SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is a report of earnings for Seaboard Corporation with offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66202, (the "Company"), for the quarters ended April 1, 2006 and April 2, 2005, in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.
Three Months Ended
April 1, April 2,
2006 2005
Net sales $635,573 $713,327
Net earnings $51,540 $68,677
Net earnings per common share $40.86 $54.72
Average number of shares outstanding 1,261,367 1,255,054
Notes to Report of Earnings:
Seaboard Corporation today filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Seaboard has provided access to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on its website at http://www.seaboardcorp.com/Financials.aspx .