| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 6/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 3/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
AGCO Stock Overview
AGCO Corporation manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment and related replacement parts worldwide.
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$112.26 |
| 52 Week High | US$150.28 |
| 52 Week Low | US$88.55 |
| Beta | 1.39 |
| 1 Month Change | 20.30% |
| 3 Month Change | -8.07% |
| 1 Year Change | -21.76% |
| 3 Year Change | 71.00% |
| 5 Year Change | 65.48% |
| Change since IPO | 763.54% |
Recent News & Updates
AGCO: Solid Growth Potential And Low Valuation
AGCO’s sales growth should benefit from the strong order board, pricing actions, increased production hours, and improvement in the supply chain in 2H FY22. The company’s margin should improve with pricing actions and an improved sales mix. Under its Farmer-first strategy, the company is focusing on expanding its Fendt business in other regions and M&As to grow the Precision Ag business which will improve sales and margins. Investment Thesis AGCO Corporation's (AGCO) production and sales were impacted due to the supply chain constraints and lower production days in Q2 FY22 due to the cyberattack. This, coupled with strong orders, led to an increased order backlog. As the supply chain constraints ease in 2H FY22, the company should be able to convert its order backlog into revenue at an increased pace. AGCO also plans to increase its production hours in the second half of FY22 to compensate for the lost time in Q2 FY22, supporting the sales growth. The company has been implementing pricing actions across its business portfolio, which should support the company's sales and margin growth in the second half. While soft commodity prices have been declining since June, they are already near their pre-Russia-Ukraine war levels and we don't see much downside from these levels. Further, the global food shortage crisis should help limit any further decline. The company is expanding its Fendt business in other regions and making acquisitions to grow the Precision Ag business to improve its sales and margins under its Farmers-First strategy, introduced in March 2022. Valuations appear cheap and the risk-reward favorable. Hence, I have a buy rating on the stock. AGCO's Q2 FY22 Earnings AGCO recently reported mixed Q2 FY22 financial results, with lower-than-expected sales and better-than-expected earnings. The net sales in the quarter was up 2.3% Y/Y at $2.9 bn (vs. the consensus estimate of $3.02 bn). The EPS in the quarter declined 17.4% Y/Y to $2.38 (vs. the consensus estimate of $2.11). The sales growth was primarily the result of pricing (~9%), offsetting the impact of the cyberattack that resulted in lower production sales, particularly in North America and Europe. The adjusted operating margin declined 120 bps Y/Y and remained constant sequentially, largely driven by the effect of lower production and cost inefficiencies due to the cyberattack, supply chain challenges, and higher operating expenses as a percent of revenue. Near-term Growth Prospects The net sales of the company improved by 2.3% Y/Y or 10% Y/Y excluding the impact of negative currency translation. Net sales in the North America segment increased 0.7% Y/Y or 1.4% Y/Y excluding the impact of negative currency translation. The increase was primarily due to the pricing actions taken by the company to mitigate inflationary cost pressures, partially offset by lower sales of combines and sprayers. The net sales in the South America segment grew 77% Y/Y or 86.6% Y/Y excluding the impact of negative currency translation. The sales were driven by the pricing actions as well as volume and mix effects, with increased sales of high horsepower and midsized tractors as well as sprayers. The net sales in the Asia Pacific/Africa segment declined 5.5% Y/Y and were up 1.6% Y/Y, excluding the impact of negative currency translation. Higher sales in Japan and Australia were partially offset by lower sales in China due to the COVID-related lockdowns. The Europe/Middle East segment's net sales declined 10.2% Y/Y and were up 3% Y/Y excluding the impact of negative currency translation. The sales growth excluding currency impact was primarily due to pricing, partially offset by lower volumes due to the effect of lower production and supply chain challenges. At the end of Q2 FY22, the order board (backlog) of AGCO was at an elevated level with a higher mix of the retail portion. The order board in the quarter was up 30% Y/Y in Europe and the company is getting a strong order rate despite the uncertainty in the market. Orders for tractors and combines were significantly higher in North America and Europe and were down modestly in the South America region Y/Y in the last quarter. The company is shortening its order board in Brazil to 3 months to have more pricing flexibility in the region as the level of inflation in the South American region is higher than in other parts of the world. In the first half of FY22, the industry's retail sales were negatively impacted due to supply chain constraints. The sales in North America and the Western European region were negative. However, the sales in South America were positive, with increased sales in Brazil and Argentina. Strong crop production levels and commodity prices are supporting the economic conditions in the region, with farmers continuing to replace their ageing fleet. In May 2022, the company's operations were impacted due to a cyberattack, due to which AGCO lost approximately 1 to 2 weeks of its production. However, the company has successfully restored its systems. The impact caused the second quarter production hours to be down about 8% compared to the previous year's same quarter, resulting in lower sales in Q2 