DowDuPont Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results

MIDLAND, Mich. & WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP):

Second Quarter Financial Highlights

• GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.76. Adjusted earnings¹ per share increased 41 percent to $1.37, compared with pro forma adjusted earnings¹ per share in the year-ago period of $0.97. Adjusted earnings per share excludes significant items in the quarter totaling net charges of $0.50 per share and an $0.11 per share charge for DuPont amortization of intangible assets.
• Net sales increased 17 percent to $24.2 billion, with double-digit growth in all divisions and gains in all geographic regions, from pro forma net sales of $20.7 billion in the year-ago period. The Agriculture division increased sales 25 percent, driven by a recovery from weather-related delays in the first quarter and local price gains. The Materials Science division grew sales 18 percent, with double-digit gains in all segments and in all regions. The Specialty Products division increased sales 10 percent, with gains in most segments and all regions.
• Volume grew 10 percent on a pro forma basis from the year-ago period, with gains in all divisions and all regions, led by double-digit gains in U.S. & Canada and Asia Pacific. Agriculture volume increased 20 percent, primarily driven by a recovery from weather-related delays in the first quarter. Materials Science and Specialty Products volume increased 10 percent and 4 percent, respectively, both with gains in all segments and regions.
• Local price rose 4 percent on a pro forma basis, with gains in all divisions and all regions, led by a 5 percent increase in Materials Science and a 4 percent increase in Agriculture.
• Operating EBITDA¹ increased 29 percent on a pro forma basis from the year-ago period to $5.7 billion. Agriculture achieved 45 percent operating EBITDA growth. Specialty Products delivered operating EBITDA growth of 23 percent. Materials Science delivered operating EBITDA growth of 22 percent.
• Operating EBITDA drivers in the quarter included volume and local price gains, cost synergies, currency, lower pension/OPEB costs² and higher equity earnings.
• DowDuPont achieved cost synergy savings of more than $375 million in the quarter, reaching cumulative savings of nearly $900 million since merger close. The Company now expects to achieve year-over-year savings of $1.4 billion in 2018, a more than 15 percent increase from its previous target.
• Cash flow from operations was $2.1 billion, driven by increased cash earnings.
• The Company returned nearly $2 billion to shareholders in the quarter through dividends ($0.9 billion) and share repurchases ($1 billion). Since merger close, DowDuPont has returned $5.6 billion to shareholders.

CEO Quote

“We continued to deliver strong results in the second quarter, including double-digit gains in sales and operating EBITDA,” said Ed Breen, chief executive officer of DowDuPont. “Volume growth, local price gains and operating margin expansion were the key highlights, reflecting a clear focus from the businesses on execution. Our new product launches are resonating with customers, resulting in strong demand across each of our targeted end-markets. These are indicators that our three divisions are making a difference in the marketplace and for shareholders. We have great momentum and our employees are enthusiastic about the future of our intended industry-leading companies – Corteva, Dow and DuPont.”

Second Quarter Division Highlights

Agriculture

• Net sales of $5.7 billion increased 25 percent from pro forma net sales of $4.6 billion in the year-ago period, driven by sales recovered from weather-related delays to the Northern Hemisphere planting season, local price gains and double-digit growth in insecticides. Volume rose 20 percent, local price grew 4 percent and currency added 1 percent.
• Operating EBITDA of $1.7 billion rose 45 percent versus pro forma operating EBITDA of $1.2 billion in the prior-year period.

Volume growth primarily reflected sales recovered from weather-related delays to the start of the planting seasons in U.S. & Canada and EMEA, which benefited both Seed and Crop Protection, partly offset by lower expected planted area in U.S. & Canada. Price increases were driven by Seed from continued penetration of new corn hybrids and A-series soybeans. Total insecticide sales continued their growth trend and increased nearly 20 percent in the quarter, driven by strong demand creation efforts against competitive chemistries for Spinosyn™ products, and new product launches.

