Tyson Foods 10-K/A 2020-10-03

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

☒Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year endedOctober 3, 2020
☐Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from to

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001-14704

(Commission File Number)

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TYSON FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware71-0225165
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2200 West Don Tyson Parkway,
Springdale,Arkansas72762-6999
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(479)290-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common StockPar Value$0.10TSNNew York Stock Exchange

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not Applicable

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer☒Accelerated Filer☐
Non-Accelerated Filer☐Smaller Reporting Company☐
Emerging Growth Company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

On March 28, 2020, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock, $0.10 par value (“Class A stock”), and Class B Common Stock, $0.10 par value (“Class B stock”), held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $16,867,056,474 and $606,699, respectively. Class B stock is not publicly listed for trade on any exchange or market system. However, Class B stock is convertible into Class A stock on a share-for-share basis, so the market value was calculated based on the market price of Class A stock.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of October 31, 2020.

ClassOutstanding Shares
Class A Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value (“Class A stock”)294,125,924
Class B Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value (“Class B stock”)70,010,355

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held February 11, 2021, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Tyson Foods, Inc. (collectively, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “Tyson Foods” or “Tyson”) (NYSE: TSN) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment") to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2020, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 16, 2020 (the “Original Form 10-K”) to make certain changes, as described below.

The Company recently completed an investigation relating to one of its cattle suppliers and determined that this supplier made misrepresentations regarding the number of cattle the supplier had purchased on behalf of the Company's Beef segment. This misappropriation of Company funds by the supplier caused the Company to overstate live cattle inventory in its previously issued annual and interim financial statements. The Company has evaluated the materiality of the misstatements in live cattle inventory and has concluded that they did not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material misstatement of the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements. However, the Company determined it would revise its consolidated financial statements to correct the recording of live cattle inventory in the periods impacted.

Due to the discovery of the misrepresentations by the supplier, the Company re-evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”) and identified a material weakness in the Company’s ICFR. As a result, the Company is filing this Amendment to restate management's assessment of the Company’s ICFR and its disclosure controls and procedures to indicate that they were not effective as of October 3, 2020 because of the identification of a material weakness in ICFR. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), has also restated its opinion on the Company’s ICFR to state that the Company’s ICFR as of October 3, 2020 was not effective. This Amendment also reflects the revision of our previously issued financial statements for the fiscal years ended 2020, 2019 and 2018, as well as relevant unaudited interim financial information for the quarterly periods in fiscal 2020 and 2019, to correctly state live cattle inventory described above. For a more detailed description of this revision, refer to the section entitled “Revision” in Part II, Item 8, Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1: Business and Summary of Accounting Policies.

Item 6, Item 7, Item 8 and Item 9A of Part II of the Original Form 10-K are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the Item 6, Item 7, Item 8 and Item 9A included herein. Part IV, Item 15, “Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules,” also has been amended as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, to provide new currently dated certifications by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The certifications are attached to this Amendment as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2. In addition, the Company is filing a new consent of PwC. Accordingly, Item 15 of Part IV of the Original Form 10-K is hereby amended to reflect the filing of the new consent.

Except as described above, this Amendment does not amend, update or change any other items or disclosures in the Original Form 10-K and does not purport to reflect any information or events subsequent to the filing thereof. As such, this Amendment speaks only as of the date the Original Form 10-K was filed, and the Company has not undertaken herein to amend, supplement or update any information contained in the Original Form 10-K to give effect to any subsequent events. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K and any subsequent filings with the SEC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART II
Item 6.Selected Financial Data2
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations4
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data23
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures73
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules74
SIGNATURES83

PART II

Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The selected financial data set forth below as of October 3, 2020 and September 28, 2019 and for the years ended October 3, 2020, September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018, are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in Part II, Item 8 of this Amendment and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Part II, Item 7 of this Amendment. Such consolidated financial statements have been revised to correct prior period misstatements as discussed in Note 1: “Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" to our consolidated financial statements included in this Amendment. Accordingly, such selected financial data reflects the impact of those revisions. The selected financial data as of September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 and for the year ended September 30, 2017 are derived from unaudited consolidated financial statements, which were prepared on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements and reflect the revisions to our previously filed financial information. There was no impact to fiscal 2016 financial information as a result of these prior period misstatements.

