EX-99.1 2 adm-ex9912020630xq2.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1

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ADM Reports Second Quarter Earnings of $0.84 per Share,
$0.85 per Share on an Adjusted Basis
   
•Net earnings of $469 million
•Strong first half; execution of strategic plan continued delivering results
•Safely served customers, protected employees while supporting global food supply chain with minimal disruptions despite challenging environment

CHICAGO, July 29, 2020—ADM (NYSE: ADM) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

“This was another strong quarter for ADM. I am proud of our team’s excellent work, as their execution of our strategy continued to deliver results,” said Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano. “Through good and challenging times alike, we have kept a strong and steady focus on transforming and improving our company. Thanks to that work, and thanks to the ADM colleagues who have gone above and beyond to support our customers and the global food supply chain, we are delivering on our purpose by providing high quality nutrition around the world.

“We’re also living up to our ideals,” Luciano continued. “From our ambitious new sustainability goals, to the continued expansion of products and services to meet evolving consumer needs, to the critical efforts we are all making to protect our employees and support our communities during challenging times, our team is making a positive impact.

“As we advance our strategy, we are increasingly seeing growing benefits flow to our bottom line. Our team is exceeding the targets we’ve set for those factors under our control, and as we look at the second half of the year, we’ll continue to advance our key focus areas: optimizing business performance, accelerating Readiness – which has been critical to our resilience and agility this year – and harvesting the benefits of strategic growth investments, especially in our Nutrition segment. We are in a strong position, with great momentum, and we are confident in our ability to continue to deliver strong earnings and returns in 2020 and beyond.”















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Second Quarter 2020 Highlights
(Amounts in millions except per share amounts)
2020
 
2019
Earnings per share (as reported)
$
0.84

 
$
0.42

Adjusted earnings per share1
$
0.85

 
$
0.60

 
 
 
 
Segment operating profit
$
813

 
$
645

Adjusted segment operating profit1
$
804

 
$
682

   Ag Services and Oilseeds
413

 
362

   Carbohydrate Solutions
195

 
192

   Nutrition
158

 
117

   Other Business
38

 
11


•
EPS as reported of $0.84 includes a $0.02 per share charge related to asset impairment and restructuring accruals, a $0.02 per share charge related to early debt extinguishment, and a $0.03 per share credit related to the gain on sale of certain assets. Adjusted EPS, which excludes these items, was $0.85.1 
        
Results of Operations

Ag Services & Oilseeds delivered higher results versus the second quarter of 2019.

•
Ag Services results were substantially better year over year. Strong execution in South America helped deliver record quarterly origination and export volumes in a significantly improved margin environment, driven by a weaker Brazilian Real and strong farmer selling. Global trade delivered another strong quarter, as countries looked to secure stable supplies of food amid the pandemic. Lower interior grain margins affected results in North America.

•
Crushing was lower versus the prior-year period. South America delivered significantly higher year-over-year results in an environment of solid domestic meal demand and the weaker Brazilian Real. In EMEAI, crush volumes and margins remained solid. In North America, margins were impacted by COVID-19 effects on customers.

•
Refined Products and Other was higher year over year, driven by improved biodiesel volumes and margins in North and South America as well as strong volumes and margins in refined and packaged oils in South America. Demand was lower for biodiesel in EMEAI, and edible oils in both EMEAI and North America.

•
Wilmar results were lower year over year.

Carbohydrate Solutions results were similar to the year-ago quarter.

•
Starches and Sweeteners was lower year over year. Results were impacted by lower food service demand in North America and mark-to-market losses on corn oil contracts, partially offset by lower net raw material costs and strong risk management results. Wheat milling had another strong quarter, as solid retail demand and footprint optimization initiatives continued to drive results.





1 Non-GAAP financial measures; see pages 5, 10, 11 and 13 for explanations and reconciliations, including after-tax amounts.

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Vantage Corn Processors results were higher than the second quarter of 2019, driven by favorable risk management results on inventory positions and strong demand for industrial ethanol. While average industry ethanol margins were down versus the prior year, prices and margins improved throughout the quarter as lower production, including two idled ADM dry mills, and some recovery in driving miles led to falling industry stocks.

Nutrition continued to deliver significant year-over-year profit growth.

