Agrium Reports Fourth Quarter; Retail Delivers Record Results
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Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU)(NYSE:AGU) announced today consolidated net earnings ("net earnings") from continuing operations of $110-million ($0.74 diluted earnings per share) for the fourth quarter of 2013, compared with net earnings from continuing operations of $358-million in the fourth quarter of 2012 ($2.37 diluted earnings per share). Net earnings were $99-million ($0.66 diluted earnings per share) for the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to net earnings of $354-million ($2.34 diluted earnings per share) in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Our net earnings from continuing operations, excluding the fourth quarter guidance exclusions mentioned below, were $126-million ($0.87 diluted earnings per share).1 This excludes a purchase gain of $257-million related to the acquisition of the Viterra Inc. Agri-product assets ("Viterra acquisition") ($1.35 diluted earnings per share) and a fourth quarter pre-tax loss for the acquired Viterra operations of $27-million ($0.14 diluted earnings per share, includes $8-million of integration costs). The Viterra acquisition results were excluded from the original fourth quarter guidance provided in November 2013. Also excluded were $6-million of Corporate legal and other costs ($0.03 diluted earnings per share) incurred in the period related to the Viterra acquisition and a goodwill impairment of $220-million ($1.16 in diluted earnings per share) for the Landmark acquisition due to synergy delays and reduced expectations for sales, gross margins and long-term growth. Share-based payment expenses in the fourth quarter were $28-million ($0.15 diluted earnings per share).
Discontinued operations reported a net loss of $11-million ($0.08 diluted loss per share) for the fourth quarter and included a $75-million ($0.52 diluted earnings per share) insurance recovery for the resolution of a long-standing litigation case pertaining to soybean shipments and a $60-million post-tax write-down ($0.42 diluted earnings per share), primarily of goodwill, as a result of the previously announced strategic review of the Agrium Advanced Technologies business unit ("AAT").1
On an annual basis, 2013 net earnings from continuing operations were $1.08-billion ($7.31 diluted earnings per share), down from net earnings from continuing operations of $1.52-billion ($9.67 diluted earnings per share) in 2012. 2013 net earnings were $1.06-billion ($7.20 diluted earnings per share), compared to $1.50-billion ($9.55 diluted earnings per share) in 2012.
"Agrium's Retail results were excellent this quarter, particularly considering the decline in nutrient prices that occurred and the compressed fall application season in the U.S.," commented Chuck Magro, Agrium's President & CEO. "Retail achieved record fourth quarter results due to increased margins across almost all shelves. Our Wholesale business unit, which has more direct exposure to volatility in nutrient markets, saw their results impacted by lower global prices across all nutrients. Global nitrogen and phosphate markets have firmed significantly in early 2014 in response to what we expect will be a strong spring season," continued Mr. Magro.
"In a quarter where price instability and a compressed application window were a challenge, we delivered record results for Retail, which helped generate $1.2-billion in cash flow from operations for the quarter. This is one illustration of the benefits of our integrated strategy and why we remain confident in our ability to generate strong results over the coming years and deliver on our long-term targets," added Mr. Magro.
1 The $0.87 EPS = $0.74 EPS (net earnings from continuing operations) + $1.16 EPS (Landmark goodwill impairment) + $0.15 EPS (share based payments) + 0.17 EPS (Viterra operations) - $1.35 EPS (Viterra purchase gain). Fourth quarter effective tax rate of 24 percent from continuing operations was used for adjusted diluted earnings per share calculations.
All dollar amounts refer to United States ("U.S.") dollars except where otherwise stated. Certain financial measures in this press release are not prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), and are defined in the Additional IFRS and Non-IFRS Financial Measures section of this press release.
The segmented financial reporting included in this press release differs from our 2012 annual financial statements due to changes in segmented reporting adopted in our 2013 annual financial statements. Comparative figures for AAT in this press release have not been restated to reflect changes in segmented financial reporting.
2013 Fourth Quarter Operating Results
CONSOLIDATED NET EARNINGS
We have restated 2012 comparative figures as a result of adopting IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements whereby the classification and accounting of our investment in Profertil S.A. and other joint arrangements previously accounted for using the proportionate consolidation method are accounted for using the equity method.
Management has commenced with a divestment process for components of the AAT business unit that were not transitioned to Wholesale. We have classified these net assets as held for sale and have classified the related results of operations (including comparative 2012 results) as discontinued. See pages 6 and 8 of this press release for further details.
Agrium's 2013 fourth quarter net earnings from continuing operations were $110-million, or $0.74 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, compared to net earnings from continuing operations of $358-million, or $2.36 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, for the same quarter of 2012.
Financial Overview | |||||||||
Three months ended December 31, | |||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where noted) | 2013 | 2012 | Change | % Change | |||||
Sales | 2,867 | 3,093 | (226 | ) | (7 | ) | |||
Gross profit | 740 | 974 | (234 | ) | (24 | ) | |||
Expenses | 557 | 445 | 112 | 25 | |||||
Earnings from continuing operations before finance costs and income taxes ("EBIT") | 183 | 529 | (346 | ) | (65 | ) | |||
Net earnings from continuing operations | 110 | 358 | (248 | ) | (69 | ) | |||
Net loss from discontinued operations | (11 | ) | (4 | ) | (7 | ) | 175 | ||
Net earnings | 99 | 354 | (255 | ) | (72 | ) | |||
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | 0.74 | 2.36 | (1.62 | ) | (69 | ) | |||
Diluted loss per share from discontinued operations | (0.08 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 300 | ||
Diluted earnings per share | 0.66 | 2.34 | (1.68 | ) | (72 | ) | |||
Effective tax rate (%) | 24 | 27 | N/A | (3 | ) | ||||
Sales
Sales decreased by $226-million to $2.9-billion for the fourth quarter of 2013. Factors that affected our performance during the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 include the following:
- Wholesale sales decreased by 24 percent to $963-million due to lower realized sales prices across all product lines and lower nitrogen volumes; and
- Retail sales increased by 6 percent to $2.1-billion largely due to Viterra which accounted for $276-million in sales during the current quarter. Crop nutrient sales decreased as colder weather impacted North American sales.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $740-million, a decrease of $234-million compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. The main drivers of this variance consisted of:
- Wholesale's gross profit decreased by $283-million to $170-million for the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 primarily as a result of weaker realized sales prices across all product lines and lower urea sales volumes due to outages at our Redwater and Carseland nitrogen facilities; and
- Retail's gross profit increased by $77-million to $586-million for the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 due to the inclusion of results from Viterra coupled with favorable nutrient cost positions and higher seed rebates from suppliers.
Expenses
Expenses increased by $112-million for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. This difference is primarily a result of the following items:
- A $220-million goodwill impairment was recorded in Retail - Australia as a result of reduced expectations for sales, gross margins and long-term growth in Retail - Australia;
- An increase in Retail selling expenses of $73-million driven by increased costs associated with Viterra and other recent acquisitions (see section "Retail" for further discussion); and
- A $46-million unfavorable change in share-based payments, with a $28-million share-based payments expense in the current quarter compared to a $18-million share-based payments recovery in the same period last year (see section "Other" for further discussion).
The above increases were partially offset by a $257-million purchase gain reported in the fourth quarter of 2013. This represents the difference between the fair value of acquired net assets and the purchase price.
The following table is a summary of our other expenses (income) for the fourth quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Three months ended December 31, | ||||
(millions of U.S. dollars) | 2013 | 2012 | ||
Realized loss (gain) on derivative financial instruments | 1 | (2 | ) | |
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments | (1 | ) | - | |
Interest income | (25 | ) | (26 | ) |
Foreign exchange loss | 16 | 9 | ||
Environmental remediation and asset retirement obligations | 2 | 2 | ||
Bad debt recovery | (11 | ) | (8 | ) |
Potash profit and capital tax | 6 | 3 | ||
Other | 8 | 2 | ||
(4 | ) | (20 | ) | |
Effective Tax Rate
The effective tax rate on continuing operations was 24 percent for the fourth quarter compared to 27 percent for the same period last year due to permanent differences between tax and accounting on the Viterra purchase gain and the Retail - Australia goodwill impairment.
BUSINESS SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
Retail
Retail reported record fourth quarter sales of $2.1-billion up from $2.0-billion reported in the same quarter last year. Gross profit was $586-million in the fourth quarter of 2013, a 15 percent increase from last year's fourth quarter of $509-million. Retail reported EBITDA of $195-million, up $71-million from the fourth quarter of last year. Included in this quarter's results is a $257-million purchase gain for the Viterra acquisition, a $220-million goodwill impairment for the Landmark business in Australia, and results from the recently acquired Viterra business (fourth quarter EBITDA loss of $12-million), which included $8-million of integration costs. Excluding all Viterra-related items and the Landmark impairment, EBITDA would have been $170-million, the highest fourth quarter Retail EBITDA in our history. These excellent results were achieved due to increased margins for nutrients, seed and services and other product lines, which more than offset the headwinds of lower crop nutrient sales volumes (excluding Viterra volumes), lower nutrient prices and the compressed fall application season. On a full year basis, and excluding the items listed above for the fourth quarter, EBITDA reached $961-million in 2013, surpassing last year's record $951-million.
