BUNGELTD - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
OR
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 001-16625
BUNGE LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda | 98-0231912 | |||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
1391 Timberlake Manor Parkway | ||||||||
Chesterfield | ||||||||
Missouri | 63017 | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(314) 292-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share | BG | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ý No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ý | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ý
As of April 28, 2023, the number of common shares outstanding of the registrant was:
Common shares, par value $.01 per share:150,596,246
BUNGE LIMITED
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 15,328 | $ | 15,880 | |||||||
Cost of goods sold | (14,147) | (14,676) | |||||||||
Gross profit | 1,181 | 1,204 | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | (353) | (308) | |||||||||
Interest income | 43 | 9 | |||||||||
Interest expense | (112) | (111) | |||||||||
Foreign exchange (losses) gains | 49 | 12 | |||||||||
Other income (expense) – net | 15 | (47) | |||||||||
Income (loss) from affiliates | 19 | 45 | |||||||||
Income (loss) before income tax | 842 | 804 | |||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (183) | (108) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | 659 | 696 | |||||||||
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests | (27) | (8) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge | $ | 632 | $ | 688 | |||||||
Earnings per common share—basic (Note 18) | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders - basic | $ | 4.21 | $ | 4.83 | |||||||
Earnings per common share—diluted (Note 18) | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders - diluted | $ | 4.15 | $ | 4.48 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 659 | $ | 696 | |||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange translation adjustment | 125 | 389 | |||||||||
Unrealized gains (losses) on designated hedges, net of tax (expense) benefit of $(1) in 2023 and $(2) in 2022 | (26) | (117) | |||||||||
Reclassification of net (gains) losses to net income, net of tax expense (benefit) of zero in 2023 and $11 in 2022 | 104 | (29) | |||||||||
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | 203 | 243 | |||||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) | 862 | 939 | |||||||||
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests | (30) | 7 | |||||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge | $ | 832 | $ | 946 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in millions, except share data)
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,052 | $ | 1,104 | ||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable (less allowances of $89 and $90) (Note 4) | 2,789 | 2,829 | ||||||||||||
Inventories (Note 5) | 8,952 | 8,408 | ||||||||||||
Assets held for sale (Note 2) | — | 36 | ||||||||||||
Other current assets (Note 6) | 4,247 | 4,381 | ||||||||||||
Total current assets | 19,040 | 16,758 | ||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 3,731 | 3,617 | ||||||||||||
Operating lease assets | 953 | 1,024 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill | 478 | 470 | ||||||||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 356 | 360 | ||||||||||||
Investments in affiliates | 1,129 | 1,012 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 724 | 712 | ||||||||||||
Other non-current assets (Note 7) | 699 | 627 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 27,110 | $ | 24,580 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
Short-term debt (Note 13) | $ | 540 | $ | 546 | ||||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 13) | 868 | 846 | ||||||||||||
Trade accounts payable (includes $1,006 and $643 carried at fair value) (Note 11) | 5,476 | 4,386 | ||||||||||||
Current operating lease obligations | 408 | 425 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities held for sale (Note 2) | — | 18 | ||||||||||||
Other current liabilities (Note 10) | 3,116 | 3,379 | ||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 10,408 | 9,600 | ||||||||||||
Long-term debt (Note 13) | 4,312 | 3,259 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 375 | 365 | ||||||||||||
Non-current operating lease obligations | 490 | 547 | ||||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities (Note 16) | 802 | 849 | ||||||||||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Equity (Note 17): | ||||||||||||||
Common shares, par value $.01; authorized – 400,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 2023 – 150,585,513 shares, 2022 – 149,907,932 shares | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 6,688 | 6,692 | ||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 10,757 | 10,222 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 17) | (6,171) | (6,371) | ||||||||||||
Treasury shares, at cost; 2023 and 2022 - 18,835,812 shares | (1,320) | (1,320) | ||||||||||||
Total Bunge shareholders’ equity | 9,955 | 9,224 | ||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 764 | 732 | ||||||||||||
Total equity | 10,719 | 9,956 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity | $ | 27,110 | $ | 24,580 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 659 | $ | 696 | ||||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used for) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss on net debt | (50) | (116) | ||||||||||||
Bad debt expense | (1) | 5 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 102 | 102 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 11 | (54) | ||||||||||||
(Gain) loss on sale of investments and property, plant and equipment | (3) | (1) | ||||||||||||
Other, net | (5) | 2 | ||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions: | ||||||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable | 5 | (392) | ||||||||||||
Inventories | (434) | (2,350) | ||||||||||||
Secured advances to suppliers | 15 | (52) | ||||||||||||
Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 802 | 1,167 | ||||||||||||
Advances on sales | (119) | (30) | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivative contracts | (424) | 213 | ||||||||||||
Margin deposits | 141 | (388) | ||||||||||||
Recoverable and income taxes, net | 128 | (11) | ||||||||||||
Marketable securities | 13 | 243 | ||||||||||||
Beneficial interest in securitized trade receivables | — | (1,637) | ||||||||||||
Other, net | 74 | (69) | ||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities | 931 | (2,656) | ||||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||
Payments made for capital expenditures | (173) | (106) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from investments | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Payments for investments | (4) | (54) | ||||||||||||
Settlements of net investment hedges | — | (1) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from beneficial interest in securitized trade receivables | 61 | 1,613 | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from disposals of businesses and property, plant and equipment | 159 | — | ||||||||||||
Payments for investments in affiliates | (94) | — | ||||||||||||
Other, net | 95 | (22) | ||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities | 45 | 1,448 | ||||||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||
Net change in short-term debt with maturities of three months or less | 7 | 990 | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from short-term debt with maturities greater than three months | 154 | 491 | ||||||||||||
Repayments of short-term debt with maturities greater than three months | (158) | (180) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt | 1,000 | 30 | ||||||||||||
Repayments of long-term debt | (1) | (601) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from the exercise of options for common shares | 3 | 32 | ||||||||||||
Dividends paid to common and preference shareholders | (94) | (82) | ||||||||||||
Other, net | (10) | 28 | ||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities | 901 | 708 | ||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale | 28 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale | 1,905 | (499) | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale - beginning of period | 1,152 | 905 | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale - end of period | $ | 3,057 | $ | 406 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in millions, except share data)
