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Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN)On Dec 19: 8.10  Up 0.45 (5.88%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:3.06B
Enterprise Value (20-Dec-08)3:5.70B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):33.47
Forward P/E (fye 27-Sep-10) 1:10.95
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.21
Price/Sales (ttm):0.11
Price/Book (mrq):0.58
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:0.21
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:6.527
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:27-Sep
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):27-Sep-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):0.32%
Operating Margin (ttm):1.45%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):2.31%
Return on Equity (ttm):1.77%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):26.86B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):76.53
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): N/A
Gross Profit (ttm):1.25B
EBITDA (ttm):874.00M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):86.00M
Diluted EPS (ttm):0.24
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): N/A
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):250.00M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.662
Total Debt (mrq):2.90B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.578
Current Ratio (mrq):2.074
Book Value Per Share (mrq):13.3
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):288.00M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):-186.63M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.45
52-Week Change3:-47.20%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-40.19%
52-Week High (18-Apr-08)3:19.50
52-Week Low (20-Nov-08)3:4.40
50-Day Moving Average3:6.74
200-Day Moving Average3:12.26
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:7,933,490
Average Volume (10 day)3:5,465,610
Shares Outstanding5:377.63M
Float:290.55M
% Held by Insiders1:2.72%
% Held by Institutions1:88.10%
Shares Short (as of 24-Nov-08)3:11.53M
Short Ratio (as of 24-Nov-08)3:1.2
Short % of Float (as of 24-Nov-08)3:3.10%
Shares Short (prior month)3:9.47M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.16
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:2.10%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.16
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.10%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.00%
Payout Ratio4:67%
Dividend Date3:N/A
Ex-Dividend Date4:25-Feb-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:3:2
Last Split Date3:18-Feb-97


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mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 27-Sep-08)
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yoy = Year Over Year (as of 27-Sep-08)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 27-Sep-08)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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