Pilgrim's Expects USD802 Million Loss In Q4 As Deadline Approaches

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., the largest U.S. chicken producer, said it expects to report a monster fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $802 million partly because of an impairment charge from the purchase of Gold Kist Inc., reports Bloomberg.

For the full 2008 fiscal year, Pilgrim's Pride anticipates reporting a net loss of $998.6 million, or $14.40 per share, on net sales of $8.5 billion.

Pilgrim's secured a third temporary waiver from it's lenders last week, which expires noon (CDT) today.

On Friday Pilgrim's filed a formal Notification of Late Filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that its annual 10-K report will be late.

The 10-K is a comprehensive summary report of a company's performance that must be submitted annually to SEC.

Typically, the 10-K contains much more detail than the annual report. It includes information such as company history, organizational structure, equity, holdings, earnings per share, subsidiaries, etc.