Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) released a profit for third quarter that declined compared to the same period last year.
The company said its profit declined to $102.80 million, or $0.40 per share. This was lower than $149.84 million, or $0.58 per share, in last year's third quarter.
Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.48 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
The company said revenue for the quarter fell 3.8% to $2.03 billion. This was down from $2.11 billion last year.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation earnings at a glance:
-Earnings (Q3): $102.80 Mln. vs. $149.84 Mln. last year.
-Earnings Decline (Y-o-Y): -31.4%
-EPS (Q3): $0.40 vs. $0.58 last year.
-EPS Decline (Y-o-Y): -31.0%
-Analysts Estimate: $0.48
-Revenue (Q3): $2.03 Bln vs. $2.11 Bln last year.
-Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): -3.8%
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