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY**(1)(2)(3)**

in millions, except per share, percentage and ratio data
20202019201820172016
Summary of Operations
Sales$43,185$42,405$40,052$38,260$36,881
Operating income3,0082,7702,9692,8622,805
Net interest expense475451343272243
Net income2,0711,9932,9731,7421,772
Net income attributable to Tyson2,0611,9802,9701,7381,768
Diluted net income per share attributable to Tyson:
Net income5.645.408.044.694.53
Dividends declared per share:
Class A1.7251.5751.2750.9750.650
Class B1.5531.4181.1480.8780.585
Balance Sheet Data
Cash and cash equivalents$1,420$484$270$318$349
Total assets34,45632,91828,98728,00722,373
Total gross debt11,33911,9329,87310,2036,279
Total Shareholders’ equity15,38614,09412,72110,5239,624
Other Key Financial Measures
Depreciation and amortization$1,192$1,098$943$761$705
Capital expenditures1,1991,2591,2001,069695
EBITDA4,3173,9113,9583,5893,538
Return on invested capital11.8%11.6%13.9%15.9%17.9%
Effective tax rate22.3%16.1%(10.8)%32.2%31.8%
Total debt to capitalization42.4%45.8%43.7%49.2%39.5%
Book value per share$42.25$38.59$34.84$28.63$25.67

(1) Certain amounts for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 have been revised as described in Part II, Item 8, Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1: Business and Summary of Accounting Policies.

(2) As of September 29, 2018 total assets have changed from $29,109 million as originally reported to $28,987 million as revised and total shareholders' equity has changed from $12,811 million as originally reported to $12,721 million as revised. Balance sheet information as of September 29, 2018 is unaudited.

(3) As of and for the year ended September 30, 2017, operating income has changed from $2,921 million as originally reported to $2,862 million as revised, net income has changed from $1,778 million as originally reported to $1,742 as revised, net income attributable to Tyson has changed from $1,774 million as originally reported to $1,738 million as revised and diluted net income per share attributable to Tyson changed from $4.79 as originally reported to $4.69 as revised. The Summary of operations information as of and for the year ended September 30, 2017 is unaudited. As of September 30, 2017, total assets have changed from $28,066 million as originally reported to $28,007 million as revised and total shareholders' equity has changed from $10,559 million as originally reported to $10,523 million as revised. Balance sheet information as of September 30, 2017 is unaudited. As of and for the year ended September 30, 2017, EBITDA has changed from $3,648 million as originally reported to $3,589 million as revised, return on invested capital has changed from 16.2% as originally reported to 15.9% as revised, effective tax rate has changed from 32.3% as originally reported to 32.2% as revised, total debt to capitalization has changed from 49.1% as originally reported to 49.2% as revised and book value per share has changed from $28.72 as originally reported to $28.63 as revised.

Notes to Five-Year Financial Summary:

a.Fiscal 2020 net income included $116 million pretax gain from pension plan terminations, $75 million pretax restructuring and related charges and $65 million pretax income related to our accounting cycle resulting in a 53-week year in fiscal 2020. Additionally, in fiscal 2020, we adopted new guidance for leasing arrangements using the optional transition method, where prior periods were not restated. For further description, refer to Part II, Item 8, Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2: Changes in Accounting Principles.

b.Fiscal 2019 net income included $105 million post tax income related to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefit, $55 million pretax gain on sale of an investment, $37 million pretax Keystone Foods purchase accounting and acquisition related costs, $41 million pretax impairment charge related to the planned divestiture of a business, $31 million pretax Beef production facility fire costs, $15 million pretax pension plan termination charge and $41 million pretax restructuring and related charges. Additionally, in fiscal 2019, we adopted accounting guidance related to net periodic pension and postretirement benefits. Accordingly, we retrospectively reduced prior periods operating income.

