Overseas revenue increased by $1.3 billion (+41.8%) from the same period in the prior year to $4.4 billion because of increased revenue in Farm & Industrial Machinery and Water & Environment.
Improved market demand in North America and healthy industry conditions in Western Europe supported sales and margin improvement in those regions resulting in better than expected sales and earnings growth for the company.
Art's Way Manufacturing Co., a diversified, international manufacturer and distributor of equipment serving agricultural, research and steel cutting needs, announces its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2018.
The company reported net sales of approximately $1.6 billion for the first quarter of 2017, an increase of approximately 4.4% compared to the first quarter of 2016.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2017, revenue was $284.9 million, compared to $353.2 million in the first quarter last year. Equipment sales were $184.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2017.
"John Deere's first-quarter results reflected the continuing impact of the downturn in the global farm economy as well as weakness in construction equipment markets," said Samuel R. Allen, chairman and chief executive officer.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
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