Operating EBITDA improvement reflected volume growth in U.S. & Canada and EMEA, higher selling prices in Seed, cost synergies, currency benefits and lower pension/OPEB costs, partly offset by lower expected planted area in U.S. & Canada, higher soybean royalty costs, increased research and development spending to continue advancing the pipeline and investments in digital platforms.

Agriculture First Half 2018 Results

First half net sales of $9.5 billion decreased 1 percent from pro forma net sales of $9.6 billion in the year-ago period. Local price improvement of 2 percent and currency benefits of 2 percent were more than offset by a volume decline of 5 percent. Price increases reflected continued penetration of new products, such as A-series soybeans. The volume change was driven by lower expected planted area in U.S. & Canada and a reduction in safrinha area in Brazil, partly offset by new product launches in Crop Protection, such as Arylex™ herbicides and Isoclast™, Pyraxalt™ and Spinosyn™ insecticides. Insecticide sales in the first half continued to perform well with 17 percent growth versus prior year.

Operating EBITDA of $2.6 billion was down 2 percent versus the same period last year. Cost synergies, favorable currency, lower pension/OPEB costs and sales gains in Crop Protection were more than offset by higher soybean royalty costs, lower expected planted area in U.S. and Canada, a weaker safrinha season, and investments to support new product launches and digital platforms.

Materials Science

• Net sales increased 18 percent to $12.6 billion versus pro forma net sales in the year-ago period, with double-digit gains in all segments and in all regions. Volume grew 10 percent and local price rose 5 percent, both with gains in all segments and all regions. Currency improved 3 percent.
• Operating EBITDA grew 22 percent to $2.6 billion versus pro forma operating EBITDA in the same quarter last year, with double-digit gains in most segments.
• Equity earnings improved $175 million, driven by increased earnings from the Kuwait joint ventures and improved results from Sadara.

Performance Materials & Coatings

Performance Materials & Coatings achieved net sales of $2.6 billion, up 15 percent versus pro forma net sales of $2.3 billion in the year-ago period. Sales rose in all regions, led by double-digit increases in Asia Pacific, EMEA and Latin America. Local price increased 10 percent, with gains in all regions and in both businesses. Volume increased 2 percent and currency benefited sales by 3 percent.

Consumer Solutions delivered double-digit sales growth, driven by double-digit local price gains in all regions, disciplined price/volume management in upstream silicone intermediate products and continued delivery of growth synergies. Coatings & Performance Monomers achieved high single-digit sales growth, driven by local price increases in all regions in response to higher raw material costs, and volume gains in Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Operating EBITDA increased to $569 million, up 5 percent from pro forma operating EBITDA of $540 million in the year-ago period, primarily due to increases in price, as well as other tailwinds including currency and growth synergies.

Equity earnings for the segment totaled $36 million, compared with pro forma equity earnings of $41 million in the year-ago period.

Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure

Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure delivered net sales of $3.9 billion, up 29 percent versus pro forma net sales of $3.0 billion in the year-ago period. Double-digit sales gains were achieved in all regions. Volume grew 18 percent and local price rose 8 percent, both with gains in all regions. Currency benefited sales by 3 percent.

Polyurethanes & CAV delivered double-digit sales gains in all regions, driven by broad-based local price and volume growth. Volume growth was led by Asia Pacific, driven by the continued ramp up of capacity at the Sadara joint venture, and U.S & Canada on increased demand across vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI). Industrial Solutions reported double-digit sales growth, driven by volume and local price gains in all regions. Volume growth was led by increasing production from the Sadara joint venture, as well as strong gains in downstream intermediates, including polyglycols and heat transfer fluids.

Operating EBITDA in the second quarter was $682 million, up 64 percent from pro forma operating EBITDA of $417 million in the year-ago period. Local price gains, cost synergies and improved equity earnings more than offset the impact of higher raw material costs.