Total crop nutrient sales were $1.1-billion this quarter, on par with the fourth quarter of 2012. Incremental sales from the Viterra business were offset by lower nutrient sales volumes in the U.S. in the fourth quarter, due to the shortened fall application season. Gross profit for crop nutrients was $178-million this quarter, an increase of $23-million compared to the $155-million reported in the fourth quarter of 2012. Excluding the results from Viterra in the current quarter, gross profit increased by $4-million in 2013. Total crop nutrient margins as a percentage of sales were 17 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, higher than the 14 percent reported in the same quarter last year. Although nutrient prices declined during the second half of 2013, increased prescription blend and proprietary nutrient sales resulted in higher dollar per tonne margins than 2012.
Crop protection sales were $511-million in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to $491-million in sales in the same period last year. The increase was driven primarily by incremental sales from Viterra and higher sales of glyphosates in the quarter. Gross profit was $205-million this quarter, compared to $203-million reported in the fourth quarter of 2012. Crop protection margins as a percentage of sales were 40 percent this quarter. The 1 percent decline in margins in the fourth quarter of 2013 relative to the same period last year was due to a higher product mix of wholesale volumes, which traditionally represent lower margins than retail sales.
Seed sales were $95-million in the fourth quarter of 2013, down from the $105-million reported in the fourth quarter of last year. The reduction in North American seed sales was due to the late fall season, which particularly impacted wheat seed sales. Gross profit was $60-million this quarter, up from the $43-million reported last year. Seed margins as a percentage of sales were 63 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, significantly higher than the 41 percent reported in the fourth quarter of 2012. The increase in gross profit and margins in the fourth quarter of 2013 is related to higher annual seed volume, which resulted in higher rebates for seed from suppliers this quarter. The continued sales growth in our proprietary Dyna-Gro branded seed versus national brand sales mix also supported higher average seed margins both in the quarter and on an annual basis. Our proprietary product line of seeds once again demonstrated solid growth in sales and gross profit for both the fourth quarter and the 2013 year, relative to the same periods last year. Proprietary seed accounted for approximately 18 percent of our total seed sales and approximately 26 percent of our seed gross profit for calendar year 2013.
Sales of merchandise in the fourth quarter of 2013 were $228-million, compared to $132-million in the same period last year. Gross profit for this product line was $30-million this quarter, compared to $21-million reported in the fourth quarter of 2012. The increase is related to incremental earnings from Viterra and additional sales volumes of animal health and other livestock-related products in Australia.
Services and other sales were $216-million this quarter, compared to the $151-million reported in the fourth quarter of 2012. Gross profit was $113-million in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to $87-million for the same period last year. The increases in the current quarter relate to incremental gross profit from the purchased Viterra locations and increased Australian livestock sales commissions.
Selling expenses as a percentage of sales was 24 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 which is up marginally from the 22 percent reported in the same period last year. Retail selling expenses were $504-million for the fourth quarter, compared to $431-million in the same period last year. The majority of the variance was due to increased costs associated with Viterra operating in a traditionally slower sales period than other Retail geographies. On a full-year basis, selling expenses as a percentage of sales remained similar to 2012 at approximately 15 percent.
In the fourth quarter of 2013, we recorded the Viterra acquisition within Retail. This resulted in a $257-million purchase gain, representing the difference between the fair value of acquired net assets and the purchase price. During the quarter, we also recorded goodwill impairment in Retail - Australia of $220-million due to synergy delays and reduced expectations for sales, gross margins and long-term growth.
Wholesale
Wholesale's 2013 fourth quarter sales were $963-million, down $310-million from the same quarter last year. Gross profit was $170-million this quarter, compared to $453-million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Wholesale reported EBITDA of $210-million in the fourth quarter of 2013, down from the $495-million reported in the same period last year. Wholesale's Adjusted EBITDA2 was $234-million this quarter, compared to $516-million reported in the same period last year. Wholesale's results this quarter were principally impacted by significantly lower global crop nutrient prices.
2 Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings (loss) before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization of joint ventures.
Nitrogen gross profit in the fourth quarter of 2013 was $129-million, compared to $293-million in the same quarter last year. Nitrogen sales volumes were 907,000 tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2013, down 59,000 tonnes from the same period last year. The lower sales volumes were primarily due to reduced product availability resulting from plant outages in the fourth quarter, accompanied by a shorter fall application season in the U.S. Realized sales prices for all nitrogen products were lower than the fourth quarter of 2012, with urea realized sales prices down 27 percent, or $148 per tonne year-over-year. Nitrogen cost of product sold was $314 per tonne this quarter, compared to $257 per tonne reported in the fourth quarter of 2012. The increase was due to higher North American gas prices and costs associated with outages at our Carseland and Redwater nitrogen facilities in the quarter. These outages lowered production by approximately 130,000 tonnes of nitrogen products and impacted per tonne costs, as fixed costs were spread across lower sales volumes. Our average nitrogen gross margins were $144 per tonne this quarter, compared to $304 per tonne in the same period last year.
Agrium's average natural gas cost included in cost of product sold was $3.51/MMBtu this quarter ($3.39/MMBtu including the impact of realized gains on natural gas derivatives), compared to $3.26/MMBtu for the same period in 2012 ($3.35/MMBtu including the impact of realized losses on natural gas derivatives). Hedging gains or losses are included in other expenses and not cost of product sold, thus are not part of the calculation of gross profit. The U.S. benchmark (NYMEX) natural gas price for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $3.63/MMBtu, compared to $3.36/MMBtu in the same quarter last year. The AECO (Alberta) basis differential was a $0.62/MMBtu discount to NYMEX in the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase from the $0.28/MMBtu discount in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Potash gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $39-million, compared to $79-million reported in the same quarter last year. The year-over-year decline was principally due to lower realized international and North American sales prices. Prices came under pressure due to weaker demand from India, delayed negotiations for second half Chinese supply contracts and uncertainty created by the breakup of the Belarusian Potash Company. International sales volumes were 89,000 tonnes this quarter, in line with 86,000 tonnes reported in the fourth quarter of last year. North American sales volumes this quarter were 255,000 tonnes, also consistent with the volumes achieved for the same period last year. Potash cost of product sold was $201 per tonne this quarter, compared to $216 per tonne reported in the fourth quarter of 2012. The decrease was due to a higher proportion of sales shipped directly to end customers compared to last year, which lowered the average freight cost. Gross margin was $112 per tonne in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to the $233 per tonne in the same quarter of 2012. In the second half of 2014, Agrium will take an extended 14 week turnaround at our Vanscoy potash mine to tie in the one million tonne expansion project.
Phosphate gross profit was a loss of $4-million in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to a $47-million profit in the same quarter last year. The decrease was primarily a result of lower realized sales prices derived from weak international market conditions in the fourth quarter. Phosphate sales volumes this quarter were 285,000 tonnes, slightly higher than the 279,000 tonnes sold in the fourth quarter of 2012. Realized phosphate sales prices were $560 per tonne this quarter, a $162 per tonne decrease from the same quarter last year. Phosphate cost of product sold was $576 per tonne in the fourth quarter of 2013, a $20 per tonne increase from the same period last year. The increase was due to higher costs at both of our phosphate facilities, partially due to higher ammonia costs resulting from higher natural gas costs. The increase in costs at the Redwater facility was largely due to higher rock input costs associated with the transition to imported rock, after economic reserves of this input from our Kapuskasing, Ontario mine were depleted in the second quarter of 2013. Gross margin was a loss of $16 per tonne in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to a positive margin of $166 per tonne in the same period in 2012.
Gross profit from ammonium sulfate and other products was $12-million this quarter, a reduction of $14-million from the same period last year. This was due to lower realized sales prices and lower customer sales resulting from limited customer storage available this quarter. Product purchased for resale gross profit was a loss of $6-million this quarter, compared to a profit of $8-million in the fourth quarter of 2012 as a result of lower North American demand and lower global sales prices for nutrients.
Advanced Technologies
After conducting a strategic review of AAT in 2013, a decision was made in December 2013 to transition the Agriculture business of AAT back into our Wholesale business unit. The Agriculture business includes Environmentally Smart Nitrogen ("ESN") and Micronutrient products. Management has commenced with a divestment process for the Turf and Ornamental and Direct Solutions businesses. These businesses have been reported within discontinued operations. As a result, in 2013 we moved to two core strategic business units, Retail and Wholesale. The results reported for AAT in this press release represent only the Agriculture business that will be reported within Wholesale in the 2014 results; consequently these results are not directly comparable to years prior to 2012 as restated in this press release.
