Weekly Dividend Stock Ideas Researched by The Dividend Yield Weekly. Our weekly dividend idea is the U.S. based foods wholesale company Sysco (SYY). Sysco Corporation (Sysco), along with its subsidiaries and divisions, is a North American distributor of food and related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. The Company provides products and related services to approximately 400,000 customers, including restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. Sysco provides food and related products to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. It has aggregated its operating companies into a number of segments, of which only Broadline and SYGMA are the main segments. Broadline operating companies distribute a line of food products and a variety of non-food products to their customers. SYGMA operating companies distribute a line of food products and a variety of non-food products to chain restaurant customer locations. In May 2011, it acquired Goldberg & Solovy Foods, Inc. (G&S). On October 3, 2012, the Company acquired Keelings Foods. Thanks to http://long-term-investments.blogspot.com

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Content:
1. Summary
2. Price Facts
3. Long-Term Price Ratios And Margins
4. Income Statement
5. Balance Sheet
6. Cash Flow Statement
7. Peer-Fact Sheet
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Company Summary:
Sysco Corporation (Sysco), along with its subsidiaries and divisions, is a North
American distributor of food and related products primarily to the foodservice
or food-away-from-home industry. The Company provides products and re-
lated services to approximately 400,000 customers, including restaurants,
healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other food-
service customers. Sysco provides food and related products to the foodser-
vice or food-away-from-home industry. It has aggregated its operating com-
panies into a number of segments, of which only Broadline and SYGMA are
the main segments. Broadline operating companies distribute a line of food
products and a variety of non-food products to their customers. SYGMA oper-
ating companies distribute a line of food products and a variety of non-food
products to chain restaurant customer locations. In May 2011, it acquired
Goldberg & Solovy Foods, Inc. (G&S). On October 3, 2012, the Company ac-
quired Keelings Foods.
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Price Facts NYSE:SYY
Stock Price Estimated Value* Potential Rating Points**
31.65 36.00 13.74% 5/10
Size Category Sector Rating:
Large Cap Value Services Hold
Dividend Champion Industry
Growth Food Wholesale
P/E 16.84 # Yrs Dividend Growth 43
Fwd P/E 14.93 Dividend Growth Rate 1Y 4.00%
P/S 0.43 Dividend Growth Rate 3Y 5.70%
P/B 3.8 Dividend Growth Rate 5Y 8.90%
Dividend Yield 3.54% Dividend Growth Rate 10Y 14.00%
PEG 2.42 EPS Last 10 Years 16.41
PEG Payback 10.5 Dividends Paid Past 10Y 7.78
EV/EBITDA 8.42 Payout 57.0%
Market Capitalization 18.6B Cash MRQ 550M
EBITDA TTM 2.5B Debt MRQ 3.02B
* Estimated By Morningstar ** Rated By StockScouter
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Margin
Year AVG PRICE/ PRICE/ BOOK DEBT/ Operating Net Profit ROE in % ROA in %
P/E SALES BOOK VALUE EQUITY Margin in % in %
06/12 15.1 0.41 3.73 8 0.64 4.50 2.60 23.89 9.30
06/11 15 0.47 3.95 7.95 0.57 4.90 2.90 27.00 10.10
06/10 13.9 0.45 4.35 6.5 0.65 5.30 3.20 32.43 11.40
06/09 14.3 0.37 3.93 5.85 0.72 5.10 2.90 30.79 10.40
06/08 17.2 0.46 4.98 5.67 0.58 5.00 2.90 33.08 11.00
06/07 20.8 0.59 6.16 5.36 0.54 4.90 2.90 31.63 10.50
06/06 23.6 0.59 6.2 4.93 0.58 4.60 2.60 29.44 9.40
06/05 23.5 0.78 8.26 3.41 0.62 5.20 3.20 36.12 11.20
06/04 25.9 0.79 8.64 0 0 5.20 3.10 38.10 0.00
06/03 24.5 0.75 8.66 0 0 5.10 3.00 35.95 0.00
Average 19.38 0.57 5.89 4.77 0.49 4.98 2.93 31.84 8.33
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Income Statement
Fiscal year ends in June. USD in millions except per share data.
