Smithfield Foods (SFD) Reports Smaller-Than-Expected Q3 Loss; Optimistic About '10

March 12, 2009 7:16 AM EDT

Smithfield Foods (NYSE: SFD) reports a Q3 loss of $0.15 per share, better than the consensus of a $0.27 loss. Revenues came in at $3.35 billion, versus the consensus of $3.41 billion.

Commenting on its outlook, the CEO said, ""Looking forward, I fully expect the fourth quarter to be another difficult quarter with continued substantial losses in hog production. However, I am reasonably optimistic about fiscal 2010 in spite of the current recession."

UPDATE: Here are some highlights from the company's Q3 conference call.


Related Categories

Earnings
Guidance

Stocks Mentioned

SFD 16.22

-0.21 -1.28%
Volume: 2,569,954
Track SFD


Related Entities


Add Your Comment