AAT reported a quarterly gross profit of $2-million in the fourth quarter of 2013, a decrease of $21-million from the $23-million reported in the same period last year. EBITDA was $3-million in the fourth quarter, a $15-million decrease from the same period last year. The lower year-over-year results were primarily due to lower than forecasted sales resulting from the later than expected fall application window and weak urea markets that impacted ESN margins.
Other
EBITDA for our Other non-operating business unit for the fourth quarter of 2013 was a loss of $94-million, compared to a loss of $2-million for the fourth quarter of 2012. The unfavorable change was primarily driven by:
- A $46-million unfavorable change in share-based payments, where there was a $28-million expense in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to an $18-million recovery in the fourth quarter of 2012. This was largely caused by an appreciation of our share price during the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to a depreciation of our share price during the fourth quarter of 2012;
- A $7-million increase in gross profit elimination for the three months ended December 31, 2013 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2012 which reflected more inter-segment inventory held in our Retail business unit not yet sold to external customers;
- A $6-million unfavorable change on foreign exchange losses; and
- $6-million in Viterra acquisition costs.
OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA
The number of Agrium's outstanding shares at January 31, 2014 was approximately 144 million. At January 31, 2014, the number of shares issuable pursuant to stock options outstanding (issuable assuming full exercise, where each option granted can be exercised for one common share) was approximately nil.
SELECTED QUARTERLY INFORMATION | |||||||||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts) | 2013 Q4 | 2013 Q3 | 2013 Q2 | 2013 Q1 | 2012 Q4 | 2012 Q3 | 2012 Q2 | 2012 Q1 | |||||||||
Sales | 2,867 | 2,796 | 6,908 | 3,156 | 3,093 | 2,768 | 6,669 | 3,494 | |||||||||
Gross profit | 740 | 629 | 1,699 | 705 | 974 | 730 | 1,831 | 773 | |||||||||
Net earnings from continuing operations | 110 | 80 | 744 | 146 | 358 | 140 | 859 | 159 | |||||||||
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations | (11 | ) | (4 | ) | 3 | (5 | ) | (4 | ) | (11 | ) | 1 | (4 | ) | |||
Net earnings | 99 | 76 | 747 | 141 | 354 | 129 | 860 | 155 | |||||||||
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to equity holders of Agrium: | |||||||||||||||||
Basic | 0.74 | 0.54 | 5.00 | 0.98 | 2.37 | 0.87 | 5.44 | 0.99 | |||||||||
Diluted | 0.74 | 0.54 | 5.00 | 0.98 | 2.36 | 0.87 | 5.43 | 0.99 | |||||||||
(Loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations attributable to equity holders of Agrium: | |||||||||||||||||
Basic | (0.08 | ) | (0.02 | ) | 0.02 | (0.04 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.07 | ) | - | (0.02 | ) | |||
Diluted | (0.08 | ) | (0.02 | ) | 0.02 | (0.04 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 0.01 | (0.02 | ) | |||
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of Agrium: | |||||||||||||||||
Basic | 0.66 | 0.52 | 5.02 | 0.94 | 2.34 | 0.80 | 5.44 | 0.97 | |||||||||
Diluted | 0.66 | 0.52 | 5.02 | 0.94 | 2.34 | 0.80 | 5.44 | 0.97 | |||||||||
The agricultural products business is seasonal in nature. Consequently, comparisons made on a year-over-year basis are more appropriate than quarter-over-quarter comparisons. Crop input sales are primarily concentrated in the spring and fall crop input application seasons, which are in the second quarter and fourth quarter. Crop nutrient inventories are normally accumulated leading up to each application season. Our cash collections generally occur after the application season is complete.
BUSINESS ACQUISITION
We completed the acquisition of 100 percent of certain Retail Canadian and Australian agri-products assets of Viterra from Glencore International plc ("Glencore") on October 1, 2013. The acquired assets form part of our Retail business unit and include over 200 farm centers in Canada as well as distribution assets in Australia. Benefits of the acquisition include expansion of geographical coverage for the sale of crop inputs in Canada and Australia, acquisition of a significant customer base and talented workforce and synergies between Agrium and Viterra, including cost savings opportunities. We have recorded a purchase gain of $257-million representing the difference between the fair value of acquired net assets and the purchase price.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Following the settlement of litigation in December 2013, we received $75-million in the fourth quarter of 2013 for an insurance claim relating to a division of AWB Limited ("AWB"), that we acquired in 2010 and sold in 2011. We had not previously accrued a receivable for this claim because of the uncertainty of the outcome of the litigation. We incurred an additional $22-million of legal fees and additional settlements related to the sold division of AWB.
In December 2013, Agrium's Board of Directors approved the transition of parts of the AAT business unit, consisting of our ESN and Micronutrients operations to our Wholesale business unit. Management has commenced with a divestment process for components of the AAT business unit that we did not transition to Wholesale. We consider that a sale by December 2014 is highly probable. We have classified assets of the operations not transferred to Wholesale as held for sale, and have classified related results of operations as discontinued. Additionally, we recorded the assets held for sale at fair value less costs to sell which resulted in a $60-million post-tax write-down within discontinued operations primarily related to goodwill.
NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID
On May 14, 2013, the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") accepted Agrium's notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid ("NCIB") whereby Agrium may purchase up to 7,472,587 common shares on the TSX and New York Stock Exchange during the period from May 21, 2013 to May 20, 2014 with a daily purchase limit of 133,301 common shares on the TSX. During the period from May 21, 2013 to December 31, 2013, we purchased approximately 5.8 million shares at an average share price of $86 for total consideration of approximately $498-million under our NCIB.
ADDITIONAL IFRS AND NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES
Certain financial measures in this press release are not prescribed by IFRS. We consider these financial measures discussed herein to provide useful information to both management and investors in measuring our financial performance and financial condition.
In general, an additional IFRS financial measure is a measure relevant to understanding a company's financial performance that is not a minimum measure mandated by IFRS. A non-IFRS financial measure generally either excludes or includes amounts that are not excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS. Refer to the following tables for further discussion of how they are calculated and their usefulness to users including management. Non-IFRS financial measures are not recognized measures under IFRS and our method of calculation may not be directly comparable to that of other companies. These non-IFRS measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
The following table outlines our additional IFRS financial measures, their definitions and how management assesses each measure. As the measures set out below are presented in our consolidated financial statements included in this press release, they are classified as additional IFRS financial measures where they reflect consolidated Agrium, and are classified as non-IFRS financial measures where they do not reflect consolidated Agrium, including references to EBITDA when presented on an operating segment basis.
