A $630 million revenue bonus from last year’s acquisition of the Oerlikon group’s drive systems operation helped Dana Inc., increase turnover with off-highway and commercial vehicle OEMs in 2019, despite markets for heavy equipment turning soft during the latter part of the 12 month period.
Consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 were $85.8 million, down 2.6% vs. the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. The year-over-year decline was driven by Engineered Films.
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Deere (NYSE:DE) withdraws its 2020 financial guidance saying the ultimate magnitude of the outbreak’s effects “could be material” but will be determined over time.
In light of the COVID-19 virus outbreak and the lack of certainty of both the duration and magnitude of its impacts, AGCO is withdrawing its sales, earnings and other guidance. Production has been significantly reduced or suspended in several of the company’s European facilities, largely due to material shortages and constraints in the European supply chain.
Cervus Equipment, one of John Deere’s largest retailers of farm machinery in Canada, reported that 2019 revenue declined 16% for the full year, driven by a 22% decrease in equipment revenue, partly offset by a 6% increase in product support revenue.
Iseki sales of agricultural and groundscare tractors, implements and self-propelled machines were down 3.9% in 2019, close to 2015 levels as taxation changes in Japan, currency impact in Europe and high inventory in China depressed demand.
Rocky Mountain Dealerships (RME) reported on March 11 that its fourth quarter 2019 sales declined 26%, which was just slightly better than full year results that saw sales drop by 26.3%.
Following a 2018 reversal in declining revenues from sales of irrigation equipment, managers at Lindsay Corp. (NYSE: LNN) had to report a 2019 return to the downward trend that has seen revenues fall $100 million over the past 5 years.
Returning to the compact tractor market in North America last year helped Doosan Bobcat Inc., record a 5.4% increase in fourth quarter 2019 sales and contributed to a 7.2% rise in full year sales to $3.8 billion.
Titan International Inc. (TWI), a global manufacturer of agricultural and other off-highway wheels, tires, assemblies, and undercarriage products, reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2019.
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