ADM Reports Adjusted Third Quarter 2013 Earnings of $0.46 per Share
ADM Reports Adjusted Third Quarter 2013 Earnings of $0.46 per Share
10/29/2013
Net income of $476 million or $0.72 per share
DECATUR, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today reported financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013. The company reported adjusted earnings per share1 of $0.46, down from $0.53 in the same period last year. Net earnings for the quarter were $476 million, or $0.72 per share, up from $0.28 per share in the same period one year earlier. Segment operating profit1 was $606 million, down six percent when excluding an impairment charge from the year-ago quarter.
“The team delivered solid operating results overall, despite the lingering effects of the 2012 U.S. drought,” said ADM Chairman and CEO Patricia Woertz. “Oilseeds performed well, particularly in North and South America; Corn benefitted from improved ethanol margins; and Ag Services managed effectively through the transition to new crop.
“Looking forward, as record global crop supplies refill the pipeline, we will employ our efficient network to meet strong demand from customers around the world.”
Third Quarter 2013 Highlights
- Adjusted EPS of $0.46 excludes approximately $298 million in pretax LIFO credits, or $0.28 per share, and other items totaling ($0.02) cents per share.
- Oilseeds Processing profit increased $25 million as North American operations effectively managed through the transition between old and new crop.
- Corn Processing profit increased $91 million on improved results from ethanol.
- Agricultural Services profit declined $122 million when adjusting for impairment charges in the year-ago quarter. Current-period performance was impacted by low U.S. exports and weak international merchandising results.
- ADM’s net debt continued to fall, reflecting strong cash flows from lower commodity prices and a focus on cash generation. Net debt reached $3.4 billion, down from $8.8 billion a year ago.
Adjusted EPS of 46 Cents, down 7 Cents
Adjusted EPS decreased primarily due to lower Agricultural Services operating profit.
This quarter, the company’s estimate of its full-year effective tax rate was 30 percent. This quarter’s effective tax rate of 32 percent includes the resultant year-to-date true up in tax expense and discrete items of $12 million, net. The effective tax rate for the prior-year quarter of 38 percent was negatively impacted by asset impairment charges and other items.
Oilseeds Earnings Strong on North and South American Performance
Oilseeds operating profit in the third quarter was $361 million, up $25 million from the same period one year earlier.
Crushing and origination operating profit was $242 million, down $14 million from the year-ago quarter. Despite tight crop supplies, ADM’s North America oilseed crushing operations had good capacity utilization amid good foreign and domestic protein meal demand. In South America, ADM exported large volumes at the peak of the inverse market, capturing strong margins. European crushing results declined due to limited soybean availability.
Refining, packaging, biodiesel and other generated a profit of $85 million for the quarter, up $57 million on improved biodiesel results and record profits from protein specialties.
Cocoa and other results continued to improve sequentially, though they decreased $24 million compared to the year-ago quarter.
Oilseeds results in Asia for the quarter were up $6 million from the same period last year, principally reflecting ADM’s share of the improved results from Wilmar International Limited.
Corn Processing Results Improved on Ethanol Margin Recovery
Corn processing operating profit of $159 million represented an increase of $91 million from the same period one year earlier. Corn hedge effects in the third quarter were a charge of $11 million, versus a charge of $31 million in the year-ago period.
Excluding the impact of corn hedge ineffectiveness, sweeteners and starches results declined by $26 million, with overall demand and margins remaining solid.
Excluding the impact of corn hedge ineffectiveness, bioproducts results increased $97 million to $71 million. Overall ethanol margins remained profitable though volatile.
Agricultural Services Impacted by Lower U.S. Volumes and Weaker International Merchandising Results
Agricultural Services operating profit was $102 million, up $24 million from the same period one year earlier. When adjusting for year-ago charges related to Gruma and intercompany insurance settlements in the current period of approximately $30 million, results for the segment declined $152 million from last year.
Merchandising and handling earnings declined $104 million to $4 million, as low U.S. crop supplies reduced export volumes and as results from international merchandising were weak.
Transportation results increased $2 million to $21 million on good northbound barge freight business.
Milling and other results remained solid as the milling business continued to perform well.