Additional IFRS financial measures | Definition | Management's assessment | ||
EBIT | Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before finance costs and income taxes. | EBIT provides a supplemental measure used by management to: (1) evaluate the effectiveness of our businesses; (2) evaluate our ability to service debt; and (3) determine resource allocations. We believe EBIT is useful to investors, securities analysts and management, as the measure allows for an evaluation of segment performance exclusive of capital structure and income taxes, both of which are not a direct result of the efficiency of each business and are generally accounted for and evaluated on a consolidated basis. | ||
Consolidated ROOCE (Consolidated return on operating capital employed) | Last 12 months' EBIT less income taxes at a tax rate of 27 percent (2012 - 28 percent) divided by rolling four quarter average operating capital employed. Operating capital employed includes non-cash working capital, property, plant and equipment, investments in associates and joint ventures, and other assets. | Consolidated ROOCE provides a measure of our operating performance and the efficiency of our capital allocation process over the long term. We believe this metric is useful in measuring and maximizing shareholder value in a growing company. | ||
Consolidated ROCE (Consolidated return on capital employed) | Last 12 months' EBIT less income taxes at a tax rate of 27 percent (2012 - 28 percent) divided by rolling four quarter average capital employed. Capital employed includes operating capital employed, intangibles and goodwill. | Refer to ROOCE. |
The following table outlines our non-IFRS financial measures, their definitions and usefulness, and how management assesses each measure. |
Non-IFRS financial measures | Definition | Management's assessment | ||
EBITDA | Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. | Refer to EBIT. This measure is also used by investors and securities analysts as a valuation metric and as an alternative to cash provided by operating activities. | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization of joint ventures. | Refer to EBIT and EBITDA. Management believes that this metric provides useful comparative information on our profitability, as Adjusted EBITDA adds back finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization of joint ventures. | ||
EBITDA to sales | EBITDA divided by sales. | Metric is used to measure operating performance earnings and cash flow we generate from each dollar of sales. We believe this metric is useful in providing a basis to evaluate operating profitability that is comparable from period to period. | ||
Retail - North America and Retail measures: return on operating capital employed; return on capital employed; average non-cash working capital to sales; and operating coverage ratio. | These measures when calculated using information from our Retail segment are considered non-IFRS financial measures as the specific Retail components are not separately presented in our consolidated financial statements or notes to the consolidated financial statements. See definitions for ROOCE and ROCE in the preceding Additional IFRS Financial Measures table. | Metrics are used by management to evaluate our Retail business. We believe these metrics are also useful to investors and securities analysts in evaluating operating performance of our Retail business. | ||
Comparable store sales | Represents the increase or decrease in current period Retail store sales compared to the prior period. We include a location in the comparable store base once it is in operation or owned for over 12 months. If we close a store, we retain the sales of the closed location in the comparable store base if the closed location is in close geographical proximity to an existing location, unless we plan to exit the market area or are unable to economically or logistically serve it. We do not make adjustments for temporary closures, expansions or renovations of stores. | Metric is commonly used in the retail and distribution industry. We believe this metric is useful in highlighting the performance of our existing stores by measuring the change in sales for such stores for a period over the comparable period of equivalent length. | ||
Normalized comparable store sales | Comparable store sales normalized by using published nitrogen, phosphate and potash ("NPK") benchmark prices and adjusting current year prices to reflect pricing from the previous year based on our percent of NPK utilization by product. | Refer to comparable store sales. This metric removes fluctuations created by changes in commodity prices. |
RECONCILIATIONS OF ADDITIONAL IFRS AND NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES |
Return on operating capital employed and return on capital employed | |||||
Rolling four quarters ended December 31, 2013 | Rolling four quarters ended December 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Retail - | Retail - | |||||||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars, except as noted) | North America | Retail | Consolidated Agrium | North America | Retail | Consolidated Agrium | ||||||||||
EBIT less income taxes | ||||||||||||||||
EBIT | 940 | 748 | 1,630 | 719 | 757 | 2,216 | ||||||||||
Income taxes at a tax rate of 27 percent (2012 - 28 percent) | 254 | 202 | 440 | 201 | 212 | 620 | ||||||||||
686 | 546 | 1,190 | 518 | 545 | 1,596 | |||||||||||
Average operating capital employed | ||||||||||||||||
Average non-cash working capital | 1,715 | 2,337 | 2,698 | 1,642 | 2,276 | 2,539 | ||||||||||
Average property, plant and equipment | 726 | 852 | 4,244 | 593 | 708 | 3,029 | ||||||||||
Average investments in associates and joint ventures | 33 | 79 | 631 | 17 | 81 | 601 | ||||||||||
Average other assets | 5 | 15 | 104 | 5 | 19 | 44 | ||||||||||
2,479 | 3,283 | 7,677 | 2,257 | 3,084 | 6,213 | |||||||||||
Return on operating capital employed (ROOCE) (%) | 28 | % | 17 | % | 15 | % | 23 | % | 18 | % | 26 | % | ||||
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Average operating capital employed | 2,479 | 3,283 | 7,677 | 2,257 | 3,084 | 6,213 | ||||||||||
Average intangibles | 547 | 622 | 660 | 499 | 593 | 650 | ||||||||||
Average goodwill | 1,791 | 2,125 | 2,206 | 1,790 | 2,209 | 2,305 | ||||||||||
4,817 | 6,030 | 10,543 | 4,546 | 5,886 | 9,168 | |||||||||||
Return on capital employed (ROCE) (%) | 14 | % | 9 | % | 11 | % | 11 | % | 9 | % | 17 | % |
Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA to EBIT |
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(millions of U.S. dollars) | Retail | Wholesale | AAT (1) | Other | Consolidated | Retail | Wholesale | AAT (1) | Other | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 195 | 234 | 3 | (94) | 338 | 124 | 516 | 18 | (2) | 656 | ||||||||||||||
Equity accounted joint ventures: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance costs and income taxes | - | 19 | - | - | 19 | - | 17 | - | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 195 | 210 | 3 | (94 | ) | 314 | 124 | 495 | 18 | (2 | ) | 635 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 72 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 131 | 49 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 106 | ||||||||||||||
EBIT | 123 | 160 | (1 | ) | (99 | ) | 183 | 75 | 447 | 15 | (8 | ) | 529 | |||||||||||
(1) Represents ESN and Micronutrients operations. See section "Discontinued Operations" above. |
Retail comparable store sales and Retail normalized comparable store sales | |||||
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(millions of U.S. dollars, except as noted) | 2013 | 2012 | |||
Retail sales from the current period comparable store base | 11,234 | 11,182 | |||
Prior year Retail sales | 11,479 | 10,315 | |||
Comparable store sales (%) | (2.1 | %) | 8.4 | % | |
Current year sales normalized for NPK benchmark prices | 12,000 | 11,147 | |||
Normalized comparable store sales (%) | 4.5 | % | 8.1 | % |
OUTLOOK, KEY RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Global grain and oilseed producers experienced an outstanding year of productivity in 2013. According to the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA"), global grain and oilseed acreage and yields set new records, combining for record production. In the U.S., corn production set a new record and in Western Canada, wheat and canola production set new records and overall crop production was 27 percent above the previous record set in 2008. Record crop production was the result of favorable weather combined with strong market incentives to increase production.
Record crop production has resulted in significantly lower prices for most crops; however, prices remain high relative to other periods with record production. The combination of current crop prices and record U.S. net farm income in 2013 provide a strong incentive to plant historically high acreage again in 2014. Lower and more stable crop prices have resulted in robust grain demand growth, with the USDA projecting that global grain demand growth will be over 4 percent in 2013/14, which would be the highest annual growth since 1978/79 and over 1.5 percentage points above any year in the past decade, which was a period of very strong demand growth.
At current crop prices, North American spring crop area in 2014 is expected to be near 2013 levels, which is expected to support crop input demand and growers continuing to seek the top seed genetics available. Analysts expect that corn acreage will decline, but that the decline will mostly be offset by increased area of soybeans in the U.S. and canola in Western Canada. Crop nutrient shipments are expected to be strong in the first half of 2014, in part due to a shorter fall application season in 2013 due to weather.
The global urea market started to strengthen in early 2014, driven by strong demand in markets such as North America and Europe and supply constraints from some major export regions. Analysts project that a large volume of urea will need to be imported between now and the beginning of the application season due to the delayed demand at the beginning of the 2013/14 fertilizer year. U.S. offshore urea import levels in the first half of 2014 will likely need to meet or exceed record levels achieved in 2013. The relatively poor fall ammonia season is expected to result in increased demand for urea and UAN applications through the spring season. Stronger global urea prices may result in additional Chinese urea exports in the first half of 2014 due to the change in their export tariff this year but there has been limited response in terms of additional exports so far this year. North American nitrogen demand is projected to decline about 2 percent to 4 percent in 2013/14 due primarily to reduced corn acreage, while global nitrogen demand is projected to increase by 1.5 percent to 2 percent in 2014 from 2013 levels.
The global potash market was characterized by significant supply and demand uncertainty in 2013, but enters 2014 with more clarity and stability. The Chinese supply agreements with major suppliers reached in January 2014 has provided additional certainty to the market and pent up demand by other importing regions is expected to result in improved global import demand in the first half of 2014. Brazil imported record potash volumes of over 8 million tonnes in 2013 and import demand from Brazil is expected to remain strong in 2014. North American potash demand is projected to be relatively flat, to down 2 percent, from 2012/13 levels in 2013/14. We expect global potash shipments to increase from 54 million tonnes in 2013 to between 56 million and 58 million tonnes in 2014.
Phosphate prices have increased significantly since the end of November 2013, driven by strong demand, particularly in North and South America. The impact of stronger global demand has been amplified by turnarounds and unplanned shut-downs by some major producers. Global phosphate production costs have increased as global sulfur prices have more than doubled, driven by strong Chinese demand. Indian DAP imports are expected to improve in 2014 from depressed 2013 levels, but the timing and scale of imports continues to be a source of uncertainty to the phosphate market. North American phosphate demand in 2013/14 is projected to be flat to down 2 percent from 2012/13 levels, while global demand in 2014 is projected to increase by 2 to 4 percent from 2013 levels.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and other information included in this press release constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation or constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable U.S. securities legislation (collectively, the "forward-looking statements"). All statements in this press release other than those relating to historical information or current conditions, are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements as to management's expectations with respect to: future crop and crop input volumes, demand, margins, prices and sales; business and financial prospects; dividends and other plans, strategies, objectives and expectations, including with respect to future operations of Agrium and proposed acquisitions and divestitures and the growth and stability of our earnings. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
All of the forward-looking statements are qualified by the assumptions that are stated or inherent in such forward-looking statements, including the assumptions referred to below in this press release. Although Agrium believes that these assumptions are reasonable, this list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the forward-looking statements and the reader should not place an undue reliance on these assumptions and such forward-looking statements. The key assumptions that have been made in connection with the forward-looking statements include Agrium's ability to successfully integrate and realize the anticipated benefits of its already completed and future acquisitions, including the recently completed acquisition of certain Retail Agri-products assets of Viterra.