Convertible Preference Shares | Common Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redeemable Non- Controlling Interests | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Treasury Shares | Non- Controlling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2023 | $ | 4 | — | $ | — | 149,907,932 | $ | 1 | $ | 6,692 | $ | 10,222 | $ | (6,371) | $ | (1,320) | $ | 732 | $ | 9,956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 632 | — | — | 27 | 659 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | — | 3 | 203 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends on common shares, $0.625 per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | (94) | — | — | — | (94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital contribution (return) from (to) noncontrolling interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common shares, including stock dividends | — | — | — | 677,581 | — | (21) | (3) | — | — | — | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | 4 | — | $ | — | 150,585,513 | $ | 1 | $ | 6,688 | $ | 10,757 | $ | (6,171) | $ | (1,320) | $ | 764 | $ | 10,719 |
Convertible Preference Shares | Common Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redeemable Non- Controlling Interests | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Treasury Shares | Non- Controlling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2022 | $ | 381 | 6,899,683 | $ | 690 | 141,057,414 | $ | 1 | $ | 5,590 | $ | 8,979 | $ | (6,471) | $ | (1,120) | $ | 156 | $ | 7,825 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 688 | — | — | 4 | 692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (15) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 258 | — | — | 258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends on common shares, $0.525 per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | (81) | — | — | — | (81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of preference shares to common shares | — | (6,899,683) | (690) | 8,863,331 | — | 690 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common shares, including stock dividends | — | — | — | 1,732,324 | — | 36 | (5) | — | — | — | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2022 | $ | 370 | — | $ | — | 151,653,069 | $ | 1 | $ | 6,332 | $ | 9,581 | $ | (6,213) | $ | (1,120) | $ | 160 | $ | 8,741 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION, PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bunge Limited ("Bunge" or the "Company"), its subsidiaries and variable interest entities ("VIEs") in which Bunge is considered to be the primary beneficiary, and as a result, include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of all entities over which Bunge has a controlling financial interest. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022 has been derived from Bunge’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2022, forming part of Bunge’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2023.
Effective January 1, 2023, the Company changed its reporting of cash proceeds from and repayments of short-term debt with maturities of three months or less to be presented on a net basis in its condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Prior to January 1, 2023, the Company presented cash proceeds from and repayments of short-term debt with maturities of three months or less separately in its consolidated statements of cash flows. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current presentation.
Ukraine-Russia War
On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a military invasion of Ukraine (the "war"). Bunge’s Ukrainian operations comprise two oilseed crushing facilities, located in Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk, a grain export terminal in Mykolaiv commercial seaport, numerous grain elevators, and an office in Kiev. The Company also operates a corn milling facility in Ukraine via a joint venture. As of March 31, 2023, total assets and total liabilities associated with Bunge’s Ukrainian subsidiaries each comprise approximately 2% of Bunge’s consolidated Total assets and Total liabilities, respectively.
Bunge’s operational activities in Ukraine have steadily increased during recent months, but remain limited and are subject to Bunge's ability to perform activities safely. The scope, intensity, duration, and outcome of the ongoing war is uncertain, and any continuation or escalation of the war may have a material adverse effect on Bunge, including its Ukrainian operations.
In the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized mark-to-market gains of $10 million in Cost of goods sold in the condensed consolidated statements of income related to inventory recovered from its Mykolaiv and other facilities which had no carrying value as of December 31, 2022. No impairments or charges related to the war were recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2023. Please refer to Note 2 - Ukraine-Russia War, included in the Company's 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details regarding the impact of the war on Bunge's financial statements.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Restricted cash is included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets, which sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,052 | $ | 386 | ||||
Restricted cash included in Other current assets | 5 | 20 | ||||||
Total | $ | 3,057 | $ | 406 |
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Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received, was $39 million and $103 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Cash paid for interest expense was $94 million and $122 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting designed to ease the financial reporting burden related to reference rate reform. In December 2022, the FASB subsequently issued ASU 2022-06, Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, to ensure the relief in Topic 848 covers the period of time during which a significant number of modifications to eligible contracts and hedging relationships may take place. The ASU defers the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the relief in Topic 848. The Company is applying this guidance prospectively to all eligible contract modifications through December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2023, the adoption of this guidance has not had, and is not expected to have, a material impact on Bunge's condensed consolidated financial statements.
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2. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
Acquisitions
On April 14, 2023, Bunge, through its 80% ownership of Bunge Loders Croklaan joint venture with IOI Corporation Berhad, completed its purchase of Fuji Oils New Orleans, LLC's port-based refinery. The refinery is located in International-Matex Tank Terminals' Avondale Terminal, in Avondale, Louisiana in the United States. Cash consideration for the purchase included approximately $178 million, plus an additional de minimis sum for the value of net working capital acquired on the date of closing.
Dispositions
Russian Oilseed Processing and Refining Operations Disposition
On September 16, 2022, Bunge signed an agreement to sell its remaining Russian operations, primarily comprising an oilseed crushing and refining facility in Voronezh, southwest Russia (referred to as the "disposal group"), to Karen Vanetsyan (the "Buyer"), in exchange for a cash price approximately equal to the book value of the disposal group's net assets. On January 9, 2023, Bunge and the Buyer agreed to a purchase price adjustment. The purchase price adjustment and cumulative translation adjustment losses, among other items related to the disposal group, resulted in a corresponding impairment loss on sale of $103 million, recognized in Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2022. On February 3, 2023, the transaction closed in accordance with the terms of the agreement with no material impact to the condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
In connection with the transaction, Bunge agreed to indemnify the Buyer against certain legal claims involving Bunge's Russian subsidiary. Management has assessed the likelihood of any loss related to claims covered by the indemnity as remote, and recognized a liability in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 460, Guarantees. See Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies for more information.