Conference Call Information
ADM will host a conference call and audio webcast Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at 8 a.m. Central Time to discuss financial results and provide a company update. A financial summary slide presentation will be available to download approximately 60 minutes prior to the call.
To listen to the call via the Internet or to download the slide presentation, go to www.adm.com/webcast. To listen by telephone, dial (888) 522-5398 in the U.S. or (706) 902-2121 if calling from outside the U.S. The access code is 71745928.
Replay of the call will be available from Oct. 30, 2013, to Nov. 5, 2013. To listen to the replay by telephone, dial (855) 859-2056 in the U.S. or (404) 537-3406 if calling from outside the U.S. The access code is 71745928. The replay will also be available online for an extended period of time at www.adm.com/webcast.
About ADM
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve vital needs. Today, 30,000 ADM employees around the globe convert oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses. With more than 265 processing plants, 460 crop procurement facilities, and the world’s premier crop transportation network, ADM helps connect the harvest to the home in more than 140 countries. For more information about ADM and its products, visit www.adm.com.
1 Non-GAAP financial measures, see pages 5 and 10 for explanations and reconciliations
Financial Tables Follow
| Segment Operating Profit and Corporate Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A non-GAAP financial measure (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | Change | 2013 | 2012 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oilseeds Processing Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crushing and origination | $ | 242 | $ | 256 | ($14 | ) | $ | 583 | $ | 670 | ($87 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Refining, packaging, biodiesel, and other | 85 | 28 | 57 | 286 | 191 | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cocoa and other | 5 | 29 | (24 | ) | (23 | ) | 240 | (263 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Asia | 29 | 23 | 6 | 149 | 108 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Oilseeds Processing | $ | 361 | $ | 336 | $ | 25 | $ | 995 | $ | 1,209 | ($214 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Corn Processing Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Sweeteners and starches (excluding timing
effects) |
$ | 99 | $ | 125 | ($26 | ) | $ | 330 | $ | 317 | $ | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Bioproducts (excluding timing effects and charges) | 71 | (26 | ) | 97 | 245 | (39 | ) | 284 | |||||||||||||||||
| Corn hedge timing effects | (11 | ) | (31 | ) | 20 | (40 | ) | 7 | (47 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and exit costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (10 | ) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Corn Processing | $ | 159 | $ | 68 | $ | 91 | $ | 535 | $ | 275 | $ | 260 | |||||||||||||
| Agricultural Services Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchandising and handling | $ | 4 | $ | 108 | ($104 | ) | $ | 104 | $ | 286 | ($182 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Milling and other (excluding charge) | 77 | 97 | (20 | ) | 200 | 259 | (59 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Asset impairment charge | 0 | (146 | ) | 146 | 0 | (146 | ) | 146 | |||||||||||||||||
| Transportation | 21 | 19 | 2 | 30 | 63 | (33 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Agricultural Services | $ | 102 | $ | 78 | $ | 24 | $ | 334 | $ | 462 | ($128 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Other Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial | ($16 | ) | $ | 16 | ($32 | ) | $ | 19 | $ | 14 | $ | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Total Other | ($16 | ) | $ | 16 | ($32 | ) | $ | 19 | $ | 14 | $ | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Profit | $ | 606 | $ | 498 | $ | 108 | $ | 1,883 | $ | 1,960 | ($77 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Corporate Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIFO credit (charge) | $ | 298 | ($53 | ) | $ | 351 | $ | 225 | ($110 | ) | $ | 335 | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense - net | (105 | ) | (107 | ) | 2 | (314 | ) | (333 | ) | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Corporate costs | (97 | ) | (70 | ) | (27 | ) | (250 | ) | (204 | ) | (46 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Employee-related exit costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (71 | ) | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gain (Loss) on Australian FX hedges | 26 | 0 | 26 | (25 | ) | 0 | (25 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Other | (19 | ) | 27 | (46 | ) | (118 | ) | 37 | (155 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Total Corporate | $ | 103 | ($203 | ) | $ | 306 | ($482 | ) | ($681 | ) | $ | 199 | |||||||||||||
| Earnings Before Income Taxes | $ | 709 | $ | 295 | $ | 414 | $ | 1,401 | $ | 1,279 | $ | 122 | |||||||||||||
Total segment operating profit is ADM’s consolidated income from operations before income tax that excludes certain corporate items. Management believes that segment operating profit is a useful measure of ADM’s performance because it provides investors information about ADM’s business unit performance excluding certain corporate overhead costs. Total segment operating profit is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace earnings before income tax, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Total segment operating profit is not a measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to income before income taxes or any other measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP.
