Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Agriculture: "Deere gives downbeat profit forecast as high borrowing costs pinch demand" (DE)

The stock is changing hands at $360.80 down $21.85 (-5.71%).

From Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance, November 22:

Farm equipment maker Deere & Co forecast 2024 profit below analysts' expectations on Wednesday as high borrowing costs and squeezed budgets dented demand for its products.

Its shares were down 7.1% in premarket trading.

The world's largest farm equipment maker expects 2024 net income between $7.75 billion and $8.25 billion, compared with analysts' average expectations, according to LSEG data, of $9.33 billion.

“While our end markets will fluctuate, we remain focused on disciplined execution," the company's Chief Executive, John May said in a statement....

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When asked "Mr. Morgan, what will stocks do?"
the great man responded "They will fluctuate"

Apocryphal (or unattributable) according to Quote Investigator.

However, as folks long DE writhe in pain we can conjugate:

Infinitive - to fluctuate
Present participle - fluctuating
Past participle - fluctuated


1. Present Tense

Singular
I fluctuate
You fluctuate
He/she/it fluctuates

Plural
We fluctuate
You fluctuate
They fluctuate


2. Present Progressive Tense

Singular
I am fluctuating
You are fluctuating
He/she/it is fluctuating

Plural
We are fluctuating
You are fluctuating
They are fluctuating

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