SEGMENT REPORTING

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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 that these segments, if operated independently, would report the profit and other financial information shown below.



	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 26, 2020			July 28, 2019			July 26, 2020			July 28, 2019
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers
Grocery Products	$	580,798		$	543,088		$	1,804,674		$	1,785,232
Refrigerated Foods	1,363,092			1,301,101			3,962,219			3,837,732
Jennie-O Turkey Store	286,805			298,781			959,988			925,271
International & Other	150,762			147,735			461,475			447,569
Total	$	2,381,457		$	2,290,705		$	7,188,357		$	6,995,804

Intersegment Sales
Grocery Products	$	—		$	10		$	13		$	32
Refrigerated Foods	5,092			5,282			16,143			10,733
Jennie-O Turkey Store	25,361			31,804			82,082			90,665
International & Other	—			—			—			—
Total	30,454			37,096			98,237			101,430
Intersegment Elimination	(30,454		)	(37,096		)	(98,237		)	(101,430		)
Total	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

Net Sales
Grocery Products	$	580,798		$	543,098		$	1,804,687		$	1,785,264
Refrigerated Foods	1,368,185			1,306,383			3,978,362			3,848,465
Jennie-O Turkey Store	312,166			330,585			1,042,070			1,015,936
International & Other	150,762			147,735			461,475			447,569
Intersegment Elimination	(30,454		)	(37,096		)	(98,237		)	(101,430		)
Total	$	2,381,457		$	2,290,705		$	7,188,357		$	6,995,804

Segment Profit
Grocery Products	$	80,169		$	58,778		$	276,367		$	258,574
Refrigerated Foods	152,822			171,795			451,596			492,476
Jennie-O Turkey Store	7,069			21,278			72,968			76,931
International & Other	23,620			18,755			66,735			58,058
Total Segment Profit	263,679			270,606			867,666			886,039
Net Unallocated Expense	4,457			9,584			31,754			297
Noncontrolling Interest	141			(22		)	103			279
Earnings Before Income Taxes	$	259,364		$	261,000		$	836,014		$	886,021

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 thirty-nine weeks ended July 26, 2020, and July 28, 2019, are:



	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 26, 2020		July 28, 2019		July 26, 2020		July 28, 2019
U.S. Retail	$	1,390,075	$	1,163,367	$	4,072,156	$	3,672,189
U.S. Foodservice	588,130		729,321		1,864,050		2,135,633
U.S. Deli	238,076		229,386		721,748		693,377
International	165,177		168,631		530,402		494,605
Total	$	2,381,457	$	2,290,705	$	7,188,357	$	6,995,804

The shift in revenues from the U.S. Foodservice to U.S. Retail channel in the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended July 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 thirty-nine weeks ended July 26, 2020, and July 28, 2019, are:



	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 26, 2020		July 28, 2019		July 26, 2020		July 28, 2019
Perishable	$	1,365,741	$	1,355,765	$	4,016,266	$	4,014,372
Shelf-stable	511,732		417,535		1,581,789		1,299,263
Poultry	426,345		427,622		1,368,386		1,296,677
Miscellaneous	77,640		89,783		221,915		385,492
Total	2,381,457		$	2,290,705	$	7,188,357	$	6,995,804

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 reflects the divestiture of CytoSport on April 15, 2019.