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Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

PPC • • Industrial / General
Consumer DefensivePackaged FoodsTraditional Packaged FoodsFrozen & Refrigerated Foods
AboutPilgrim's Pride Corporation engages in the production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken, and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, the Middle East, Asia, Continental Europe, and internationally. The company offers fresh products, including pre-marinated or non-marinated chicken, frozen whole chickens, breast fillets, mini breast fillets and prepackaged case-ready chicken, primary pork cuts, and pork and pork ribs; prepared products, which include portion-controlled breast fillets, tenderloins and strips, delicatessen products, salads, formed nuggets and patties, and bone-in chicken parts; processed sausages, bacon, slow cooked, smoked meat, gammon joints, as well as variety of meat products, pre-packed meats, sandwich and deli counter meats, pulled pork balls, meatballs, and coated foods. In addition, its exported products include whole chickens and chicken parts sold either refrigerated for distributors in the U.S. or frozen for distribution to export markets and primary pork cuts, hog heads and trotters frozen for distribution to export markets. The company offers its products under the Pilgrim's, Just BARE, Gold'n Pump, Gold Kist, County Pride, Pierce Chicken, Pilgrim's Mexico, County Post, Savoro, To-Ricos, Del Dia, Moy Park, O'Kane, Richmond, Fridge Raiders, and Denny brands. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation sells its products to the foodservice market principally consists of chain restaurants, food processors, broad-line distributors, and other institutions; and retail market, which comprise primarily grocery store chains, wholesale clubs, and other retail distributors. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation operates as a subsidiary of JBS S.A.Show more
  • Revenue $17.88B +3.0%
  • EBITDA $1.94B +105.9%
  • Net Income $1.09B +237.9%
  • EPS (Diluted) 4.57 +236.0%
  • Gross Margin 12.94% +100.8%
  • EBITDA Margin 10.85% +99.9%
  • Operating Margin 8.42% +180.0%
  • Net Margin 6.08% +228.1%
  • ROE 28.6% +175.6%
  • ROIC 18.92% +195.7%
  • Debt/Equity 0.81 -24.6%
  • Interest Coverage 9.34 +261.9%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 22.1%
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 19.0%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.7x turnover

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

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

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y7.61%
5Y9.4%
3Y6.56%
TTM1.76%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y4.32%
5Y18.97%
3Y227.25%
TTM25.05%

