Deere announces second-quarter earnings

Deere & Company recently announced that its net income was $690.5 million, or $2.03 per share, for the second quarter ended April 30, 2015, compared with $980.7 million, or $2.65 per share, for the same period last year.

For the first six months of the year, net income attributable to Deere & Company was $1.077 billion, or $3.14 per share, compared with $1.662 billion, or $4.46 per share, last year.

Worldwide net sales and revenues decreased 18 percent, to $8.171 billion, for the second quarter and decreased 17 percent, to $14.554 billion, for six months. Net sales of the equipment operations were $7.399 billion for the quarter and $13.004 billion for six months, compared with $9.246 billion and $16.195 billion for the periods last year.

“John Deere’s second-quarter results were noteworthy in light of the weak conditions that continue to affect the global agricultural sector,” said Samuel R. Allen, chairman and chief executive officer, Deere & Company. “Our performance reflected the adept execution of our operating plans and contributions of a well-rounded business lineup. Deere’s construction and forestry and financial-services divisions had higher results for the quarter, and our agriculture and turf operations remained solidly profitable despite lower demand for large models of farm machinery. We also saw benefits from our success developing a more responsive cost and asset structure, a fact that gives our performance a greater degree of resilience.”

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