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John Deere Reports $6 Billion Profit
USAgNet - 11/30/2021
John Deere posted record annual income despite the recently concluded five-week worker strike, and it predicted another record year ahead. CNN Business reports that the farm and construction equipment maker posted annual net income of nearly $6 billion,
more than double the $2.8 billion it earned a year earlier and easily clearing its previous fiscal year record earnings of $3.5 billion reached in 2013.
The company said it anticipates earning between $6.5 billion to $7 billion in the current fiscal year.
"Our results reflect strong endmarket demand and our ability to continue serving customers while managing supply-chain issues and conducting contract negotiations with our largest union," said CEO John May. "Last week's ratification of a six-year agreement
with the UAW brings our highly skilled employees back to work building the finest products in our industries. The agreement shows our ongoing commitment to delivering best-in-class wages and benefits."
The company reported quarterly revenue and profits that easily topped both year-earlier results and Wall Street analysts' forecasts. Shares of Deere (DE) rose 2% in pre-market trading on the results and strong guidance.
More than 10,000 members of the United Auto Workers union were on strike from October 14 through November 17. That only affected the last two weeks of the fiscal year that ended on Oct. 31. Deere did not break out the cost of the strike during the
quarter or overall in its earnings report.
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