)

    584,896       502,173       368,143       367,431       393,755       382,955       350,409       345,141       348,232  

Other Operations:

                                                                       

Other Sales (000’s)

    45,719       46,568       41,725       36,706       27,940       42,843       34,201       32,151       26,461  

U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales Totals:

                                                                       

U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales (000’s)

    468,704       402,909       307,552       300,255       310,913       296,530       284,379       281,332       281,255  

U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income (000’s)

    26,822       1,795       18,436       8,411       12,909       3,502       21,106       25,619       22,076  

U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Chicken & Other Sales

    5.72 %     0.45 %     5.99 %     2.80 %     4.15 %     1.18 %     7.42 %     9.11 %     7.85 %
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Turkey

                                                                       

U.S. Turkey Sales (000’s)

    87,380       62,840       —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

U.S. Turkey Sales divided by U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced

  $ 0.7875     $ 0.8282       —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

U.S. Turkey Operating Income (000’s)

    3,750       (1,867 )     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

U.S. Turkey Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Turkey Sales

    4.29 %     -2.97 %     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced (000’s)

    110,958       75,879       —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


U.S. Summary

                                                                       

U.S. Sales (000’s)

    556,084       465,749       307,552       300,255       310,913       296,530       284,379       281,332       281,255  

U.S. Cost of Sales (000’s)

    501,065       436,038       270,315       273,604       282,676       276,987       247,149       242,313       243,018  

U.S. Gross Margin (000’s)

    55,019       29,711       37,237       26,651       28,237       19,543       37,230       39,019       38,236  

U.S. Gross Margin as a percent of U.S. Sales

    9.89 %     6.38 %     12.11 %     8.88 %     9.08 %     6.59 %     13.09 %     13.87 %     13.59 %

U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000’s)

    24,448       29,783       18,801       18,240       15,328       16,041       16,124       13,399       16,160  

U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of U.S. Sales

    4.40 %     6.39 %     6.11 %     6.07 %     4.93 %     5.41 %     5.67 %     4.76 %     5.75 %

U.S. Operating Income (000’s)

    30,571       (72 )     18,436       8,411       12,909       3,502       21,106       25,619       22,076  

U.S. Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Sales

    5.50 %     -0.02 %     5.99 %     2.80 %     4.15 %     1.18 %     7.42 %     9.11 %     7.85 %
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Mexico

                                                                       

Chicken Operations:

                                                                       

Mexico Chicken Sales (000’s) ©

    84,078       70,447       72,853       73,176       75,686       71,804       64,939       60,244       57,870  

Mexico Chicken Sales divided by Mexico Chicken Net Pounds Produced

  $ 0.6411     $ 0.5039     $ 0.5222     $ 0.5634     $ 0.6585     $ 0.6309     $ 0.5141     $ 0.4746     $ 0.5505  

Mexico Other Operations:

                                                                       

Mexico Other Sales (000’s) (c)

    5,674       5,397       5,627       5,945       5,380       4,926       5,507       5,685       5,035  

Mexico Chicken Operating Income (000’s)

    13,767       (5,201 )     2,580       7,225       13,439       9,779       4,116       3,195       7,136  

Mexico Operating Income as a percent of Mexico Chicken Sales

    15.34 %     -6.86 %     3.29 %     9.13 %     16.58 %     12.74 %     5.84 %     4.85 %     11.34 %

Mexico Net Pounds Produced (000’s)

    131,152       139,799       139,510       129,877       114,931       113,805       126,313       126,948       105,117  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Consolidated Operations

                                                                       

Chicken Operations:

                                                                       

Chicken Sales from all Divisions (000’s)

    507,063       426,788       338,677       336,725       358,659       325,491       315,117       309,425       312,664  

Chicken Sales from all divisions divided by Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions

  $ 0.7081     $ 0.6648     $ 0.6671     $ 0.6771     $ 0.7051     $ 0.6552     $ 0.6610     $ 0.6554     $ 0.6897  

Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions (000’s)

    716,048       641,972       507,653       497,308       508,686       496,760       476,722       472,089       453,349  

Other Operations:

                                                                       

Other Sales (000’s)©

    51,393       51,965       47,352       42,651       33,320       47,769       39,708       37,836       31,496  

Totals All Operations:

                                                                       

Total Net Sales (000’s)

    645,836       541,593       386,032       379,375       391,979       373,260       354,825       347,261       344,160  

Total Cost of Sales (000’s)

    571,360       512,377       341,061       339,718       345,314       339,231       309,348       301,131       294,745  

Gross Margin from all operations (000’s)

    74,476       29,216       44,971       39,658       46,665       34,029       45,477       46,131       49,415  

Gross Margin from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales

    11.53 %     5.39 %     11.65 %     10.45 %     11.90 %     9.12 %     12.82 %     13.28 %     14.36 %

Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000’s)

    30,138       34,488       23,955       24,022       20,316       20,747       20,255       17,316       20,203  

Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of Total Net Sales

    4.67 %     6.37 %     6.21 %     6.33 %     5.18 %     5.56 %     5.71 %     4.99 %     5.87 %

Operating Income from all operations (000’s)

    44,338       (5,272 )     21,016       15,636       26,349       13,282       25,222       28,814       29,212  

Operating Income from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales

    6.87 %     -0.97 %     5.44 %     4.12 %     6.72 %     3.56 %     7.11 %     8.30 %     8.49 %

Avian Influenza Reimbursement (000’s)

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Vitamin Settlements (000’s)

    1,149       —         2,195       —         —         —         —         —         —    

Total Adjustments (000’s)

    1,149       —         2,195       —         —         —         —         —         —    

Consolidated Adjusted Chicken and Turkey Operating Income (000’s)

    45,487       (5,272 )     23,211       15,636       26,349       13,282       25,222       28,814       29,212  

Consolidated Adjusted Chicken and Turkey Income as a percent of Total Net Sales

    7.04 %     -0.97 %     6.01 %     4.12 %     6.72 %     3.56 %     7.11 %     8.30 %     8.49 %

(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.

(b)

  14 week Quarter.

(c)

  Certain item previously classified under Mexico have been reclassified under sale of other products-Mexico.
    Amounts reclassified by quarter were:   $ 10     $ 10     $ 10     $ 146     $ 132     $ 122     $ 135     $ —       $ —    

 

 

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    Quarters Ended

 
    04/03/99

    01/02/99(b)

    09/26/98

    06/27/98

    03/28/98

    12/27/97

    09/27/97

    6/28/97

    03/29/97

    12/28/96

 

United States

                                                                               

Chicken Operations:

                                                                               

U.S. Chicken Sales (000’s)

  $ 236,673     $ 222,848     $ 243,772     $ 228,719     $ 218,268     $ 218,634     $ 233,779     $ 227,111     $ 204,128     $ 193,147  

U.S. Chicken Sales divided by U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced

  $ 0.6953     $ 0.6517     $ 0.7828     $ 0.7196     $ 0.6908     $ 0.6816     $ 0.7017     $ 0.6926     $ 0.7090     $ 0.7163  

U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced (000’s)

    340,387       341,931       311,428       317,849       315,948       320,773       333,184       327,928       287,915       269,655  

Other Operations:

                                                                               

Other Sales (000’s)

    36,690       44,105       34,391       32,656       36,074       40,942       34,382       33,619       38,095       38,391  

U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales Totals:

                                                                               

U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales (000’s)

    273,363       266,953       278,163       261,375       254,342       259,576       268,161       260,730       242,223       231,538  

U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income (000’s)

    21,741       18,741       22,266       8,434       3,104       2,473       10,300       4,622       4,031       10,369  

U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Chicken & Other Sales

    7.95 %     7.02 %     8.00 %     3.23 %     1.22 %     0.95 %     3.84 %     1.77 %     1.66 %     4.48 %
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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)

