Hershey Foods Corporation
52-Week High $70.15
52-Week Low $41.56
Price/Earnings Ratio 26.64
Beta -0.27
Dividend Yield 1.62%
Debt to total Capitalization $ 9.46B
Return on Equity 28.50%
Year 2000 2001E
Earnings Per Share 1st Qtr. 0.48 0.55
2nd Qtr. 0.29 0.38
3rd Qtr. 0.78 0.87
4th Qtr. 0.84 0.95
Total 2.39 2.75
Summary
Hershey Foods Corporation and its subsidiaries are engaged in the manufacture,
distribution and sale of consumer food products. The Company's principal product groups
include chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products sold in the form of bar
goods, bagged items, boxed items, and grocery products in the form of baking
ingredients, chocolate drink mixes, peanut butter, dessert toppings and beverages. Some
examples of their well known products include, Almond Joy, and Mounds candy bars,
Cadbury Creme Eggs, Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme candy bar, Hershey's milk chocolate
and milk chocolate with almonds bars, Hershey's Kisses and Hershey's Hugs chocolates,
Jolly Rancher candy, Kit Kat wafer bar, Milk Duds candy, PayDay peanut caramel bar,
and Reese's crunchy cookie cups. Internationally, the company exports Hershey's
branded confectionery and grocery products to over 90 countries worldwide.
Industry Overview
The Hershey Food Corporation has a variety of international operations and
exports Hershey's branded products to over 90 countries worldwide. Operations of
Hershey Foods Corporation are...
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...Corporation's Common Stock. Overall, it looks like
yet another outstanding and record-breaking year is anticipated for the Hershey Foods
Corporation in 2001.
Works Cited
Hershey Food Corporation, Copyright © Hershey Food Corporation
http://www.hersheys.com/
Kennedy, Doug. Hershey Foods Corporation: Case Study.
http://www.talx.com/new/casestudies/hershey.htm
Yahoo Finance, Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! Inc. Search: Hershey Foods (HSY)
http://www.finance.yahoo.com/?u
Bibliography:
Works Cited
Hershey Food Corporation, Copyright © Hershey Food Corporation
http://www.hersheys.com/
Kennedy, Doug. Hershey Foods Corporation: Case Study.
http://www.talx.com/new/casestudies/hershey.htm
Yahoo Finance, Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! Inc. Search: Hershey Foods (HSY)
http://www.finance.yahoo.com/?u