ADM Releases Q2 2022 Results

Chairman and CEO, Juan Luciano, said, “Our second quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.15 reflect our team’s strong execution, delivering nutrition to billions of people around the globe.'
Chairman and CEO, Juan Luciano, said, “Our second quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.15 reflect our team’s strong execution, delivering nutrition to billions of people around the globe."

ADM has reported financial results for the second quarter, which ended June 30, 2022. 

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Second Quarter 2022 Highlights:

  • Q2 2022 EPS as reported of $2.18 includes a $0.01 per share net charge related to impairments and restructuring and a $0.04 per share gain related to the mark-to-market adjustment on the Wilmar exchangeable bond. Adjusted EPS, which excludes these items, was $2.15.

Ag Services & Oilseeds delivered substantially higher year-over-year results.

  • Ag Services results more than doubled versus the year-ago quarter. Global Trade had an outstanding quarter: The destination marketing team’s ability to meet customer demand around the globe helped drive strong volumes and margins, and good execution in global freight, as well as net timing gains of about $65 million for the quarter, contributed to significantly higher year-over-year profits.
  • Crushing delivered substantially higher results. Strong soy crush margins drove improved performance in all three regions, as meal and oil demand remained robust. Positive net timing effects of approximately $90 million for the quarter, versus the $70 million of negative timing in the year-ago period, helped drive higher year-over-year results.
  • Refined Products and Other results were similar to the prior-year period, as strong demand for biofuels and food oils drove refining premiums and biodiesel margins, offset by approximately $150 million of negative timing effects versus negative $30 million in the prior-year quarter.
  • Equity earnings from Wilmar were significantly higher versus the second quarter of 2021.

Carbohydrate Solutions results were substantially higher versus the prior-year period.

  • The Starches and Sweeteners subsegment, including ethanol production from our wet mills, delivered much better results due to solid demand as food service volumes reached close to pre-pandemic levels.
  • Vantage Corn Processors results were slightly higher in an environment of good gasoline demand and strong ethanol blending economics.

Nutrition delivered 16% revenue growth—20% on a constant currency basis—and 19% higher year-over-year operating profit.

  • Human Nutrition delivered higher year-over-year results as demand across its diverse product portfolio remained robust. Flavors grew revenue in North America, EMEA and South America, though profits were lower due to negative currency effects in EMEA as well as weaker results in APAC.
  • Animal Nutrition profits were up substantially year over year, driven by continued strong volumes and margins in amino acids.

Other Business results increased from the prior-year quarter, driven primarily by higher ADM Investor Services earnings due to higher interest rates.

Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano, said, “Our second quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.15 reflect our team’s strong execution, delivering nutrition to billions of people around the globe. In addition, our productivity initiatives are improving our capabilities and mitigating the impact of inflation, while our innovation projects are powering profitable growth, as we leverage our unique portfolio and globally integrated network to meet demand driven by the three enduring global trends of food security, health and well-being, and sustainability.”

Luciano added, “Looking forward, we expect the combination of our strategic actions and continued good demand for our products to propel very strong earnings in the second half of 2022, with strong cash flows enabling us to accelerate approximately $1 billion in share repurchases into the back half of the year. Beyond that, we will continue to execute the growth plan we laid out at our Global Investor Day, while maintaining our focus on balanced capital allocation and optimizing ROIC.”

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