EPS CAGR

10Y5.25%
5Y20.09%
3Y227.59%
TTM24.64%

ROCE

10Y Avg17.08%
5Y Avg10.56%
3Y Avg14.94%
Latest19.54%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+8.75B9.88B10.77B10.94B11.41B12.09B14.78B17.47B17.36B17.88B
Revenue Growth %0.02%0.13%0.09%0.02%0.04%0.06%0.22%0.18%-0.01%0.03%
Cost of Goods Sold+7.45B8.77B9.3B10.09B10.34B11.25B13.41B15.66B16.24B15.57B
COGS % of Revenue0.85%0.89%0.86%0.92%0.91%0.93%0.91%0.9%0.94%0.87%
Gross Profit+1.3B1.1B1.47B843.48M1.07B838.2M1.37B1.81B1.12B2.31B
Gross Margin %0.15%0.11%0.14%0.08%0.09%0.07%0.09%0.1%0.06%0.13%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.07%-0.15%0.33%-0.43%0.27%-0.22%0.63%0.33%-0.38%1.07%
Operating Expenses+237.59M311.9M399.29M347.79M379.83M592.73M1.15B635.21M596.12M806.7M
OpEx % of Revenue0.03%0.03%0.04%0.03%0.03%0.05%0.08%0.04%0.03%0.05%
Selling, General & Admin231.84M310.83M389.52M343.02M379.91M592.61M1.15B604.74M551.77M568.61M
SG&A % of Revenue0.03%0.03%0.04%0.03%0.03%0.05%0.08%0.03%0.03%0.03%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses5.75M1.07M9.78M4.76M-84K123K5.8M30.47M44.34M238.09M
Operating Income+1.06B792.08M1.07B495.69M690.57M245.46M211.16M1.18B522.29M1.51B
Operating Margin %0.12%0.08%0.1%0.05%0.06%0.02%0.01%0.07%0.03%0.08%
Operating Income Growth %-0.12%-0.25%0.35%-0.54%0.39%-0.64%-0.14%4.57%-0.56%1.88%
EBITDA+1.23B1.02B1.34B769.77M977.8M582.57M591.99M1.58B942.19M1.94B
EBITDA Margin %0.14%0.1%0.12%0.07%0.09%0.05%0.04%0.09%0.05%0.11%
EBITDA Growth %-0.09%-0.17%0.31%-0.43%0.27%-0.4%0.02%1.67%-0.4%1.06%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)173.82M231.71M271.82M274.09M287.23M337.1M380.82M403.11M419.9M433.62M
EBIT1.05B799.67M1.09B495.04M750.17M287.94M238.18M1.18B567.49M1.57B
Net Interest Income+-42.72M-73.33M-99.45M-149M-118.35M-118.81M-139.74M-143.64M-166.62M-88.51M
Interest Income3.83M2.3M7.73M13.81M14.28M7.3M6.06M9.03M35.65M72.67M
Interest Expense46.55M75.64M107.18M162.81M132.63M126.12M145.79M152.67M202.27M161.18M
Other Income/Expense-59.81M-68.05M-90.26M-163.46M-73.02M-83.64M-118.77M-151.12M-157.06M-93.8M
Pretax Income+1B724.04M982.07M332.23M617.54M161.82M92.39M1.03B365.22M1.41B
Pretax Margin %0.11%0.07%0.09%0.03%0.05%0.01%0.01%0.06%0.02%0.08%
Income Tax+338.35M243.92M263.9M85.42M161.01M66.75M61.12M278.94M42.91M325.05M
Effective Tax Rate %0.66%0.66%0.73%0.75%0.74%0.59%0.34%0.73%0.88%0.77%
Net Income+662.92M480.92M718.07M247.94M455.92M94.76M31M745.93M321.57M1.09B
Net Margin %0.08%0.05%0.07%0.02%0.04%0.01%0%0.04%0.02%0.06%
Net Income Growth %-0.07%-0.27%0.49%-0.65%0.84%-0.79%-0.67%23.06%-0.57%2.38%
Net Income (Continuing)662.97M480.12M718.17M246.8M456.54M95.07M31.27M746.54M322.32M1.09B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest2.95M8.27M9.51M9.79M10.4M11.59M11.85M12.46M13.21M13.99M
EPS (Diluted)+2.501.732.791.001.830.390.133.101.364.57
EPS Growth %-0.09%-0.31%0.61%-0.64%0.83%-0.79%-0.67%22.85%-0.56%2.36%
EPS (Basic)2.501.742.791.001.830.390.133.111.364.58
Diluted Shares Outstanding258.68M254.13M248.97M249.15M249.71M246.12M244.13M240.39M237.3M237.8M
Basic Shares Outstanding258.44M253.67M248.74M248.94M249.4M245.94M243.65M239.77M236.72M237.01M
Dividend Payout Ratio2.26%1.49%--------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+1.75B1.81B2.52B2.23B2.6B2.9B3.31B3.89B4.2B5.12B
Cash & Short-Term Investments439.64M292.54M581.51M338.39M260.57M547.62M427.66M400.99M697.75M2.05B
Cash Only439.64M292.54M581.51M338.39M260.57M547.62M427.66M400.99M697.75M2.04B
Short-Term Investments00000000010.22M
Accounts Receivable423.07M449.56M568.43M601.36M802.43M812.47M1.04B1.26B1.29B1.08B
Days Sales Outstanding17.6416.6119.2720.0725.6724.5225.7526.2427.1622.04
Inventory801.36M975.61M1.26B1.16B1.38B1.36B1.58B1.99B1.99B1.78B
Days Inventory Outstanding39.2440.5849.2841.9348.8444.0742.8846.444.6141.82
Other Current Assets6.55M10.24M8.73M23.19M20.01M782K22.46M244.86M229.31M206.26M
Total Non-Current Assets+1.57B3.21B3.73B3.7B4.5B4.57B5.61B5.36B5.61B5.53B
Property, Plant & Equipment1.35B1.83B2.1B2.16B2.89B2.95B3.27B3.25B3.43B3.39B
Fixed Asset Turnover6.47x5.39x5.14x5.06x3.94x4.10x4.52x5.38x5.07x5.27x
Goodwill156.56M887.22M1B949.75M973.75M1.01B1.34B1.23B1.29B1.24B
Intangible Assets47.45M471.59M617.16M564.13M596.05M589.91M963.24M846.02M853.98M806.23M
Long-Term Investments0000000000
Other Non-Current Assets15.67M19.26M18.16M16.72M36.33M24.78M32.41M41.57M35.65M62.02M
Total Assets+3.32B5.02B6.25B5.93B7.1B7.47B8.91B9.26B9.81B10.65B
Asset Turnover2.64x1.97x1.72x1.84x1.61x1.62x1.66x1.89x1.77x1.68x
Asset Growth %0.07%0.51%0.24%-0.05%0.2%0.05%0.19%0.04%0.06%0.09%
Total Current Liabilities+846.96M1.19B1.45B1.3B1.65B1.94B2.39B2.57B2.5B2.55B
Accounts Payable443.19M726.96M664.65M741.87M875.37M904.67M1.27B1.48B1.29B1.27B
Days Payables Outstanding21.730.2426.126.8330.929.3434.6534.4229.0929.77
