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Seaboard Corporation (SEB) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

SEB • • Industrial / General
IndustrialsConglomeratesAgribusiness & Real Estate ConglomeratesUS Agribusiness & Transportation
AboutSeaboard Corporation operates as an agribusiness and transportation company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Pork, Commodity Trading and Milling (CT&M), Marine, Sugar and Alcohol, Power, and Turkey. The Pork segment produces and sells fresh and frozen pork products to further processors, foodservice operators, grocery stores, and distributors; hogs; and biodiesel. The CT&M segment sources, transports, and markets wheat, corn, soybeans, soybean meal, and other commodities; and produces wheat flour, maize meal, manufactured feed, and oilseed crush commodities. The Marine segment provides cargo shipping services in the United States, as well as in 26 countries in the Caribbean, and Central and South America; dry, refrigerated, and specialized containers, as well as other related equipment; and operates a terminal and an off-port warehouse for cargo consolidation and temporary storage. As of December 31, 2021, this segment operated through a fleet of 20 chartered and 4 owned vessels. The Sugar and Alcohol segment produces and sells sugar and alcohol; and generates and sells energy through its 51-megawatt cogeneration power plant that is fueled by sugarcane by-products, natural gas, and other biomass. The Power segment operates as an independent power producer that generates electricity for the power grid in the Dominican Republic. The Turkey segment produces and processes organic turkey products to retail stores, foodservice outlets, and industrial entities, as well as exports products to Mexico and internationally. The company also processes and sells jalapeño peppers. Seaboard Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Merriam, Kansas.Show more
  • Revenue $9.1B -4.8%
  • EBITDA $467M +138.3%
  • Net Income $88M -61.1%
  • EPS (Diluted) 90.62 -55.2%
  • Gross Margin 6.33% +91.5%
  • EBITDA Margin 5.13% +150.4%
  • Operating Margin 1.71% +288.4%
  • Net Margin 0.97% -59.1%
  • ROE 1.88% -60.0%
  • ROIC 1.84% +279.2%
  • Debt/Equity 0.38 +5.5%
  • Interest Coverage 2.17 +244.4%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 82 (top 18%)
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.6%
  • ✓Share count reduced 13.1% through buybacks
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Trading at only 0.9x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Profits declining 21.1% over 5 years
  • ✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y3.46%
5Y5.88%
3Y-0.47%
TTM10.31%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-13.27%
5Y-21.06%
3Y-46.35%
TTM20000%

EPS CAGR

10Y-11.61%
5Y-18.12%
3Y-43.07%
TTM12576.29%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.74%
5Y Avg4.86%
3Y Avg3.93%
Latest2.5%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
TRCTejon Ranch Co.453.16M16.85168.50-6.38%6.41%0.61%0.14
SEBSeaboard Corporation4.44B4635.0051.15-4.83%4.05%8.01%0.18%0.38