    273,363       266,953       278,163       261,375       254,342       259,576       268,161       260,730       242,223       231,538  

U.S. Cost of Sales (000’s)

    234,533       234,667       244,055       241,956       239,915       246,985       253,014       244,820       227,462       210,213  

U.S. Gross Margin (000’s)

    38,830       32,287       34,108       19,419       14,427       12,591       15,147       15,910       14,761       21,325  

U.S. Gross Margin as a percent of U.S. Sales

    14.20 %     12.09 %     12.26 %     7.43 %     5.67 %     4.85 %     5.65 %     6.10 %     6.09 %     9.21 %

U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000’s)

    17,089       13,545       11,842       10,985       11,323       10,118       4,847       11,288       10,730       10,956  

U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of U.S. Sales

    6.25 %     5.07 %     4.26 %     4.20 %     4.45 %     3.90 %     1.81 %     4.33 %     4.43 %     4.73 %

U.S. Operating Income (000’s)

    21,741       18,741       22,266       8,434       3,104       2,473       10,300       4,622       4,031       10,369  

U.S. Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Sales

    7.95 %     7.02 %     8.00 %     3.23 %     1.22 %     0.95 %     3.84 %     1.77 %     1.66 %     4.48 %
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Mexico

                                                                               

Chicken Operations:

                                                                               

Mexico Chicken Sales (000’s) ©

    51,805       63,613       55,508       59,945       63,333       78,311       73,113       74,438       61,178       66,268  

Mexico Chicken Sales divided by Mexico Chicken Net Pounds Produced

  $ 0.5290     $ 0.5022     $ 0.6025     $ 0.6491     $ 0.6253     $ 0.6803     $ 0.6612     $ 0.6916     $ 0.5959     $ 0.6538  

Mexico Other Operations:

                                                                               

Mexico Other Sales (000’s) (c)

    4,726       5,522       7,040       7,180       6,771       7,823                                  

Mexico Chicken Operating Income (000’s)

    3,551       7,445       9,178       10,608       8,294       12,898       14,993       8,005       5,630       5,945  

Mexico Operating Income as a percent of Mexico Chicken Sales

    6.28 %     10.77 %     14.67 %     15.80 %     11.83 %     16.47 %     20.51 %     10.75 %     9.20 %     8.97 %

Mexico Net Pounds Produced (000’s)

    97,927       126,657       92,135       92,350       101,276       115,118       110,570       107,635       102,663       101,357  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Consolidated Operations

                                                                               

Chicken Operations:

                                                                               

Chicken Sales from all Divisions (000’s)

    288,478       286,461       299,280       288,664       281,601       289,122       306,892       301,549       265,306       259,415  

Chicken Sales from all divisions divided by Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions

  $ 0.6582     $ 0.6113     $ 0.7416     $ 0.7037     $ 0.6749     $ 0.6633     $ 0.6916     $ 0.6923     $ 0.6793     $ 0.6992  

Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions (000’s)

    438,314       468,588       403,563       410,199       417,224       435,891       443,754       435,563       390,578       371,012  

Other Operations:

                                                                               

Other Sales (000’s)©

    41,416       49,627       41,431       39,836       42,845       48,765       34,382       33,619       38,095       38,391  

Totals All Operations:

                                                                               

Total Net Sales (000’s)

    329,894       336,088       340,711       328,500       324,446       337,887       341,274       335,168       303,401       297,806  

Total Cost of Sales (000’s)

    283,632       292,187       293,586       295,764       297,585       308,507       307,414       307,883       280,316       267,539  

Gross Margin from all operations (000’s)

    46,262       43,900       47,125       32,736       26,861       29,380       33,860       27,285       23,085       30,267  

Gross Margin from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales

    14.02 %     13.06 %     13.83 %     9.97 %     8.28 %     8.70 %     9.92 %     8.14 %     7.61 %     10.16 %

Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (000’s)

    20,970       17,715       15,681       13,694       15,463       14,009       8,567       14,658       13,425       13,953  

Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of Total Net Sales

    6.36 %     5.27 %     4.60 %     4.17 %     4.77 %     4.15 %     2.51 %     4.37 %     4.42 %     4.69 %

Operating Income from all operations (000’s)

    25,292       26,186       31,444       19,042       11,398       15,371       25,293       12,627       9,660       16,314  

Operating Income from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales

    7.67 %     7.79 %     9.23 %     5.80 %     3.51 %     4.55 %     7.41 %     3.77 %     3.18 %     5.48 %

Avian Influenza Reimbursement (000’s)

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Vitamin Settlements (000’s)

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Total Adjustments (000’s)

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Consolidated Adjusted Chicken and Turkey Operating Income (000’s)

    25,292       26,186       31,444       19,042       11,398       15,371       25,293       12,627       9,660       16,314  

Consolidated Adjusted Chicken and Turkey Income as a percent of Total Net Sales

    7.67 %     7.79 %     9.23 %     5.80 %     3.51 %     4.55 %     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.

(b)

  14 week Quarter.

(c)

  Certain item previously classified under Mexico have been reclassified under sale of other products-Mexico.
    Amounts reclassified by quarter were:   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

 

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Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation

Statistical Management Discussion and Analysis

for fiscal years 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.”

 

    
   
    Year to date

 
     09/27/03

    09/28/02

    9/29/01(a)

    09/30/00

    10/02/99

    09/26/98

    09/27/97

 

United States

                                                        

Chicken Operations:

                                                        

U.S. Chicken Sales

     1,738,312       1,649,058       1,472,340       1,050,387       963,496       914,352       858,165  

U.S. Chicken Sales divided by U.S.Chicken Net Pounds Produced

   $ 0.7083     $ 0.6944     $ 0.7263     $ 0.7028     $ 0.7004     $ 0.7222     $ 0.7042  

U.S. Chicken Net Pounds Produced (000's)

     2,454,183       2,374,765       2,027,079       1,494,550       1,375,691       1,265,998       1,218,682  

Other Operations:

                                                        

Other Sales

     207,284       193,691       179,859       141,690       139,406       139,106       144,487  

U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales Totals:

                                                        

U.S. Chicken Sales & Other Sales

     4,192,495       1,842,749       1,652,199       1,192,077       1,102,902       1,053,458       1,002,652  

U.S. Chicken & Other Operating Income

     73,880       29,711       78,097       45,928       88,177       36,278       29,320  

Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Chicken Sales

     1.76 %     1.61 %     4.73 %     3.85 %     8.00 %     3.44 %     2.92 %
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Turkey

                                                        

U.S. Turkey Sales

     305,678       348,118       238,835       —         —         —         —    

U.S. Turkey Sales divided by U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced

   $ 0.7237     $ 0.8098     $ 0.8067       —         —         —         —    

U.S. Turkey Operating Income

     (73,065 )     (19,823 )     4,289       —         —         —         —    

U.S. Turkey Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Turkey Sales

     -23.90 %     -5.69 %     1.80 %     —         —         —         —    

U.S. Turkey Net Pounds Produced

     422,402       429,904       296,069       —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


U.S. Summary

                                                        

U.S. Sales

     2,251,274       2,190,867       1,891,034       1,192,077       1,102,902       1,053,458       1,002,652  

U.S. Cost of Sales

     2,142,192       2,071,035       1,711,186       1,080,416       954,531       972,912       935,509  

U.S. Gross Margin

     109,082       119,832       179,848       111,660       148,371       80,546       67,143  

U.S. Gross Margin as a percent of U.S. Sales

     4.85 %     5.47 %     9.51 %     9.37 %     13.45 %     7.65 %     6.70 %

U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

     108,267       109,945       97,462       65,732       60,194       44,268       37,823  

