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Deere & Company
Other Financial Information

 

Exhibit 99.2

(Furnished herewith)

 

 

For the Twelve Months Ended October 31,

Equipment Operations

Agriculture and Turf

Construction and Forestry

 

Dollars in millions

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

 

Net Sales

$

32,961

 

$

34,998

 

$

26,380

 

$

29,132

 

$

6,581

 

$

5,866

 

 

Average Identifiable Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   With Inventories at LIFO

$

14,113

 

$

14,569

 

$

10,668

 

$

11,103

 

$

3,445

 

$

3,466

 

 

   With Inventories at Standard Cost

$

15,493

 

$

15,924

 

$

11,813

 

$

12,211

 

$

3,680

 

$

3,713

 

 

Operating Profit

$

4,297

 

$

5,058

 

$

3,649

 

$

4,680

 

$

648

 

$

378

 

 

   Percent of Net Sales

 

13.0

%

 

14.5

%

 

13.8

%

 

16.1

%

 

9.8

%

 

6.4

%

 

Operating Return on Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   With Inventories at LIFO

 

30.4

%

 

34.7

%

 

34.2

%

 

42.2

%

 

18.8

%

 

10.9

%

 

   With Inventories at Standard Cost

 

27.7

%

 

31.8

%

 

30.9

%

 

38.3

%

 

17.6

%

 

10.2

%

 

SVA Cost of Assets

$

(1,860

)

$

(1,911

)

$

(1,418

)

$

(1,465

)

$

(442

)

$

(446

)

 

SVA

$

2,437

 

$

3,147

 

$

2,231

 

$

3,215

 

$

206

 

$

(68

)

 

 

For the Twelve Months Ended October 31,

Financial Services

 

 

 

Dollars in millions

2014

2013

 

Net Income Attributable to Deere & Company

$

624

 

$

565

 

 

Average Equity

$

4,575

 

$

4,073

 

 

Return on Equity

 

13.6

%

 

13.9

%

 

Operating Profit

$

921

 

$

870

 

 

Average Equity

$

4,575

 

$

4,073

 

 

Cost of Equity

$

(664

)

$

(627

)

 

SVA

$

257

 

$

243

 

 

 

The Company evaluates its business results on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  In addition, it uses a metric referred to as Shareholder Value Added (SVA), which management believes is an appropriate measure for the performance of its businesses.  SVA is, in effect, the pretax profit left over after subtracting the cost of enterprise capital.  The Company is aiming for a sustained creation of SVA and is using this metric for various performance goals.  Certain compensation is also determined on the basis of performance using this measure.  For purposes of determining SVA, each of the equipment segments is assessed a pretax cost of assets, which on an annual basis is approximately 12 percent of the segment’s average identifiable operating assets during the applicable period with inventory at standard cost.  Management believes that valuing inventories at standard cost more closely approximates the current cost of inventory and the Company’s investment in the asset.  The Financial Services segment is assessed an annual pretax cost of approximately 15 percent of the segment’s average equity.  The cost of assets or equity, as applicable, is deducted from the operating profit or added to the operating loss of each segment to determine the amount of SVA.

 

 

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