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+5.59B5.38B5.81B6.58B6.84B7.13B9.23B11.24B9.56B9.1B
Revenue Growth %-0.14%-0.04%0.08%0.13%0.04%0.04%0.3%0.22%-0.15%-0.05%
Cost of Goods Sold+5.2B4.88B5.26B6.03B6.39B6.55B8.41B10.21B9.25B8.52B
COGS % of Revenue0.93%0.91%0.91%0.92%0.93%0.92%0.91%0.91%0.97%0.94%
Gross Profit+396M497M549M550M446M574M818M1.03B316M576M
Gross Margin %0.07%0.09%0.09%0.08%0.07%0.08%0.09%0.09%0.03%0.06%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.42%0.26%0.1%0%-0.19%0.29%0.43%0.26%-0.69%0.82%
Operating Expenses+270M275M317M314M336M329M360M373M403M420M
OpEx % of Revenue0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.04%0.03%0.04%0.05%
Selling, General & Admin270M259M317M322M345M347M372M375M396M423M
SG&A % of Revenue0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.04%0.03%0.04%0.05%
Research & Development00077M143M134M191M210M361M113M
R&D % of Revenue---0.01%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.04%0.01%
Other Operating Expenses08M-8M-85M-152M-152M-203M-212M-354M-116M
Operating Income+126M230M240M236M110M245M458M657M-87M156M
Operating Margin %0.02%0.04%0.04%0.04%0.02%0.03%0.05%0.06%-0.01%0.02%
Operating Income Growth %-0.7%0.83%0.04%-0.02%-0.53%1.23%0.87%0.43%-1.13%2.79%
EBITDA+217M333M360M371M248M417M636M892M196M467M
EBITDA Margin %0.04%0.06%0.06%0.06%0.04%0.06%0.07%0.08%0.02%0.05%
EBITDA Growth %-0.58%0.53%0.08%0.03%-0.33%0.68%0.53%0.4%-0.78%1.38%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)91M103M120M135M138M172M178M235M283M311M
EBIT126M238M232M228M101M227M446M655M-80M153M
Net Interest Income+51M10M8M-30M-6M3M9M-8M4M-4M
Interest Income69M39M37M14M30M22M22M32M62M68M
Interest Expense18M29M29M44M36M19M13M40M58M72M
Other Income/Expense115M154M187M-225M180M41M178M-78M194M90M
Pretax Income+241M384M427M11M290M286M636M579M107M246M
Pretax Margin %0.04%0.07%0.07%0%0.04%0.04%0.07%0.05%0.01%0.03%
Income Tax+69M70M181M1M3M3M65M-3M-120M156M
Effective Tax Rate %0.71%0.81%0.58%-1.55%0.99%0.99%0.9%1%2.11%0.36%
Net Income+171M312M247M-17M287M283M570M580M226M88M
Net Margin %0.03%0.06%0.04%-0%0.04%0.04%0.06%0.05%0.02%0.01%
Net Income Growth %-0.53%0.82%-0.21%-1.07%17.88%-0.01%1.01%0.02%-0.61%-0.61%
Net Income (Continuing)172M314M246M-17M287M283M571M582M227M90M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest6M13M11M11M10M11M18M18M18M20M
EPS (Diluted)+146.44266.50211.01-14.52246.19243.65491.05499.66202.2190.62
EPS Growth %-0.53%0.82%-0.21%-1.07%17.96%-0.01%1.02%0.02%-0.6%-0.55%
EPS (Basic)146.44266.50211.01-14.52246.19243.65491.05499.66202.2190.62
Diluted Shares Outstanding1.17M1.17M1.17M1.17M1.17M1.16M1.16M1.16M1.12M971.05K
Basic Shares Outstanding1.17M1.17M1.17M1.17M1.17M1.16M1.16M1.16M1.12M971.05K
Dividend Payout Ratio--0.03%-0.03%0.04%0.02%0.02%0.04%1.33%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+2.66B2.85B3.13B3.03B3.41B3.35B4.05B4.02B3.36B3.52B
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.3B1.35B1.69B1.53B1.56B1.54B1.49B1.28B1.03B1.17B
Cash Only50M77M116M194M125M76M75M199M56M98M
Short-Term Investments1.25B1.28B1.58B1.34B1.43B1.47B1.42B1.09B973M1.07B
Accounts Receivable510M627M482M551M646M532M762M923M749M791M
Days Sales Outstanding33.2842.5530.2930.5534.4727.2530.1429.9628.5931.73
Inventory739M762M780M815M1.09B1.18B1.66B1.67B1.46B1.41B
Days Inventory Outstanding51.8956.9754.1349.3161.9965.6272.1759.6857.7160.29
Other Current Assets111M61M80M76M75M59M131M139M123M146M
Total Non-Current Assets+1.77B1.91B2.03B2.28B3.15B3.23B3.46B3.88B4.2B4.15B
Property, Plant & Equipment831M1.01B1.08B1.16B1.88B1.97B2.39B2.69B2.8B2.94B
Fixed Asset Turnover6.73x5.35x5.39x5.68x3.64x3.61x3.86x4.18x3.41x3.09x
Goodwill12M19M22M167M164M167M163M154M160M164M
Intangible Assets3M3M2M69M58M54M45M31M26M19M
Long-Term Investments671M773M851M804M741M698M651M753M731M738M
Other Non-Current Assets50M80M83M80M95M154M209M12M283M215M