| Consolidated Statements of Earnings | |||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
| Quarter ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net sales and other operating income | $ | 21,393 | $ | 21,808 | $ | 65,661 | $ | 65,638 | |||||||||
| Cost of products sold | 20,237 | 21,002 | 62,942 | 63,011 | |||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,156 | 806 | 2,719 | 2,627 | |||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 429 | 390 | 1,317 | 1,186 | |||||||||||||
| Asset impairment charges and exit costs | 23 | 146 | 23 | 231 | |||||||||||||
| Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates | (63 | ) | (113 | ) | (262 | ) | (334 | ) | |||||||||
| Interest income | (12 | ) | (30 | ) | (68 | ) | (80 | ) | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 105 | 106 | 318 | 338 | |||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense - net | (35 | ) | 12 | (10 | ) | 7 | |||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 709 | 295 | 1,401 | 1,279 | |||||||||||||
| Income taxes | (228 | ) | (111 | ) | (424 | ) | (397 | ) | |||||||||
| Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | 481 | 184 | 977 | 882 | |||||||||||||
|
Less: Net earnings (losses) attributable to noncontrolling
interests |
5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to ADM | $ | 476 | $ | 182 | $ | 968 | $ | 865 | |||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.31 | |||||||||
| Average number of shares outstanding | 664 | 661 | 663 | 662 | |||||||||||||
|
Other (income) expense - net consists of: |
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| Net gain on marketable securities transactions | ($2 | ) | ($2 | ) | ($7 | ) | ($11 | ) | |||||||||
| Gain on sale of assets | (6 | ) | (5 | ) | (27 | ) | (18 | ) | |||||||||
| Gain (Loss) on Australian foreign exchange hedges | (26 | ) | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Other - net | (1 | ) | 19 | (1 | ) | 36 | |||||||||||
| ($35 | ) | $ | 12 | ($10 | ) | $ | 7 | ||||||||||
| Summary of Financial Condition | |||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | ||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||
| NET INVESTMENT IN | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,252 | $ | 1,235 | |||
| Short-term marketable securities | 242 | 507 | |||||
| Operating working capital (a) | 10,363 | 14,796 | |||||
| Property, plant, and equipment | 10,125 | 9,883 | |||||
| Investments in and advances to affiliates | 3,183 | 3,379 | |||||
| Long-term marketable securities | 685 | 246 | |||||
| Other non-current assets | 1,365 | 1,098 | |||||
| $ | 29,215 | $ | 31,144 | ||||
| FINANCED BY | |||||||
| Short-term debt | $ | 364 | $ | 3,678 | |||
| Long-term debt, including current maturities | 6,520 | 6,815 | |||||
| Deferred liabilities | 2,765 | 2,210 | |||||
| Shareholders' equity | 19,566 | 18,441 | |||||
| $ | 29,215 | $ | 31,144 | ||||
(a) Current assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities) less current liabilities (excluding short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt).
