FMC Corporation provides update to third quarter expectations and full year 2023 outlook

October 23, 2023 (press release) –

• Third quarter revenue and earnings outlook reduced primarily due to lower volumes in Latin America as destocking was more severe than anticipated
• Results in EMEA, Asia and North America were broadly in line with expectations
• Company initiates an immediate restructuring process in Brazil and launches a broader, more comprehensive process to review and adjust total Company cost structure

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) today provided an update on third quarter expectations compared to its previously provided outlook¹. Revenue in the third quarter is now expected to be $982 million with adjusted EBITDA of $175 million and adjusted earnings per share of $0.44.  The revised outlook is mainly driven by substantially lower sales volumes in Latin America, particularly destocking in Brazil and to a lesser degree drought in Argentina. While results for EMEA, North America and Asia were broadly in line with Company expectations, destocking behavior continued in those regions as well. 

Based on the current demand environment, the Company is revising its fourth quarter and full year outlook.

“During the third quarter we observed continued channel destocking in all regions; however, the magnitude of the destocking in Brazil was much greater than we had anticipated,” said Mark Douglas, FMC president and chief executive officer. “While application of products by growers remains stable, significant global destocking impacts are expected to persist into next year and we have adjusted our full year outlook accordingly. With destocking conditions not expected to improve in the near-term, we have initiated an immediate restructuring process for our operations in Brazil and have launched a broader, more comprehensive process to review and adjust our total Company cost structure. We will discuss these actions and our 2024 outlook at our Investor Day on November 16th.”

Information in this news release is preliminary and intended to be an outlook update. The Company will provide more detail on topics such as cash flow via its upcoming earnings release.  FMC will announce its third quarter 2023 earnings on Monday, October 30, 2023, after the stock market close with a webcast conference call on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. ET. 

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This press release contains certain “non-GAAP financial terms” which are defined on our website www.fmc.com/investors. Such terms include adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings, free cash flow and organic revenue growth. In addition, we have also provided on our website reconciliations of non-GAAP terms to the most directly comparable GAAP term.

1. Although we provide forecasts for adjusted earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow (non-GAAP financial measures), we are not able to forecast the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Certain elements of the composition of the GAAP amounts are not predictable, making it impractical for us to forecast. Such elements include, but are not limited to, restructuring, acquisition charges, and discontinued operations. As a result, no GAAP outlook is provided.

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