The following table presents the book values of the major classes of assets and liabilities that were included in the disposal group at the closing date. Intercompany balances between the disposal group and other Bunge consolidated entities have been omitted. Assets included in the disposal group comprised $12 million and $21 million, reported under the Agribusiness segment and Refined and Specialty Oils segment, respectively. Liabilities included in the disposal group comprised $6 million and $13 million, reported under the Agribusiness segment and Refined and Specialty Oils segment, respectively.
(US$ in millions) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 19 | |||
Trade accounts receivable (less allowances of zero) | 15 | ||||
Inventories | 33 | ||||
Other current assets | 14 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 24 | ||||
Goodwill & Other intangible assets, net | 10 | ||||
Other non-current assets | 8 | ||||
Impairment reserve | (90) | ||||
Total assets | $ | 33 | |||
Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 3 | |||
Other current liabilities | 16 | ||||
Total liabilities | $ | 19 |
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3. TRADE STRUCTURED FINANCE PROGRAM
The Company engages in various trade structured finance activities to leverage the value of its global trade flows. These activities include programs under which the Company generally obtains U.S. dollar-denominated letters of credit ("LCs") from financial institutions, each based on an underlying commodity trade flow, and time deposits denominated in either the local currency of the financial institutions' counterparties or in U.S. dollars, as well as foreign exchange forward contracts, in which trade related payables are set-off against receivables, all of which are subject to legally enforceable set-off agreements.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, time deposits and LCs of $5,585 million and $5,901 million, respectively, were presented net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as the criteria of ASC 210-20, Offsetting, had been met. The net losses and gains related to such activities are included as an adjustment to Cost of goods sold in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, time deposits, including those presented on a net basis, carried weighted-average interest rates of 4.58% and 3.46%, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, total net proceeds from issuances of LCs were $1,381 million and $1,609 million, respectively. These cash inflows were offset by the related cash outflows resulting from placement of the time deposits and repayment of the LCs. All cash flows related to the programs are included in operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
As part of the trade structured finance activities, LCs may be sold to financial institutions on a discounted basis. Bunge does not service derecognized LCs. The terms of the sale may require the Company to continue to make periodic interest payments to financial institutions based on changes in the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") for a period of up to 365 days. Bunge’s payment obligation to financial institutions as part of the trade structured finance activities, reported in Other current liabilities, including any unrealized gain or loss on changes in SOFR is not significant as of March 31, 2023 or December 31, 2022. The notional amounts of LCs subject to continuing variable interest payments that have been derecognized from the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are included in Note 12 - Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities. The net gain or loss included in Cost of goods sold resulting from the fair valuation of such variable interest rate obligations is not significant for the three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
4. TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION PROGRAM
Trade Accounts Receivable
Changes to the allowance for lifetime expected credit losses related to trade accounts receivable were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||
Rollforward of the Allowance for Credit Losses (US$ in millions) | Short-term | Long-term (1) | Total | ||||||||
Allowance as of January 1, 2023 | $ | 90 | $ | 46 | $ | 136 | |||||
Current period provisions | 15 | — | 15 | ||||||||
Recoveries | (17) | — | (17) | ||||||||
Write-offs charged against the allowance | — | (12) | (12) | ||||||||
Foreign exchange translation differences | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||
Allowance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 89 | $ | 34 | $ | 123 |
(1) Long-term portion of the allowance for credit losses included in Other non-current assets.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
Rollforward of the Allowance for Credit Losses (US$ in millions) | Short-term | Long-term (1) | Total | ||||||||
Allowance as of January 1, 2022 | $ | 85 | $ | 47 | $ | 132 | |||||
Current period provisions | 15 | — | 15 | ||||||||
Recoveries | (9) | — | (9) | ||||||||
Write-offs charged against the allowance | (10) | (2) | (12) | ||||||||
Foreign exchange translation differences | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
Allowance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | 84 | $ | 49 | $ | 133 |
(1) Long-term portion of the allowance for credit losses included in Other non-current assets.
Trade Receivables Securitization Program
Bunge and certain of its subsidiaries participate in a trade receivables securitization program (the "Program") with a financial institution, as administrative agent, and certain commercial paper conduit purchasers and committed purchasers (collectively, the "Purchasers"). Koninklijke Bunge B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bunge, acts as master servicer, responsible for servicing and collecting the accounts receivable for the Program. The Program is designed to enhance Bunge’s financial flexibility by providing an additional source of liquidity for its operations.
Bunge may also, from time to time with the consent of the administrative agent, request one or more of the existing committed purchasers or new committed purchasers to increase the total commitments by an amount not to exceed $250 million pursuant to an accordion provision. The Program includes sustainability provisions, pursuant to which the applicable margin will be increased or decreased based on Bunge's performance relative to certain sustainability targets, including, but not limited to, science-based targets that define Bunge's climate goals within its operations and a commitment to a deforestation-free supply chain in 2025.
On November 16, 2022, Bunge and certain of its subsidiaries amended the Program from a deferred purchase price structure to a pledge structure. Under the new structure, Bunge Securitization B.V. ("BSBV"), a consolidated bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, transfers certain trade receivables to the Purchasers in exchange for a cash payment up to $1.1 billion and retains ownership of a population of unsold receivables. BSBV agrees to guaranty the collection of sold receivables and grants a lien to the administrative agent on all unsold receivables. Collections on unsold receivables and guarantee payments are classified as operating activities in Bunge’s condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
At November 16, 2022, the effective date of the amended Program, $741 million of sold receivables were repurchased through a non-cash investing exchange of the Deferred Purchase Price ("DPP"). As of March 31, 2023, the Company had collected a total of $707 million of repurchased receivables, including $61 million collected in the first quarter of 2023, which are reported as Proceeds from beneficial interest in securitized trade receivables under investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
The Program will terminate on May 17, 2031; however, each committed purchaser's commitment to purchase trade receivables under the Program will terminate on May 17, 2025, unless extended for an additional period in accordance with the terms of the receivables transfer agreement.
