Feb. 8, 2010
*Sales $11 billion, up 1 percent at constant exchange rates
*EBITDA margin maintained at 21.6 percent: Seeds margin 9.5 percent
*Earnings per share(3) $15.76, 3 percent lower
*Earnings per share $14.62 after restructuring and impairment, unchanged
*Free cash flow $580 million
*2010 cash return around $750 million: maintained dividend, share repurchase
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Reported Financial Highlights
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Excluding Restructuring, Impairment
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2009
$m |
2008
$m |
Actual
% |
2009
$m |
2008
$m |
Actual%
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CER(1)
% |
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Sales
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10,992
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11,624
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- 5
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10,992
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11,624
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- 5
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+1
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Crop Protection
|
8,491
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9,231
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- 8
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8,491
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9,231
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- 8
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- 2
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Seeds
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2,564
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2,442
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+5
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2,564
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2,442
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+5
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+13
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Net Income
Earnings per share
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1,371
|
1,385
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- 1
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1,478
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1,540
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- 4
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-
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$14.62
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$14.63
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-
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$15.76
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$16.26
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- 3
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-
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