Equity earnings for the segment totaled $96 million, compared with pro forma equity losses of $13 million in the year-ago period. The year-over-year growth was driven by a reduction in equity losses from the Sadara joint venture, resulting from the operation of new facilities, and higher monoethylene glycol (MEG) pricing that benefited the Kuwait joint ventures.

Packaging & Specialty Plastics

The Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment achieved net sales of $6.1 billion, up 12 percent from pro forma net sales of $5.4 billion in the year-ago period. Sales rose in all regions, with double-digit increases in Asia Pacific, EMEA and Latin America. Volume grew 8 percent, with gains in all regions, while local price increased 1 percent. Currency benefited sales by 3 percent, primarily in Europe.

The Packaging and Specialty Plastics business grew volume by 9 percent, with gains in all regions, supported by broad-based demand strength, new capacity additions on the U.S. Gulf Coast and increased Sadara production. Double-digit demand growth was achieved in food and specialty packaging, industrial and consumer packaging and rigid packaging end-markets. The business also delivered growth in elastomers applications, with double-digit volume gains in most regions, as well as high single-digit demand growth in wire and cable applications, led by U.S. & Canada and EMEA.

Operating EBITDA for the segment totaled $1.3 billion, up 14 percent from pro forma operating EBITDA of $1.2 billion in the year-ago period. Broad-based price increases; volume gains, including increased supply from growth projects; lower commissioning and startup costs; higher equity earnings; and cost synergies more than offset increased feedstock costs and higher year-over-year planned maintenance activity.

Equity earnings for the segment were $108 million, up from pro forma equity earnings of $37 million in the year-ago period, driven by higher contributions from the Kuwait joint ventures and improved results from the Sadara joint venture.

Specialty Products

• Net sales increased 10 percent to $5.9 billion versus pro forma net sales in the year-ago period, with gains in all regions and in most segments. Volume grew 4 percent, local price rose 1 percent, currency improved 3 percent and portfolio benefited sales by 2 percent.
• Operating EBITDA grew 23 percent to $1.6 billion versus pro forma operating EBITDA in the same quarter last year, with gains in most segments.

Electronics & Imaging

Electronics & Imaging delivered net sales of $1.2 billion, a decrease of 1 percent versus pro forma net sales in the year-ago period. Net sales declined as volume growth of 3 percent and a 1 percent benefit from currency were more than offset by a 5 percent negative impact from portfolio-related actions (sale of the Display Films business).

Volume growth in the segment was led by a double-digit gain in interconnect solutions and continued strength in semiconductor technologies, primarily in Asia Pacific. Continued demand for consumer electronics, as well as industrial applications, drove volume gains in interconnect solutions. Increased semiconductor content in end-use applications drove strong demand in both chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) and advanced packaging market segments. Partially offsetting this growth was a decline in photovoltaics on reduced demand for Tedlar^® film and Solamet^® paste as module production slowed in the quarter resulting from revised incentive policies in China.

Operating EBITDA for the segment was $372 million, down 9 percent from pro forma operating EBITDA of $410 million in the year-ago period. Cost synergies, volume growth, lower pension/OPEB costs and a currency benefit were more than offset by the absence of a prior-year gain on the sale of a business ($48 million) and higher unit costs.

Nutrition & Biosciences

Nutrition & Biosciences reported net sales of $1.8 billion, an increase of 19 percent from pro forma net sales of $1.5 billion in the year-ago period. The increase was due to an 11 percent net benefit from portfolio, 4 percent from volume, 3 percent from currency, and 1 percent from local price. The net positive impact from portfolio-related actions was due to the acquisition of FMC’s Health & Nutrition business.

Volume growth in the segment was led by Nutrition & Health on improved demand for specialty proteins and continued gains in probiotics and pharmaceutical excipients, primarily in Asia Pacific and U.S. & Canada. Industrial Biosciences volumes grew on increased demand for bioactives in animal nutrition and home and personal care applications, coupled with a double-digit improvement in CleanTech, led by alkylation offerings in Asia Pacific and EMEA and acid equipment sales.