FY22. The company plans to recover the lost production hours by increasing production in both the third and fourth quarters by approximately 5% to 7% Y/Y. The production rates in July were solid and, looking forward, the company should continue delivering higher production hours. AGCO's revenue distribution (Company data, GS Analytics Research) The farmer sentiment index has been dropping since 2021 and recently hit the lowest level since October 2016. The weaker farmer sentiment is mainly due to the rising costs and uncertainty related to the economy. Further, the war in Ukraine and the new regulations in the European region impacted the farmers' sentiments negatively. The new regulation focuses on achieving a green and sustainable system in the agricultural industry. While these regulations are negatively impacting the farmer sentiments they should actually be positive for AGCO as the new emission regulations should give AGCO an opportunity to sell its sustainable and efficient products to farmers in Europe. Despite the declining farmer sentiment index, the company has been witnessing strong demand for its products as farm income remains strong. Looking forward, the soft commodity prices have been declining since June 2022, which should start affecting the farm income and this correction is already getting reflected in the current low valuations. However, the good news is I don't see much downside from the current levels as the global food shortage caused by the Russia-Ukraine war, the COVID pandemic, and the climatic changes across various continents. Climate change has resulted in droughts, heatwaves, and wildfire situations in the European Union, North America, and several other continents. Due to the extremely hot and dry conditions in several regions of Europe, the crop yield for EU summer crops in FY22 has been reduced by 8% to 9%. This should impact the supply of grains in the market for some time and should limit the further decline in soft commodity prices. As the supply chain constraint in the second half of 2022 improves, the company should be able to convert most of its order board into revenue, which should improve the sales growth in FY22. The company is also increasing its production hours in 2H FY22, which should be incremental to its sales growth. Additionally, the company is expecting 10% of sales from pricing actions and is expecting the negative currency translation to negatively impact sales by 7%. The company is expecting sales growth in the range of $12.4 bn to $12.6 bn (12% Y/Y upside at the midpoint) for the full year FY22. Long-Term Growth Prospects AGCO is making significant capital investments in the development of new solutions to support its Farmer-first strategy, which it announced on March analyst day. The key element of this strategy is to focus on optimizing existing businesses and accelerating precision agriculture and digital capabilities to provide profitable growth. This should be achieved by capitalizing on the growth businesses, delivering operational improvements, and capturing growing trends in the industry by identifying a small number of new competencies within the company. The company's growing business includes Fendt full-line, Precision Planting, North America Large Ag, and Global parts & services. Growing the Fendt business has two pieces to it. First is that, over the last few years, AGCO has filled its Fendt product line with different products through acquisitions and by developing its products. The company plans to expand other product lines by leveraging the strong presence of Fendt's tractor business. The second piece is that the company wants to take this portfolio of Fendt products and extend it into other regions of the world. Note that Fendt is a very strong business in Europe. The company has already started selling some of its products in the North America and South America regions. The Fendt brand sales in 1H FY22 increased over 20% Y/Y and are expected to further improve in 2H FY22 given the current production plan. The Fendt and Challenger sales in North and South America are expected to double in FY22 compared to that in FY20 and the company is targeting to double this growth further over the next five to seven years. In 2017, AGCO bought Precision Planting Company, a leading manufacturer of high-tech planting equipment. Over the years, AGCO has almost doubled the size of Precision Planting company by offering various planter products such as Fendt's Momentum planter. The growth trajectory in this business comes from multiple ways, such as offering products through the retrofit channel or the OEM channel. The retrofit channel helps farmers convert their existing machines into advanced machines by installing retrofit kits offered by AGCO. This reduces the capital investment required to buy an entirely new OEM machine. The Precision Planting and Fuse Connected Services technology groups contribute almost 50-50 to the total revenue generated from the Precision Ag business. The Precision Planting business fuels the growth of the retrofit business, whereas the Fuse serves AGCO's equipment brands from an OEM standpoint. Fuse provides OEM solutions for AGCO equipment such as telemetry, guidance, field mapping, and other precision agriculture capabilities, making AGCO machines smarter and more productive for the farmer. To grow the Precision Ag business, the company has made almost 5 acquisitions in the last 18 months, with JCA Industries being the most recent one. JCA Industries specializes in electronic systems and software developments to automate and control agricultural equipment. If we look at AGCO's acquisitions, the company has not been acquiring commercialized businesses; instead, it has been acquiring companies that will accelerate its product launch into the market, such as companies specializing in