Short-Term Debt28.81M15.71M47.77M30.41M26.39M25.45M26.25M26.28M674K858K
Deferred Revenue (Current)001000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities211.35M250.12M265.65M236.82M243.11M333.58M493.37M422.42M416.26M538.82M
Current Ratio2.06x1.53x1.73x1.72x1.58x1.50x1.38x1.51x1.68x2.01x
Quick Ratio1.12x0.70x0.87x0.83x0.74x0.80x0.72x0.74x0.89x1.31x
Cash Conversion Cycle35.1826.9542.4535.1743.6139.2533.9838.2142.6834.09
Total Non-Current Liabilities+1.21B1.75B2.94B2.62B2.92B2.96B3.93B3.83B3.97B3.85B
Long-Term Debt985.51M1.4B2.64B2.3B2.28B2.26B3.19B3.17B3.34B3.21B
Capital Lease Obligations0000235.38M217.43M271.37M230.7M205.16M195.94M
Deferred Tax Liabilities131.88M251.81M208.49M237.42M301.91M339.83M369.19M364.18M385.55M422.95M
Other Non-Current Liabilities92.28M102.72M96.36M82.78M104.83M148.76M101.74M71.01M40.18M20.04M
Total Liabilities2.06B2.94B4.39B3.91B4.57B4.9B6.32B6.4B6.47B6.4B
Total Debt+1.01B1.41B2.68B2.33B2.6B2.57B3.57B3.53B3.61B3.47B
Net Debt574.68M1.12B2.1B1.99B2.34B2.02B3.14B3.13B2.92B1.43B
Debt / Equity0.80x0.68x1.45x1.15x1.03x1.00x1.38x1.24x1.08x0.81x
Debt / EBITDA0.82x1.38x2.00x3.02x2.66x4.41x6.03x2.23x3.83x1.79x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.47x1.09x1.56x2.58x2.40x3.47x5.31x1.98x3.09x0.73x
Interest Coverage22.80x10.47x10.00x3.04x5.21x1.95x1.45x7.71x2.58x9.34x
Total Equity+1.26B2.09B1.86B2.02B2.54B2.58B2.59B2.85B3.34B4.25B
Equity Growth %-0.43%0.65%-0.11%0.09%0.26%0.02%0.01%0.1%0.17%0.27%
Book Value per Share4.888.217.458.1110.1610.4610.6011.8714.0917.89
Total Shareholders' Equity1.26B2.08B1.85B2.01B2.53B2.56B2.58B2.84B3.33B4.24B
Common Stock2.6M307.29M2.6M2.6M2.61M2.61M2.61M2.62M2.62M2.62M
Retained Earnings-261.25M-782.78M173.94M421.89M877.81M972.57M1B1.75B2.07B3.16B
Treasury Stock-99.23M-217.12M-231.76M-231.99M-234.89M-345.13M-345.13M-544.69M-544.69M-544.69M
Accumulated OCI-58.93M-329.86M-31.14M-127.83M-75.13M-20.62M-48M-336.45M-176.48M-370.3M
Minority Interest2.95M8.27M9.51M9.79M10.4M11.59M11.85M12.46M13.21M13.99M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+976.83M755.48M801.32M491.65M666.52M724.25M326.46M669.86M677.88M1.99B
Operating CF Margin %0.11%0.08%0.07%0.04%0.06%0.06%0.02%0.04%0.04%0.11%
Operating CF Growth %-0.08%-0.23%0.06%-0.39%0.36%0.09%-0.55%1.05%0.01%1.94%
Net Income645.96M439.73M718.17M246.8M456.54M95.07M31.27M746.54M322.32M1.09B
Depreciation & Amortization158.97M180.51M277.79M279.66M287.23M337.1M380.82M403.11M419.9M433.62M
Stock-Based Compensation2.98M6.1M3.02M13.15M10.8M-276K11.65M8.64M7.23M14.87M
Deferred Taxes29.51M-3.42M-49.96M32.54M42.48M37.34M-86.39M21.3M6.67M4.83M
Other Non-Cash Items-5.56M-6.42M3.02M22.78M-67.67M-4.45M29.62M-8.88M28.62M26.68M
Working Capital Changes144.96M138.98M-150.72M-103.28M-62.18M259.46M-40.52M-499.18M-106.86M422.9M
Change in Receivables81.13M53.76M-97M-22.53M-40.49M29.15M-259.38M-149.6K-19.01M88.34M
Change in Inventory57.08M-11.9M-207.4M83.17M-111.75M26.04M-177.86M-472.22M12.6M134.52M
Change in Payables61.88M38.43M-22.83M86.83M119.89M295.33M359.59M263.29K00
Cash from Investing+-534.69M-261.66M-992.07M-338.89M-717.06M-327M-1.32B-445.25M-503.35M-460.8M
Capital Expenditures-175.76M-272.47M-339.87M-348.67M-348.12M-354.76M-381.67M-487.11M-543.82M-476.15M
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing14.61M10.8M6.32M9.78M15.75M31.98M24.72M51.55M40.47M15.36M
Cash from Financing+-578.65M-813.13M1.22B-384.25M-34.53M-136.71M901.31M-232.01M116.73M-150.91M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-1.5B-699.91M00000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-5.89M10.94M-8.59M-5.6M-652K0-650K-6.7M-35.19M1.21M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+801.06M483.02M461.45M142.98M318.4M369.49M-55.21M182.75M134.06M1.51B
FCF Margin %0.09%0.05%0.04%0.01%0.03%0.03%-0%0.01%0.01%0.08%
FCF Growth %-0.11%-0.4%-0.04%-0.69%1.23%0.16%-1.15%4.31%-0.27%10.29%
FCF per Share3.101.901.850.571.281.50-0.230.760.566.37
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.47x1.57x1.12x1.98x1.46x7.64x10.53x0.90x2.11x1.83x
Interest Paid42.97M69.86M81.26M154.63M130.88M130.64M119.33M156.29M131.21M182.04M
Taxes Paid-361.18M161.03M122.96M253.93M125.86M51.71M20.86M385.58M19.75M197.56M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)38.33%28.73%36.43%12.8%20.02%3.71%1.2%27.41%10.38%28.6%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)45.98%23.56%22.46%9.34%11.66%3.89%3.07%15.07%6.4%18.92%
Gross Margin14.84%11.18%13.67%7.71%9.38%6.93%9.24%10.37%6.44%12.94%
Net Margin7.57%4.87%6.67%2.27%4%0.78%0.21%4.27%1.85%6.08%
Debt / Equity0.80x0.68x1.45x1.15x1.03x1.00x1.38x1.24x1.08x0.81x
Interest Coverage22.80x10.47x10.00x3.04x5.21x1.95x1.45x7.71x2.58x9.34x
FCF Conversion1.47x1.57x1.12x1.98x1.46x7.64x10.53x0.90x2.11x1.83x
Revenue Growth1.97%12.86%9%1.58%4.31%5.98%22.21%18.21%-0.61%2.97%

