Consolidated corporate sales for the three-month period ended Feb. 28, 2021 were $5,401,000 compared to $5,026,000 during the same period in fiscal 2020, an increase of $375,000, or 7.5%. The increase in consolidated revenue is due to increased sales in our Agricultural Products segment.
Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 were $143.6 million, an increase of $29.8 million, or 26%, compared to revenues of $113.8 million in the prior year second quarter.
Consolidated net sales for fiscal 2021 were $348.4 million, down 8.9% vs. fiscal 2020. Net sales growth in Applied Technology was more than offset by declines in both Engineered Films and Aerostar.
Resilient results in the fourth quarter closed out a year marked with numerous challenges but
substantial strategic progress. The company's investments in building its 5-6-7 diversification strategy contributed to a relatively strong performance given the challenges throughout the year created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cervus Equipment finished off 2020 with revenue growth both for the fourth quarter and the full year. Overall, Canada’s largest John Deere dealership group reported 8% revenue growth for the year.
Revenue in its fiscal year 2020 was down 3.5% for Kubota, from $18.2 billion in 2019 to $17.6 billion. Domestic revenue was down 4.8% to $5.7 billion, following a decline in Farm & Industrial Machinery revenue.
Deere’s latest earnings report showed a 19% year-over-year increase in net sales in the first quarter of its 2021 marketing year to $9.1 billion, up from $7.6 billion.
Agricultural equipment sales at Krone continued an upward trajectory for the sixth year in the group’s 2019-20 financial period as its world-wide market share grew.
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