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Smithfield Foods / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The company is seeking a market cap of $9.1b-$10.7b based on the $23-$27 range. </li>
<li>A high end pricing for Smithfield values the company at roughly 13.5x this year's earnings, a sizable discount to comps Hormel Foods (about 21x) and Tyson Foods (26x).</li>
<li>It is our opinion that the business model is well-rounded, resilient and stable with multiple-organic growth levers.</li>
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The company is seeking a market cap of $9.1b-$10.7b based on the $23-$27 range. 
A high end pricing for Smithfield values the company at roughly 13.5x this year's earnings, a sizable discount to comps Hormel Foods (about 21x) and Tyson Foods (26x).
It is our opinion that the business model is well-rounded, resilient and stable with multiple-organic growth levers.


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