vision technology, autonomy capabilities, or sensor technology. The company recently announced new products for its retrofit sprayers, which are expected to be commercialized by 2024. The company plans to achieve similar success to that of the Planters retrofit business. In the last quarter, the company's Precision Planting business was impacted by the supply chain, particularly around semiconductor chips. AGCO has been working with its engineers to change some design parameters or reengineer its equipment to utilize another chip that might be available. The company is trying every way possible to get its product out of the factory. The order board across the business is strong, which should support the sales growth as the supply chain constraints ease in the second half of FY22. The revenue generated from the Precision Ag business was ~$540 mn in FY21 and the company is expecting it to increase by 20% to 25% Y/Y in FY22. Given the CAGR of over 20% in the Precision Ag business, the company has raised its target from $800 mn to $900 million in revenue generation from this business by 2025. Margins AGCO's margin has improved from Q1 FY18 to Q1 FY22 by 620 bps. Over the last few years, the company has focused on cost reduction and improving product positioning in terms of product mix, which helped drive margins up. In Q2 FY22, the adjusted operating margin was affected by the inflationary cost pressures as the pricing actions were not able to offset the impact on a margin basis. The North America segment margin dropped 720 bps Y/Y to 6.9% due to lower sales volume and production inefficiencies, coupled with the weaker mix and higher operating expenses. However, the South America segment margin improved 820 bps Y/Y to 16.5% due to significant increases in end market demand along with strong pricing and a healthy sales mix. The Europe segment margin declined 130 bps Y/Y to 11% due to lower production and cost inefficiencies. The Asia Pacific/Africa segment margin improved 260 bps Y/Y to 14.1% due to an improved sales mix. AGCO's adjusted operating margin (Company data, GS Analytics Research) South America segment margin (Company data, GS Analytics Research)
AGCO Non-GAAP EPS of $2.38 beats by $0.27, revenue of $2.95B beats by $30M
AGCO press release (NYSE:AGCO): Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.38 beats by $0.27. Revenue of $2.95B (+2.4% Y/Y) beats by $30M. Constant currency regional sales results: EME +3.2%, North America +1.4%, South America +77.2%, APA +1.7% Regional operating margin performance: EME 11.0%, North America 6.9%, South America 16.5%, APA 14.1%. Maintained full-year outlook for adjusted earnings per share. Shares -0.65% PM.
AGCO declares $0.24 dividend
AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) declared $0.24/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.05% Payable Sept. 15; for shareholders of record Aug. 15; ex-div Aug. 12. See AGCO Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Shareholder Returns
| AGCO | US Machinery | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 5.6% | 3.4% | 1.3% |
| 1Y | -21.8% | -12.3% | -11.7% |
Return vs Industry: AGCO underperformed the US Machinery industry which returned -13.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AGCO underperformed the US Market which returned -11.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| AGCO volatility | |
|---|---|
| AGCO Average Weekly Movement | 6.9% |
| Machinery Industry Average Movement | 6.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.9% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: AGCO is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.
Volatility Over Time: AGCO's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23,300 | Eric Hansotia | https://www.agcocorp.com |
AGCO Corporation manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment and related replacement parts worldwide. It offers horsepower tractors for row crop production, soil cultivation, planting, land leveling, seeding, and commercial hay operations; utility tractors for small- and medium-sized farms, as well as for dairy, livestock, orchards, and vineyards; and compact tractors for small farms, specialty agricultural industries, landscaping, equestrian, and residential uses. The company also provides grain storage bins and related drying and handling equipment systems; seed-processing systems; swine and poultry feed storage and delivery; ventilation and watering systems; and egg production systems and broiler production equipment.
AGCO Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| AGCO fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$8.37b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$792.90m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$11.51b |
10.6x
P/E Ratio0.7x
P/S RatioIs AGCO overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| AGCO income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$11.51b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$8.88b |
| Gross Profit | US$2.63b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.84b |
| Earnings | US$792.90m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 10.63 |
| Gross Margin | 22.86% |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.89% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 69.2% |
How did AGCO perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
4.9%
Current Dividend Yield8%
Payout RatioDoes AGCO pay a reliable dividends?
See AGCO dividend history and benchmarks| AGCO dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Aug 12 2022 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Sep 15 2022 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 0 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 34 days |
Does AGCO pay a reliable dividends?
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