Net sales for the third quarter of 2020 were $304.8 million, compared to net sales of $345.9 million for the third quarter of 2019, representing a $41.1 million, or 11.9% decrease.
AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, reported its results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2020. Net sales for the third quarter were approximately $2.5 billion, an increase of approximately 18.4% compared to the third quarter of 2019.
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, revenue of Kubota Corporation and its subsidiaries (hereinafter, the “Company”) decreased by ¥86.7 billion or $820 million (–8.9%) from the same period in the prior year to ¥884.2 billion ($8.4 billion).
Revenue for the quarter was C$76.6 million, up C$12.5 million from the prior year third quarter. Revenue for the first nine months of 2020 was C$185.7 million, up C$6.1 million from 2019.
Deere & Company reported net income of $665.8 million for the second quarter ended May 3, 2020, compared with net income of $1.135 billion for the quarter ended April 28, 2019. For the first six months of the year, net income attributable to Deere & Company was $1.182 billion compared with $1.633 billion for the same period last year.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, revenue of Kubota Corporation and its subsidiaries decreased by ¥41.2 billion ($380 million) or 8.6% from the same period in the prior year to ¥439.5 billion ($4.1 billion).
The company reported record net income for the first quarter of 2020 of $15.5 million, up 1.8%. It also reached record net sales for the first quarter of 2020 of $314.4 million, up 20%.
Net sales for the first quarter of 2020 were $341.5 million, compared to net sales of $410.4 million for the first quarter of 2019, representing a $68.9 million, or 16.8%, decrease. On a constant currency basis, net sales for the first quarter 2020 would have been $354.2 million.
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.
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