Hormel announced it's acquiring privately held Brakebush Brothers, a value-added chicken company primarily focused on the foodservice channel (90% of sales). It will pay $1.055 billion, financed through debt and cash on hand, and is expected to close in the first fiscal quarter of 2027.
Its protein-centric portfolio should appeal to health-conscious consumers even as GLP-1 drugs reduce US obesity rates.
Food is a competitive space (from other large manufacturers and smaller niche operators), and if Hormel ratchets back spending behind innovation and advertising, market share could erode.
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 13.96 | 9.28 |
Price/Book Value | 1.40 | 0.74 |
Price/Sales | 0.91 | 1.07 |
Price/Cash Flow | 10.18 | 6.87 |
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Quick Ratio | 0.89 | 0.57 |
Current Ratio | 1.88 | 1.06 |
Interest Coverage | 7.30 | −4.59 |
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 5.87% | 3.58% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 9.88% | 7.08% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 7.59% | 5.47% |
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