Sector: Materials|Industry: Agricultural Inputs|Market Cap: $6.20B|Employees: 7K
FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products. It develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals that includes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides; and biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of insects, weeds, and diseases, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control. The company markets its products through its own sales organization and through alliance partners, independent distributors, and sales representatives. It operates in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
FMC reports a 5% decrease in revenue, reaching $4.25 billion, primarily due to pricing pressures and unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates. While volume improved, it was insufficient to offset these headwinds.
Gross margin declined by 200 basis points to 38.8%, attributed to lower pricing across all regions and higher unabsorbed fixed costs. These factors negatively impacted profitability despite cost and volume improvements.
Net income decreased substantially due to changes in the provision for income taxes, which benefited significantly from one-time tax benefits in the prior year. This change in tax benefits was a primary driver of the decline in net income.