Events or circumstances that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: general economic, market and business conditions, weather conditions including impacts from regional flooding and/or drought conditions; crop prices; the supply and demand and price levels for our major products; governmental and regulatory requirements and actions by governmental authorities, including changes in government policy, government ownership requirements, changes in environmental, tax and other laws or regulations and the interpretation thereof, and political risks, including civil unrest, actions by armed groups or conflict, as well as counterparty and sovereign risk; and other risk factors detailed from time to time in Agrium reports filed with the Canadian securities regulators and the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States. There is a risk that the Egyptian Misr Fertilizer Production Company nitrogen facility in Egypt may not be allowed to proceed with the completion of the two new facilities. Additionally, there are risks associated with Agrium's acquisition of AWB, including litigation risk resulting from AWB having been named in litigation commenced by the Iraqi Government relating to the United Nations Oil-For-Food Programme. There are risks associated with our acquisition of certain Retail Agri-products assets of Viterra, including: timing and costs of the associated integration of the retained Viterra Retail Agri-products assets, the size and timing of expected synergies could be less favorable than anticipated; disruption from the acquisition making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees and suppliers; our efforts to integrate Viterra's Retail Agri-products assets into our existing business could result in the disruption of our ongoing business and other risk factors detailed from time to time in Agrium reports filed with the Canadian securities regulators and the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States. Furthermore, the potential divestiture of the Turf and Ornamental and Direct Solutions businesses and any potential financial gains or losses resulting from the completion of the strategic review process may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
Agrium disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements in this press release as a result of new information or future events, except as may be required under applicable U.S. federal securities laws or applicable Canadian securities legislation.
OTHER
Agrium Inc. is a major Retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North America, South America and Australia and a leading global Wholesale producer and marketer of all three major agricultural nutrients and the premier supplier of specialty fertilizers in North America. Agrium's strategy is to provide the crop inputs and services needed to feed a growing world. We focus on maximizing shareholder returns by driving continuous improvements to our base businesses, pursuing value-added growth opportunities across the crop input value chain and returning capital to shareholders.
A WEBSITE SIMULCAST of the 2013 4th Quarter Conference Call will be available in a listen-only mode beginning Friday, February 21st, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. MST (9:30 a.m. EST). Please visit the following website: www.agrium.com.
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Sales | 2,867 | 3,093 | 15,727 | 16,024 | |||||
Cost of product sold | 2,127 | 2,119 | 11,954 | 11,716 | |||||
Gross profit | 740 | 974 | 3,773 | 4,308 | |||||
Expenses | |||||||||
Selling | 511 | 438 | 1,876 | 1,697 | |||||
General and administrative | 116 | 49 | 329 | 428 | |||||
Earnings from associates and joint ventures | (29 | ) | (22 | ) | (68 | ) | (91 | ) | |
Purchase gain | (257 | ) | - | (257 | ) | - | |||
Goodwill impairment | 220 | - | 220 | - | |||||
Other (income) expenses | (4 | ) | (20 | ) | 43 | 58 | |||
Earnings before finance costs and income taxes | 183 | 529 | 1,630 | 2,216 | |||||
Finance costs related to long-term debt | 21 | 22 | 90 | 89 | |||||
Other finance costs | 18 | 15 | 66 | 41 | |||||
Earnings before income taxes | 144 | 492 | 1,474 | 2,086 | |||||
Income taxes | 34 | 134 | 394 | 570 | |||||
Net earnings from continuing operations | 110 | 358 | 1,080 | 1,516 | |||||
Net loss from discontinued operations | (11 | ) | (4 | ) | (17 | ) | (18 | ) | |
Net earnings | 99 | 354 | 1,063 | 1,498 | |||||
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Equity holders of Agrium | 96 | 354 | 1,062 | 1,494 | |||||
Non-controlling interest | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | |||||
Net earnings | 99 | 354 | 1,063 | 1,498 | |||||
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of Agrium | |||||||||
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations | 0.74 | 2.37 | 7.31 | 9.67 | |||||
Basic loss per share from discontinued operations | (0.08 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.11 | ) | |
Basic earnings per share | 0.66 | 2.34 | 7.20 | 9.56 | |||||
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | 0.74 | 2.36 | 7.31 | 9.67 | |||||
Diluted loss per share from discontinued operations | (0.08 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.12 | ) | |
Diluted earnings per share | 0.66 | 2.34 | 7.20 | 9.55 | |||||
(1) Restated for the application of IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements requiring equity accounting for joint ventures and reclassifications resulting from discontinued operations. |
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Net earnings | 99 | 354 | 1,063 | 1,498 | ||||||||||||
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Available for sale financial instruments | ||||||||||||||||
(Losses) gains | (4 | ) | 1 | (8 | ) | 1 | ||||||||||
Foreign currency translation differences | ||||||||||||||||
(Losses) gains | (171 | ) | (33 | ) | (340 | ) | 64 | |||||||||
Reclassifications to earnings | - | (1 | ) | - | (1 | ) | ||||||||||
Associates and joint ventures loss | (5 | ) | (2 | ) | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||
(180 | ) | (35 | ) | (352 | ) | 61 | ||||||||||
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Post-employment benefits | ||||||||||||||||
Actuarial (losses) gains | (3 | ) | 15 | 45 | (7 | ) | ||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 1 | (4 | ) | (14 | ) | 2 | ||||||||||
(2 | ) | 11 | 31 | (5 | ) | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income | (182 | ) | (24 | ) | (321 | ) | 56 | |||||||||
Comprehensive (loss) income | (83 | ) | 330 | 742 | 1,554 | |||||||||||
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Equity holders of Agrium | (84 | ) | 331 | 743 | 1,550 | |||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | 1 | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | 4 | ||||||||||
Comprehensive (loss) income | (83 | ) | 330 | 742 | 1,554 | |||||||||||
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Net earnings from continuing operations | 110 | 358 | 1,080 | 1,516 | ||||||||||
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Depreciation and amortization | 131 | 106 | 472 | 413 | ||||||||||
Earnings from associates and joint ventures | (29 | ) | (22 | ) | (68 | ) | (91 | ) | ||||||
Purchase gain | (257 | ) | - | (257 | ) | - | ||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 220 | - | 220 | - | ||||||||||
Share-based payments | 28 | (18 | ) | (7 | ) | 108 | ||||||||
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments | (1 | ) | - | (15 | ) | (17 | ) | |||||||
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss | (2 | ) | 10 | - | 2 | |||||||||
Interest income | (25 | ) | (26 | ) | (76 | ) | (91 | ) | ||||||
Finance costs | 39 | 37 | 156 | 130 | ||||||||||
Income taxes | 34 | 134 | 394 | 570 | ||||||||||
Other | 5 | (1 | ) | 30 | 77 | |||||||||
Interest received | 26 | 26 | 77 | 91 | ||||||||||
Interest paid | (24 | ) | (10 | ) | (140 | ) | (108 | ) | ||||||
Income taxes paid | (71 | ) | (54 | ) | (663 | ) | (405 | ) | ||||||
Dividends from associates and joint ventures | 1 | 10 | 28 | 13 | ||||||||||
Net changes in non-cash working capital | 1,036 | 409 | 536 | (138 | ) | |||||||||
Cash provided by operating activities | 1,221 | 959 | 1,767 | 2,070 | ||||||||||
Investing | ||||||||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (8 | ) | (136 | ) | (64 | ) | (213 | ) | ||||||
Acquisition of Viterra Inc. | 328 | (1,801 | ) | 1,260 | (1,801 | ) | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | (548 | ) | (402 | ) | (1,755 | ) | (1,225 | ) | ||||||
Capitalized borrowing costs | (21 | ) | (9 | ) | (61 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||||
Investments in associates and joint ventures | - | - | - | (10 | ) | |||||||||
Purchase of investments | (23 | ) | (7 | ) | (171 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from disposal of investments | 17 | - | 82 | - | ||||||||||
Other | 53 | (8 | ) | - | (56 | ) | ||||||||
Net changes in non-cash working capital | (25 | ) | (17 | ) | 28 | 43 | ||||||||
Cash used in investing activities | (227 | ) | (2,380 | ) | (681 | ) | (3,302 | ) | ||||||
Financing | ||||||||||||||