Total Assets+4.43B4.75B5.16B5.31B6.56B6.58B7.5B7.9B7.57B7.67B
Asset Turnover1.26x1.13x1.13x1.24x1.04x1.08x1.23x1.42x1.26x1.19x
Asset Growth %0.2%0.07%0.09%0.03%0.24%0%0.14%0.05%-0.04%0.01%
Total Current Liabilities+766M785M818M784M1.19B1.08B1.55B1.53B1.33B1.41B
Accounts Payable200M194M256M238M368M276M404M429M399M418M
Days Payables Outstanding14.0414.517.7614.421.0115.3817.5315.3315.7517.9
Short-Term Debt145M138M215M187M417M398M516M457M255M314M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities168M199M132M166M193M203M293M356M441M429M
Current Ratio3.48x3.63x3.82x3.86x2.87x3.12x2.61x2.63x2.52x2.50x
Quick Ratio2.51x2.66x2.87x2.82x1.96x2.02x1.54x1.53x1.42x1.50x
Cash Conversion Cycle71.1285.0166.6565.4675.4677.584.7774.3270.5574.12
Total Non-Current Liabilities+783M795M935M1.19B1.77B1.68B1.52B1.36B1.6B1.51B
Long-Term Debt518M499M482M739M730M707M708M702M997M987M
Capital Lease Obligations-132M-121M-239M0419M396M360M318M304M344M
Deferred Tax Liabilities41M77M112M127M308M283M99M244M32M32M
Other Non-Current Liabilities92M98M102M328M317M289M350M339M264M146M
Total Liabilities1.55B1.58B1.75B1.98B2.96B2.75B3.07B2.89B2.93B2.92B
Total Debt+663M637M697M926M1.57B1.5B1.75B1.63B1.67B1.81B
Net Debt613M560M581M732M1.44B1.43B1.68B1.43B1.62B1.71B
Debt / Equity0.23x0.20x0.20x0.28x0.43x0.39x0.40x0.33x0.36x0.38x
Debt / EBITDA3.06x1.91x1.94x2.50x6.31x3.60x2.76x1.83x8.54x3.87x
Net Debt / EBITDA2.82x1.68x1.61x1.97x5.81x3.42x2.64x1.61x8.25x3.66x
Interest Coverage7.00x7.93x8.28x5.36x3.06x12.89x35.23x16.43x-1.50x2.17x
Total Equity+2.88B3.17B3.41B3.33B3.6B3.83B4.43B5.01B4.63B4.75B
Equity Growth %0.06%0.1%0.07%-0.02%0.08%0.06%0.16%0.13%-0.08%0.02%
Book Value per Share2462.092712.402911.452844.083088.983295.663819.854319.514146.254890.56
Total Shareholders' Equity2.88B3.16B3.4B3.32B3.59B3.82B4.42B5B4.62B4.73B
Common Stock1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M
Retained Earnings3.15B3.46B3.75B3.73B4.03B4.29B4.85B5.42B5.03B5.1B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-278M-304M-354M-410M-440M-471M-432M-422M-410M-376M
Minority Interest6M13M11M11M10M11M18M18M18M20M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+416M427M245M238M171M291M92M676M710M519M
Operating CF Margin %0.07%0.08%0.04%0.04%0.03%0.04%0.01%0.06%0.07%0.06%
Operating CF Growth %0.11%0.03%-0.43%-0.03%-0.28%0.7%-0.68%6.35%0.05%-0.27%
Net Income172M314M246M-17M287M283M571M582M227M90M
Depreciation & Amortization91M102M118M134M138M172M178M235M283M311M
Stock-Based Compensation0000000000
Deferred Taxes-10M47M151M-6M-53M11M-12M-112M-154M128M
Other Non-Cash Items-12M9M-9M5M-178M-68M-53M166M-66M2M
Working Capital Changes171M36M-115M-97M-23M-107M-592M-195M420M-12M
Change in Receivables119M18M-12M-58M-84M104M-228M-188M176M-46M
Change in Inventory-35M6M-21M-34M-158M-99M-462M-20M200M61M
Change in Payables0000114M-99M117M26M-32M-5M
Cash from Investing+-1B-374M-266M-349M-253M-262M-302M-437M-273M-484M
Capital Expenditures-139M-158M-173M-162M-349M-259M-460M-474M-506M-511M
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.03%0.03%0.02%0.05%0.04%0.05%0.04%0.05%0.06%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing47M52M162M10M6M-20M67M17M33M38M
Cash from Financing+605M-27M58M190M11M-82M213M-116M-581M12M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid00-7M-7M-10M-10M-10M-10M-10M-9M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing00-1M-3M-4M-9M0-2M-18M28M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+277M269M72M76M-178M32M-368M202M204M8M
FCF Margin %0.05%0.05%0.01%0.01%-0.03%0%-0.04%0.02%0.02%0%
FCF Growth %0.1%-0.03%-0.73%0.06%-3.34%1.18%-12.5%1.55%0.01%-0.96%
FCF per Share236.64229.8161.5164.93-152.6927.55-317.03174.02182.538.24
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.43x1.37x0.99x-14.00x0.60x1.03x0.16x1.17x3.14x5.90x
Interest Paid17M29M30M43M36M00000
Taxes Paid60M31M32M35M31M00000

