Nufarm 收入因北美实力而上升

Australia’s Nufarm Limited on Wednesday reported revenue growth and a net profit of $12 million for the six months ended Jan. 1, powered by strong sales in North America, Europe, Asia, and in the company’s seeds business.

The company is forecasting earnings growth for the full year, with “good sales momentum in most of its major markets and further benefits to be secured from its business improvement program.”

上半年收益受到生产中断的影响,原因是计划升级其 Laverton 制造厂以及巴西具有挑战性的经营条件。

Nufarm Managing Director and CEO Greg Hunt said the first half of the year saw continued execution of the company’s growth strategy, including progress on business transformation projects, the successful acquisition of two product portfolios that will significantly strengthen its European operations; and the Australian regulatory approval of its proprietary Omega-3 canola.

“We are nearing the end of the heavy lifting in terms of cost-out, business change and transformation investment and we are confident we will deliver the $116 million in performance improvement that we promised the market by the end of this financial year,” Hunt said.

He added: “Under our strategy, we’ve focused on core crops and geographies, giving us depth over breadth in our key markets. This strategy is working, with double-digit revenue growth in a number of our regional market hubs around the world.”

Hunt 表示,最近完成的欧洲产品收购现在正在整合到业务中,招聘新的营销和销售资源,并为新产品建立采购安排。
“这些产品组合加强了公司在我们核心作物和欧洲主要市场的地位,并提供了额外的规模,使 Nufarm 与我们的客户更加相关。”
受收入增长和成本节约效益的推动,该公司预计下半年在澳大利亚、北美和欧洲将取得积极的业绩。然而,拉丁美洲业务将受到巴西持续艰难的市场环境和阿根廷干旱天气的挑战,预计收益将与上一期持平。澳大利亚双低油菜籽季的乐观前景,加上新种子产品的推出和更高的种子处理销售额,应该会在全年为种子技术部门带来稳健的收益增长。