NYSE$SEB

Seaboard Corporation · Q4 2019 earnings

Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Seaboard's net earnings attributable to Seaboard Corporation included other investment income and the Pork segment recognized revenue from biodiesel blending due to the 2019 Tax Act.

Seaboard Corporation reported net sales of $1.812 billion and net earnings of $175 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. The Pork segment recognized $60 million in revenue due to the 2019 Tax Act, and net earnings included other investment income of $73 million.

  • Net sales increased to $1.812 billion compared to $1.662 billion in the same quarter of the previous year.
  • Net earnings attributable to Seaboard were $175 million, a significant improvement from a net loss of $91 million in the prior year.
  • Earnings per common share were $149.91, up from a loss per share of $77.58 in the same period last year.
  • The Pork segment recognized $60 million in revenue due to the biodiesel blender's credits.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.81B

Previous: $1.66B+9.0%
EPS (adj)

$149.91

Previous: $26.65+462.5%
Dividend per common share

$2.25

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$88M

Previous: $67M+31.3%
Free Cash Flow

$13M

Previous: $5M+160.0%
Net Income

$175M

Previous: -$91M+292.3%
Operating Income

$91M

Previous: $43M+111.6%
Gross Profit

$180M

Previous: $113M+59.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$125M

Previous: $194M-35.6%
Total Assets

$6.35B

Previous: $5.31B+19.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Seaboard · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.81B

Q4 2019+9%vs Q4 2018

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2019

Historical avgQ4 2019

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

28 / 66 earnings

Positive

+15.8%

Q1 2010

Best reaction

-6.0%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.8%-19.9%-4.5%
Q4 2025-3.7%-12.0%-10.1%
Q3 2025-2.2%+9.7%+42.7%
Q2 2025+1.0%+1.0%+11.3%
Q1 2025-0.3%-0.5%+7.8%
Q4 2024+9.9%+8.6%+1.0%
Q3 2024-3.2%-9.5%-10.5%
Q2 2024+2.1%+0.3%-2.3%
Q1 2024-1.4%-2.3%-0.2%
Q4 2023-1.8%-2.5%-9.1%
Q3 2023-0.5%+2.1%-0.9%
Q2 2023+1.1%+0.6%+4.6%
Q1 2023-6.0%-4.0%-5.4%
Q4 2022-0.0%+3.8%-0.9%
Q3 2022-0.3%+2.7%+8.0%
Q2 2022+0.1%+1.5%-3.5%
Q1 2022-1.8%-3.8%+2.3%
Q4 2021-2.8%-5.0%+4.2%
Q3 2021+0.3%+1.0%-5.1%
Q2 2021-4.1%-1.8%+2.7%
Q1 2021+0.2%+1.2%+1.8%
Q4 2020+0.6%-1.7%+16.9%
Q3 2020+0.1%+1.5%-2.9%
Q2 2020-0.3%-3.3%-2.0%
Q1 2020+8.5%+0.6%+1.4%
Q4 2019+4.4%+0.6%-29.4%
Q3 2019-1.7%-0.7%-4.2%
Q2 2019-1.2%-7.2%+2.2%
Q1 2019-0.9%-3.6%-9.0%
Q4 2018+2.1%+3.4%+8.6%
Q3 2018-5.1%-7.9%-3.3%
Q2 2018-1.4%-0.5%-1.1%
Q1 2018-2.7%-3.0%+0.3%
Q4 2017-1.8%-0.4%-0.4%
Q3 2017-1.2%+0.5%+1.1%
Q2 2017+0.7%+1.3%+2.1%
Q1 2017-5.3%-4.0%-1.2%
Q4 2016+2.4%+2.2%+1.0%
Q3 2016-3.4%+0.6%+22.2%
Q2 2016+1.9%+2.9%+1.4%
Q1 2016+1.9%
Q4 2015-2.2%
Q3 2015-4.8%
Q2 2015+1.0%
Q1 2015-1.7%
Q4 2014+0.7%
Q3 2014+4.1%
Q2 2014-0.4%
Q1 2014+1.7%
Q4 2013+1.1%
Q3 2013+0.1%
Q2 2013-3.4%
Q1 2013-1.8%
Q4 2012+4.6%
Q3 2012+0.7%
Q2 2012-0.2%
Q1 2012-5.0%
Q1 2011-5.0%
Q4 2009-2.4%
Q3 2010-2.4%
Q4 2011-2.4%
Q3 2011-4.4%
Q4 2010+2.2%
Q2 2011+2.2%
Q2 2010+2.2%
Q1 2010+15.8%

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