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SANDERSON FARMS INC (NASD)
SAFM	40.28	N/A	(N/A%)	Vol. 0	N/A ET

Snderson Farms Inc. is a fully-integrated poultry processing company engaged in the production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh and frozen chicken products. The company sells ice pack, chill pack and frozen chicken, in whole, cut-up and boneless form, primarily under the Sanderson Farms7 brand name to retailers, distributors, and fast food operators principally in the southeastern, southwestern and western United States.

General Information

SANDERSON FARMS

127 Flynt Road Laurel, MS 39443 Phone: 601 649-4030 Fax: 601 426-1461 Web: www.sandersonfarms.com Email: info@sandersonfarms.com

Industry	FOOD-MEAT PRODS
Sector:	Consumer Staples

Fiscal Year End	October
Last Reported Quarter	10/31/09
Next EPS Date	12/08/2009

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	40.28
52 Week High	49.39
52 Week Low	22.11
Beta	0.68
20 Day Moving Average	245,924.66
Target Price Consensus	49.17

% Price Change
4 Week	7.47
12 Week	-1.20
YTD	16.55

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	3.36
12 Week	-10.82
YTD	-5.65

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	20.33
Market Capitalization (millions)	818.85
Short Ratio	9.00
Last Split Date	02/27/2004

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.49%
Annual Dividend	$0.60
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	10/02/2009 / $0.15

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.93
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	4.03
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	-
Next EPS Report Date	12/08/2009

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.43
30 Days Ago	2.43
60 Days Ago	2.38
90 Days Ago	2.38

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	9.08
Trailing 12 Months:	20.45
PEG Ratio	-

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	2,422.22%
vs. Previous Quarter	64.57%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	8.12%
vs. Previous Quarter:	18.30%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.99
Price/Cash Flow	24.19
Price / Sales	-

ROE
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	11.08
04/30/09	-1.08

ROA
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	6.07
04/30/09	-0.58

Current Ratio
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	2.67
04/30/09	3.32

Quick Ratio
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	1.21
04/30/09	1.56

Operating Margin
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	2.30
04/30/09	-0.23

Net Margin
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	0.63
04/30/09	-3.56

Pre-Tax Margin
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	0.63
04/30/09	-3.56

Book Value
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	20.24
04/30/09	18.20

Inventory Turnover
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	11.62
04/30/09	11.19

Debt-to-Equity
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	0.32
04/30/09	0.54

Debt to Capital
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	24.42
04/30/09	35.12


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