•
Human Nutrition results were higher versus the prior-year quarter. Flavors continued to deliver solid results, as favorable sales mix and margin expansion in North America was offset by some softness in EMEAI. Strong execution to meet rising customer demand for plant-based proteins and edible beans drove higher results in Specialty Ingredients. Health & Wellness delivered higher performance on strong sales for probiotics, improved volumes and margins in fiber, and additional fermentation income.

•
Animal Nutrition was again higher year over year. Despite impacts from COVID-19 on demand in some regions, continued execution on Neovia synergies, robust demand for pet food and treats, and improvement in amino acids drove better results.

Other Business results were higher, driven by improvements in captive insurance operations.

Other Items of Note
As additional information to help clarify underlying business performance, the table on page 10 includes reported earnings and EPS as well as adjusted earnings and EPS.

Segment operating profit of $813 million for the quarter includes charges related to asset impairment and restructuring activities of $14 million ($0.02 per share) and gains on the sale of certain assets of $23 million ($0.03 per share).

In Corporate results, interest expense decreased due to lower average borrowing costs from liability management actions taken in late 2019. Unallocated corporate costs for the quarter were higher year over year due to higher variable performance-related compensation expense accruals, and transfers of costs from business segments into Corporate due to centralization of certain activities. Other charges declined due to improved foreign hedging results on intercompany funding and improved investment performance. Corporate results also included debt extinguishment expenses of $14 million related to the early retirement of a bond.

The effective tax rate for the quarter was approximately 14 percent, very similar to the 13 percent in the prior year.

Note: Additional Facts and Explanations
Additional facts and explanations about results and industry environment can be found at the end of the ADM Q2 Earnings Presentation at www.adm.com/webcast.






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Conference Call Information
ADM will host a webcast on July 30, 2020, at 7:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss financial results and provide a company update. To listen to the webcast, go to www.adm.com/webcast. A replay of the webcast will also be available for an extended period of time at www.adm.com/webcast.

Forward-Looking Statements
Some of our comments and materials in this presentation constitute forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current views and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. These statements and materials are based on many assumptions and factors that are subject to risk and uncertainties. ADM has provided additional information in its reports on file with the SEC concerning assumptions and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in this presentation, and you should carefully review the assumptions and factors in our SEC reports. To the extent permitted under applicable law, ADM assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events.

About ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.


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Financial Tables Follow

Corporate Release

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Segment Operating Profit, Adjusted Segment Operating Profit (a non-GAAP financial measure)
and Corporate Results
(unaudited)
 
Quarter ended
 
 
Six months ended
 
 
June 30
 
 
June 30
 
(In millions)
2020
2019
Change
 
2020
2019
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Operating Profit
$
813

$
645

$
168

 
$
1,412

$
1,256

$
156

Specified items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Gains) losses on sales of assets and businesses
(23
)
—

(23
)
 
(23
)
(12
)
(11
)
Impairment, restructuring, and settlement charges
14

37

(23
)
 
58

46

12

Adjusted Segment Operating Profit
$
804

$
682

$
122


$
1,447

$
1,290

$
157

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ag Services and Oilseeds
$
413

$
362

$
51

 
$
835

$
779

$
56

Ag Services
171

90

81

 
335

165

170

Crushing
113

139

(26
)
 
183

355

(172
)
Refined Products and Other
78

71

7

 
159

143

16

Wilmar
51

62

(11
)
 
158

116

42

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carbohydrate Solutions
$
195

$
192

$
3

 
$
263

$
288

$
(25
)
Starches and Sweeteners
177

215

(38
)
 
276

350

(74
)
Vantage Corn Processors
18

(23
)
41

 
(13
)
(62
)
49

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nutrition
$
158

$
117

$
41

 
$
300

$
198

$
102

Human Nutrition
131

103

28

 
244

191

53

Animal Nutrition
27

14

13

 
56

7

49

 
 
 
 
 
 




Other Business
$
38

$
11

$
27

 
$
49

$
25

$
24

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Operating Profit
$
813

$
645

$
168

 
$
1,412

$
1,256

$
156

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Results
$
(261
)
$
(371
)
$
110

 
$
(485
)
$
(667
)
$
182

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense - net
(86
)
(101
)
15

 
(163
)
(191
)
28

Unallocated corporate costs
(194
)
(132
)
(62
)
 
(383
)
(315
)
(68
)
Other charges
35

(12
)
47

 
(17
)
(18
)
1

Specified items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIFO credit (charge)
—

