Pilgrims Pride Corp

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Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has a market cap of $1.9 billion. It fell 1.6% to close at $42.00 per share on December 22, 2016.

In fiscal 2016, Tyson Foods (TSN) reported sales of $36.9 billion, a fall of 10.9% year-over-year.

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) reported fiscal 1Q17 net sales of $239.8 million, a fall of 60.7% compared to its net sales of $609.9 million in fiscal 1Q16.

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Consistent with its strategy to improve capital structure and generate shareholder value, Pilgrim’s Pride (PPC) paid $700 million, or $2.75 per share, in special dividends.

Pilgrim’s Pride’s earnings were hit hard again in the second quarter. They fell far below analysts’ expectations, missing estimates by 11%.

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The primary reason why Pilgrim’s Pride filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy was the burden of total debts in the amount of $1.9 billion.

Pilgrim’s customer base is spread across 100 countries, including the US and Mexico, which together contributed ~92% of the company’s revenues as of 2013 year-end.