Food Company Tyson Foods, founded in 1935, is one of the world's largest providers of meat protein, with chicken being the largest product type. Tyson is located in Springdale, Arkansas, but sells in over 90 countries. The company has over 400 facilities worldwide, employing 117,000 people. This presentation will analyze the company's financial performance for the past three years. In general, the figures show that Tyson's performance has improved. The financial figures presented herein were calculated based on the revised financial statements available on MSN Moneycentral.

The recession of 2009 hit Tyson's revenue and more importantly its earnings. However, in 2010 the company recovered. Tyson hit highs for revenue, gross profit, operating profit and net income in 2010. The company is general has remained at roughly the same size for the past several years, which means that financial improvements...

More importantly, 2010 saw Tyson add equity value for its shareholders, while reducing its total debt level. The increase in current liabilities is in part due to an increase in the current portion of long-term debt and does not reflect a material decline in the company's liquidity position.
Slide 4: In general, Tyson's ratios have improved over the past couple of years. Although the current ratio is lower in 2010, it remains healthy and that reduction relates to current payment of long-term debt. That long-term debt is not being replaced, so the overall financial health of Tyson is improving. Not shown here are the interim financial statements -- the…