Exhibit 99.2

(Furnished herewith)

xhibit 99.2

(Furnished herewith)

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

(Furnished herewith)

 

 

 

 

Deere & Company

 

 

Other Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Twelve Months Ended

 

Equipment Operations*

Agriculture and Turf

Construction and Forestry*

 

 

November 3

October 28

November 3

October 28

November 3

October 28

Dollars in millions

 

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net Sales

 

$

34,886

 

$
33,351

 

$

23,666

 

$
23,191

 

$

11,220

 

$
10,160

 

Net Sales - excluding Wirtgen

 

$

31,693

 

$
30,324

 

$

23,666

 

$
23,191

 

$

8,027

 

$
7,133

 

Average Identifiable Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With Inventories at LIFO

 

$

20,761

 

$
19,701

 

$

10,748

 

$
10,219

 

$

10,013

 

$
9,482

 

With Inventories at LIFO - excluding Wirtgen

 

$

14,460

 

$
13,566

 

$

10,748

 

$
10,219

 

$

3,712

 

$
3,347

 

With Inventories at Standard Cost

 

$

22,139

 

$
20,959

 

$

11,860

 

$
11,233

 

$

10,279

 

$
9,726

 

With Inventories at Standard Cost - excluding Wirtgen

 

$

15,838

 

$
14,825

 

$

11,860

 

$
11,233

 

$

3,978

 

$
3,592

 

Operating Profit

 

$

3,721

 

$
3,684

 

$

2,506

 

$
2,816

 

$

1,215

 

$
868

 

Operating Profit - excluding Wirtgen

 

$

3,378

 

$
3,568

 

$

2,506

 

$
2,816

 

$

872

 

$
752

 

Percent of Net Sales - excluding Wirtgen

 

 

10.7

% 

 

11.8

% 

 

10.6

% 

 

12.1

% 

 

10.9

%  

 

10.5

% 

Operating Return on Assets - excluding Wirtgen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With Inventories at LIFO - excluding Wirtgen

 

 

23.4

% 

 

26.3

% 

 

23.3

% 

 

27.6

% 

 

23.5

%  

 

22.5

%

With Inventories at Standard Cost - excluding Wirtgen

 

 

21.3

% 

 

24.1

% 

 

21.1

% 

 

25.1

% 

 

21.9

%  

 

20.9

%

SVA Cost of Assets - excluding Wirtgen

 

$
(1,900)

 

$
(1,778)

 

$
(1,423)

 

$
(1,347)

 

$
(477)

 

$
(431)

 

SVA - excluding Wirtgen

 

$

1,478

 

$
1,790

 

$

1,083

 

$
1,469

 

$

395

 

$
321

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Twelve Months Ended

 

Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 3

October 28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars in millions

 

 

2019

 

 

2018**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Deere & Company

 

$

539

 

$

942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Deere & Company -
Tax Adjusted

 

 

 

 

$

530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Equity

 

$

5,040

 

$

4,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Equity - Tax Adjusted

 

 

 

 

$

4,793

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Equity

 

 

10.7

% 

 

19.5

% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Equity - Tax Adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

11.1

% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Profit

 

$

694

 

$

792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Equity

 

$

5,040

 

$

4,793

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Equity

 

$
(657)

 

$

(722)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SVA

 

$

37

 

$

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The Company evaluates its business results on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In addition, it uses a metric referred to as Shareholder Value Added (SVA), which management believes is an appropriate measure for the performance of its businesses. SVA is, in effect, the pretax profit left over after subtracting the cost of enterprise capital. The Company is aiming for a sustained creation of SVA and is using this metric for various performance goals. Certain compensation is also determined on the basis of performance using this measure. For purposes of determining SVA, each of the equipment segments is assessed a pretax cost of assets, which on an annual basis is approximately 12 percent of the segment’s average identifiable operating assets during the applicable period with inventory at standard cost. Management believes that valuing inventories at standard cost more closely approximates the current cost of inventory and the Company’s investment in the asset. The Financial Services segment is assessed an annual pretax cost of approximately 13 percent of the segment's average equity (15 percent in 2018). The cost of assets or equity, as applicable, is deducted from the operating profit or added to the operating loss of each segment to determine the amount of SVA.

* On December 1, 2017, the Company acquired the stock and certain assets of substantially all of Wirtgen Group Holding GmbH's operations (Wirtgen), the leading manufacturer worldwide of road building equipment. Wirtgen is included in the construction and forestry segment. Wirtgen is excluded from the metrics above.

** The 2018 SVA calculation was adjusted for certain effects of U.S. Tax Reform legislation enacted on December 22, 2017 due to the significant discrete income tax benefit in 2018. The 2019 SVA is calculated with unadjusted U.S. GAAP information.

 

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