(25
)
25

 
91

(26
)
117

Early debt repayment expenses
(14
)
—

(14
)
 
(14
)
—

(14
)
Expenses related to acquisitions
—

—

—

 
—

(14
)
14

Impairment and restructuring charges
(2
)
(101
)
99

 
1

(103
)
104

Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
552

$
274

$
278

 
$
927

$
589

$
338


Segment operating profit is ADM’s consolidated income from operations before income tax excluding corporate items. Adjusted segment operating profit, a non-GAAP financial measure, is segment operating profit excluding specified items. Management believes that segment operating profit and adjusted segment operating profit are useful measures of ADM’s performance because they provide investors information about ADM’s business unit performance excluding corporate overhead costs as well as specified items. Segment operating profit and adjusted segment operating profit are not measures of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered alternatives to income before income taxes, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, or any other measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP.

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Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(unaudited)

 
Quarter ended
 
Six months ended
 
June 30
 
June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
16,281

 
$
16,297

 
$
31,251

 
$
31,601

Cost of products sold (1)
15,173

 
15,325

 
29,192

 
29,701

Gross profit
1,108

 
972

 
2,059

 
1,900

Selling, general, and administrative expenses (2)
638

 
602

 
1,302

 
1,261

Asset impairment, exit, and restructuring costs (3)
16

 
136

 
57

 
147

Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates
(103
)
 
(90
)
 
(243
)
 
(191
)
Interest income
(15
)
 
(46
)
 
(55
)
 
(95
)
Interest expense
87

 
109

 
170

 
210

Other (income) expense - net (4)
(67
)
 
(13
)
 
(99
)
 
(21
)
Earnings before income taxes
552

 
274

 
927

 
589

Income tax (benefit) expense (5)
80

 
36

 
64

 
117

Net earnings including noncontrolling interests
472

 
238

 
863

 
472

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less:  Net earnings (losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests
3

 
3

 
3

 
4

Net earnings attributable to ADM
$
469

 
$
235

 
$
860

 
$
468

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.84

 
$
0.42

 
$
1.53

 
$
0.83

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average diluted shares outstanding
562

 
566

 
563

 
566

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1) Includes a charge (credit) related to changes in the Company’s LIFO reserves of $(91) million in the current YTD and $25 million and $26 million in the prior quarter and YTD, respectively.

(2) Includes acquisition-related expenses of $14 million in the prior YTD.

(3) Includes charges related to impairment of certain assets and restructuring of $16 million and $57 million in the current quarter and YTD, respectively, and $136 million and $147 million in the prior quarter and YTD, respectively.

(4) Includes gains of $23 million related to the sale of certain assets and early debt repayment expenses of $14 million in the current quarter and YTD and a settlement charge of $2 million in the prior quarter and YTD. Prior YTD also includes gains of $12 million related to the sale of certain assets and a step-up gain on an equity investment.

(5) Includes the tax expense (benefit) impact of the above specified items and tax discrete items totaling $(1) million and $19 million, in the current quarter and YTD, respectively, and the tax benefit impact of the above specified items and certain discrete items totaling $(58) million and $(44) million in the prior quarter and YTD, respectively.


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Summary of Financial Condition
(unaudited)
 
 
 
June 30,
2020
 
June 30,
2019
 
 
(in millions)
Net Investment In
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents (a)
 
$
1,203

 
$
849

Short-term marketable securities (a)
 
—

 
4

Operating working capital (b)
 
8,540

 
7,804

Property, plant, and equipment
 
9,833

 
10,245

Investments in and advances to affiliates
 
5,239

 
5,449

Long-term marketable securities
 
3

 
8

Goodwill and other intangibles
 
5,212

 
5,545

Other non-current assets
 
2,043

 
1,821

 
 
$
32,073

 
$
31,725

Financed By
 
 

 
 

Short-term debt (a)
 
$
531

 
$
1,699

Long-term debt, including current maturities (a)
 
8,642

 
7,713

Deferred liabilities
 
3,504

 
3,281

Temporary equity
 
85

 
53

Shareholders’ equity
 
19,311

 
18,979

 
 
$
32,073

 
$
31,725



(a)
Net debt is calculated as short-term debt plus long-term debt (including current maturities) less cash and cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities.
(b)
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).


