CHS reports Q3 FY2024 earnings: $297.3 million in Q3 net income contributed to strong nine-month earnings

Date:07-11-2024

CHS Inc., the nation's leading agribusiness cooperative, released results for its third quarter ended May 31, 2024. The company reported quarterly net income of $297.3 million and revenues of $9.6 billion compared to net income of $547.5 million and revenues of $12.0 billion in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023. For the first nine months of fiscal year 2024, the company reported net income of $990.5 million and revenues of $30.1 billion compared to record net income of $1.6 billion and record revenues of $36.1 billion in the first nine months of fiscal year 2023.

Third quarter fiscal year 2024 highlights:

• Financial performance was solid across the segments, although earnings were down from historically strong results in fiscal year 2023.

• Revenues decreased due to weaker commodity prices.

• Weaker grain and oilseed demand led to an earnings decline in the Ag segment compared to the prior year.

• More challenging market conditions, including less favorable refining margins, led to lower earnings in the Energy segment versus the previous year.

• The equity method investments, led by CHS' CF Nitrogen investment, performed well in evolving market conditions.

"Through the first nine months of our fiscal year, we have delivered strong financial results, including the third highest net income in our history," said Jay Debertin, president and CEO of CHS Inc. "Although we continue to feel the adverse impacts of softening margins for ag and energy commodities, CHS is well positioned to navigate this commodity cycle downturn through a strong focus on cost control and efficiency. We are performing well and our supply chain investments enable us to connect farmers and member cooperatives with the inputs and services they need to help feed a growing global population."

Ag

Pretax earnings of $108.5 million represent a $125.0 million decrease versus the prior year period and reflect:

• Lower crush margins in oilseed processing due to weaker meal and oil demand

• Decreased margins for wholesale and retail agronomy products, partly offset by higher volumes sold

• Compressed margins for the grain and oilseed product category caused by softer demand for U.S. commodities as trade flows shift as a result of a competitive global grain market

Nitrogen Production

Pretax earnings of $52.4 million represent a $3.9 million decrease versus the prior year period, attributed to decreased market prices for urea and UAN.

Energy

Pretax earnings of $97.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 represent a $101.1 million decrease versus the prior year period and reflect:

• Decreased refining margins due to higher industry capacity utilization rates bringing additional refined fuel supply to the market, partially offset by lower costs for renewable fuel credits

• Higher costs for heavy Canadian crude oil

Corporate and Other

Pretax earnings of $51.1 million represent an $18.2 million decrease versus the prior year period, primarily reflecting lower equity income from Ventura Foods, which experienced less favorable market conditions for oil-based food products.