| Summary of Cash Flows | ||||||||||
|
(unaudited) |
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| Nine months ended | ||||||||||
| September 30 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||
| Operating Activities | ||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 977 | $ | 882 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 681 | 651 | ||||||||
| Asset impairment charges | 23 | 176 | ||||||||
| Other - net | (235 | ) | 94 | |||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | 3,423 | (1,466 | ) | |||||||
| Total Operating Activities | 4,869 | 337 | ||||||||
| Investing Activities | ||||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (659 | ) | (877 | ) | ||||||
| Net assets of businesses acquired | (35 | ) | (56 | ) | ||||||
| Marketable securities - net | 296 | 134 | ||||||||
| Other investing activities | 224 | 49 | ||||||||
| Total Investing Activities | (174 | ) | (750 | ) | ||||||
| Financing Activities | ||||||||||
| Long-term debt borrowings | 23 | 9 | ||||||||
| Long-term debt payments | (265 | ) | (1,597 | ) | ||||||
| Net borrowings (payments) under lines of credit | (2,489 | ) | 2,820 | |||||||
| Debt repayment premium and costs | - | (12 | ) | |||||||
| Purchases of treasury stock | (95 | ) | (100 | ) | ||||||
| Cash dividends | (376 | ) | (346 | ) | ||||||
| Other | 45 | 10 | ||||||||
| Total Financing Activities | (3,157 | ) | 784 | |||||||
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 1,538 | 371 | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | 1,714 | 864 | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | $ | 3,252 | $ | 1,235 | ||||||
| Segment Operating Analysis | ||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Quarter ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||
| (in '000s metric tons) | ||||||||||||
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Processed volumes |
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| Oilseeds | 7,191 | 7,462 | 22,928 | 23,414 | ||||||||
| Corn | 5,794 | 6,281 | 17,314 | 18,491 | ||||||||
| Milling and Cocoa | 1,878 | 1,790 | 5,364 | 5,210 | ||||||||
| Total processed volumes | 14,863 | 15,533 | 45,606 | 47,115 | ||||||||
| Quarter ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||
|
Net sales and other operating income |
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| Oilseeds Processing | $ | 9,216 | $ | 9,688 | $ | 26,695 | $ | 27,066 | ||||
| Corn Processing | 3,393 | 3,126 | 10,084 | 8,789 | ||||||||
| Agricultural Services | 8,751 | 8,956 | 28,781 | 29,674 | ||||||||
| Other | 33 | 38 | 101 | 109 | ||||||||
| Total net sales and other operating income | $ | 21,393 | $ | 21,808 | $ | 65,661 | $ | 65,638 | ||||
| Adjusted Earnings Per Share | ||||||||||||||
| A non-GAAP financial measure | ||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| Quarter Ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||||
| Reported EPS (fully diluted) | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.31 | ||||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||
| LIFO (credit) charge (a) | (0.28 | ) | 0.05 | (0.21 | ) | 0.10 | ||||||||
| Effective tax rate adjustment (b) | 0.02 | 0.03 | - | 0.03 | ||||||||||
| Brazil income tax remeasurement (c) | - | 0.01 | - | 0.01 | ||||||||||
| Asset impairment charges (d) | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.16 | ||||||||||
| (Gain) Loss on Australian-dollar foreign exchange hedges (e) | (0.02 | ) | - | 0.02 | - | |||||||||
| FCPA charge (f) | - | - | 0.06 | - | ||||||||||
| Restructuring and exit costs (g) | - | - | - | 0.08 | ||||||||||
| Sub-total adjustments | (0.26 | ) | 0.25 | (0.11 | ) | 0.38 | ||||||||
| Adjusted earnings per share (non-GAAP) | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 1.35 | $ | 1.69 | ||||||
| (a) | The Company’s pretax changes in its LIFO reserves during the period, tax effected using the Company’s U.S. effective income tax rate. | |
| (b) | The impact to EPS due to the increase in the current estimated annual effective tax rate on prior quarter’s earnings. | |
| (c) | The tax impact of foreign-exchange remeasurement of certain Brazilian assets. | |
| (d) | The asset impairment charges related to certain fixed assets and investments, tax effected using the applicable U.S. and Mexican tax rates. | |
| (e) | The gain or loss on Australian-dollar foreign exchange hedges tax effected using the Company’s U.S. effective income tax rate. | |
| (f) | The FCPA charge related to an estimated provision for settlement with the government agencies pertaining to potential violations of anti-corruption practices net of estimated tax. | |
| (g) | The restructuring and exit costs related primarily to the global workforce reduction program, tax effected using the applicable U.S., European and South American tax rates. |
Adjusted EPS is ADM’s fully diluted EPS after removal of the effect on Reported EPS of certain specified items as more fully described above. Management believes that Adjusted EPS is a useful measure of ADM’s performance because it provides investors additional information about ADM’s operations allowing better evaluation of ongoing business performance. Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace or be an alternative to EPS, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, or any other measures of operating results under GAAP. Earnings amounts in the tables above have been divided by the company’s diluted shares outstanding for each respective quarter in order to arrive at an adjusted EPS amount for each specified item.
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