Agricultural chemicals companies, or agrochemical companies, are part of the Basic Materials sector of the economy that is involved in a broad range of pesticides, including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and nematicides. These companies may also include synthetic fertilizers, hormones and other chemical growth agents, and concentrated stores of raw animal manure.
The following four companies are considered agricultural chemicals companies but they are very much more. So much so that they're not easily comparable. Each one has its strengths and its weaknesses in different areas. Although the information below is simply an overview of the fundamentals of the each of the companies, the information may be a nice starting point for further research. I think there might just be a couple of gems here that could provide an investor with a nice return on his investment.
The following four companies are considered agricultural chemicals companies but they are very much more. So much so that they're not easily comparable. Each one has its strengths and its weaknesses in different areas. Although the information below is simply an overview of the fundamentals of the each of the companies, the information may be a nice starting point for further research. I think there might just be a couple of gems here that could provide an investor with a nice return on his investment.
1. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company operates as a science and technology based company worldwide. The company’s Agriculture segment offers corn hybrid, soybean, canola, sunflower, sorghum, inoculants, seed products, wheat, rice, herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. Its Electronics & Communications segment provides various materials and systems, including photopolymers and electronic materials for photovoltaic products, consumer electronics, displays, and advanced printing. The company’s Industrial Biosciences segment develops and manufactures a portfolio of enzymes and bio-based materials. Its Nutrition & Health segment offers cultures, probiotics, texturants, emulsifiers, natural sweeteners, and soy-based food ingredients. The company’s Performance Chemicals segment provides fluorochemicals, fluoropolymers, specialty and industrial chemicals, and white pigments for various markets, such as plastics and coatings, textiles, mining, pulp and paper, water treatment, and healthcare markets. Its Performance Materials segment offers engineering polymers, packaging and industrial polymers, films, elastomers, parts, and systems and solutions for the automotive original equipment manufacturers and associated after-market industries, as well as electrical, electronics, packaging, construction, oil, photovoltaics, aerospace, chemical processing, and consumer durable goods. The company’s Safety & Protection segment provides nonwovens, aramids, and solid surfaces for the construction, transportation, communications, industrial chemicals, oil and gas, electric utilities, automotive, manufacturing, defense, homeland security, and safety consulting industries. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company has strategic collaboration agreement with JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 1802 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. (Summary) (Company) (Daily Chart)
| 14 April 2015 Price $72.26 1yr Target $75.24 Analysts 17 1yr Cap Gain 4.12% Dividend $1.88 Yield 2.60% 1yr Est Tot Return 6.72% 3yr DivGR % 5yr DivGR % P/E 18.58 PEG 2.23 | Market Cap $65.42 Bil Beta 1.44 EPS (ttm) $3.89 Payout Ratio 48.32% EPS next yr $4.84 Forward P/E 15.91 Debt/Equity 0.82 ROA 7.50% ROE 23.40% ROI 12.10% Sales $34.91 Bil Income $3.60 Bil Profit Margin 10.31% |
2. Monsanto Company provides agricultural products for farmers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Seeds and Genomics, and Agricultural Productivity. The Seeds and Genomics segment produces row crop seeds, including corn, soybean, cotton, and canola seeds principally under the DEKALB, Channel, Asgrow, and Deltapine brands; and vegetable seeds consisting of tomato, pepper, melon, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, beans, broccoli, onions, lettuce, and other seeds under the Seminis and De Ruiter brands. This segment also develops biotechnology traits that assist farmers in controlling insects and weeds in corn, cotton, and soybean crops under the SmartStax, YieldGard, YieldGard VT Triple, VT Triple PRO, and VT Double PRO, as well as Intacta RR2 PRO, Bollgard and Bollgard II, Roundup Ready and Roundup Ready 2 Yield, and Genuity brands; and licenses a range of germplasm and trait technologies to seed companies. The Agricultural Productivity segment manufactures and sells herbicides for agricultural, industrial, ornamental, turf, and residential lawn and garden applications for weed control, as well as for control of preemergent annual grass and small seeded broadleaf weeds in corn and other crops under the Roundup and Harness brands. The company sells its products through distributors, independent retailers and dealers, agricultural cooperatives, plant raisers, and agents, as well as directly to farmers. It has operations primarily in the United States, Europe, Africa, Brazil, Argentina, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Mexico. Monsanto Company has a collaborative agreement with Novozymes A/S to discover, develop, and produce microbial solutions. The company was formerly known as Monsanto Ag Company and changed its name to Monsanto Company in March 2000. Monsanto Company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. (Summary) (Company) (Daily Chart)
| 14 April 2015 Price $119.08 1yr Target $134.75 Analysts 20 1yr Cap Gain 13.15% Dividend $1.96 Yield 1.64% 1yr Est Tot Return 14.79% 3yr DivGR % 5yr DivGR % P/E 25.44 PEG 2.20 | Market Cap $56.69 Bil Beta 1.39 EPS (ttm) $4.68 Payout Ratio 41.88% EPS next yr $6.70 Forward P/E 17.78 Debt/Equity 1.08 ROA 10.50% ROE 25.40% ROI 19.20% Sales $14.95 Bil Income $2.35 Bil Profit Margin 15.71% |
3. The Mosaic Company produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients for the agricultural industry worldwide. It operates through two segments, Phosphates and Potash. The Phosphates segment owns and operates mines in Florida. It offers concentrated phosphate crop nutrients, such as diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, and ammoniated phosphate products. This segment also offers phosphate-based animal feed ingredients primarily under the Biofos and Nexfos brand names. The Potash segment produces and sells potash for use as fertilizers and animal feed ingredients, as well as for use in industrial applications. It also offers potash products for use in the de-icing and as a water softener regenerant, as well as fluorosilicic acid for water fluoridation. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors, retail chains, cooperatives, independent retailers, and national accounts. The Mosaic Company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota. (Summary) (Company) (Daily Chart)
| April 2015 Price $45.61 1yr Target $84.46 Analysts 12 1yr Cap Gain 85.17% Dividend $1.00 Yield 2.19% 1yr Est Tot Return 87.36% 3yr DivGR % 5yr DivGR % P/E 16.96 PEG 1.43 | Market Cap $17.12 Bil Beta 1.41 EPS (ttm) $2.69 Payout Ratio 37.17% EPS next yr $3.72 Forward P/E 12.28 Debt/Equity 0.36 ROA 6.60% ROE 11.10% ROI 7.80% Sales $9.06 Bil Income $1.01 Bil Profit Margin 11.14% |
4. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes nitrogen fertilizers and other nitrogen products worldwide. The company’s principal nitrogen fertilizer products include ammonia, granular urea, and urea ammonium nitrate solution. Its other nitrogen products comprise ammonium nitrate, diesel exhaust fluid, urea liquor, and aqua ammonia. The company offers its products primarily to cooperatives, independent fertilizer distributors, and industrial users. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois. (Summary) (Company) (Daily Chart)
| 14 April 2015 Price $282.40 1yr Target $313.90 Analysts 20 1yr Cap Gain 11.15% Dividend $6.00 Yield 2.12% 1yr Est Tot Return 13.27% 3yr DivGR % 5yr DivGR % P/E 10.67 PEG 0.93 | Market Cap $13.53 Bil Beta 1.58 EPS (ttm) $26.47 Payout Ratio % EPS next yr $26.30 Forward P/E 10.74 Debt/Equity 1.09 ROA 11.90% ROE 30.70% ROI 18.10% Sales $4.74 Bil Income $1.39 Bil Profit Margin 29.32% |
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