Investopedia: Tyson Almost Ready To Serve

For the most part, the average investor should approach Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) with skepticism. It is the top player in America in its respective markets, but that has never translated into a sustained attractive margin structure or free cash flow record. On the other hand, savvy investors don't turn away from profit-making opportunities, and Tyson's stock may be very close to a point where there is real money to be made. 



Familiar Themes Dominate the Third Quarter  
Investors who have been following agribusiness are not going to see too many surprises in Tyson's fiscal third quarter results. Revenue was not too bad, as Tyson reported 11% sales growth on a combination of better-than 12% higher pricing and slightly worse than a 1% decline in volume. Sales growth was fairly balanced - all of the major categories had significant sales growth, with beef leading the way at 13.5% price increase. The relatively small prepared food business was the laggard at 9% growth.

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