Short-term debt | (20 | ) | 703 | (511 | ) | 1,098 | ||||||||
Long-term debt issued | - | 500 | 1,010 | 521 | ||||||||||
Transaction costs on long-term debt | - | (4 | ) | (14 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||
Repayment of long-term debt | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | (522 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||||
Dividends paid | (110 | ) | - | (334 | ) | (115 | ) | |||||||
Shares issued | - | - | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (265 | ) | (913 | ) | (498 | ) | (913 | ) | ||||||
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (397 | ) | 281 | (867 | ) | 581 | ||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (2 | ) | (13 | ) | (24 | ) | 37 | |||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations | 595 | (1,153 | ) | 195 | (614 | ) | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents used in discontinued | ||||||||||||||
operations | (49 | ) | (1 | ) | (52 | ) | (15 | ) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | 255 | 1,812 | 658 | 1,287 | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | 801 | 658 | 801 | 658 | ||||||||||
(1) Restated for the application of IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements requiring equity accounting for joint ventures and reclassifications resulting from discontinued operations. |
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Assets | |||||
Current assets | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 801 | 658 | |||
Accounts receivable | 2,105 | 2,224 | |||
Income taxes receivable | 78 | 32 | |||
Inventories | 3,413 | 3,094 | |||
Advance on acquisition of Viterra Inc. | - | 1,792 | |||
Prepaid expenses and deposits | 805 | 740 | |||
Other current assets | 104 | - | |||
Assets held for sale | 202 | - | |||
7,508 | 8,540 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment | 4,960 | 3,484 | |||
Intangibles | 738 | 636 | |||
Goodwill | 1,958 | 2,349 | |||
Investments in associates and joint ventures | 639 | 627 | |||
Other assets | 99 | 99 | |||
Deferred income tax assets | 75 | 70 | |||
15,977 | 15,805 | ||||
Liabilities and shareholders' equity | |||||
Current liabilities | |||||
Short-term debt | 764 | 1,314 | |||
Accounts payable | 3,985 | 3,479 | |||
Income taxes payable | 2 | 137 | |||
Current portion of long-term debt | 58 | 518 | |||
Current portion of other provisions | 112 | 108 | |||
Liabilities held for sale | 44 | - | |||
4,965 | 5,556 | ||||
Long-term debt | 3,066 | 2,069 | |||
Post-employment benefits | 135 | 184 | |||
Other provisions | 426 | 413 | |||
Other liabilities | 59 | 79 | |||
Deferred income tax liabilities | 530 | 584 | |||
9,181 | 8,885 | ||||
Shareholders' equity | |||||
Share capital | 1,820 | 1,890 | |||
Retained earnings | 5,253 | 4,955 | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | (279 | ) | 71 | ||
Equity holders of Agrium | 6,794 | 6,916 | |||
Non-controlling interest | 2 | 4 | |||
Total equity | 6,796 | 6,920 | |||
15,977 | 15,805 | ||||
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December 31, 2011 | 158 | 1,994 | 4,420 | (1 | ) | 11 | - | 10 | 6,424 | 4 | 6,428 | |||||||||||
Net earnings | - | - | 1,494 | - | - | - | - | 1,494 | 4 | 1,498 | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Post-employment benefits | - | - | (5 | ) | - | - | - | - | (5 | ) | - | (5 | ) | |||||||||
Other | - | - | - | 1 | 63 | (3 | ) | 61 | 61 | - | 61 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | - | - | 1,489 | 1 | 63 | (3 | ) | 61 | 1,550 | 4 | 1,554 | |||||||||||
Dividends | - | - | (154 | ) | - | - | - | - | (154 | ) | - | (154 | ) | |||||||||
Non-controlling interest transactions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (9 | ) | (113 | ) | (800 | ) | - | - | - | - | (913 | ) | - | (913 | ) | |||||||
Share-based payment transactions | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2012 | 149 | 1,890 | 4,955 | - | 74 | (3 | ) | 71 | 6,916 | 4 | 6,920 | |||||||||||
Net earnings | - | - | 1,062 | - | - | - | - | 1,062 | 1 | 1,063 | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Post-employment benefits | - | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | 31 | - | 31 | ||||||||||||
Other | - | - | - | (8 | ) | (338 | ) | (4 | ) | (350 | ) | (350 | ) | (2 | ) | (352 | ) | |||||
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | - | - | 1,093 | (8 | ) | (338 | ) | (4 | ) | (350 | ) | 743 | (1 | ) | 742 | |||||||
Dividends | - | - | (367 | ) | - | - | - | - | (367 | ) | - | (367 | ) | |||||||||
Non-controlling interest transactions | - | - | (2 | ) | - | - | - | - | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||
Shares repurchased | (5 | ) | (72 | ) | (426 | ) | - | - | - | - | (498 | ) | - | (498 | ) | |||||||
Share-based payment transactions | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2013 | 144 | 1,820 | 5,253 | (8 | ) | (264 | ) | (7 | ) | (279 | ) | 6,794 | 2 | 6,796 | ||||||||
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Retail | Wholesale | Technologies(1) | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
Sales | - external | 2,099 | 711 | 57 | - | 2,867 | ||||||||||
- inter-segment | 3 | 252 | 10 | (265 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Total sales | 2,102 | 963 | 67 | (265 | ) | 2,867 | ||||||||||
Cost of product sold | 1,516 | 793 | 65 | (247 | ) | 2,127 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 586 | 170 | 2 | (18 | ) | 740 | ||||||||||
Gross profit (%) | 28 | 18 | 3 | 26 | ||||||||||||
Selling | 504 | 11 | 1 | (5 | ) | 511 | ||||||||||
General and administrative | 31 | 15 | 3 | 67 | 116 | |||||||||||
Earnings from associates and joint ventures | (2 | ) | (27 | ) | - | - | (29 | ) | ||||||||
Purchase gain | (257 | ) | - | - | - | (257 | ) | |||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 220 | - | - | - | 220 | |||||||||||
Other (income) expenses | (33 | ) | 11 | (1 | ) | 19 | (4 | ) | ||||||||
EBIT (2) | 123 | 160 | (1 | ) | (99 | ) | 183 | |||||||||
EBITDA (3) | 195 | 210 | 3 | (94 | ) | 314 | ||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (3) | 195 | 234 | 3 | (94 | ) | 338 | ||||||||||
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Retail | Wholesale | Technologies(1) | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
Sales | - external | 1,971 | 1,058 | 64 | - | 3,093 | ||||||||||
- inter-segment | 4 | 215 | 13 | (232 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Total sales | 1,975 | 1,273 | 77 | (232 | ) | 3,093 | ||||||||||
Cost of product sold | 1,466 | 820 | 54 | (221 | ) | 2,119 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 509 | 453 | 23 | (11 | ) | 974 | ||||||||||
Gross profit (%) | 26 | 36 | 30 | 31 | ||||||||||||
Selling | 431 | 11 | 1 | (5 | ) | 438 | ||||||||||
General and administrative | 33 | 10 | 6 | - | 49 | |||||||||||
Earnings from associates and joint ventures | (2 | ) | (20 | ) | - | - | (22 | ) | ||||||||
Other (income) expenses | (28 | ) | 5 | 1 | 2 | (20 | ) | |||||||||
EBIT (2) | 75 | 447 | 15 | (8 | ) | 529 | ||||||||||
EBITDA (3) | 124 | 495 | 18 | (2 | ) | 635 | ||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (3) | 124 | 516 | 18 | (2 | ) | 656 |
(1) Reflects the results of Environmentally Smart Nitrogen ("ESN") and Micronutrients businesses only. These results will be reflected in the Wholesale segment in subsequent disclosures. |
(2) Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before finance costs and income taxes. |
(3) Certain measures presented in this table are not recognized measures under IFRS. Refer to Supplemental Information 6. |
(4) Restated for the application of IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements requiring equity accounting for joint ventures and reclassifications resulting from discontinued operations. |
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Supplemental Information 1b | ||||||||||||||
Results by Segment | ||||||||||||||
(Millions of U.S. dollars) | ||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
Twelve months ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2013 | ||||||||||||||
Advanced | ||||||||||||||
Retail | Wholesale | Technologies (1) | Other | Total | ||||||||||
Sales | - external | 11,896 | 3,612 | 219 | - | 15,727 | ||||||||
- inter-segment | 17 | 727 | 44 | (788 | ) | - | ||||||||
Total sales | 11,913 | 4,339 | 263 | (788 | ) | 15,727 | ||||||||
Cost of product sold | 9,298 | 3,232 | 228 | (804 | ) | 11,954 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 2,615 | 1,107 | 35 | 16 | 3,773 | |||||||||
Gross profit (%) | 22 | 26 | 13 | 24 | ||||||||||
Selling | 1,847 | 39 | 4 | (14 | ) | 1,876 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 116 | 65 | 16 | 132 | 329 | |||||||||
(Earnings) loss from associates and joint ventures | (9 | ) | (61 | ) | 1 | 1 | (68 | ) | ||||||
Purchase gain | (257 | ) | - | - | - | (257 | ) | |||||||
Goodwill impairment | 220 | - | - | - | 220 | |||||||||
Other (income) expenses | (50 | ) | 33 | - | 60 | 43 | ||||||||
EBIT (2) | 748 | 1,031 | 14 | (163 | ) | 1,630 | ||||||||
EBITDA (3) | 986 | 1,232 | 30 | (146 | ) | 2,102 | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (3) | 986 | 1,286 | 30 | (146 | ) | 2,156 | ||||||||
