Two publicly held Canadian dealerships — Cervus Equipment Corp. (“CVL” – John Deere) and Rocky Mountain Dealerships (“RME” – Case IH & New Holland) — issued first-quarter earnings reports on May 11. According to Raymond James Ltd. analyst Ben Cherniavsky, one hit the mark while the other didn’t live up to expectations.
The Congressional mandate to add ethanol to gasoline to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil has fueled much of the strong growth in farm machinery sales for the past few years. But if big oil’s plans for an ethanol substitute comes to fruition, the ag equipment run could be slowed down significantly.
AGCO reported net sales of approximately $1.8 billion for the second quarter of 2009, a decrease of approximately 25%, compared to net sales of approximately $2.4 billion for the second quarter of 2008.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Marc Johnson, principal with Pinion, provides 4 factors that will be important for dealers to watch in 2025 that will impact their business.
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