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Receivables sold that were derecognized from Bunge's balance sheet | $ | 1,100 | $ | 1,100 | ||||
Unsold receivables pledged to the administrative agent and included in Trade accounts receivable | $ | 645 | $ | 583 |
Bunge's risk of loss following the sale of trade receivables is substantially the same as the previous DPP structure and limited to the assets of BSBV, primarily comprised of unsold receivables pledged to the administrative agent.
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The table below summarizes the cash flows and discounts of Bunge’s trade receivables associated with the Program. Servicing fees under the Program were not significant in any period.
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
(US$ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Gross receivables sold | $ | 3,635 | $ | 4,080 | ||||
Proceeds received in cash related to transfers of receivables (1) | $ | 3,594 | $ | 3,511 | ||||
Cash collections from customers on receivables previously sold | $ | 3,635 | $ | 4,007 | ||||
Discounts related to gross receivables sold included in SG&A | $ | 13 | $ | 2 |
(1) Prior to November 16, 2022, the Company recognized these proceeds net of the DPP, consisting of a receivable from the Purchasers that entitled the Company to certain collections on the receivable. The Company recognized the collection of the DPP in net cash provided by investing activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. As a result of the November 16, 2022 amendment, Bunge reports collections on newly originated, unsold receivables held by BSBV as operating cash flows in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
5. INVENTORIES
Inventories by segment are presented below. Readily marketable inventories ("RMI") are agricultural commodity inventories, such as soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, palm oil, corn, and wheat carried at fair value because of their commodity characteristics, widely available markets, and international pricing mechanisms. The Company engages in trading and distribution, or merchandising activities, and part of RMI can be attributable to such activities and is not held for processing. All other inventories are carried at lower of cost or net realizable value.
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Agribusiness (1) | $ | 7,458 | $ | 6,756 | ||||
Refined and Specialty Oils (2) | 1,148 | 1,316 | ||||||
Milling (3) | 341 | 332 | ||||||
Corporate and Other | 5 | 4 | ||||||
Total | $ | 8,952 | $ | 8,408 |
(1) Includes RMI of $6,954 million and $6,286 million at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively. Assets held for sale includes RMI of zero and $26 million at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively. Of these amounts, $5,731 million and $4,789 million can be attributable to merchandising activities at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(2) Includes RMI of $227 million and $271 million at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(3) Includes RMI of $50 million and $97 million at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
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6. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Other current assets consist of the following:
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Unrealized gains on derivative contracts, at fair value | $ | 1,924 | $ | 1,597 | ||||
Prepaid commodity purchase contracts (1) | 288 | 254 | ||||||
Secured advances to suppliers, net (2) | 330 | 365 | ||||||
Recoverable taxes, net | 361 | 365 | ||||||
Margin deposits | 653 | 791 | ||||||
Marketable securities and other short-term investments (3) | 97 | 119 | ||||||
Income taxes receivable | 28 | 102 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 289 | 376 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Other | 272 | 386 | ||||||
Total | $ | 4,247 | $ | 4,381 |
(1) Prepaid commodity purchase contracts represent advance payments against contracts for future deliveries of specified quantities of agricultural commodities.
(2) The Company provides cash advances to suppliers, primarily Brazilian soybean farmers, to finance a portion of the suppliers’ production costs. The Company does not bear any of the costs or operational risks associated with the related growing activities. The advances are largely collateralized by future crops and physical assets of the suppliers, carry a local market interest rate, and settle when the farmers' crops are harvested and sold. The secured advances to farmers are reported net of allowances of $8 million and $7 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(-) Interest earned on secured advances to suppliers of $7 million and $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, is included in Net sales in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
(3) Marketable securities and other short-term investments - The Company invests in foreign government securities, corporate debt securities, deposits, equity securities, and other securities. The following is a summary of amounts recorded in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as marketable securities and other short-term investments.
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Foreign government securities | $ | 55 | $ | 68 | ||||
Equity securities | 13 | 23 | ||||||
Other | 29 | 28 | ||||||
Total | $ | 97 | $ | 119 |
As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, $67 million and $89 million, respectively, of marketable securities and other short-term investments were recorded at fair value. All other investments were recorded at cost, and due to the short-term nature of these investments, their carrying values approximated their fair values. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, unrealized losses of $7 million and $102 million, respectively, have been recognized in Other income (expense) - net for investments held at March 31, 2023, and 2022.
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7. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Other non-current assets consist of the following:
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Recoverable taxes, net (1) | $ | 34 | $ | 59 | ||||
Judicial deposits (1) | 116 | 110 | ||||||
Other long-term receivables, net (2) | 15 | 16 | ||||||
Income taxes receivable (1) | 208 | 143 | ||||||
Long-term investments (3) | 167 | 163 | ||||||
Affiliate loans receivable | 8 | 8 | ||||||
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net (1) | 44 | 32 | ||||||
Unrealized gains on derivative contracts, at fair value | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Other | 106 | 95 | ||||||
Total | $ | 699 | $ | 627 |
(1) A significant portion of these non-current assets arise from the Company’s Brazilian operations and their realization could take several years.
(2) Net of allowances as described in Note 4 - Trade Accounts Receivable and Trade Receivables Securitization Program.
(3) As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, $11 million and $9 million, respectively, of long-term investments are recorded at fair value.
Recoverable taxes, net - Recoverable taxes include value-added taxes paid upon the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, raw materials and taxable services, and other transactional taxes which can be recovered in cash or as compensation against income taxes, or other taxes Bunge may owe, primarily in Brazil and Europe. Recoverable taxes are reported net of allowances of $13 million and $14 million at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Judicial deposits - Judicial deposits are funds the Company has placed on deposit with the courts in Brazil. These funds are held in judicial escrow relating to certain legal proceedings pending resolution and bear interest at the Selic rate, which is the benchmark rate of the Brazilian central bank.
Income taxes receivable - Income taxes receivable include overpayments of current income taxes plus accrued interest. These income tax prepayments are expected to be primarily used for the settlement of future income tax obligations. Income taxes receivable in Brazil bear interest at the Selic rate.
Long-term investments - Long-term investments primarily comprise Bunge's noncontrolling equity investments in growth stage agribusiness and food companies held by Bunge Ventures.