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Summary of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 
 
 
Six months ended
 
 
June 30
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
(in millions)
Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
Net earnings
 
$
863

 
$
472

Depreciation and amortization
 
489

 
493

Asset impairment charges
 
47

 
44

(Gains) losses on sales of assets
 
(64
)
 
(30
)
Other - net
 
276

 
37

Change in deferred consideration in securitized receivables(a)
 
(2,456
)
 
(3,613
)
Other changes in operating assets and liabilities
 
409

 
(116
)
Total Operating Activities
 
(436
)
 
(2,713
)
 
 
 
 
 
Investing Activities
 
 

 
 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 
(360
)
 
(383
)
Net assets of businesses acquired
 
(3
)
 
(1,944
)
Proceeds from sale of business/assets
 
91

 
23

Investments in retained interest in securitized receivables(a)
 
(2,121
)
 
(2,590
)
Proceeds from retained interest in securitized receivables(a)
 
4,577

 
6,203

Marketable securities - net
 
(3
)
 
65

Investments in and advances to affiliates
 
(5
)
 
(10
)
Other investing activities
 
(3
)
 
(18
)
Total Investing Activities
 
2,173

 
1,346

 
 
 
 
 
Financing Activities
 
 

 
 

Long-term debt borrowings
 
1,478

 
2

Long-term debt payments
 
(525
)
 
(611
)
Net borrowings (payments) under lines of credit
 
(667
)
 
1,413

Share repurchases
 
(112
)
 
(94
)
Cash dividends
 
(405
)
 
(395
)
Other
 
3

 
(42
)
Total Financing Activities
 
(228
)
 
273

 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents
 
1,509

 
(1,094
)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents - beginning of period
 
2,990

 
3,843

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents - end of period
 
$
4,499

 
$
2,749


(a) Cash flows related to the Company’s retained interest in securitized receivables as required by ASU 2016-15 which took effect January 1, 2018.

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Segment Operating Analysis
(unaudited)


 
Quarter ended
 
Six months ended
 
June 30
 
June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
(in ‘000s metric tons)
Processed volumes (by commodity)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oilseeds
9,103

 
8,773

 
18,266

 
17,940

Corn
4,099

 
5,546

 
9,633

 
10,678

Total processed volumes
13,202

 
14,319

 
27,899

 
28,618

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter ended
 
Six months ended
 
June 30
 
June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
(in millions)
Revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Ag Services and Oilseeds
$
12,741

 
$
12,228

 
$
23,820

 
$
23,766

Carbohydrate Solutions
2,014

 
2,441

 
4,330

 
4,844

Nutrition
1,437

 
1,524

 
2,908

 
2,806

Other Business
89

 
104

 
193

 
185

Total revenues
$
16,281

 
$
16,297

 
$
31,251

 
$
31,601




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Adjusted Earnings Per Share
A non-GAAP financial measure
(unaudited)
 
Quarter ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
 
2020
2019
 
2020
2019
 
In millions
Per share
In millions
Per share
 
In millions
Per share
In millions
Per share
Net earnings and fully diluted EPS
$
469

$
0.84

$
235

$
0.42

 
$
860

$
1.53

$
468

$
0.83

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
LIFO charge (credit) (a)
—

—

19

0.03

 
(69
)
(0.12
)
20

0.03

Losses (gains) on sales of assets and businesses (b)
(18
)
(0.03
)
—

—

 
(18
)
(0.03
)
(9
)
(0.02
)
Impairment, restructuring, and settlement charges (c)
12

0.02

105

0.18

 
44

0.08

115

0.20

Expenses related to acquisitions (d)
—

—

—

—

 
—

—

9

0.02

Early debt repayment expenses (e)
11

0.02

—

—

 
11

0.02

—

—

Tax adjustment (f)
1

—

(19
)
(0.03
)
 
