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SEGMENT INFORMATION
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
SEGMENT INFORMATION  
SEGMENT INFORMATION

17.SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Bunge has five reportable segments - Agribusiness, Edible Oil Products, Milling Products, Sugar and Bioenergy, 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 Edible Oil Products segment involves the processing, production and marketing of products derived from vegetable oils. The Milling Products segment involves the processing, production and marketing of products derived primarily from wheat and corn. The Sugar and Bioenergy segment involves sugarcane growing and milling in Brazil, sugar merchandising in various countries, as well as sugarcane-based ethanol production and corn-based ethanol investments and related activities. Following the classification of the Brazilian fertilizer distribution and North American fertilizer businesses as discontinued operations, the activities of the Fertilizer segment include its port operations in Brazil and Argentina and its blending and retail operations in Argentina.

 

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

 

(US$ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Edible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Oil

 

Milling

 

Sugar and

 

 

 

Operations &

 

 

 

June 30, 2016

 

Agribusiness

 

Products

 

Products

 

Bioenergy

 

Fertilizer

 

Unallocated (1)

 

Total

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

7,524

 

$

1,705

 

$

422

 

$

809

 

$

81

 

$

 

$

10,541

 

Inter—segment revenues

 

991

 

25

 

1

 

2

 

 

(1,019

)

 

Gross profit

 

343

 

87

 

68

 

25

 

7

 

 

530

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(4

)

(1

)

(4

)

3

 

 

 

(6

)

Noncontrolling interests (1)

 

(2

)

(1

)

 

 

 

4

 

1

 

Other income (expense) — net

 

(9

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(13

)

Segment EBIT (2)(3)

 

168

 

2

 

33

 

 

2

 

 

205

 

Discontinued operations (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

(4

)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(59

)

(23

)

(17

)

(39

)

(3

)

 

(141

)

Total assets

 

$

14,655

 

$

2,013

 

$

1,503

 

$

3,410

 

$

330

 

$

184

 

$

22,095

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

7,744

 

$

1,667

 

$

409

 

$

881

 

$

81

 

$

 

$

10,782

 

Inter—segment revenues

 

801

 

44

 

 

 

 

(845

)

 

Gross profit

 

360

 

85

 

57

 

25

 

8

 

 

535

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

26

 

(1

)

(2

)

(7

)

 

 

16

 

Noncontrolling interests (1)

 

(13

)

(1

)

 

 

 

7

 

(7

)

Other income (expense) — net

 

(8

)

 

(1

)

 

 

 

(9

)

Segment EBIT (2) (3)

 

164

 

(6

)

20

 

(12

)

1

 

 

167

 

Discontinued operations (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(57

)

(21

)

(12

)

(53

)

(4

)

 

(147

)

Total assets

 

$

13,047

 

$

2,121

 

$

1,153

 

$

2,485

 

$

396

 

$

227

 

$

19,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

Oil

 

Milling

 

Sugar and

 

 

 

Operations &

 

 

 

June 30, 2016

 

Agribusiness

 

Products

 

Products

 

Bioenergy

 

Fertilizer

 

Unallocated (1)

 

Total

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

13,807

 

$

3,231

 

$

813

 

$

1,467

 

$

139

 

$

 

$

19,457

 

Inter—segment revenues

 

1,849

 

51

 

1

 

2

 

 

(1,903

)

 

Gross profit

 

773

 

199

 

123

 

41

 

14

 

 

1,150

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

20

 

(2

)

(5

)

3

 

(1

)

 

15

 

Noncontrolling interests (1)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

7

 

4

 

Other income (expense) — net

 

(6

)

(1

)

(2

)

(9

)

 

 

(18

)

Segment EBIT (2)(3)

 

450

 

32

 

55

 

(14

)

4

 

 

527

 

Discontinued operations (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13

)

(13

)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(114

)

(45

)

(31

)

(58

)

(6

)

 

(254

)

Total assets

 

$

14,655

 

$

2,013

 

$

1,503

 

$

3,410

 

$

330

 

$

184

 

$

22,095

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

15,655

 

$

3,315

 

$

855

 

$

1,628

 

$

135

 

$

 

$

21,588

 

Inter—segment revenues

 

1,571

 

82

 

36

 

3

 

 

(1,692

)

 

Gross profit

 

866

 

199

 

127

 

46

 

7

 

 

1,245

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

24

 

4

 

(4

)

(15

)

 

 

9

 

Noncontrolling interests (1)

 

(11

)

(3

)

 

 

 

10

 

(4

)

Other income (expense) — net

 

 

 

(2

)

(6

)

 

 

(8

)

Segment EBIT (2) (3)

 

494

 

30

 

56

 

(35

)

(5

)

 

540

 

Discontinued operations (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

15

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(115

)

(43

)

(23

)

(78

)

(8

)

 

(267

)

Total assets

 

$

13,047

 

$

2,121

 

$

1,153

 

$

2,485

 

$

396

 

$

227

 

$

19,429

 

 

 

(1)

Includes noncontrolling interests share of interest and tax to reconcile to consolidated noncontrolling interest and discontinued operations of Brazilian fertilizer distribution business and certain asset management operations.

 

(2)

Bunge uses total segment earnings before interest and taxes (“Total Segment EBIT”) to evaluate Bunge’s operating performance. Total Segment EBIT is the aggregate of each of our five reportable segments’ earnings before interest and taxes. Total Segment EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace net income (loss) attributable to Bunge, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Bunge’s management believes Total Segment EBIT is a useful measure of its reportable segments’ operating profitability, since the measure allows for an evaluation of segment performance without regard to its financing methods or capital structure. For this reason, operating performance measures such as Total Segment EBIT are widely used by analysts and investors in Bunge’s industries. Total Segment EBIT is not a measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or any other measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP.

 

(3)

Includes a pre-tax, non-cash impairment charge of $12 million in other income (expense) – net recorded in the second quarter of 2016, related to intangible assets of certain patents of intellectual property. Includes a pre-tax, non-cash impairment charge of $15 million in cost of goods sold recorded in the second quarter of 2015, related to the announced closure of Bunge’s oil packaging plant in the United States.

 

(4)

Represents net income (loss) from discontinued operations.

 

A reconciliation of Total Segment EBIT to net income attributable to Bunge follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations

 

$

205

 

$

167

 

$

527

 

$

540

 

Interest income

 

14

 

13

 

24

 

24

 

Interest expense

 

(59

)

(57

)

(116

)

(110

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(39

)

(45

)

(73

)

(130

)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(4

)

1

 

(13

)

15

 

Noncontrolling interests’ share of interest and tax

 

4

 

7

 

7

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge

 

$

121

 

$

86

 

$

356

 

$

349