Twelve months ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2012 (4) | ||||||||||||||
Advanced | ||||||||||||||
Retail | Wholesale | Technologies (1) | Other | Total | ||||||||||
Sales | - external | 11,457 | 4,368 | 199 | - | 16,024 | ||||||||
- inter-segment | 22 | 690 | 65 | (777 | ) | - | ||||||||
Total sales | 11,479 | 5,058 | 264 | (777 | ) | 16,024 | ||||||||
Cost of product sold | 9,001 | 3,308 | 197 | (790 | ) | 11,716 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 2,478 | 1,750 | 67 | 13 | 4,308 | |||||||||
Gross profit (%) | 22 | 35 | 25 | 27 | ||||||||||
Selling | 1,669 | 38 | 3 | (13 | ) | 1,697 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 122 | 42 | 19 | 245 | 428 | |||||||||
Earnings from associates and joint ventures | (9 | ) | (80 | ) | (2 | ) | - | (91 | ) | |||||
Other (income) expenses | (61 | ) | 57 | 2 | 60 | 58 | ||||||||
EBIT (2) | 757 | 1,693 | 45 | (279 | ) | 2,216 | ||||||||
EBITDA (3) | 951 | 1,883 | 58 | (263 | ) | 2,629 | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (3) | 951 | 1,940 | 58 | (263 | ) | 2,686 |
(1) Reflects the results of ESN and Micronutrients businesses only. These results will be reflected in the Wholesale segment in subsequent disclosures. |
(2) Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before finance costs and income taxes. |
(3) Certain measures presented in this table are not recognized measures under IFRS. Refer to Supplemental Information 6. |
(4) Restated for the application of IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements requiring equity accounting for joint ventures and reclassifications resulting from discontinued operations. |
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Supplemental Information 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Lines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Millions of U.S. dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended December 31, | Twelve months ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2012 (4) | 2013 | 2012 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of | Cost of | Cost of | Cost of | |||||||||||||||||||||
product | Gross | product | Gross | product | Gross | product | Gross | |||||||||||||||||
Sales | sold (1) | profit | Sales | sold (1) | profit | Sales | sold (1) | profit | Sales | sold (1) | profit | |||||||||||||
Retail (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crop nutrients | 1,052 | 874 | 178 | 1,096 | 941 | 155 | 4,993 | 4,154 | 839 | 5,124 | 4,303 | 821 | ||||||||||||
Crop protection products | 511 | 306 | 205 | 491 | 288 | 203 | 4,204 | 3,217 | 987 | 3,924 | 2,996 | 928 | ||||||||||||
Seed | 95 | 35 | 60 | 105 | 62 | 43 | 1,258 | 984 | 274 | 1,189 | 949 | 240 | ||||||||||||
Merchandise | 228 | 198 | 30 | 132 | 111 | 21 | 612 | 518 | 94 | 524 | 431 | 93 | ||||||||||||
Services and other | 216 | 103 | 113 | 151 | 64 | 87 | 846 | 425 | 421 | 718 | 322 | 396 | ||||||||||||
2,102 | 1,516 | 586 | 1,975 | 1,466 | 509 | 11,913 | 9,298 | 2,615 | 11,479 | 9,001 | 2,478 | |||||||||||||
Wholesale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nitrogen | 415 | 286 | 129 | 544 | 251 | 293 | 1,724 | 1,052 | 672 | 2,012 | 937 | 1,075 | ||||||||||||
Potash | 107 | 68 | 39 | 153 | 74 | 79 | 564 | 294 | 270 | 618 | 276 | 342 | ||||||||||||
Phosphate | 159 | 163 | (4 | ) | 201 | 154 | 47 | 654 | 587 | 67 | 797 | 598 | 199 | |||||||||||
Product purchased for resale | 240 | 246 | (6 | ) | 310 | 302 | 8 | 1,131 | 1,122 | 9 | 1,347 | 1,316 | 31 | |||||||||||
Ammonium sulfate and other | 42 | 30 | 12 | 65 | 39 | 26 | 266 | 177 | 89 | 284 | 181 | 103 | ||||||||||||
963 | 793 | 170 | 1,273 | 820 | 453 | 4,339 | 3,232 | 1,107 | 5,058 | 3,308 | 1,750 | |||||||||||||
Advanced Technologies (3) | 67 | 65 | 2 | 77 | 54 | 23 | 263 | 228 | 35 | 264 | 197 | 67 | ||||||||||||
Other inter-segment eliminations | (265 | ) | (247 | ) | (18 | ) | (232 | ) | (221 | ) | (11 | ) | (788 | ) | (804 | ) | 16 | (777 | ) | (790 | ) | 13 | ||
Total | 2,867 | 2,127 | 740 | 3,093 | 2,119 | 974 | 15,727 | 11,954 | 3,773 | 16,024 | 11,716 | 4,308 | ||||||||||||
Wholesale equity accounted joint ventures: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nitrogen | 72 | 49 | 23 | 79 | 46 | 33 | 234 | 173 | 61 | 286 | 166 | 120 | ||||||||||||
Product purchased for resale | 35 | 32 | 3 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 119 | 111 | 8 | 108 | 98 | 10 | ||||||||||||
107 | 81 | 26 | 113 | 76 | 37 | 353 | 284 | 69 | 394 | 264 | 130 | |||||||||||||
Total Wholesale including equity accounted joint ventures | 1,070 | 874 | 196 | 1,386 | 896 | 490 | 4,692 | 3,516 | 1,176 | 5,452 | 3,572 | 1,880 |
(1) Includes depreciation and amortization. |
(2) International Retail sales were $559-million (2012 - $519-million) and gross profit was $125-million (2012 - $109-million) for the three months ended December 31. International Retail sales were $2,584-million (2012 - $2,482-million) and gross profit was $461-million (2012 - $456-million) for the twelve months ended December 31. |
(3) Reflects the results of ESN and Micronutrients businesses only. These results will be reflected in the Wholesale segment in subsequent disclosures. |
(4) Restated for the application of IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements requiring equity accounting for joint ventures and reclassifications resulting from discontinued operations. |
AGRIUM INC. | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Information 3a | ||||||||||||
Selected Volumes and Sales Prices | ||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Three months ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2013 | 2012 (1) | |||||||||||
Cost of | Cost of | |||||||||||
Sales | Selling | product | Sales | Selling | product | |||||||
tonnes | price | sold | Margin | tonnes | price | sold | Margin | |||||
(000's) | ($/tonne) | ($/tonne) | ($/tonne) | (000's) | ($/tonne) | ($/tonne) | ($/tonne) | |||||
Retail | ||||||||||||
Crop nutrients | ||||||||||||
North America | 1,590 | 548 | 1,355 | 669 | ||||||||
International | 364 | 500 | 327 | 578 | ||||||||
Total crop nutrients | 1,954 | 539 | 447 | 92 | 1,682 | 651 | 560 | 91 | ||||
Wholesale | ||||||||||||
Nitrogen | ||||||||||||
North America | ||||||||||||
Ammonia | 383 | 561 | 328 | 677 | ||||||||
Urea | 337 | 410 | 431 | 558 | ||||||||
Other | 187 | 331 | 207 | 383 | ||||||||
Total nitrogen | 907 | 458 | 314 | 144 | 966 | 561 | 257 | 304 | ||||
Potash | ||||||||||||
North America | 255 | 353 | 255 | 491 | ||||||||
International | 89 | 199 | 86 | 326 | ||||||||
Total potash | 344 | 313 | 201 | 112 | 341 | 449 | 216 | 233 | ||||
Phosphate | 285 | 560 | 576 | (16 | ) | 279 | 722 | 556 | 166 | |||
Product purchased for resale | 648 | 370 | 379 | (9 | ) | 646 | 481 | 468 | 13 | |||
Ammonium sulfate | 81 | 303 | 182 | 121 | 83 | 432 | 172 | 260 | ||||
Other | 43 | 62 | ||||||||||
Total Wholesale | 2,308 | 417 | 343 | 74 | 2,377 | 536 | 345 | 191 | ||||
Wholesale equity accounted joint ventures: | ||||||||||||
Nitrogen | ||||||||||||
International | 180 | 400 | 272 | 128 | 157 | 502 | 279 | 223 | ||||
Product purchased for resale | 86 | 407 | 372 | 35 | 79 | 429 | 379 | 50 | ||||
266 | 402 | 304 | 98 | 236 | 480 | 324 | 156 | |||||
Total Wholesale including equity accounted joint ventures | 2,574 | 416 | 340 | 76 | 2,613 | 530 | 342 | 188 |
(1) Restated for the application of IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements requiring equity accounting for joint ventures. |
AGRIUM INC. | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Information 3b | ||||||||||||
Selected Volumes and Sales Prices | ||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Twelve months ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2013 | 2012 (1) | |||||||||||
Cost of | Cost of | |||||||||||
Sales | Selling | product | Sales | Selling | product | |||||||
tonnes | price | sold | Margin | tonnes | price | sold | Margin | |||||
(000's) | ($/tonne) | ($/tonne) | ($/tonne) | (000's) | ($/tonne) | ($/tonne) | ($/tonne) | |||||
Retail | ||||||||||||
Crop nutrients | ||||||||||||
North America | 6,812 | 591 | 6,622 | 634 | ||||||||
International | 1,806 | 535 | 1,535 | 605 | ||||||||
Total crop nutrients | 8,618 | 579 | 482 | 97 | 8,157 | 628 | 527 | 101 | ||||
Wholesale | ||||||||||||
Nitrogen | ||||||||||||
North America | ||||||||||||
Ammonia | 1,219 | 627 | 1,188 | 627 | ||||||||
Urea | 1,270 | 490 | 1,511 | 581 | ||||||||
Other | 903 | 374 | 1,030 | 377 | ||||||||
Total nitrogen | 3,392 | 508 | 310 | 198 | 3,729 | 539 | 251 | 288 | ||||
Potash | ||||||||||||
North America | 877 | 421 | 819 | 534 | ||||||||
International | 654 | 298 | 473 | 383 | ||||||||
Total potash | 1,531 | 369 | 193 | 176 | 1,292 | 479 | 214 | 265 | ||||
Phosphate | 1,026 | 638 | 573 | 65 | 1,095 | 728 | 547 | 181 | ||||
Product purchased for resale | 2,687 | 421 | 418 | 3 | 2,930 | 460 | 449 | 11 | ||||
Ammonium sulfate | 328 | 383 | 191 | 192 | 327 | 423 | 203 | 220 | ||||
Other | 285 | 292 | ||||||||||
Total Wholesale | 9,249 | 469 | 349 | 120 | 9,665 | 523 | 342 | 181 | ||||
Wholesale equity accounted joint ventures: | ||||||||||||
Nitrogen | ||||||||||||