c.Fiscal 2018 net income included $1,003 million post-tax recognition of tax benefit from remeasurement of net deferred tax liabilities at lower enacted tax rates, $109 million pretax one-time cash bonus to our hourly frontline team members, $68 million pretax impairment charge net of a realized gain related to the divestiture of non-protein businesses and $59 million pretax restructuring and related charges.

d.Fiscal 2017 net income included $103 million pretax expense of AdvancePierre purchase accounting and acquisition related costs, pretax impairment charges of $52 million related to our San Diego Prepared Foods operation, $45 million related to the expected sale of a non-protein business and pretax restructuring and related charges of $150 million.

e.Fiscal 2016 net income included $53 million post tax related to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits and audit settlements. In fiscal 2016, we adopted new accounting guidance, retrospectively, requiring classification of debt issuance costs as a reduction of the carrying value of the debt. In doing so, $29 million of deferred issuance costs were reclassified from Other Assets to Long-Term Debt in our Consolidated Balance Sheets for fiscal 2016. This change is reflected above in total assets, total debt, total debt to capitalization and return on invested capital ratios.

f.Return on invested capital is calculated by dividing operating income by the sum of the average of beginning and ending total debt and shareholders’ equity less cash and cash equivalents.

g.For the total debt to capitalization calculation, capitalization is defined as total debt plus total shareholders’ equity.

h.Book value per share is calculated by dividing shareholders’ equity by the sum of Class A and B shares outstanding and for fiscal 2016, the remaining minimum shares that were to be issued from our tangible equity units each period.

i."EBITDA" is a Non-GAAP measure and defined as net income less interest income, plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. A reconciliation of net income to EBITDA immediately follows.

EBITDA RECONCILIATIONS

A reconciliation of net income to EBITDA is as follows(1)(2):

in millions, except ratio data
20202019201820172016
Net income$2,071$1,993$2,973$1,742$1,772
Less: Interest income(10)(11)(7)(7)(6)
Add: Interest expense485462350279249
Add: Income tax expense (benefit)593381(291)827826
Add: Depreciation900819723642617
Add: Amortization(3)27826721010680
EBITDA$4,317$3,911$3,958$3,589$3,538
Total gross debt$11,339$11,932$9,873$10,203$6,279
Less: Cash and cash equivalents(1,420)(484)(270)(318)(349)
Less: Short-term investments—(1)(1)(3)(4)
Total net debt$9,919$11,447$9,602$9,882$5,926
Ratio Calculations:
Gross debt/EBITDA2.6x3.1x2.5x2.8x1.8x
Net debt/EBITDA2.3x2.9x2.4x2.8x1.7x

(1) Certain amounts for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 have been revised as described in Part II, Item 8, Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1: Business and Summary of Accounting Policies.

(2) As of and for the year ended September 30, 2017, net income has changed from $1,778 million as originally reported to $1,742 as revised and income tax expense changed from $850 million as originally reported to $827 million as revised.

(3) Excludes the amortization of debt issuance and debt discount expense of $14 million, $12 million, $10 million, $13 million and $8 million for fiscal 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, as it is included in Interest expense.

EBITDA is defined as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Net debt to EBITDA represents the ratio of our debt, net of cash and short-term investments, to EBITDA. EBITDA and net debt to EBITDA are presented as supplemental financial measurements in the evaluation of our business. We believe the presentation of these financial measures helps investors to assess our operating performance from period to period, including our ability to generate earnings sufficient to service our debt, enhances understanding of our financial performance and highlights operational trends. These measures are widely used by investors and rating agencies in the valuation, comparison, rating and investment recommendations of companies; however, the measurements of EBITDA and net debt to EBITDA may not be comparable to those of other companies, which limits their usefulness as comparative measures. EBITDA and net debt to EBITDA are not measures required by or calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and should not be considered as substitutes for net income or any other measure of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of operating cash flow or liquidity. EBITDA is a useful tool for assessing, but is not a reliable indicator of, our ability to generate cash to service our debt obligations because certain of the items added to net income to determine EBITDA involve outlays of cash. As a result, actual cash available to service our debt obligations will be different from EBITDA. Investors should rely primarily on our GAAP results, and use non-GAAP financial measures only supplementally, in making investment decisions.

Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY

We are one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under three generations of family leadership, the Company has a broad portfolio of products and brands including Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State Fair®.

We operate in four reportable segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken and Prepared Foods. International/Other primarily includes our foreign operations in Australia, China, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea and Thailand, third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC. For further description of the business, refer to Part I, Item 1, Business.

OVERVIEW

COVID-19

We continue to monitor and respond to the evolving nature of COVID-19 and its impact to our global business. We formed an internal COVID-19 task force for the primary purposes of maintaining the health and safety of our team members, ensuring our ability to operate our processing facilities and maintaining the liquidity of our business. We have experienced and continue to experience multiple challenges related to the pandemic. These challenges increased our operating costs and negatively impacted our sales volumes for the back half of fiscal 2020 and are anticipated to continue into fiscal 2021. Operationally, we experienced slowdowns and temporary idling of production facilities due to team member absenteeism and choices we made to ensure team member health and safety. As a result, we have experienced lower levels of productivity and higher costs of production. This will likely continue in the short term until the effects of COVID-19 diminish. Each of our segments has also experienced a shift in demand from foodservice to retail during 2020; however, the volume increases in retail have not been sufficient to offset the decreases in foodservice. These current trends, including the combination of operational challenges and volume impacts, will likely continue into fiscal 2021 and have a negative impact on overall earnings. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 remains uncertain and will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the pandemic and related actions taken by federal, state and local government officials to prevent and manage disease spread, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.

  • Team Members – The health and safety of our team members is our top priority. To protect our team members, we have implemented and will continue to implement safety measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) in our facilities and coordinate with other health officials as appropriate, including, but not limited to, checking the temperature of team members as they enter company facilities, restricting visitor access, increasing efforts to deep clean and sanitize facilities, requiring the use of protective face coverings and making protective face coverings and other protective equipment available to team members and encouraging team members who feel sick to stay at home through relaxed attendance policies and enhanced benefits. We implemented additional ways to promote social distancing in our production facilities by creating additional breakroom space and allowing extra time between shifts to reduce interaction of team members, as well as erecting dividers between workstations or increasing the space between workers on the production floor. For office-based team members, we have encouraged team members capable of working from home to do so, and are prioritizing team member safety as we begin to reintegrate into our offices over time. We paid $1,000 bonuses to approximately 106,000 domestic frontline team members who support the Company’s operations during the pandemic. Additionally, we experienced positive COVID-19 cases and worker absenteeism throughout our production network during the back half of fiscal 2020, which led to some temporary idling of production facilities. We are currently compensating our team members for sick time and COVID-19 related idling or shift cancellations.

  • Customers and Production – Our most significant impacts from COVID-19 relate to channel shifts and lower production. We are committed to doing our best to ensure the continuity of our business and the availability of our products to customers. We have seen a shift in demand from our foodservice to our retail sales channels as schools and in-dining restaurants remain closed or continue to operate at reduced capacity across the country. Our production capabilities, including our large scale and geographic proximities, allow us to adapt some of our facilities to the changing demand by shifting certain amounts of production from foodservice to retail. Not all of our facilities can be adapted and as a result we experienced a net negative impact to our volumes. In addition, our production facilities experienced varying levels of production impacts, including reduced volumes, due to the implementation of additional worker health precautions, worker absenteeism and temporary COVID-19 related idling at some of our production facilities. Additionally, we temporarily idled certain facilities, shifts, and/ or lines that service the foodservice channel as we balanced the shifting demand between foodservice and retail sales channels. On April 28, 2020, the President issued an Executive Order stating the importance of the continued operation of meat and poultry processing facilities and directing the Secretary of Agriculture to issue rules and orders to ensure the continued supply of meat and poultry, consistent with the guidance for the operations of meat and poultry processing facilities jointly issued by the CDC and OSHA. This order provides clarity on what standards should apply at our meat and poultry processing facilities and we anticipate continuing to work with the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) and other government officials in our efforts to ensure that we are able to operate our facilities safely.