Affiliate loans receivable - Affiliate loans receivable are primarily interest-bearing receivables from unconsolidated affiliates with remaining maturities of greater than one year.
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net - The Company provides financing to farmers in Brazil, primarily through secured advances against farmer commitments to deliver agricultural commodities (primarily soybeans) upon harvest of the then-current year’s crop, and through credit sales of fertilizer to farmers. Certain such long-term receivables from farmers are originally recorded in Other current assets as prepaid commodity purchase contracts or secured advances to suppliers (see Note 6 - Other Current Assets) or Other non-current assets according to their maturity. Advances initially recorded in Other current assets are reclassified to Other non-current assets if collection issues arise and amounts become past due with resolution of such matters expected to take more than one year.
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The average recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and the year ended December 31, 2022, was $73 million and $90 million, respectively. The table below summarizes the Company’s recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil and the related allowance amounts.
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Recorded Investment | Allowance | Recorded Investment | Allowance | |||||||||||||
For which an allowance has been provided: | |||||||||||||||||
Legal collection process (1) | $ | 35 | $ | 35 | $ | 40 | $ | 34 | |||||||||
Renegotiated amounts | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
For which no allowance has been provided: | |||||||||||||||||
Legal collection process (1) | 24 | — | 19 | — | |||||||||||||
Renegotiated amounts (2) | 9 | — | 7 | — | |||||||||||||
Other long-term receivables (3) | 11 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Total | $ | 81 | $ | 37 | $ | 68 | $ | 36 |
(1) All amounts in legal collection processes are considered past due upon initiation of legal action.
(2) These renegotiated amounts are current on repayment terms.
(3) New advances expected to be realized through farmer commitments to deliver agricultural commodities in crop periods greater than twelve months from the balance sheet date. Such advances are reclassified from Other non-current assets to Other current assets in later periods depending on the expected date of their realization.
The table below summarizes the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil.
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
(US$ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Allowance as of January 1 | $ | 36 | $ | 36 | ||||
Bad debt provisions | — | — | ||||||
Recoveries | — | (1) | ||||||
Write-offs | — | — | ||||||
Transfers | — | — | ||||||
Foreign exchange translation | 1 | 7 | ||||||
Allowance as of March 31 | $ | 37 | $ | 42 |
8. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
On May 1, 2022, Bunge completed a transaction with Chevron Corporation ("Chevron") to create a joint venture, Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC (the "Joint Venture"), leveraging Bunge’s expertise in oilseed processing and farmer relationships, and Chevron’s expertise in fuels manufacturing and marketing, to help meet the demand for renewable fuels and to develop lower carbon intensity feedstocks.
The Joint Venture is a variable interest entity ("VIE") in which Bunge is considered to be the primary beneficiary because it is responsible for the day-to-day operating decisions of the Joint Venture as well as the marketing of the principal products, primarily soybean meal and oil produced and sold by the Joint Venture, among other factors.
The Joint Venture's assets can only be used to settle the Joint Venture’s own obligations and the Joint Venture’s creditors have no recourse to Bunge’s assets beyond Bunge’s maximum exposure to loss associated with the Joint Venture at any given time. The following table presents the values of the assets and liabilities associated with the Joint Venture, which are included in Bunge’s consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. All amounts exclude intercompany balances, which have been eliminated upon consolidation.
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For all other VIEs in which Bunge is considered the primary beneficiary, the entities meet the definition of a business, and the VIE's assets can be used other than for the settlement of the VIE’s obligations. As such these VIEs have been excluded from the below table.
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 544 | $ | 528 | |||||||
Trade accounts receivable | 1 | — | |||||||||
Inventories | 79 | 85 | |||||||||
Other current assets | 116 | 98 | |||||||||
Total current assets | 740 | 711 | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 76 | 65 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 816 | $ | 776 | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 52 | $ | 81 | |||||||
Other current liabilities | 114 | 85 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 166 | 166 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 166 | $ | 166 |
For additional information on VIEs for which Bunge has determined it is not the primary beneficiary, along with the Company's related maximum exposure to losses associated with such investments, please refer to Note 12 - Investments in Affiliates and Variable Interest Entities, included in the Company's 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
9. INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense is provided on an interim basis based on management’s estimate of the annual effective income tax rate and includes the tax effects of certain discrete items, such as changes in tax laws or tax rates or other unusual or non-recurring tax adjustments in the interim period in which they occur. In addition, results from jurisdictions projecting a loss for the year where no tax benefit can be recognized are treated discretely in the interim period in which they occur. The effective tax rate is highly dependent on the geographic distribution of the Company’s worldwide earnings or losses and tax regulations in each jurisdiction. Management regularly monitors the assumptions used in estimating its annual effective tax rate, including the realizability of deferred tax assets, and adjusts estimates accordingly. Volatility in earnings within a taxing jurisdiction could result in a determination that additional valuation allowance adjustments may be warranted.
Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 was $183 million and $108 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was higher than the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to jurisdictional mix of earnings. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022, was lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to jurisdictional mix of earnings and the release of valuation allowances in Europe and Asia.
As a global enterprise, the Company files income tax returns that are subject to periodic examination and challenge by federal, state, and foreign tax authorities. In many jurisdictions, income tax examinations, including settlement negotiations or litigation, may take several years to finalize. The Company is currently under examination or litigation in various locations throughout the world. While it is difficult to predict the outcome or timing of resolution of any particular matter, management believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized.
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10. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other current liabilities consist of the following:
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Unrealized losses on derivative contracts, at fair value | $ | 1,477 | $ | 1,570 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 612 | 755 | ||||||
Advances on sales (1) | 485 | 601 | ||||||
Income tax payable | 249 | 156 | ||||||
Other | 293 | 297 | ||||||
Total | $ | 3,116 | $ | 3,379 |
(1) The Company records advances on sales when cash payments are received in advance of the Company’s performance and recognizes revenue once the related performance obligation is completed. Advances on sales are impacted by the seasonality of Bunge's business, including the timing of harvests in the northern and southern hemispheres, and amounts at each balance sheet date will generally be recognized in earnings within twelve months or less.