International | 540 | 433 | 320 | 113 | 556 | 514 | 298 | 216 | ||||
Product purchased for resale | 304 | 392 | 365 | 27 | 264 | 411 | 373 | 38 | ||||
844 | 418 | 336 | 82 | 820 | 481 | 322 | 159 | |||||
Total Wholesale including equity accounted joint ventures | 10,093 | 465 | 348 | 117 | 10,485 | 520 | 341 | 179 |
(1) Restated for the application of IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements requiring equity accounting for joint ventures. |
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Supplemental Information 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and Amortization | |||||||||||||||||
(Millions of U.S. dollars) | |||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
Three months ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2012 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of product sold | Selling | General and administrative | Total | Cost of product sold | Selling | General and administrative | Total | ||||||||||
Retail | 1 | 68 | 3 | 72 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 49 | |||||||||
Wholesale | |||||||||||||||||
Nitrogen | 25 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Potash | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
Phosphate | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Ammonium sulfate and other | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
50 | - | - | 50 | 48 | - | - | 48 | ||||||||||
Advanced Technologies (1) | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | |||||||||
Other | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Total | 54 | 68 | 9 | 131 | 54 | 44 | 8 | 106 | |||||||||
Twelve months ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2012 (2 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Cost of | General | Cost of | General | ||||||||||||||
product | and | product | and | ||||||||||||||
sold | Selling | administrative | Total | sold | Selling | administrative | Total | ||||||||||
Retail | 5 | 222 | 11 | 238 | 7 | 169 | 18 | 194 | |||||||||
Wholesale | |||||||||||||||||
Nitrogen | 77 | 61 | |||||||||||||||
Potash | 50 | 41 | |||||||||||||||
Phosphate | 53 | 77 | |||||||||||||||
Product purchased for resale | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Ammonium sulfate and other | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
187 | - | 14 | 201 | 185 | - | 5 | 190 | ||||||||||
Advanced Technologies (1) | 13 | - | 3 | 16 | 10 | - | 3 | 13 | |||||||||
Other | - | - | 17 | 17 | - | - | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
Total | 205 | 222 | 45 | 472 | 202 | 169 | 42 | 413 |
(1) Reflects the results of ESN and Micronutrients businesses only. These results will be reflected in the Wholesale segment in subsequent disclosures. |
(2) Restated for the application of IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements requiring equity accounting for joint ventures and reclassifications resulting from discontinued operations. |
AGRIUM INC. | |||||||||
Supplemental Information 5 (1) | |||||||||
Selected Financial Measures | |||||||||
(Millions of U.S. dollars, unless stated otherwise) | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||
Rolling four quarters ended December 31, | |||||||||
2013 | 2012 | ||||||||
Retail | Consolidated Agrium | Retail | Consolidated Agrium (2) | ||||||
Return on operating capital employed (%) (3a) | 17 | 15 | 18 | 26 | |||||
Return on capital employed (%) (3b) | 9 | 11 | 9 | 17 | |||||
Average non-cash working capital to sales (%) | 20 | 17 | 20 | 16 | |||||
Operating coverage ratio (%) (3c) | 71 | 57 | 69 | 49 | |||||
EBITDA to sales (%) (3d) | 8 | 13 | 8 | 16 | |||||
December 31, | |||||||||
2013 | 2012 | ||||||||
Retail | Consolidated Agrium | Retail | Consolidated Agrium (2 | ) | |||||
Non-cash working capital | 2,083 | 2,302 | 2,067 | 2,366 | |||||
Twelve months ended December 31, | |||||||||
2013 | 2012 | ||||||||
Retail | Retail | ||||||||
Comparable store sales (%) | (2 | ) | 8 | ||||||
Normalized comparable store sales (%) | 5 | 8 | |||||||
North America measures | Rolling four quarters ended December 31, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | ||||||||
Retail | Retail | ||||||||
Return on operating capital employed (%) (3a) | 28 | 23 | |||||||
Return on capital employed (%) (3b) | 14 | 11 | |||||||
EBITDA to sales (%) (3d) | 12 | 10 |
(1) Certain measures presented in this table are not recognized measures under IFRS. Refer to Supplemental Information 6. | |
(2) Restated for the application of IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements requiring equity accounting for joint ventures and reclassifications resulting from discontinued operations. | |
(3) Adjusted 2013 amounts removing the impact of the purchase gain and goodwill impairment. | |
(a) Retail 16%, Retail - North America 20%, Consolidated Agrium 15%. | |
(b) Retail 9%, Retail - North America 10%, Consolidated Agrium 11%. | |
(c) Retail 73%, Consolidated Agrium 58%. | |
(d) Retail 8%, Retail - North America 9%, Consolidated Agrium 13%. |
Agrium Inc. | ||||
Supplemental Information 6 (1) | ||||
Accompanying Notes to Supplemental Information | ||||
IFRS Financial Measure | Definition | |||
Average non-cash working capital to sales (2) | Rolling four quarter average non-cash working capital divided by sales. | |||
Operating coverage ratio (2) | Gross profit less earnings (loss) from continuing operations before finance costs and income taxes, divided by gross profit. | |||
Non-cash working capital (2) | Current assets less current liabilities, excluding cash and cash equivalents, advance on acquisition of Viterra Inc., other current assets, short-term debt, current portion of long-term debt and current assets and liabilities held for sale. | |||
Definition | Usefulness of Additional or Non-IFRS Financial Measure | |||
Additional IFRS Financial Measure (As defined in Canadian Securities Administrators' Staff Notice 52-306 (Revised)) | ||||
EBIT | Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before finance costs and income taxes | Used to measure operating performance exclusive of capital structure and income taxes | ||
Return on operating capital employed (2) | Last 12 months' EBIT less income taxes at a tax rate of 27 percent (2012 - 28 percent) divided by rolling four quarter average operating capital employed. Operating capital employed includes non-cash working capital, property, plant and equipment, investments in associates and joint ventures and other assets. | Used to measure operating performance and efficiency of our capital allocation process. | ||
Return on capital employed (2) | Last 12 months' EBIT less income taxes at a tax rate of 27 percent (2012 - 28 percent) divided by rolling four quarter average capital employed. Capital employed includes operating capital employed, intangibles and goodwill. | Used to measure operating performance and efficiency of our capital allocation process. | ||
Non-IFRS Financial Measure | ||||
EBITDA | Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. | Refer to EBIT. Also used as a valuation metric and as an alternative to cash provided by operating activities. | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization of joint ventures. | Refer to EBIT and EBITDA. Provides useful information on our profitability by adding back finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization of joint ventures. | ||
EBITDA to sales | Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization divided by sales. | Used to measure operating performance earnings and cash flow we generate from each dollar of sales. | ||
Comparable store sales | We include a location in the comparable store base once it is in operation or owned for over 12 months. If we close a store, we retain the sales of the closed location in the comparable store base if the closed location is in close geographical proximity to an existing location, unless we plan to exit the market area or are unable to economically or logistically serve it. We do not make adjustments for temporary closures, expansions or renovations of stores. | Used to measure the performance of our existing stores by measuring the change in sales for such stores over the comparable period | ||
Normalized comparable store sales | Comparable store sales normalized by using published nitrogen, phosphate and potash ("NPK") benchmark prices and adjusting current year prices to reflect pricing from the previous year based on our percent of NPK utilization by product. | Used to measure the performance of our existing stores by measuring the change in sales for such stores over the comparable period |
(1) Our definitions and our method of calculation for these measures may not be directly comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. |
(2) These measures are IFRS measures or additional IFRS measures when calculated using information included in our consolidated financial statements. They are classified as non-IFRS measures when calculated using information from our Retail segment because the specific components are not included in our financial statements or notes. |
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