$HRL
HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ Stock $hrl

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2019 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000004846519000057 Filed on December 06, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
Revenue	$9.497B	$2.525B	$2.359B
YoY Change	-0.51%	1.29%	6.88%
Cost Of Revenue	$7.613B	$1.991B	$1.904B
YoY Change	0.61%	0.19%	8.5%
Gross Profit	$1.885B	$533.3M	$455.0M
YoY Change	-4.79%	4.26%	0.58%
Gross Profit Margin	19.84%	21.12%	19.29%
Selling, General & Admin	$727.6M	$205.3M	$211.5M
YoY Change	-13.51%	7.26%	19.72%
% of Gross Profit	38.61%	38.49%	46.48%
Research & Development	$32.50M
YoY Change	-3.85%
% of Gross Profit	1.72%
Depreciation & Amortization	$165.2M	$40.80M	$40.80M
YoY Change	2.07%	16.91%	24.39%
% of Gross Profit	8.77%	7.65%	8.97%
Operating Expenses	$760.1M	$205.2M	$211.5M
YoY Change	-13.13%	7.21%	19.72%
Operating Profit	$1.196B	$328.1M	$256.7M
YoY Change	1.38%	2.49%	-8.23%
Interest Expense	$18.07M	$10.70M	$8.435M
YoY Change	-31.8%	-35.54%	175.92%
% of Operating Profit	1.51%	3.26%	3.29%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$31.52M		$9.477M
YoY Change	13.31%		588.74%
Pretax Income	$1.210B	$321.5M	$257.7M
YoY Change	2.41%	-2.58%	-7.3%
Income Tax	$230.6M	$132.9M	$47.38M
% Of Pretax Income	19.06%	41.34%	18.38%
Net Earnings	$978.8M	$261.4M	$210.2M
YoY Change	-3.29%	19.83%	15.2%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.31%	10.35%	8.91%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.83	$0.49	$0.40
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.80	$0.48	$0.39
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	534.6M shares		530.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	545.2M shares		543.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$687.6M	$459.1M	$269.0M
YoY Change	49.77%	3.38%	-57.52%
Cash & Equivalents	$672.9M	$459.1M	$269.0M
Short-Term Investments	$14.70M
Other Short-Term Assets	$37.10M	$6.662M	$5.920M
YoY Change	61.3%	46.8%	-72.47%
Inventory	$1.042B	$963.5M	$1.001B
Prepaid Expenses		$16.34M	$14.54M
Receivables	$574.4M	$600.4M	$559.2M
Other Receivables	$19.90M	$4.000M	$4.600M
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.361B	$2.050B	$1.854B
YoY Change	15.18%	1.16%	-16.36%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.629B	$1.513B	$1.410B
YoY Change	7.7%	25.71%	33.79%
Goodwill		$2.714B	$2.735B
YoY Change		28.04%
Intangibles		$1.207B	$1.237B
YoY Change		17.55%
Long-Term Investments	$289.2M	$273.2M	$276.5M
YoY Change	5.86%	12.71%	11.45%
Other Assets	$313.8M	$190.0M	$192.8M
YoY Change	-18.51%	2.71%	-31.96%
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.748B	$6.092B	$6.041B
YoY Change	-5.66%	23.09%	40.79%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.361B	$2.050B	$1.854B
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.748B	$6.092B	$6.041B
Total Assets	$8.109B	$8.142B	$7.895B
YoY Change	-0.41%	16.72%	21.32%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$587.2M	$618.8M	$489.0M
YoY Change	-5.11%	11.96%	16.09%
Accrued Expenses	$508.8M	$48.30M	$58.42M
YoY Change	-1.7%	-37.25%	-87.15%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$95.00M
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due		$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.105B	$1.139B	$1.097B
YoY Change	-2.98%	7.63%	24.95%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$250.0M	$624.8M	$624.8M
YoY Change	-59.99%	149.94%	149.92%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$651.8M	$99.07M	$104.1M
YoY Change	13.04%	-0.27%	-83.14%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$901.8M	$723.9M	$728.9M
YoY Change	-24.94%	107.22%	-15.97%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.105B	$1.139B	$1.097B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$901.8M	$723.9M	$728.9M
Total Liabilities	$2.188B	$1.863B	$1.826B
YoY Change	-13.93%	32.34%	3.83%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$5.730B	$5.615B
YoY Change		10.99%
Common Stock		$7.825M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.922B	$5.601B	$5.392B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$8.109B	$8.142B	$7.895B
YoY Change	-0.41%	16.72%	21.32%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$978.8M	$261.4M	$210.2M
YoY Change	-3.29%	19.83%	15.2%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$165.2M	$40.80M	$40.80M
YoY Change	2.07%	16.91%	24.39%
Cash From Operating Activities	$923.0M	$498.5M	$299.9M
YoY Change	-25.67%	-0.8%	19.58%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$293.8M	-$145.6M	-$102.8M
YoY Change	-24.58%	41.63%	147.71%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$514.0M	$6.200M	-$6.700M
YoY Change	-160.77%	-101.22%	-658.33%
Cash From Investing Activities	$220.2M	-$139.4M	-$109.5M
YoY Change	-117.82%	-77.18%	171.71%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$174.2M
YoY Change	271.54%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$374.8M
YoY Change	234175.0%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$926.2M	-165.7M	-178.6M
YoY Change	-8058.79%	101.34%	38.13%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$923.0M	498.5M	299.9M
Cash From Investing Activities	$220.2M	-139.4M	-109.5M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$926.2M	-165.7M	-178.6M
Net Change In Cash	$213.8M	193.4M	11.80M
YoY Change	1323.77%	-201.36%	-85.47%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$923.0M	$498.5M	$299.9M
Capital Expenditures	$293.8M	-$145.6M	-$102.8M
Free Cash Flow	$629.2M	$644.1M	$402.7M
YoY Change	-26.17%	6.41%	37.77%

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CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	876603000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Business GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness	0	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	389607000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	221286000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets	3754000	USD
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CY2018	hrl	Decrease Increase In Investments Equity In Affiliates And Other Assets DecreaseIncreaseInInvestmentsEquityInAffiliatesAndOtherAssets	7546000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	346010000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1235368000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-587179000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	21726000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	11638000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-418771000	USD
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CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	444122000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	131100000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	135600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	32500000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods Net Of Reserves InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves	525628000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process And Raw Materials Net Of Reserves InventoryWorkInProcessAndRawMaterialsNetOfReserves	255474000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	-2454000	USD
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