11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Bunge's various financial instruments include certain components of working capital such as trade accounts receivable and trade accounts payable. Additionally, Bunge uses short- and long-term debt to fund operating requirements. Trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, and short-term debt are generally stated at their carrying value, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value. See Note 3 - Trade Structured Finance Program for trade structured finance program, Note 7 - Other Non-Current Assets for long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net and other long-term investments, and Note 13 - Debt for long-term debt. Bunge's financial instruments also include derivative instruments and marketable securities, which are stated at fair value.
The fair value standard describes three levels within its hierarchy that may be used to measure fair value.
Level | Description | Financial Instrument (Assets / Liabilities) | ||||||
Level 1 | Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. | Exchange traded derivative contracts. Marketable securities in active markets. | ||||||
Level 2 | Observable inputs, including adjusted Level 1 quotes, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are less active than traded exchanges and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. | Exchange traded derivative contracts (less liquid markets). Readily marketable inventories. Over-the-counter ("OTC") commodity purchase and sales contracts. OTC derivatives whose value is determined using pricing models with inputs that are generally based on exchange traded prices, adjusted for location specific inputs that are primarily observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. Marketable securities in less active markets. | ||||||
Level 3 | Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are a significant component of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. | Assets and liabilities whose value is determined using proprietary pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques. Assets and liabilities for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. |
In many cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value includes inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level of input that is a significant component of the fair value measurement determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the classification of fair value assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy levels.
For a further definition of fair value and the associated fair value levels, refer to Note 16 - Fair Value Measurements, included in the Company's 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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The following table sets forth, by level, the Company’s assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash equivalents | $ | 255 | $ | 596 | $ | — | $ | 851 | $ | — | $ | 81 | $ | — | $ | 81 | |||||||||||||
Readily marketable inventories (Note 5) | — | 5,923 | 1,308 | 7,231 | — | 6,268 | 412 | 6,680 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable (1) | — | 11 | — | 11 | — | 7 | — | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on derivative contracts (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 3 | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange | 1 | 418 | — | 419 | 1 | 378 | — | 379 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Commodities | 188 | 1,047 | 83 | 1,318 | 136 | 763 | 101 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Freight | 70 | — | — | 70 | 80 | — | — | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Energy | 99 | 3 | — | 102 | 128 | 2 | — | 130 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Credit | — | 10 | — | 10 | — | 5 | — | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other (3) | 24 | 27 | 27 | 78 | 33 | 40 | 27 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 637 | $ | 8,041 | $ | 1,418 | $ | 10,096 | $ | 378 | $ | 7,547 | $ | 540 | $ | 8,465 | |||||||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade accounts payable (1) | $ | — | $ | 512 | $ | 494 | $ | 1,006 | $ | — | $ | 513 | $ | 130 | $ | 643 | |||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on derivative contracts (4): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate | — | 282 | — | 282 | — | 344 | — | 344 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange | 1 | 400 | — | 401 | 1 | 461 | — | 462 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Commodities | 160 | 704 | 36 | 900 | 127 | 731 | 50 | 908 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Freight | 47 | — | — | 47 | 28 | — | — | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Energy | 113 | 9 | — | 122 | 153 | 6 | — | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Credit | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 321 | $ | 1,907 | $ | 530 | $ | 2,758 | $ | 309 | $ | 2,056 | $ | 180 | $ | 2,545 |
(1) These receivables and payables are hybrid financial instruments for which Bunge has elected the fair value option as they are derived from purchases and sales of agricultural commodity products in the normal course of business.
(2) Unrealized gains on derivative contracts are generally included in Other current assets. There were $1 million and $1 million included in Other non-current assets at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(3) Other includes the fair values of marketable securities and investments in Other current assets and Other non-current assets.
(4) Unrealized losses on derivative contracts are generally included in Other current liabilities. There were $275 million and $332 million included in Other non-current liabilities at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Cash equivalents —Cash equivalents primarily includes money market funds and commercial paper investments. Bunge analyzes how the prices are derived and determines whether the prices are liquid or less liquid tradable prices. Cash equivalents with liquid prices are valued using prices from publicly available sources and classified as Level 1. Cash equivalents with less-liquid prices are valued using third-party quotes or pricing models and classified as Level 2.
Readily marketable inventories—RMI reported at fair value are valued based on commodity futures exchange quotations, broker or dealer quotations, or market transactions in either listed or OTC markets with appropriate adjustments for differences in local markets where the Company's inventories are located. In such cases, the inventory is classified within Level 2. Certain inventories may utilize significant unobservable data related to local market adjustments to determine fair value. In such cases, the inventory is classified as Level 3.
If the Company used different methods or factors to determine fair values, amounts reported as unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts and RMI at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of income could differ. Additionally, if market conditions change subsequent to the reporting date, amounts reported
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in future periods as unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts and RMI at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of income could differ.
Derivatives—The majority of exchange traded futures and options contracts and exchange cleared contracts are valued based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1. The majority of the Company’s exchange traded agricultural commodity futures are cash-settled on a daily basis and, therefore, are not included in these tables. The Company's forward commodity purchase and sales contracts are classified as derivatives along with other OTC derivative instruments, primarily relating to freight, energy, foreign exchange and interest rates, and are classified within Level 2 or Level 3 as described below. The Company estimates fair values based on exchange quoted prices, adjusted as appropriate for differences in local markets. These differences are generally valued using inputs from broker or dealer quotations, or market transactions in either the listed or OTC markets. In such cases, these derivative contracts are classified within Level 2.
OTC derivative contracts include swaps, options, and structured transactions that are generally fair valued using quantitative models that require the use of multiple market inputs including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets which are not highly active, other observable inputs relevant to the asset or liability, and market inputs corroborated by correlation or other means. These valuation models include inputs such as interest rates, prices, and indices, to generate continuous yield or pricing curves and volatility factors. Where observable inputs are available for substantially the full term of the asset or liability, the instrument is categorized in Level 2. Certain OTC derivatives trade in less active markets with less availability of pricing information and certain structured transactions can require internally developed model inputs that might not be observable in or corroborated by the market.
