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SEGMENT REPORTING
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2021
SEGMENT REPORTING  
SEGMENT REPORTING

(10)  Segment Reporting

Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the Company implemented a new strategy, operating model, and reporting structure. With this change, the Company’s agriculture and turf operations were divided into two new segments, which are described as follows:

The production and precision agriculture segment is responsible for defining, developing, and delivering global equipment and technology solutions to unlock customer value for production-scale growers of large grains, small grains, cotton, and sugar. Main products include large and certain mid-size tractors, combines, cotton pickers, sugarcane harvesters and loaders, and soil preparation, seeding, application and crop care equipment.

The small agriculture and turf segment is responsible for defining, developing, and delivering market-driven products to support mid-size and small growers and producers globally as well as turf customers. The operations are principally organized to support production systems for dairy and livestock, high-value crops, and turf and utility operators. Primary products include certain mid-size and small tractors, as well as hay and forage equipment, riding and commercial lawn equipment, golf course equipment, and utility vehicles.

There were no reporting changes for the construction and forestry and financial services segments. As a result, the Company has four reportable segments.

Worldwide net sales and revenues, operating profit, and identifiable assets by segment in millions of dollars follow:

 

Three Months Ended 

 

 

January 31

February 2

%

 

    

2021

    

2020

    

Change

 

Net sales and revenues:

 

 

  

    

  

    

Production & precision ag

 

$

3,069

$

2,507

+22

Small ag & turf

2,515

1,979

+27

Construction & forestry

2,467

 

2,044

+21

Total net sales

8,051

 

6,530

+23

Financial services

884

 

931

-5

Other revenues

177

 

170

+4

Total net sales and revenues

 

$

9,112

$

7,631

+19

Operating profit: *

Production & precision ag

 

$

643

$

218

+195

Small ag & turf

469

155

+203

Construction & forestry

268

 

93

+188

Financial services

258

 

179

+44

Total operating profit

1,638

 

645

+154

Reconciling items **

(106)

 

(78)

+36

Income taxes

(308)

 

(50)

+516

Net income attributable to Deere & Company

 

$

1,224

$

517

+137

Intersegment sales and revenues:

Production & precision ag net sales

 

$

6

$

6

Small ag & turf net sales

3

1

+200

Construction & forestry net sales

Financial services

50

 

67

-25

Equipment operations outside the U.S. and Canada:

Net sales

 

$

3,522

$

2,780

+27

Operating profit

563

 

225

+150

*Operating profit is income from continuing operations before corporate expenses, certain external interest expense, certain foreign exchange gains and losses, and income taxes. Operating profit of the financial services segment includes the effect of interest expense and foreign exchange gains and losses.

** Reconciling items are primarily corporate expenses, certain external interest expense, certain foreign exchange gains and losses, pension and postretirement benefit costs excluding the service cost component, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.

At the beginning of fiscal year 2021, the Company reclassified goodwill from identifiable operating segment assets to corporate assets for segment reporting, as goodwill is no longer considered in evaluating the operating performance of the segments. Prior period amounts have been restated for a consistent presentation.

 

    

January 31

    

November 1

    

February 2

 

2021

2020

2020

 

Identifiable assets:

Production & precision ag

 

$

6,330

$

5,708

$

6,407

Small ag & turf

3,510

3,266

3,838

Construction & forestry

6,341

 

6,322

 

7,002

Financial services

48,378

 

48,719

 

47,279

Corporate

10,921

 

11,076

 

7,295

Total assets

 

$

75,480

$

75,091

$

71,821