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)6.1%10.3%7.5%-0.5%8.28%7.62%13.8%12.28%4.68%1.88%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)3.02%4.77%4.66%4.4%1.81%3.57%6.04%7.85%-1.03%1.84%
Gross Margin7.08%9.24%9.45%8.35%6.52%8.05%8.86%9.16%3.3%6.33%
Net Margin3.06%5.8%4.25%-0.26%4.2%3.97%6.18%5.16%2.36%0.97%
Debt / Equity0.23x0.20x0.20x0.28x0.43x0.39x0.40x0.33x0.36x0.38x
Interest Coverage7.00x7.93x8.28x5.36x3.06x12.89x35.23x16.43x-1.50x2.17x
FCF Conversion2.43x1.37x0.99x-14.00x0.60x1.03x0.16x1.17x3.14x5.90x
Revenue Growth-13.58%-3.84%7.99%13.32%3.9%4.18%29.51%21.82%-14.95%-4.83%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Product---5.05B5.38B5.77B---7.38B
Product Growth----6.53%7.28%----
Service---1.12B1.1B1.06B---1.47B
Service Growth-----1.08%-4.17%----
Transportation---1.07B1.07B1.01B1.41B2.06B1.51B1.41B
Transportation Growth----0.56%-5.50%38.70%46.33%-26.31%-7.13%
Energy Service---415M336M294M---246M
Energy Service Growth-----19.04%-12.50%----
Product and Service, Other---------246M
Product and Service, Other Growth----------
Products-993M1.12B---7.36B8.37B7.05B-
Products Growth--13.09%----13.74%-15.76%-
Energy------427M775M947M-
Energy Growth-------81.50%22.19%-
Other------40M44M51M-
Other Growth-------10.00%15.91%-
Services-8M7M---1.45B---
Services Growth---12.50%-------
Product And Service Other---50M50M45M----
Product And Service Other Growth----0.00%-10.00%----
Commodity Trading And Milling3.02B---------
Commodity Trading And Milling Growth----------
Pork1.33B---------
Pork Growth----------
Marine940M---------
Marine Growth----------
Sugar188M---------
Sugar Growth----------
Power97M---------
Power Growth----------
All Others15M---------
All Others Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Caribbean Central And South America2.11B1.99B2.29B2.75B2.79B2.74B--4.2B3.9B
Caribbean Central And South America Growth--5.78%15.33%19.96%1.42%-1.72%----7.10%
Africa1.58B1.57B1.48B1.67B1.86B2.1B2.69B-2.59B2.42B
Africa Growth--0.32%-5.66%12.47%11.45%12.91%27.92%---6.34%
UNITED STATES--------2.1B2.11B
UNITED STATES Growth---------0.29%
Segment Geographical Groups of Countries Group Three---------327M
Segment Geographical Groups of Countries Group Three Growth----------
Segment Geographical Groups of Countries Group Four---------257M
Segment Geographical Groups of Countries Group Four Growth----------
Segment Geographical Groups of Countries Group Six---------82M
Segment Geographical Groups of Countries Group Six Growth----------
All Other Countries-71M30M18M12M9M---5M
All Other Countries Growth---57.75%-40.00%-33.33%-25.00%----
Pacific Basin and Far East------545M-325M-
Pacific Basin and Far East Growth----------
Canada/Mexico------309M-289M-
Canada/Mexico Growth----------
Europe------86M-59M-
Europe Growth----------
Caribbean, Central and South America------3.57B---
Caribbean, Central and South America Growth----------
United States------2.03B---
United States Growth----------
All Other.------7M---
All Other. Growth----------
U1.14B1.16B1.27B1.41B1.45B1.54B----
U Growth-2.29%9.47%10.78%2.77%6.15%----
Segment Geographical Groups Of Countries Group Four357M309M393M381M370M435M----
Segment Geographical Groups Of Countries Group Four Growth--13.45%27.18%-3.05%-2.89%17.57%----
Segment Geographical Groups Of Countries Group Three242M236M238M255M308M202M----
Segment Geographical Groups Of Countries Group Three Growth--2.48%0.85%7.14%20.78%-34.42%----
Segment Geographical Groups Of Countries Group Six69M40M99M100M52M101M----
Segment Geographical Groups Of Countries Group Six Growth--42.03%147.50%1.01%-48.00%94.23%----
Segment Geographical Groups Of Countries Group Five102M---------
Segment Geographical Groups Of Countries Group Five Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Seaboard Corporation (SEB) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 51.1x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Seaboard Corporation (SEB) reported $9.82B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 71% increase from $5.75B in 2011.

Seaboard Corporation (SEB) saw revenue decline by 4.8% over the past year.

Yes, Seaboard Corporation (SEB) is profitable, generating $398.0M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (1.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Seaboard Corporation (SEB) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.60%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Seaboard Corporation (SEB) has a return on equity (ROE) of 1.9%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Seaboard Corporation (SEB) generated $115.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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