2008-06 2009-06 2010-06 2011-06 2012-06 TTM
Revenue 37,522 36,853 37,243 39,323 42,381 42,881
Cost of revenue 30,327 29,817 30,136 32,002 34,704 35,149
Gross profit 7,195 7,036 7,107 7,321 7,677 7,733
Other operating expenses 0 5,164 5,132 5,390 5,786 5,872
Total operating expenses 5,315 5,164 5,132 5,390 5,786 5,872
Operating income 1,880 1,872 1,976 1,932 1,891 1,860
Interest Expense 112 116 125 118 113 115
Other income (expense) 23 15 -1 14 7 9
Income before income taxes 1,791 1,771 1,850 1,827 1,784 1,755
Provision for income taxes 685 715 670 675 662 649
Net income from continuing operations 1,106 1,056 1,180 1,152 1,122 1,106
Net income 1,106 1,056 1,180 1,152 1,122 1,106
Net income available to common shareholders 1,106 1,056 1,180 1,152 1,122 1,106
Basic 1.83 1.77 1.99 1.96 1.91 1.88
Diluted 1.81 1.77 1.99 1.96 1.90 1.88
Weighted average shares outstanding 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Basic 606 595 592 587 588 587
Diluted 611 596 594 589 589 588
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Balance Sheet
Fiscal year ends in June. USD in millions except per share data.
2008-06 2009-06 2010-06 2011-06 2012-06
Cash and cash equivalents 552 1,087 585 640 689
Receivables 2,723 2,469 2,617 2,898 2,967
Inventories 1,836 1,651 1,772 2,074 2,179
Fixtures and equipment 2,542 2,642 2,855 3,173 3,478
Other properties 2,652 2,818 2,983 3,227 3,511
Property and equipment, at cost 5,464 5,767 6,160 6,748 7,341
Accumulated Depreciation -2,575 -2,788 -2,956 -3,236 -3,457
Property, plant and equipment, net 2,890 2,979 3,204 3,512 3,884
Goodwill 1,413 1,511 1,550 1,633 1,666
Intangible assets 88 121 106 110 114
Long-term debt 1,975 2,467 2,473 2,280 2,764
Total non-current liabilities 3,174 3,617 3,477 3,105 3,986
Total liabilities 6,673 6,767 6,486 6,680 7,410
Common stock 765 765 765 765 765
Additional paid-in capital 712 760 817 888 939
Retained earnings 6,041 6,540 7,134 7,682 8,175
Treasury stock -4,041 -4,338 -4,408 -4,369 -4,532
Accumulated other comprehensive income -69 -278 -480 -260 -663
Total stockholders' equity 3,409 3,450 3,828 4,705 4,685
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 10,082 10,217 10,314 11,386 12,095
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Cash Flow Statement
Fiscal year ends in June. USD in millions except per share data.
2008-06 2009-06 2010-06 2011-06 2012-06 TTM
Net income 1,106 1,056 1,180 1,152 1,122 1,106
Depreciation & amortization 373 382 390 403 417 438
Deferred income taxes 643 -294 -122 -165 -178 84
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,596 1,582 885 1,092 1,404 1,362
Net cash used for investing activities -556 -659 -656 -680 -904 -862
Long-term debt issued 0 507 7 186 563 631
Long-term debt repayment 0 -10 -11 -9 -206 -205
Common stock issued 128 112 95 333 99 104
Repurchases of treasury stock -529 -439 -179 -292 -272 -141
Cash dividends paid -497 -548 -580 -597 -623 -627
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities -699 -380 -667 -378 -443 -241
Net change in cash 344 536 -433 54 49 264
Cash at beginning of period 208 552 1,019 585 640 284
Cash at end of period 552 1,087 585 640 689 548
Operating cash flow 1,596 1,582 885 1,092 1,404 1,362
Capital expenditure -516 -465 -595 -636 -785 -714
Free cash flow 1,080 1,118 291 455 620 648
Cash paid for income taxes 0 736 1,142 908 772 807
Cash paid for interest 0 109 127 119 114 115
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Company Ticker Mcap P/E P/B P/S Yield
Sysco Corp. SYY 18.60B 16.84 3.80 0.43 3.54%
United Natural Foods, Inc. UNFI 2.54B 27.83 2.59 0.49 -
Chefs' Warehouse Holdings LLC CHEF 331.85M 20.53 9.41 0.73 -
Spartan Stores Inc. SPTN 327.12M 10.52 1.00 0.12 2.13%
Nash Finch Co. NAFC 258.90M - 0.79 0.05 3.41%
AMCON Distributing Co. DIT 38.68M 6.54 0.72 0.03 1.17%
Crystal Rock Holdings, Inc. CRVP 20.31M 31.67 0.90 0.28 -
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