What does the company do?
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (ConAgra Foods) is food company supplying potato, other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. The Company operates in two segments: Consumer Foods and Commercial Foods. The Consumer Foods segment includes branded and private label food products, which are sold in various retail and foodservice channels, principally in North America. The Commercial Foods segment includes commercially branded foods and ingredients. On August 1, 2008, ConAgra Foods acquired Saroni Sugar & Rice, Inc., a distribution company. On September 22, 2008, it acquired a 49.99% interest in Lamb Weston BSW, LLC (Lamb Weston BSW). In June 2009, the Company completed the divestiture of the Fernando’s foodservice brand.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- ConAgra Foods one-year sales: 12.64 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Processed & Packaged Goods group: -66.98% - ConAgra Foods one-year income: 705.70 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Processed & Packaged Goods group: -81.21%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 12.64 Bil | 38.27 Bil | | Income | 705.70 Mil | 3.76 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- ConAgra Foods one-year sales growth: -3.10%.
- ConAgra Foods one-year income growth: 55.10%.
| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -3.10% | 0.60% | | Income Growth | 55.10% | -0.10% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- ConAgra Foods one-year net profit margin: 5.3%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: 0.6 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Processed & Packaged Goods group: -4.2 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 5.3% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 4.7% | | Industry | 9.5% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- ConAgra Foods debt/equity ratio: 0.73.
Difference from the average for the Processed & Packaged Goods group: -23.16%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.73 | 0.95 |
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