SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan., Nov. 3 /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 September 30, 2006 and October 1, 2005, in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, October 1, September 30, October 1,
2006 2005 2006 2005
Net sales $678,382 $636,779 $2,002,892 $2,087,068
Net earnings $61,189 $52,590 $181,919 $183,851
Earnings per common
share
Basic $48.51 $41.90 $144.22 $146.49
Diluted $48.51 $41.69 $144.22 $146.24
Weighted average shares
outstanding
Basic 1,261,367 1,255,123 1,261,367 1,255,077
Diluted 1,261,367 1,261,367 1,261,367 1,257,151
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/news .