Deere Posts 55% Higher Profit, but Guidance Disappoints
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The worldâs largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery beat Wall Streetâs expectations as high crop prices stoked global demand for farm equipment.
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Archer Daniels Midland Co., the agribusiness giant, reported a 77 percent increase Friday in its first-quarter earnings, citing significant gains in oilseed and bioproducts processing and feed and ingredient sales and a major improvement in inventory
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DECATUR, Ill. - Archer Daniels Midland Co., the agribusiness giant, reported a 77 percent increase Friday in its first-quarter earnings, citing significant gains in oilseed and bioproducts processing and feed
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Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. DE.N  on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 30 percent on strong  demand, higher selling prices and increased efficiency.
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With big tractors, big sales, and big earnings, Deere's hoeing a profitable row.
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However, the decline is not as bad as analysts had expected, and the company raises its profit outlook. By Todd Zaun. TOKYO -- The Honda Motor Co.
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Third-quarter profit, helped by sales of jet fighters and electronic warfare systems, beat Wall Street expectations, but the companyâs forecast for next year was slightly below analystsâ estimates.
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Higher earnings from oilseed processing and rising demand for feed grains offset declining margins in the companyâs ethanol business.
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The lawnmower company has a sharp quarter.
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Magna International, the Canadian auto parts maker, said that fourth-quarter profit fell 65 percent because of lower profit margins and one-time charges. It cut its quarterly dividend to increase cash on hand. Net income was $29 million, or 26 cents a share, down from $83 million, or 75 cents a share, a year earlier, Magna said. Sales rose 8.7 percent, to $6.4 billion. The company, cut its quarterly divided in half, to 19 cents a share, adding $84 million in cash to the $1.9 billion the company had on hand at the end of 2006. Excluding one-time items, Magna earned 99 cents a share, missing the $1.16 a share that was expected by Wall Street analysts.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Monsanto Co.  reported on Thursday that quarterly earnings jumped 71 percent, driven by surging sales of its genetically modified corn and other seeds, sending its shares higher in early trade.
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Deere & Co. DE.N, one of the world's  largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly  earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its  agricultural and construction equipment businesses.
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Sales rise, but earnings and margins are on the fritz.
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The food maker General Mills reported a slightly higher profit in its latest quarter on Wednesday, as stronger sales offset rising costs for ingredients and price increases did not faze consumers.
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Or does it claw bears? The snowmobile maker beats earnings estimates.
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Lawn-care equipment maker Toro Co. on  Wednesday reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings  and doubled its dividend, citing increased sales and cost  controls.
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Monsanto said that quarterly earnings rose 71 percent, largely because of surging sales of its genetically modified corn.