8

0.01

(2
)
—

Sub-total adjustments
6

0.01

105

0.18

 
(24
)
(0.04
)
133

0.23

Adjusted net earnings and adjusted EPS
$
475

$
0.85

$
340

$
0.60

 
$
836

$
1.49

$
601

$
1.06

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Current YTD changes in the Company’s LIFO reserves of $(91) million pretax ($69 million after tax), tax effected using the Company’s U.S. income tax rate. Prior quarter and YTD changes in the Company’s LIFO reserves of $25 million and $26 million pretax, respectively ($19 million and $20 million after tax, respectively), tax effected using the Company’s U.S. income tax rate.
(b)
Current quarter and YTD gain of $23 million pretax ($18 million after tax) related to the sale of certain assets. Prior YTD gains of $12 million pretax ($9 million after tax) related to the sale of certain assets and a step-up gain on an equity investment, tax effected using the Company’s U.S. income tax rate.
(c)
Current quarter and YTD charges of $16 million and $57 million pretax, respectively ($12 million and $44 million after tax, respectively), related to the impairment of certain assets and restructuring, tax effected using the applicable rates. Prior quarter and YTD charges of $138 million and $149 million pretax, respectively ($105 million and $115 million after tax, respectively), related to the impairment of certain assets, restructuring, and settlement, tax effected using the applicable tax rates.
(d)
Prior YTD acquisition expenses of $14 million pretax ($9 million after tax) consisted of expenses primarily related to the Neovia acquisition.
(e)
Current quarter and YTD early debt repayment expenses of $14 million pretax ($11 million after tax), tax effected using the Company’s U.S. income tax rate, related to the make-whole call provisions on a bond.
(f)
Tax adjustment totaling $1 million and $8 million due to certain discrete items in the current quarter and YTD, respectively, and $(19) million and $(2) million due to U.S. tax reform and certain discrete items in the prior quarter and YTD, respectively.

Adjusted net earnings reflects ADM’s reported net earnings after removal of the effect on net earnings of specified items as more fully described above. Adjusted EPS reflects ADM’s fully diluted EPS after removal of the effect on EPS as reported of specified items as more fully described above. Management believes that Adjusted net earnings and Adjusted EPS are useful measures of ADM’s performance because they provide investors additional information about ADM’s operations allowing better evaluation of underlying business performance and better period-to-period comparability. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to replace or be alternatives to net earnings and EPS as reported, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, or any other measures of operating results under GAAP. Earnings amounts described above have been divided by the company’s diluted shares outstanding for each respective period in order to arrive at an adjusted EPS amount for each specified item.

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Adjusted Return on Invested Capital
A non-GAAP financial measure
(unaudited)
Adjusted ROIC Earnings (in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Four Quarters
 
Quarter Ended
 
Ended
 
Sep. 30, 2019
 
Dec. 31, 2019
 
Mar. 31, 2020
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings attributable to ADM
$
407

 
$
504

 
$
391

 
$
469

 
$
1,771

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Interest expense
97

 
95

 
83

 
87

 
362

   LIFO
(16
)
 
27

 
(91
)
 
—

 
(80
)
   Other adjustments
48

 
253

 
48

 
8

 
357

      Total adjustments
129

 
375

 
40

 
95

 
639

   Tax on adjustments
(32
)
 
(8
)
 
(7
)
 
(23
)
 
(70
)
      Net adjustments
97

 
367

 
33

 
72

 
569

Total Adjusted ROIC Earnings
$
504

 
$
871

 
$
424

 
$
541

 
$
2,340

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Adjusted Invested Capital (in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
 
Trailing Four
 
Sep. 30, 2019
 
Dec. 31, 2019
 
Mar. 31, 2020
 
June 30, 2020
 
Quarter Average
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity (1)
$
18,873

 
$
19,208

 
$
18,952

 
$
19,293

 
$
19,082

+ Interest-bearing liabilities (2)
8,891

 
8,891

 
12,512

 
9,181

 
9,869

+ LIFO adjustment (net of tax)
49

 
69

 
—

 
—

 
30

Other adjustments
36

 
274

 
39

 
6

 
89

Total Adjusted Invested Capital
$
27,849

 
$
28,442

 
$
31,503

 
$
28,480

 
$
29,070

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Return on Invested Capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8.1
%

(1) Excludes noncontrolling interests
(2) Includes short-term debt, current maturities of long-term debt, finance lease obligations, and long-term debt

Adjusted ROIC is Adjusted ROIC earnings divided by adjusted invested capital. Adjusted ROIC earnings is ADM’s net earnings adjusted for the after tax effects of interest expense, changes in the LIFO reserve and other specified items. Adjusted invested capital is the sum of ADM’s equity (excluding noncontrolling interests) and interest-bearing liabilities adjusted for the after tax effect of the LIFO reserve, and other specified items. Management believes Adjusted ROIC is a useful financial measure because it provides investors information about ADM’s returns excluding the impacts of LIFO inventory reserves and other specified items and increases period-to-period comparability of underlying business performance. Management uses Adjusted ROIC to measure ADM’s performance by comparing Adjusted ROIC to its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Adjusted ROIC, Adjusted ROIC earnings and Adjusted invested capital are non-GAAP financial measures and are not intended to replace or be alternatives to GAAP financial measures.











