SEGMENT REPORTING

6 Months Ended

Apr. 26, 2020

The Company develops, processes, and distributes a wide array of food products in a variety of markets. The Company reports its results in the following four segments: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, and International & Other.

The Grocery Products segment consists primarily of the processing, marketing, and sale of shelf-stable food products sold predominantly in the retail market, along with the sale of nutritional and private label shelf-stable products to retail, foodservice, and industrial customers. This segment also includes the results from the Company’s MegaMex joint venture.

The Refrigerated Foods segment consists primarily of the processing, marketing, and sale of branded and unbranded pork, beef, and poultry products for retail, foodservice, deli, and commercial customers.

The Jennie-O Turkey Store segment consists primarily of the processing, marketing, and sale of branded and unbranded turkey products for retail, foodservice, and fresh product customers.

The International & Other segment includes Hormel Foods International, which manufactures, markets, and sells Company products internationally. This segment also includes the results from the Company’s international joint ventures and royalty arrangements.

Intersegment sales are recorded at prices that approximate cost and are eliminated in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company does not allocate investment income, interest expense, or interest income to its segments when measuring performance. The Company also retains various other income and expenses at the corporate level. Equity in earnings of affiliates is included in segment profit; however, earnings attributable to the Company’s noncontrolling interests are excluded. These items are included below as Net Unallocated Expense and Noncontrolling Interest when reconciling to Earnings Before Income Taxes.

Sales and operating profits for each of the Company’s reportable segments and reconciliation to Earnings Before Income Taxes are set forth below. The Company is an integrated enterprise, characterized by substantial intersegment cooperation, cost allocations, and sharing of assets. Therefore, the Company does not represent these segments, if operated independently, would report the profit and other financial information shown below.



	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	April 26, 2020			April 28, 2019			April 26, 2020			April 28, 2019
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers
Grocery Products	$	683,250		$	635,319		$	1,223,876		$	1,242,144
Refrigerated Foods	1,247,336			1,257,884			2,599,127			2,536,631
Jennie-O Turkey Store	343,056			305,256			673,183			626,490
International & Other	148,823			146,285			310,714			299,834
Total	$	2,422,465		$	2,344,744		$	4,806,899		$	4,705,099

Intersegment Sales
Grocery Products	$	6		$	—		$	13		$	22
Refrigerated Foods	5,248			3,273			11,051			5,451
Jennie-O Turkey Store	28,878			30,050			56,720			58,861
International & Other	—			—			—			—
Total	34,132			33,323			67,784			64,334
Intersegment Elimination	(34,132		)	(33,323		)	(67,784		)	(64,334		)
Total	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

Net Sales
Grocery Products	$	683,256		$	635,319		$	1,223,889		$	1,242,166
Refrigerated Foods	1,252,584			1,261,157			2,610,178			2,542,082
Jennie-O Turkey Store	371,934			335,306			729,903			685,351
International & Other	148,823			146,285			310,714			299,834
Intersegment Elimination	(34,132		)	(33,323		)	(67,784		)	(64,334		)
Total	$	2,422,465		$	2,344,744		$	4,806,899		$	4,705,099

Segment Profit
Grocery Products	$	127,763		$	104,499		$	196,198		$	199,796
Refrigerated Foods	131,431			158,088			298,775			320,681
Jennie-O Turkey Store	27,348			17,749			65,899			55,653
International & Other	23,164			14,325			43,115			39,303
Total Segment Profit	309,706			294,661			603,986			615,433
Net Unallocated Expense	23,098			(23,178		)	27,297			(9,287		)
Noncontrolling Interest	(119		)	207			(39		)	301
Earnings Before Income Taxes	$	286,489		$	318,046		$	576,651		$	625,021

Revenue has been disaggregated into the categories below to show how sales channels affect the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows. The amount of total revenues contributed by sales channel for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended April 26, 2020, and April 28, 2019, are:



	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	April 26, 2020		April 28, 2019		April 26, 2020		April 28, 2019
U.S. Retail	$	1,455,652	$	1,255,507	$	2,682,082	$	2,508,822
U.S. Foodservice	566,814		716,407		1,275,920		1,406,312
U.S. Deli	223,034		212,715		483,672		463,991
International	176,966		160,115		365,226		325,974
Total	$	2,422,465	$	2,344,744	$	4,806,899	$	4,705,099

The shift in revenues from the U.S. Foodservice to U.S. Retail channel in the thirteen weeks ended April 26, 2020, was driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shelter-in-place restrictions.

The Company’s products primarily consist of meat and other food products. The amount of total revenues contributed by classes of similar products for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended April 26, 2020, and April 28, 2019, are:



	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	April 26, 2020		April 28, 2019		April 26, 2020		April 28, 2019
Perishable	$	1,250,330	$	1,317,455	$	2,650,525	$	2,658,607
Shelf-stable	619,353		444,831		1,070,058		881,728
Poultry	482,959		427,663		942,041		869,055
Miscellaneous	69,823		154,795		144,275		295,709
Total	$	2,422,465	$	2,344,744	$	4,806,899	$	4,705,099

Perishable includes fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, sausages, hams, guacamole, and bacon (excluding Jennie-O Turkey Store products). Shelf-stable includes canned luncheon meats, peanut butter, chilies, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, meat spreads, flour and corn tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and other items that do not require refrigeration. The Poultry category is composed primarily of Jennie-O Turkey Store products. The Miscellaneous category primarily consists of nutritional food products and supplements, dessert and drink mixes, and industrial gelatin products. The reduction in the Miscellaneous category during fiscal 2020 is due to the divestiture of CytoSport on April 15, 2019.