$TSN
TYSON FOODS, INC. Stock $tsn

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2020 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000010049320000132 Filed on November 16, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
Revenue	$43.19B	$10.88B	$10.89B
YoY Change	1.84%	8.85%	8.3%
Cost Of Revenue	$37.80B	$9.745B	$9.549B
YoY Change	1.12%	12.53%	9.11%
Gross Profit	$5.384B	$1.139B	$1.336B
YoY Change	7.21%	-14.94%	2.85%
Gross Profit Margin	12.47%	10.46%	12.27%
Selling, General & Admin	$2.376B	$582.0M	$555.0M
YoY Change	5.51%	15.02%	10.56%
% of Gross Profit	44.13%	51.1%	41.54%
Research & Development	$98.00M
YoY Change	1.03%
% of Gross Profit	1.82%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.178B	$289.0M	$286.0M
YoY Change	8.47%	17.48%	20.17%
% of Gross Profit	21.88%	25.37%	21.41%
Operating Expenses	$2.474B	$582.0M	$555.0M
YoY Change	5.32%	15.02%	10.56%
Operating Profit	$3.008B	$604.0M	$781.0M
YoY Change	8.59%	-26.25%	-2.01%
Interest Expense	-$475.0M	-$118.0M	-$109.0M
YoY Change	10.21%	28.26%	26.74%
% of Operating Profit	-15.79%	-19.54%	-13.96%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$344.0M	-$20.00M	-$57.00M
YoY Change	-13.13%	-166.67%	-22.97%
Pretax Income	$2.664B	$409.0M	$724.0M
YoY Change	12.22%	-45.97%	0.14%
Income Tax	$593.0M	$79.00M	$43.00M
% Of Pretax Income	22.26%	19.32%	5.94%
Net Earnings	$2.061B	$369.0M	$676.0M
YoY Change	4.09%	-31.28%	24.95%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.77%	3.39%	6.21%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$5.64	$1.01	$1.84
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding	365.0M shares		367.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.420B	$484.0M	$406.0M
YoY Change	193.39%	79.26%	138.82%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.420B	$484.0M	$406.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$367.0M	$404.0M	$426.0M
YoY Change	-9.16%	121.98%	117.35%
Inventory	$3.859B	$4.108B	$4.149B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.952B	$2.173B	$2.452B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$7.598B	$7.169B	$7.433B
YoY Change	8.7%	26.04%	22.31%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$8.128B	$7.282B	$7.271B
YoY Change	11.62%	18.04%	22.72%
Goodwill		$10.84B	$10.94B
YoY Change		11.35%	15.22%
Intangibles		$7.037B	$7.206B
YoY Change		4.11%	12.51%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$1.057B	$765.0M	$811.0M
YoY Change	38.17%	1.46%	10.64%
Total Long-Term Assets	$26.86B	$25.75B	$26.23B
YoY Change	3.59%	9.94%	16.27%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$7.598B	$7.169B	$7.433B
Total Long-Term Assets	$26.86B	$25.75B	$26.23B
Total Assets	$34.46B	$32.92B	$33.67B
YoY Change	4.67%	13.09%	17.55%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.876B	$1.926B	$1.958B
YoY Change	-2.6%	13.7%	26.65%
Accrued Expenses	$984.0M	$620.0M	$587.0M
YoY Change	58.71%	12.93%	18.83%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$548.0M	$2.102B	$2.125B
YoY Change	-73.93%	9.99%	62.46%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.234B	$5.513B	$5.597B
YoY Change	-23.2%	9.58%	36.11%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$10.79B	$9.830B	$10.46B
YoY Change	9.78%	23.46%	18.18%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.728B	$1.172B	$1.128B
YoY Change	47.44%	-2.17%	-4.97%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$12.52B	$1.172B	$1.128B
YoY Change	13.79%	-2.17%	-4.97%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.234B	$5.513B	$5.597B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$12.52B	$1.172B	$1.128B
Total Liabilities	$19.20B	$6.685B	$6.725B
YoY Change	1.23%	7.32%	26.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$13.79B	$13.55B
YoY Change		11.83%	13.77%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$4.011B	$4.025B
YoY Change		1.72%	3.47%
Treasury Stock Shares		82.00M shares	83.00M shares
Shareholders Equity	$15.25B	$14.08B	$13.93B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$34.46B	$33.10B	$33.67B
YoY Change	4.67%	13.7%	17.55%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$2.061B	$369.0M	$676.0M
YoY Change	4.09%	-31.28%	24.95%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.178B	$289.0M	$286.0M
YoY Change	8.47%	17.48%	20.17%
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.874B	$978.0M	$596.0M
YoY Change	54.16%	-5.87%	-24.08%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$1.199B	-$288.0M	-$315.0M
YoY Change	-4.77%	-7.99%	-3.96%
Acquisitions	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%
Other Investing Activities	$52.00M	$159.0M	-$254.0M
YoY Change	-159.09%	-193.53%	-37.9%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.423B	-$129.0M	-$569.0M
YoY Change	-58.92%	-73.29%	-22.8%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$207.0M
YoY Change	-17.86%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$1.468B	-761.0M	20.00M
YoY Change	-225.36%	67.25%	-128.17%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.874B	978.0M	596.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.423B	-129.0M	-569.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$1.468B	-761.0M	20.00M
Net Change In Cash	$982.0M	88.00M	47.00M
YoY Change	358.88%	-12.87%	-304.35%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.874B	$978.0M	$596.0M
Capital Expenditures	$1.199B	-$288.0M	-$315.0M
Free Cash Flow	$2.675B	$1.266B	$911.0M
YoY Change	113.32%	-6.36%	-18.15%

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