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Adjusted Earnings Before Taxes, Interest, and Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
A non-GAAP financial measure
(unaudited)

The tables below provide a reconciliation of earnings before income taxes to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA by segment for the trailing four quarters ended June 30, 2020.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Four Quarters
 
Quarter Ended
 
Ended
 
Sep. 30, 2019
 
Dec. 31, 2019
 
Mar. 31, 2020
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2020
 

 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
Earnings before income taxes
$
503

 
$
496

 
$
375

 
$
552

 
$
1,926

Interest expense
97

 
95

 
83

 
87

 
362

Depreciation and amortization
249

 
251

 
245

 
244

 
989

LIFO charge (credit)
(16
)
 
27

 
(91
)
 
—

 
(80
)
Losses (gains) on sales of assets and businesses
—

 
101

 
—

 
(23
)
 
78

Asset impairment and restructuring charges
53

 
103

 
41

 
16

 
213

Railroad maintenance expense
—

 
51

 
73

 
—

 
124

Early debt repayment expenses
—

 
—

 
—

 
14

 
14

Expenses related to acquisitions
—

 
3

 
—

 
—

 
3

Adjusted EBITDA
$
886

 
$
1,127

 
$
726

 
$
890

 
$
3,629

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Four Quarters
 
Quarter Ended
 
Ended
 
Sep. 30, 2019
 
Dec. 31, 2019
 
Mar. 31, 2020
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
Ag Services and Oilseeds
$
511

 
$
833

 
$
514

 
$
502

 
$
2,360

Carbohydrate Solutions
264

 
258

 
148

 
274

 
944

Nutrition
175

 
160

 
199

 
217

 
751

Other Business
55

 
20

 
15

 
39

 
129

Corporate
(119
)
 
(144
)
 
(150
)
 
(142
)
 
(555
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
886

 
$
1,127

 
$
726

 
$
890

 
$
3,629

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

















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The tables below provide a reconciliation of earnings before income taxes to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA by segment for the trailing four quarters ended June 30, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Four Quarters
 
Quarter Ended
 
Ended
 
Sep. 30, 2018
 
Dec. 31, 2018
 
Mar 31, 2019
 
Jun. 30, 2019
 
Jun. 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
Earnings before income taxes
$
632

 
$
312

 
$
315

 
$
274

 
$
1,533

Interest expense
87

 
97

 
101

 
109

 
394

Depreciation and amortization
232

 
235

 
245

 
248

 
960

LIFO charge (credit)
7

 
(4
)
 
1

 
25

 
29

Losses (gains) on sales of assets and businesses
(21
)
 
8

 
(12
)
 
—

 
(25
)
Asset impairment, restructuring, & settlement charges
2

 
250

 
11

 
138

 
401

Expenses related to acquisitions
(4
)
 
12

 
14

 
—

 
22

Adjusted EBITDA
$
935

 
$
910

 
$
675

 
$
794

 
$
3,314

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Four Quarters
 
Quarter Ended
 
Ended
 
Sep. 30, 2018
 
Dec. 31, 2018
 
Mar 31, 2019
 
Jun. 30, 2019
 
Jun. 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
Ag Services and Oilseeds
$
580

 
$
711

 
$
510

 
$
457

 
$
2,258

Carbohydrate Solutions
364

 
281

 
178

 
274

 
1,097

Nutrition
103

 
99

 
134

 
173

 
509

Other Business
37

 
(3
)
 
24

 
18

 
76

Corporate
(149
)
 
(178
)
 
(171
)
 
(128
)
 
(626
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
935

 
$
910

 
$
675

 
$
794

 
$
3,314

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before taxes, interest, and depreciation and amortization, adjusted for specified items. The Company calculates adjusted EBITDA by removing the impact of specified items and adding back the amounts of interest expense and depreciation
and amortization to earnings before income taxes. Management believes that adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the
Company’s performance because it provides investors additional information about the Company’s operations allowing better
evaluation of underlying business performance and better period-to-period comparability. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace or be an alternative to earnings before income taxes, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.


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