Operating EBITDA for the segment was $433 million, up 36 percent from pro forma operating EBITDA of $318 million in the year-ago period driven by a portfolio benefit, cost synergies, volume growth and lower pension/OPEB costs.

Transportation & Advanced Polymers

Transportation & Advanced Polymers reported net sales of $1.5 billion, up 14 percent from pro forma net sales of $1.3 billion in the year-ago period. Organic sales increased 11 percent with strength in both price and volume. Currency was a 3 percent benefit.

Volume gains of 6 percent reflected increases across all key end-markets, including strong demand in automotive, electronics, aerospace and healthcare. Volume was up in all regions, led by growth in Asia Pacific and EMEA.

Price increased 5 percent, mainly within nylon enterprise and polyesters, reflecting tight polymer supply and higher feedstock costs.

Operating EBITDA for the segment totaled $446 million, an increase of 45 percent from pro forma operating EBITDA of $308 million in the year-ago period. Price and volume gains, lower pension/OPEB costs, currency and cost synergies contributed to the improvement, partly offset by higher raw material costs and increased planned turnaround activity.

Safety & Construction

Safety and Construction delivered net sales of $1.4 billion up 6 percent from pro forma net sales of $1.3 billion in the prior year. Organic sales increased 4 percent and currency was up 2 percent.

Volume was up 3 percent, driven by strength in aramids and construction. Aramids growth was led by increased Nomex® thermal resistant fiber sales into industrial and aircraft markets and increased sales of Kevlar® high strength materials. Construction volumes increased due to end-market improvement. Volumes were up across most regions, with the strongest growth in U.S. & Canada and EMEA. Price was up 1 percent with gains across all businesses.

Operating EBITDA for the segment totaled $341 million, an increase of 30 percent from pro forma operating EBITDA of $262 million in the year-ago period. Lower pension/OPEB costs, increased volume, cost synergies and favorable currency more than offset higher raw material and freight costs.

Outlook

“Broad-based consumer strength continues to drive economic expansion and our underlying business growth,” said Howard Ungerleider, chief financial officer of DowDuPont. “Leading indicators, such as manufacturing output, employment, wages and consumer spending remain largely constructive, supporting increased global economic activity. We see some discrete headwinds, most notably currency fluctuations, particularly in Agriculture, and higher raw materials costs in all three divisions. Looking ahead, we continue to expect above-market growth through much of DowDuPont’s business portfolio, driven by our innovations, growth investments, geographic reach and leading market positions. We expect third quarter net sales to be up more than 10 percent and operating EBITDA up more than 12 percent year-over-year.”

Conference Call

The Company will host a live webcast of its second quarter earnings conference call with investors to discuss its results, business outlook and other matters today at 8:00 a.m. ET. The slide presentation that accompanies the conference call will be posted on the DowDuPont Investor Relations events and presentations page. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the investor events and presentations page of www.dow-dupont.com.

About DowDuPont™

DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP) is a holding company comprised of The Dow Chemical Company and DuPont with the intent to form strong, independent, publicly traded companies in agriculture, materials science and specialty products sectors that will lead their respective industries through productive, science-based innovation to meet the needs of customers and help solve global challenges. For more information, please visit us at www.dow-dupont.com.

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On December 11, 2015, The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (“DuPont”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended on March 31, 2017, (the “Merger Agreement”) under which the companies would combine in an all-stock merger of equals transaction (the “Merger”). Effective August 31, 2017, the Merger was completed and each of Dow and DuPont became subsidiaries of DowDuPont (Dow and DuPont, and their respective subsidiaries, collectively referred to as the “Subsidiaries”).

Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to varying degrees, uncertain, including the intended separation, subject to approval of the Company’s Board of Directors and customary closing conditions of DowDuPont’s agriculture, materials science and specialty products businesses in one or more tax-efficient transactions on anticipated terms (the “Intended Business Separations”). Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on certain assumptions and expectations of future events which may not be realized. Forward-looking statements also involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. 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Discussion of segment revenue, operating EBITDA and price/volume metrics on a divisional basis for Agriculture is based on the results of the Agriculture segment; for Materials Science is based on the combined results of the Performance Materials & Coatings, Industrial & Infrastructure, and Packaging & Specialty Plastics segments; and for Specialty Products is based on the combined results of the Electronics & Imaging, Nutrition & Biosciences, Transportation & Advanced Polymers, and Safety & Construction segments. The segment disclosures have been presented in this manner for informational purposes only and should not be viewed as an indication of each division’s current or future operating results on a standalone basis assuming completion of the Intended Business Separations.

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Merger of Equals

Effective August 31, 2017, pursuant to the merger of equals transaction contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 11, 2015, as amended on March 31, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”), The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) and E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (“DuPont”) each merged with subsidiaries of DowDuPont Inc. (“DowDuPont” or the “Company”) and, as a result, Dow and DuPont became subsidiaries of DowDuPont Inc. (the “Merger”). Dow was determined to be the accounting acquirer in the Merger and, as a result, the historical financial statements of Dow, prepared under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), for the periods prior to the Merger are considered to be the historical financial statements of DowDuPont.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

In order to provide the most meaningful comparison of results of operations and results by segment, supplemental unaudited pro forma financial information has been included in the following financial schedules. The unaudited pro forma financial information is based on the historical consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of both Dow and DuPont and has been prepared to illustrate the effects of the Merger, assuming the Merger had been consummated on January 1, 2016. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, pro forma adjustments have been made for (1) the preliminary purchase accounting impact, (2) accounting policy alignment, (3) the elimination of the effect of events that are directly attributable to the Merger Agreement (e.g., one-time transaction costs), (4) the elimination of the impact of transactions between Dow and DuPont, and (5) the elimination of the effect of consummated divestitures agreed to with certain regulatory agencies as a condition of approval for the Merger. The unaudited pro forma financial information was based on and should be read in conjunction with the separate historical financial statements and accompanying notes contained in each of the Dow and DuPont Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. The pro forma financial information was prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, are presented on a U.S. GAAP basis.

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Adjusted earnings per share is defined as “Earnings per common share from continuing operations - diluted” excluding the after-tax impact of significant items and the after-tax impact of amortization expense associated with DuPont’s intangible assets. Pro forma adjusted earnings per share is defined as “Pro Forma earnings per common share from continuing operations - diluted” excluding the after-tax impact of pro forma significant items and the after-tax impact of pro forma amortization expense associated with DuPont’s intangible assets. Although amortization of DuPont’s intangible assets is excluded from these non-GAAP measures, management believes it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets contribute to revenue generation. Amortization of intangible assets that relate to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. Any future acquisitions may result in amortization of additional intangible assets.

Operating EBITDA is defined as earnings (i.e., “Income from continuing operations before income taxes”) before interest, depreciation, amortization and foreign exchange gains (losses), excluding the impact of significant items. Pro forma operating EBITDA is defined as pro forma earnings (i.e., “Pro Forma income from continuing operations before income taxes”) before interest, depreciation, amortization and foreign exchange gains (losses), excluding the impact of significant items.

Discussion of segment revenue, operating EBITDA and price/volume metrics on a divisional basis for Agriculture is based on the results of the Agriculture segment; for Materials Science is based on the combined results of the Performance Materials & Coatings segment, the Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure segment and the Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment; and for Specialty Products is based on the combined results of the Electronics & Imaging segment, the Nutrition & Biosciences segment, the Transportation & Advanced Polymers segment and the Safety & Construction segment. The Corporate segment is not included in the division metrics. The segment disclosures have been presented in this manner for informational purposes only and should not be viewed as an indication of each division’s current or future operating results on a standalone basis assuming completion of the Intended Business Separations.

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