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
U.S. Reportable6.72B6.46B7.44B7.43B7.36B7.19B8.66B10.2B9.5B10.17B
U.S. Reportable Growth--3.91%15.22%-0.24%-0.94%-2.24%20.40%17.87%-6.94%7.04%
Europe12.84M11.17M2B2.15B2.36B3.23B3.88B4.81B5.15B5.09B
Europe Growth--12.98%17765.75%7.63%9.98%36.51%20.24%24.10%6.98%-1.19%
Mexico Reportable1.12B1.18B1.33B1.36B1.44B1.35B1.78B1.9B2.18B2.16B
Mexico Reportable Growth-5.78%12.48%2.65%5.40%-6.02%31.67%6.60%15.02%-0.91%
Asia Pacific123.67M101.14M--175.9M252.57M317.69M390.68M384.95M303.57M
Asia Pacific Growth--18.22%---43.59%25.78%22.98%-1.47%-21.14%
Canada, Caribbean and Central America176.4M152.06M--31.81M30.79M81.55M87.52M72.34M89.07M
Canada, Caribbean and Central America Growth--13.80%----3.19%164.84%7.32%-17.34%23.13%
Africa16.17M14.12M--28.4M25.32M47.95M61.89M66.52M52.33M
Africa Growth--12.66%----10.84%89.36%29.09%7.47%-21.33%
South America12.11M11.96M--17.38M16.1M15.8M15.11M12.36M20.18M
South America Growth--1.31%----7.38%-1.88%-4.34%-18.24%63.33%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.1x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) reported $18.35B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 144% increase from $7.54B in 2011.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) grew revenue by 3.0% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) is profitable, generating $1.23B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (6.1% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) has a return on equity (ROE) of 28.6%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) generated $829.4M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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