Tyson misses 4Q profit forecasts

FILE - This Nov. 18, 2011, file photo, shows a Tyson food product, in Montpelier, Vt. On Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, Tyson Foods Inc. reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $391 million. The results missed Wall Street expectations. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
FILE - This Nov. 18, 2011, file photo, shows a Tyson food product, in Montpelier, Vt. On Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, Tyson Foods Inc. reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $391 million. The results missed Wall Street expectations. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

SPRINGDALE — Tyson Foods Inc. on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $391 million.

On a per-share basis, the Springdale-based company said it had net income of $1.03. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were 96 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.24 per share.

The meat producer posted revenue of $9.16 billion in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.77 billion, or $4.53 per share. Revenue was reported as $36.88 billion.

Tyson expects full-year earnings to be $4.70 to $4.85 per share.

Tyson shares have climbed 26 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has climbed roughly 7 percent. The stock has climbed 52 percent in the last 12 months.

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