  • Supply Chain – Our supply chain has stayed largely intact as we have built contingency plans for redundant supply for our production facilities as well as our external suppliers. We have been able to leverage our extensive distribution network and large private transportation fleet to help mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. We have experienced and expect to continue to experience volatility in commodity inputs, which has impacted our input costs, in part due to impacts caused by COVID-19. Production facility downtime in the back half of fiscal 2020 impacted all our segments' supply chains. Our Prepared Foods segment depends on adequate supplies of raw materials necessary for its production. High levels of industry pork facility idling during the back half of fiscal 2020 impacted the availability of certain raw materials which temporarily limited production capability and increased formulation costs of various Prepared Foods products. Additionally, our Chicken segment had to divert some of its live production to rendering and suboptimal product mixes, while our Beef and Pork segments had to delay deliveries of live cattle and hogs and also dealt with the impact of heavier harvest weights. Since we also export globally, container availability and port capacities have been among the challenges in meeting the global demand for our products.

  • Insurance and CARES Act – Although we maintain insurance policies for various risks, we do not believe most COVID-19 impacts will be covered by our policies. On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferral of the employer portion of social security pay

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Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

TYSON FOODS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Three years ended October 3, 2020
in millions, except per share data
202020192018
Sales$43,185$42,405$40,052
Cost of Sales37,80137,38334,956
Gross Profit5,3845,0225,096
Selling, General and Administrative2,3762,2522,127
Operating Income3,0082,7702,969
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income(10)(11)(7)
Interest expense485462350
Other, net(131)(55)(56)
Total Other (Income) Expense344396287
Income before Income Taxes2,6642,3742,682
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)593381(291)
Net Income2,0711,9932,973
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests10133
Net Income Attributable to Tyson$2,061$1,980$2,970
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Class A Basic293293295
Class B Basic707070
Diluted365366369
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson:
Class A Basic$5.79$5.56$8.29
Class B Basic$5.21$4.99$7.46
Diluted$5.64$5.40$8.04

See accompanying notes.

TYSON FOODS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Three years ended October 3, 2020
in millions
202020192018
Net Income$2,071$1,993$2,973
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Taxes:
Derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges9(15)(7)
Investments12(1)
Currency translation(29)(23)(29)
Postretirement benefits(43)(66)(7)
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Taxes(62)(102)(44)
Comprehensive Income2,0091,8912,929
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests10133
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Tyson$1,999$1,878$2,926

See accompanying notes.

TYSON FOODS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

October 3, 2020, and September 28, 2019
in millions, except share and per share data
20202019
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,420$484
Accounts receivable, net1,9522,173
Inventories3,8593,929
Other current assets367404
Total Current Assets7,5986,990
Net Property, Plant and Equipment7,5967,282
Goodwill10,89910,844
Intangible Assets, net6,7747,037
Other Assets1,589765
Total Assets$34,456$32,918
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities:
Current debt$548$2,102
Accounts payable1,8761,926
Other current liabilities1,8101,485
Total Current Liabilities4,2345,513
Long-Term Debt10,7919,830
Deferred Income Taxes2,3172,309
Other Liabilities1,7281,172
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 21)
Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock ($0.10 par value):
Class A-authorized 900 million shares, issued 378 million shares3838
Convertible Class B-authorized 900 million shares, issued 70 million shares77
Capital in excess of par value4,4334,378
Retained earnings15,10013,655
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)(179)(117)
Treasury stock, at cost – 83 million shares at October 3, 2020 and 82 million shares at September 28, 2019(4,145)(4,011)
Total Tyson Shareholders’ Equity15,25413,950
Noncontrolling Interests132144
Total Shareholders’ Equity15,38614,094
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$34,456$32,918

See accompanying notes.

TYSON FOODS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Three years ended October 3, 2020
in millions
202020192018
SharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmount
Class A Common Stock:

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Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was performed, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”). At the time that the Original Form 10-K was filed on November 16, 2020, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of October 3, 2020. Subsequent to this evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of October 3, 2020, solely due to the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described below.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (Restated)

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the 1934 Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of October 3, 2020. In making this assessment, we used criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013).