U.S. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of U.S Sales

     4.81 %     5.02 %     5.15 %     5.51 %     5.46 %     4.20 %     3.77 %

U.S. Operating Income

     815       9,888       82,386       45,928       88,177       36,278       29,320  

U.S. Operating Income as a percent of U.S. Sales

     0.04 %     0.45 %     4.36 %     3.85 %     8.00 %     3.44 %     2.92 %
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Mexico

                                                        

Chicken Operations:

                                                        

Mexico Chicken Sales (b)

     349,305       323,769       303,433       285,605       233,074       249,104       274,997  

Mexico Chicken Sales divided by Mexico Chicken Net Pounds Produced

   $ 0.5783     $ 0.6004     $ 0.5518     $ 0.5890     $ 0.5104     $ 0.6211     $ 0.6513  

Mexico Other Operations:

                                                        

Mexico Other Sales (b)

     18,766       19,082       20,245       21,757       21,426       28,983          

Mexico Chicken Operating Income

     16,319       17,064       12,156       34,560       21,327       40,978       34,574  

Mexico Operating Income as a percent of Mexico Chicken Sales

     4.67 %     4.98 %     3.76 %     11.24 %     8.38 %     14.74 %     12.57 %

Mexico Net Pounds Produced

     604,065       539,266       549,876       484,926       456,649       401,075       422,224  

Consolidated Operations

                                                        

Chicken Operations:

                                                        

Chicken Sales from all Divisions

     2,087,617       1,972,827       1,775,773       1,335,992       1,196,570       1,163,456       1,133,162  

Chicken Sales from all divisions divided by Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions

   $ 0.6826     $ 0.6770     $ 0.6891     $ 0.6749     $ 0.6530     $ 0.6979     $ 0.6906  

Chicken Net Pounds Produced from all Divisions

     3,058,248       2,914,031       2,576,955       1,979,476       1,832,340       1,667,073       1,640,906  

Other Operations:

                                                        

Other Sales (b)

     226,050       212,773       200,104       163,447       160,832       168,089       144,487  

Totals All Operations:

                                                        

Total Net Sales

     2,619,345       2,533,718       2,214,712       1,499,439       1,357,403       1,331,545       1,277,649  

Total Cost of Sales

     2,465,341       2,371,505       2,000,762       1,333,611       1,171,694       1,195,442       1,163,152  

Gross Margin from all operations

     154,004       162,214       213,950       165,828       185,708       136,103       114,497  

Gross Margin from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales

     5.88 %     6.40 %     9.66 %     11.06 %     13.68 %     10.22 %     8.96 %

Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

     136,870       135,262       119,408       85,340       76,204       58,847       50,603  

Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as a percent of Total Net Sales

     5.23 %     5.34 %     5.39 %     5.69 %     5.61 %     4.42 %     3.96 %

Operating Income from all operations

     17,134       29,904       94,542       80,488       109,504       77,256       63,894  

Operating Income from all operations as a percent of Total Net Sales

     0.65 %     1.18 %     4.27 %     5.37 %     8.07 %     5.80 %     5.00 %

Avian Influenza Reimbursement (000's)

     26,551       —         —         —         —         —         —    

Vitamin Settlements (000's)

     19,928       2,952       —         —         —         —         —    

Total Adjustments (000'S)

     46,479       2,952       —         —         —         —         —    

Consolidated Adjusted Chicken and Turkey Operating Income (000's)

     63,613       32,856       94,542       80,488       109,504       77,256       63,894  

Consolidated Adjusted Chicken and Turkey Income as a percent of Total Net Sales

     2.43 %     1.30 %     4.27 %     5.37 %     8.07 %     5.80 %     5.00 %
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


(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 operating since January 27, 2001, the acquisition date.

(b)        Certain item previously classified under Mexico have been reclassified under sale of other products-Mexico.

Amounts reclassified by year were:

           $ 123     $ 36     $ 534     $ 457     $ 169          

 

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