Marketable securities and investments—Comprise foreign government securities, corporate debt securities, deposits, equity securities, and other investments. Bunge analyzes how the prices are derived and determines whether the prices are liquid or less liquid tradable prices. Marketable securities and investments with liquid prices are valued using prices from publicly available sources and classified as Level 1. Marketable securities and investments with less-liquid prices are valued using third-party quotes or pricing models and classified as Level 2 or Level 3 as described below.
Level 3 Measurements
The following relates to Level 3 measurements. An instrument may transfer into or out of Level 3 due to inputs becoming either observable or unobservable.
Level 3 Measurements—Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 represent existing assets or liabilities that were either previously categorized as a higher level for which the inputs to the model became unobservable or assets and liabilities that were previously classified as Level 3 for which the lowest significant input became observable during the period. Bunge's policy regarding the timing of transfers between levels is to record the transfers at the end of the reporting period.
Level 3 Readily marketable inventories and trade accounts payable—The significant unobservable inputs resulting in Level 3 classification for RMI, physically settled forward purchase and sales contracts, and trade accounts payable, relate to certain management estimations regarding costs of transportation and other local market or location-related adjustments, primarily freight related adjustments in the interior of Brazil and the lack of market corroborated information in Canada. In both situations, the Company uses proprietary information such as purchase and sales contracts and contracted prices to value freight, premiums and discounts in its contracts. Movements in the prices of these unobservable inputs alone would not have a material effect on the Company's financial statements as these contracts do not typically exceed one future crop cycle.
Level 3 Derivatives—Level 3 derivative instruments utilize both market observable and unobservable inputs within the fair value measurements. These inputs include commodity prices, price volatility, interest rates, volumes, and locations.
Level 3 Others—primarily relates to marketable securities and investments valued using third-party quotes or pricing models with inputs based on similar securities adjusted to reflect management’s best estimate of the specific characteristics of the securities held by the Company. Such inputs represent a significant component of the fair value of the securities held by the Company, resulting in the securities being classified as Level 3.
The tables below present reconciliations for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022. These instruments were valued using pricing models that management believes reflect the assumptions that would be used by a marketplace participant.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Readily Marketable Inventories | Derivatives, Net | Trade Accounts Payable | Other(2) | Total | ||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2023 | $ | 412 | $ | 51 | $ | (130) | $ | 27 | $ | 360 | |||||||
173 | (15) | 9 | — | 167 | |||||||||||||
Purchases | 1,644 | — | (340) | — | 1,304 | ||||||||||||
Sales | (1,743) | — | — | — | (1,743) | ||||||||||||
Issuances | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Settlements | — | — | 40 | — | 40 | ||||||||||||
Transfers into Level 3 | 838 | 3 | (71) | — | 770 | ||||||||||||
Transfers out of Level 3 | (21) | 8 | — | — | (13) | ||||||||||||
Translation adjustment | 5 | — | (2) | — | 3 | ||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | 1,308 | $ | 47 | $ | (494) | $ | 27 | $ | 888 |
(1) , include gains/(losses) of $215 million, $(6) million and $9 million, respectively, that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains/(losses) relating to Level 3 assets and liabilities still held at March 31, 2023.
(2) Comprises the fair values of marketable securities and investments in Other current assets. Included within Other income (expense) - net of the condensed consolidated statements of income are zero mark-to-market gains/(losses) related to securities still held at March 31, 2023.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Readily Marketable Inventories | Derivatives, Net | Trade Accounts Payable | Other (2) | Total | ||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2022 | $ | 205 | $ | (31) | $ | (23) | — | $ | 151 | ||||||||
135 | 36 | 15 | — | 186 | |||||||||||||
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in Other income (expense) - net | — | — | — | (64) | (64) | ||||||||||||
Purchases | 1,246 | — | (366) | — | 880 | ||||||||||||
Sales | (1,377) | — | — | — | (1,377) | ||||||||||||
Issuances | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Settlements | — | — | 273 | (84) | 189 | ||||||||||||
Transfers into Level 3 | 964 | 22 | (345) | 218 | 859 | ||||||||||||
Transfers out of Level 3 | (47) | 1 | — | — | (46) | ||||||||||||
Translation adjustment | 5 | (1) | (1) | — | 3 | ||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2022 | $ | 1,131 | $ | 27 | $ | (447) | $ | 70 | $ | 781 |
(1) Readily marketable inventories, derivatives, net, and trade accounts payable, includes gains/(losses) of $83 million, $52 million and $15 million, respectively, that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains/(losses) relating to Level 3 assets and liabilities still held at March 31, 2022.
(2) Comprises the fair values of marketable securities and investments in Other current assets. Included within Other income (expense) - net of the consolidated statements of income are $32 million in gains/(losses) related to securities still held at March 31, 2022.
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12. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
The Company uses derivative instruments to manage several market risks, such as interest rate, foreign currency, and commodity risk. Some of those hedges the Company enters into qualify for hedge accounting in the financial statements (Hedge Accounting Derivatives) and some, while intended as economic hedges, do not qualify or are not designated for hedge accounting (Economic Hedge Derivatives). As these derivatives impact the financial statements in different ways, they are discussed separately below.
Hedge Accounting Derivatives - The Company uses derivatives in qualifying hedge accounting relationships to manage certain of its interest rate, foreign currency, and commodity risks. In executing these hedge strategies, the Company primarily relies on the shortcut and critical terms match methods in designing its hedge accounting strategy, which results in little to no net earnings impact for these hedge relationships. The Company monitors these relationships on a quarterly basis and performs a quantitative analysis to validate the assertion that the hedges are highly effective if there are changes to the hedged item or hedging derivative.