A material weakness (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

We did not design and maintain effective controls over the existence of live cattle inventory. Specifically, we did not design and maintain effective controls to verify the existence of Company inventory in the custody of third-party live cattle suppliers and appropriately perform the live cattle inventory reconciliation and review at the designed level of precision. These deficiencies resulted in a revision related to the overstatement of inventory by approximately $285 million and $179 million as of October 3, 2020 and September 28, 2019, respectively, which also had the effect of understating selling, general and administrative expenses by approximately $106 million, $57 million, and $63 million for the years ended October 3, 2020, September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018, respectively. Additionally, these deficiencies could result in a misstatement of the above-referenced account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated statements that would not be prevented or detected.

In Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting included in the Original Form 10-K, management, including our CEO and CFO, concluded our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of October 3, 2020. Management subsequently concluded that the material weakness described above existed as of October 3, 2020. As a result, management has concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of October 3, 2020 based on the criteria in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013 version) issued by COSO. Accordingly, management has restated its report on internal control over financial reporting.

The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who audited the fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018 financial statements included in this Amendment, has also audited the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 3, 2020 as stated in its report which appears in Part II, Item 8 of this Amendment.

Remediation Plan

As part of our commitment to strengthening our internal control over financial reporting, we are implementing remedial actions under the oversight of the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors to address these deficiencies, including:

  • Implementing a control requiring inspection and physical verification of live cattle on third-party feedyards; and

  • Training on the execution of the Company’s key control regarding the reconciliation and review of live cattle inventory, including sufficient review based on defined thresholds.

We will continue to monitor the design and effectiveness of these and other processes, procedures and controls and make any further changes management determines appropriate.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

In the quarter ended October 3, 2020, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

During fiscal 2019, we implemented the primary phase of a new Enterprise Resource Planning system (“ERP”). The implementation will continue in additional phases into fiscal 2021. We concluded, as part of our evaluation, that the implementation of the ERP has not materially affected our internal control over financial reporting.

PART IV

Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)The following documents are filed as a part of this report:

(1) Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended October 3, 2020

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three years ended October 3, 2020

Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 3, 2020, and September 28, 2019

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three years ended October 3, 2020

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended October 3, 2020

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

(2) Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules

Financial Statement Schedule - Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the three years ended October 3, 2020

All other schedules are omitted because they are neither applicable nor required.

(3) Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

2.1Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2018, by and among Tyson Foods, Inc., Keystone Foods Holdings Limited and Marfrig Global Foods S.A. (previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference). Exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, but a copy will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
3.1Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 3, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2Sixth Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.1Description of the Registrant's Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended September 28, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2Indenture dated June 1, 1995, by and between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as Trustee (the “Company Indenture”) (previously filed as Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the Commission on December 18, 1997, Registration No. 333-42525, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3Form of 7.0% Note due January 15, 2028, issued under the Company Indenture (previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 27, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.4Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 13, 2012, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.)), as Trustee, supplementing the Company Indenture (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.5Form of 4.50% Senior Note due 2022 (previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 and included in Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8‑K filed June 13, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.6Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 8, 2014, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.)), as Trustee, supplementing the Company Indenture (previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 8, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.7Form of 2.65% Senior Note due 2019 (previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8‑K filed August 8, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.8Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 8, 2014, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.)), as Trustee, supplementing the Company Indenture (previously filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 8, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.9Form of 3.95% Senior Note due 2024 (included in Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8‑K filed August 8, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.10Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 8, 2014, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.)), as Trustee, supplementing the Company Indenture (previously filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 8, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.11Form of 4.875% Senior Note due 2034 (included in Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8‑K filed August 8, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.12Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 8, 2014, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.)), as Trustee, supplementing the Company Indenture (previously filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 8, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.13[Form of 5.15% Senior Note due 2044 (previously filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8‑K filed August 8, 2014, and incorporated

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