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The Motley Fool May 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Chewing on Tyson's Results A better-than-expected quarter raises the hope that operations have stabilized and growth is back in the story. Assuming management can improve the business and that there are no further shocks to the system, Tyson could again become an interesting stock.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Tyson Pecks Out a Profit Chicken sales save the world's largest meat-processing company's third quarter. What investors should be watching, though, are Tyson's operating margins.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyson Foods' Fowl Fortunes Although this fiscal year's return on invested capital was better than the past few years', it's still just in the mid-single digits, a level which doesn't often bespeak a long-term winning stock idea.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Markos Kaminis	Chicken Goes Cha-Ching for Tyson Tyson Foods is benefiting from rising protein prices and cost-cutting measures. Confidence in overseas demand, and minimal resistance to higher prices, led management to raise its fiscal 2007 guidance.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyson Gets Gored This could end up being good news for people who were watching these stocks with an eye toward buying in on bad news. Today's price action might push Tyson below a price-to-book ratio of 1, and that's not something that happens all too often.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Is Mad Cow Disease Back? Beef export markets will likely remain closed due to another possible case of mad cow disease, putting pressure on Tyson Foods and other beef-sensitive stocks.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield Faces Leaner Times Without last year's favorable pricing, this pork purveyor may be stuck in the mud. While the stock looks pretty cheap here on a P/E basis, the free cash flow picture is not nearly so appealing.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2004 Seth Jayson	Meat Master Trimmed on Hedges Chicken hawker Tyson Foods drops guidance, but is the sky really falling?
The Motley Fool December 8, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Beefing Up Exports Japan partially eases its ban on imported U.S. beef. The news lifted Tyson's stock a modest 2% by midday. However, investors should remember that in the absence of U.S. beef, Australia stepped in to keep steaks and burgers on Japanese tables.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Hormel: Something to Chew On Hormel Foods still generates free cash flow while straddling commodity and branded foodstuffs. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Tyson Foods Is Looking Cheap Rising sales, higher-margin products, and falling debt levels characterize Tyson Foods. Investors would be wise to look at the entire company, compare the value being offered, and add this budding value stock to their portfolio.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	Hormel Loves Its Spam Hormel had an uneven quarter, but it has some classic brands and a new acquisition to fall back on. The stock is still trading at an attractive P/E of 17. It may be time to dig in.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Tyson: Upped Guidance, Bad News Though the diversified "protein provider" reported strong earnings, analysts wanted more.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Wendy Zellner	The Wal-Mart Of Meat Tyson Foods produces one of every four pounds of U.S. beef, chicken, and pork. Critics ask: What price will the new Tyson exact from meat workers, ranchers, and consumers?
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Toby Shute	Minuscule Margins in Meat Meat king Tyson is feeling the corn cost sting, and getting, well, slaughtered.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2005 Andy Obermueller	Beefing Up Tyson's Bottom Line As countries end mad-cow-induced import restrictions, Tyson will get a lift, too. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Here's the Beef Tyson Foods wallows in the sweet spot of the high-protein diet craze.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyson Hopes You Feel Like Chicken Tonight When you buy amid wreckage, you've just got to accept that rebuilding takes time. Investors in Tyson Foods might do well to keep that in mind as they wait for this large food company to work through an industrywide glut in protein.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2011 Navjot Kaur	Tyson Foods Stays Strong Despite the Inflation Punch The United States' largest meat processor posted dull fourth-quarter numbers owing to inflationary pressures.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Steven Mallas	Tyson Emerging From Slump Tyson Foods liked its first quarter. Should investors?
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	From Sows' Ears to Silk Purses Smithfield may not look great by the numbers, but the company has almost always delivered. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Market Lays an Egg Are stock investors too swift in reaction to the chicken flu?
The Motley Fool November 11, 2008 David Lee Smith	Should the Markets Be Butchering Tyson? Despite its strong quarter, Tyson's chicken economics have it in a flap.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Rich Duprey	Chickens Ready to Fly the Coop in Russia Russian import bans on U.S. chickens lift, but processors still have plenty to squawk about.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Phil Wohl	Smithfield Doesn't Go Whole Hog Profits for pork and beef producer, Smithfield Foods, more than double but were restrained by futures contracts.
Food Processing December 2005 Dave Fusaro	Processor of the Year: 'It's good to be Tyson' Despite the pitfalls of the animal protein market, Tyson, North America's biggest food processor, for years has been adding value to meats, tightly running its plants and staying close to its Arkansas values.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Tyson Foods' Protein Woes The protein producer continues to struggle with oversupply on the market. When chicken prices were bottoming out, it's possible that this stock did, too.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Earnings Pig-Out Near-record hog prices benefit Smithfield results. Net income for the latest quarter rose 61% from year-ago levels on a 32% gain in sales.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Follow the Money to Hormel This may be the best-run meat company out there. However, its stock price reflects a lot of that, and it doesn't seem to be quite as interesting as an oversold value idea.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield's Makin' the Bacon The pork producer fattens up on higher hog prices. This stock is worth a look.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Where the Meat Meets the Street Valuation is starting to look much more reasonable at meat producer Smithfield Foods.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Return of the Mad Cows Mad cow disease resurfaces in the U.S. Why is the USDA reducing testing? Mad cow is fast becoming an issue that investors should carefully consider when contemplating some of the affected companies.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Matthew Reilly	The Chickens Ate My Profits! Overall, Tyson made money in its pork business and lost money in its cattle and flagship chicken operations.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Bargain at 7 Times Earnings Sanderson Farms is a great company trading at a low multiple of its 2004 earnings estimates.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Rich Duprey	Look Who's Bringing Home the Bacon Bans on U.S.-sourced pork and poultry are taking roost around the world.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2004 Phil Wohl	Smithfield Going Hog Wild Will the world's largest pork processor continue to bring home the bacon?
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Food Processing December 2005 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: Why a processor of the year? In announcing Tyson Foods Inc. as our first Processor of the Year, we hope there are lessons to be learned. This could even be your story one day.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2011 Jordan DiPietro	Should You Buy and Hold Tyson Foods? Does this company have the traits of a good retirement stock? Generally speaking, I like to see a beta below 1.2 for retirees. In this case, Tyson Foods fits the bill.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2011 Andrew Tonner	Does Tyson Foods Deserve a Spot in Your Portfolio? A quick check of their numbers should help get us started.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Too Few Piggies Going to Market Even with a tough and disappointing quarter, hog producer and processor Premium Standard Farms still sports good margins relative to other meat mavens like Smithfield, Hormel, and Tyson.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Hormel's Meaty Earnings Still thought of as a pork producer, Hormel has built a markedly diversified food business. Although the stock doesn't look like a screaming bargain today, long-term investors should probably sit tight.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Steven Mallas	Tyson Says No to Antibiotics Tyson Foods will no longer use antibiotics with its chickens. From a marketing and branding point of view, Tyson's move makes a huge amount of sense.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2010 Rich Duprey	Pork's Got No Beef With China and Russia Two big export markets reopen doors to pork processors.
The Motley Fool December 24, 2003 Alyce Lomax	How Now, Mad Cow? Restaurant stocks could suffer due to the first identification of a case of mad cow disease in the U.S.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2010 Rich Duprey	China Has Beef With U.S Chicken A virulent trade battle looms as China retaliates for tire quotas.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	A Refreshing Slice From Hormel The king of Spam delivers solid first-quarter earnings, with sales increases in all categories.
Food Processing November 2008	Tyson Goes on Shopping Spree in Brazil, China Tyson Foods took three Brazilian poultry factories under its wing in recent months, making more progress on its goal of expanding in emerging markets.