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SEGMENT INFORMATION
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
SEGMENT INFORMATION  
SEGMENT INFORMATION

21.          SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Bunge has five reportable segments—agribusiness, sugar and bioenergy, edible oil products, milling products and fertilizer, which are organized based upon similar economic characteristics and are similar in nature of products and services offered, the nature of production processes, the type and class of customer and distribution methods.  The agribusiness segment is characterized by both inputs and outputs being agricultural commodities and thus high volume and low margin.  The sugar and bioenergy segment involves sugar origination, milling, trading and merchandising businesses, as well as sugar and sugarcane-based ethanol production and corn-based ethanol investments and activities.  The edible oil products segment involves the manufacturing and marketing of products derived from vegetable oils.  The milling products segment involves the manufacturing and marketing of products derived primarily from wheat and corn.  Following the completion of the sale of Bunge’s Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets in May 2010, the activities of the fertilizer segment include its fertilizer distribution business in Brazil as well as its operations in Argentina and the United States (see Note 4).  Additionally, Bunge has retained its 50% interest in its fertilizer joint venture in Morocco.

 

The “Unallocated” column in the following table contains the reconciliation between the totals for reportable segments and Bunge consolidated totals, which consists primarily of corporate items not allocated to the operating segments, inter-segment eliminations.  Transfers between the segments are generally valued at market.  The revenues generated from these transfers are shown in the following table as “Inter-segment revenues” segments or inter-segment eliminations.

 

(US$ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

 

 

Sugar and

 

Oil

 

Milling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2011 

 

Agribusiness

 

Bioenergy

 

Products

 

Products

 

Fertilizer

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

9,652

 

$

1,420

 

$

2,200

 

$

491

 

$

725

 

$

 

$

14,488

 

Inter—segment revenues

 

1,300

 

 

14

 

23

 

11

 

(1,348

)

 

Gross profit

 

414

 

47

 

114

 

54

 

18

 

 

647

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

69

 

12

 

 

 

(4

)

 

77

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

35

 

 

 

1

 

5

 

 

41

 

Noncontrolling interest (1)

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

10

 

4

 

Other income (expense) — net

 

(1

)

3

 

(1

)

(4

)

 

 

(3

)

Segment EBIT (2)

 

319

 

18

 

30

 

22

 

(16

)

 

373

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(50

)

(54

)

(21

)

(7

)

(11

)

 

(143

)

Total assets

 

15,678

 

4,710

 

2,475

 

854

 

2,583

 

 

208

 

26,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

7,406

 

$

963

 

$

1,578

 

$

386

 

$

641

 

$

 

$

10,974

 

Inter—segment revenues

 

927

 

7

 

20

 

8

 

23

 

(985

)

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

270

 

46

 

86

 

34

 

(11

)

 

425

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(36

)

(2

)

(2

)

 

(9

)

 

(49

)

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

3

 

(3

)

 

1

 

8

 

 

9

 

Noncontrolling interest (1)

 

(13

)

4

 

(1

)

 

(8

)

9

 

(9

)

Other income (expense) — net

 

4

 

(5

)

1

 

(1

)

(2

)

 

(3

)

Segment EBIT (2) (3) 

 

28

 

4

 

(13

)

1

 

2,369

 

 

2,389

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(45

)

(32

)

(20

)

(7

)

(9

)

 

(113

)

Total assets

 

11,171

 

3,674

 

1,874

 

655

 

3,929

 

791

 

22,094

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended 

 

 

 

Sugar and

 

Oil

 

Milling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2011 

 

Agribusiness

 

Bioenergy

 

Products

 

Products

 

Fertilizer

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

17,775

 

$

2,481

 

$

4,216

 

$

991

 

$

1,219

 

$

 

$

26,682

 

Inter—segment revenues

 

2,458

 

 

36

 

49

 

22

 

(2,565

)

 

Gross profit

 

821

 

79

 

228

 

111

 

47

 

 

1,286

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

103

 

23

 

(1

)

 

(6

)

 

119

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

35

 

 

 

2

 

4

 

 

41

 

Noncontrolling interest (1)

 

(12

)

(2

)

(4

)

 

 

19

 

1

 

Other income (expense) — net

 

(6

)

2

 

(2

)

(1

)

(4

)

 

(11

)

Segment EBIT (2)

 

572

 

20

 

64

 

55

 

(21

)

 

690

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(97

)

(74

)

(41

)

(14

)

(21

)

 

(247

)

Total assets

 

15,678

 

4,710

 

2,475

 

854

 

2,583

 

208

 

26,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

14,051

 

$

1,988

 

$

3,151

 

$

789

 

$

1,340

 

$

 

$

21,319

 

Inter—segment revenues

 

1,799

 

25

 

43

 

41

 

27

 

(1,935

)

 

Gross profit

 

599

 

68

 

185

 

68

 

50

 

 

970

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(77

)

7

 

(4

)

 

(25

)

 

(99

)

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

7

 

(2

)

 

1

 

3

 

 

9

 

Noncontrolling interest (1)

 

(15

)

6

 

(4

)

 

(35

)

22

 

(26

)

Other income (expense) — net

 

4

 

(5

)

1

 

 

(3

)

 

(3

)

Segment EBIT (2) (3)

 

150

 

9

 

5

 

14

 

2,329

 

 

2,507

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(91

)

(46

)

(40

)

(14

)

(24

)

 

(215

)

Total assets

 

11,171

 

3,674

 

1,874

 

655

 

3,929

 

791

 

22,094

 

 

 

(1)             Includes noncontrolling interest share of interest and tax to reconcile to consolidated noncontrolling interest.

 

(2)             Total segment earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is an operating performance measure used by Bunge’s management to evaluate segment operating activities.  Bunge’s management believes total segment EBIT is a useful measure of operating profitability, since the measure allows for an evaluation of the performance of its segments without regard to its financing methods or capital structure.  In addition, EBIT is a financial measure that is widely used by analysts and investors in Bunge’s industries.

 

(3)             On May 27, 2010, Bunge closed on the sale of its Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets. As a result of this transaction, Bunge recorded a pre-tax gain on the sale of $2,440 million.

 

A reconciliation of total segment EBIT to net income attributable to Bunge follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Reconciliation of total segment earnings before interest and tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total segment EBIT

 

$

373

 

$

2,389

 

$

690

 

$

2,507

 

Interest income

 

23

 

23

 

44

 

42

 

Interest expense

 

(70

)

(101

)

(142

)

(179

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(20

)

(542

)

(63

)

(551

)

Noncontrolling interest share of interest and tax

 

10

 

9

 

19

 

22

 

Net income attributable to Bunge

 

$

316

 

$

1,778

 

$

548

 

$

1,841