$ADM
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co Stock $adm

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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000000708421000008 Filed on February 18, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
Revenue	$17.98B	$16.33B	$16.73B
YoY Change	10.1%	2.4%	5.86%
Cost Of Revenue	$16.63B	$15.16B	$15.65B
YoY Change	9.67%	1.79%	6.15%
Gross Profit	$1.352B	$1.169B	$1.078B
YoY Change	15.65%	11.02%	1.89%
Gross Profit Margin	7.52%	7.16%	6.45%
Selling, General & Admin	$749.0M	$654.0M	$578.0M
YoY Change	14.53%	17.2%	8.24%
% of Gross Profit	55.4%	55.95%	53.62%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$249.0M	$251.0M	$249.0M
YoY Change	-0.8%	6.81%	7.33%
% of Gross Profit	18.42%	21.47%	23.1%
Operating Expenses	$749.0M	$654.0M	$578.0M
YoY Change	14.53%	17.2%	8.24%
Operating Profit	$603.0M	$515.0M	$500.0M
YoY Change	17.09%	4.04%	-4.58%
Interest Expense	$124.0M	$131.0M	$97.00M
YoY Change	-5.34%	3175.0%	11.49%
% of Operating Profit	20.56%	25.44%	19.4%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$18.00M	-$45.00M	$18.00M
YoY Change	-140.0%	-18.18%	-28.0%
Pretax Income	$756.0M	$496.0M	$503.0M
YoY Change	52.42%	58.97%	-20.41%
Income Tax	$63.00M	-$49.00M	$95.00M
% Of Pretax Income	8.33%	-9.88%	18.89%
Net Earnings	$687.0M	$504.0M	$407.0M
YoY Change	36.31%	60.0%	-24.07%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.82%	3.09%	2.43%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.22	$0.90	$0.72
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.22	$0.90	$0.72
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	556.4M shares	556.7M shares	562.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			563.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$666.0M	$852.0M	$958.0M
YoY Change	-21.83%	-57.46%	4.7%
Cash & Equivalents	$666.0M	$852.0M	$932.0M
Short-Term Investments			$26.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$6.224B	$4.600B	$3.515B
YoY Change	35.3%	51.37%	-5.18%
Inventory	$11.71B	$9.170B	$8.075B
Prepaid Expenses	$290.0M	$318.0M	$248.0M
Receivables	$2.793B	$2.267B	$2.241B
Other Receivables	$2.090B	$2.844B	$2.458B
Total Short-Term Assets	$27.29B	$21.35B	$19.18B
YoY Change	27.82%	3.69%	-1.47%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$9.779B	$10.11B	$10.10B
YoY Change	-3.24%	1.54%	2.19%
Goodwill	$3.451B	$3.385B	$857.0M
YoY Change	1.95%	35.62%
Intangibles	$2.134B	$2.091B
YoY Change	2.06%	35.34%
Long-Term Investments	$4.913B	$5.132B	$5.409B
YoY Change	-4.27%	-3.61%	1.69%
Other Assets	$1.054B	$965.0M	$1.715B
YoY Change	9.22%	3.32%	84.41%
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.43B	$22.65B	$22.63B
YoY Change	-0.96%	11.88%	12.02%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$27.29B	$21.35B	$19.18B
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.43B	$22.65B	$22.63B
Total Assets	$49.72B	$44.00B	$41.80B
YoY Change	13.01%	7.75%	5.4%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$4.474B	$3.746B	$2.973B
YoY Change	19.43%	5.67%	-3.54%
Accrued Expenses	$931.0M	$1.088B	$1.009B
YoY Change	-14.43%	15.87%	23.5%
Deferred Revenue	$626.0M	$604.0M
YoY Change	3.64%
Short-Term Debt	$2.042B	$1.202B	$1.242B
YoY Change	69.88%	1012.96%	133.46%
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.000M	$7.000M	$15.00M
YoY Change	-71.43%	-98.8%	-97.46%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$18.18B	$13.73B	$12.02B
YoY Change	32.39%	16.63%	3.19%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$7.885B	$7.672B	$7.631B
YoY Change	2.78%	-0.34%	13.39%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.391B	$1.333B	$1.903B
YoY Change	4.35%	6.9%	49.25%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.44B	$10.98B	$10.84B
YoY Change	4.2%	9.67%	20.8%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$18.18B	$13.73B	$12.02B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.44B	$10.98B	$10.84B
Total Liabilities	$29.62B	$24.71B	$22.86B
YoY Change	19.86%	13.43%	10.85%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$19.78B	$18.96B	$18.65B
YoY Change	4.34%	2.33%	0.94%
Common Stock	$2.824B	$2.655B	$2.617B
YoY Change	6.37%	3.71%	2.99%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$5.400B
YoY Change		1.89%
Treasury Stock Shares	160.0M shares	158.8M shares
Shareholders Equity	$20.00B	$19.21B	$18.87B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$49.72B	$44.00B	$41.80B
YoY Change	13.01%	7.75%	5.4%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$687.0M	$504.0M	$407.0M
YoY Change	36.31%	60.0%	-24.07%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$249.0M	$251.0M	$249.0M
YoY Change	-0.8%	6.81%	7.33%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$870.0M	-$1.813B	-$926.0M
YoY Change	-52.01%	64.22%	84.83%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$265.0M	-$262.0M	-$183.0M
YoY Change	1.15%	-8.71%	3.98%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$2.000M	$2.270B	$2.088B
YoY Change	-99.91%	-1.05%	73.57%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$263.0M	$2.008B	$1.905B
YoY Change	-113.1%	0.05%	85.49%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	1.520B	-230.0M	-703.0M
YoY Change	-760.87%	-179.04%	-1076.39%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-870.0M	-1.813B	-926.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-263.0M	2.008B	1.905B
Cash From Financing Activities	1.520B	-230.0M	-703.0M
Net Change In Cash	387.0M	-35.00M	276.0M
YoY Change	-1205.71%	-102.93%	-53.85%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$870.0M	-$1.813B	-$926.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$265.0M	-$262.0M	-$183.0M
Free Cash Flow	-$605.0M	-$1.551B	-$743.0M
YoY Change	-60.99%	89.84%	128.62%

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CY2020	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Nature of Business</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">ADM unlocks the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. The Company is a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. ADM’s breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give the Company unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, ADM enriches the quality of life the world over.</span></div>The Company transforms natural products into staple foods, sustainable, renewable industrial products, and an expansive pantry of food and beverage ingredients and solutions for foods and beverages, supplements, nutrition for pets and livestock and more. And with an array of unparalleled capabilities across every part of the global food chain, ADM gives its customers an edge in solving global challenges of today and tomorrow. At ADM, sustainable practices and a focus on environmental responsibility are not separate from its primary business: they are integral to the work the Company does every day to serve customers and create value for shareholders. The Company is one of the world’s leading producers of ingredients for human and animal nutrition, and other products made from nature.
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CY2020	adm	Accrued Expenses And Other Payables Disclosure AccruedExpensesAndOtherPayablesDisclosure	Accrued Expenses and Other Payables<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table sets forth the items in accrued expenses and other payables:</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:72.692%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:11.637%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:11.639%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2020</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2019</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td colspan="9" style="border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(In millions)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Unrealized losses on derivative contracts</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2,584</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">742 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Accrued compensation</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">396</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">300 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Income tax payable</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">41</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">72 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other taxes payable</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">127</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">120 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Biodiesel tax credit payable</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">5</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">332 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Insurance claims payable</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">238</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">284 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contract liability</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">626</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">604 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other accruals and payables</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">926</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,088 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">4,943</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,542 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr></table></div>
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