Fair value hedges - These derivatives are used to hedge the effect of interest rate and currency exchange rate changes on certain long-term debt. Under fair value hedge accounting, the derivative is measured at fair value and the carrying value of hedged debt is adjusted for the change in value related to the exposure being hedged, with both adjustments offset to earnings. In other words, the earnings effect of a change in the fair value of the derivative will be substantially offset by the earnings effect of the change in the carrying value of the hedged debt. The net impact of fair value hedge accounting for interest rate swaps is recognized in Interest expense. For cross currency swaps the changes in currency risk on the derivative are recognized in Foreign exchange gains (losses), and the changes in interest rate risk are recognized in Interest expense. Changes in basis risk are held in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until realized through the coupon.
Cash flow hedges of currency risk - The Company manages currency risk on certain forecasted sales, purchases, selling, general and administrative expenses, and recognized assets and liabilities with currency forwards. The change in the value of the forward is held in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the transaction affects earnings, at which time the change in value of the currency forward is reclassified to Net sales, Cost of goods sold, or Selling, general and administrative expenses. These hedges mature at various times through March 2024. Of the amount currently in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), $4 million of deferred losses is expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months.
Net investment hedges - The Company hedges the currency risk of certain of its foreign subsidiaries with currency forwards for which the currency risk is remeasured through Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). For currency forwards, the forward method is used. The change in the value of the forward is classified in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the transaction affects earnings by way of either sale or substantial liquidation of the foreign subsidiary.
The table below provides information about the balance sheet values of hedged items and the notional amount of derivatives used in hedging strategies. The notional amount of the derivative is the number of units of the underlying (for example, the notional principal amount of the debt in an interest rate swap). The notional amount is used to compute interest or other payment streams to be made under the contract and is a measure of the Company’s level of activity. The Company discloses derivative notional amounts on a gross basis.
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(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | Unit of Measure | |||||||||||
Hedging instrument type: | ||||||||||||||
Fair value hedges of interest rate risk | ||||||||||||||
Interest rate swap - notional amount | $ | 3,770 | $ | 3,753 | $ Notional | |||||||||
Cumulative adjustment to long-term debt from application of hedge accounting | $ | (279) | $ | (341) | $ Notional | |||||||||
Carrying value of hedged debt | $ | 3,474 | $ | 3,394 | $ Notional | |||||||||
Fair value hedges of currency risk | ||||||||||||||
Cross currency swap | $ | 231 | $ | 232 | $ Notional | |||||||||
Carrying value of hedged debt | $ | 231 | $ | 232 | $ Notional | |||||||||
Cash flow hedges of currency risk | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency forward - notional amount | $ | 247 | $ | 310 | $ Notional | |||||||||
Foreign currency option - notional amount | $ | 81 | $ | 108 | $ Notional | |||||||||
Net investment hedges | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency forward - notional amount | $ | 482 | $ | 495 | $ Notional | |||||||||
Economic Hedge Derivatives - In addition to using derivatives in qualifying hedge relationships, the Company enters into derivatives to economically hedge its exposure to a variety of market risks it incurs in the normal course of operations.
Interest rate derivatives are used to hedge exposures to the Company's financial instrument portfolios and debt issuances. The impact of changes in fair value of these instruments is primarily presented in Interest expense.
Currency derivatives are used to hedge the balance sheet and commercial exposures that arise from the Company's global operations. The impact of changes in fair value of these instruments is presented in Cost of goods sold when hedging commercial exposures and Foreign exchange (losses) gains when hedging monetary exposures.
Agricultural commodity derivatives are used primarily to manage the Company's inventory and forward purchase and sales contracts. Contracts to purchase agricultural commodities generally relate to current or future crop years for delivery periods quoted by regulated commodity exchanges. Contracts for the sale of agricultural commodities generally do not extend beyond one future crop cycle. The impact of changes in fair value of these instruments is presented in Cost of goods sold.
The Company uses derivative instruments referred to as forward freight agreements ("FFAs") and FFA options to hedge portions of its current and anticipated ocean freight costs. The impact of changes in fair value of these instruments is presented in Cost of goods sold.
The Company uses energy derivative instruments to manage its exposure to volatility in energy costs. Hedges may be entered into for natural gas, electricity, coal and fuel oil, including bunker fuel. The impact of changes in fair value of these instruments is presented in Cost of goods sold.
The Company may also enter into other derivatives, including credit default swaps, carbon emission derivatives and equity derivatives to manage its exposure to credit risk and broader macroeconomic risks, respectively. The impact of changes in fair value of these instruments is presented in Cost of goods sold.
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The table below summarizes the volume of economic derivatives as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. For those contracts traded bilaterally through the over-the-counter markets (e.g., forwards, forward rate agreements ("FRA"), and swaps), the gross position is provided. For exchange traded (e.g., futures, FFAs, and options) and cleared positions (e.g., energy swaps), the net position is provided.
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | Unit of Measure | |||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Long | (Short) | Long | (Short) | |||||||||||||
Interest rate | |||||||||||||||||
Swaps | $ | 56 | $ | (1,361) | $ | 387 | $ | (1,267) | $ Notional | ||||||||
Futures | $ | — | $ | (264) | $ | — | $ | (97) | $ Notional | ||||||||
Forwards | $ | 1,316 | $ | (1,027) | $ | — | $ | — | $ Notional | ||||||||
Currency | |||||||||||||||||
Forwards | $ | 9,146 | $ | (11,459) | $ | 9,819 | $ | (9,682) | $ Notional | ||||||||
Swaps | $ | 2,729 | $ | (2,166) | $ | 2,441 | $ | (2,876) | $ Notional | ||||||||
Futures | $ | — | $ | (9) | $ | 11 | $ | — | $ Notional | ||||||||
Options | $ | 1 | $ | (97) | $ | — | $ | (102) | Delta | ||||||||
Agricultural commodities | |||||||||||||||||
Forwards | 28,366,935 | (32,290,827) | 20,493,679 | (27,766,763) | Metric Tons | ||||||||||||
Swaps | — | (1,864,265) | — | (1,864,262) | Metric Tons | ||||||||||||
Futures | — | (3,790,759) | — | (4,092,772) | Metric Tons | ||||||||||||
Options | 137,095 | (350,844) | 1,025 | (216,647) | Metric Tons | ||||||||||||
Ocean freight | |||||||||||||||||
FFA | — | (10,880) | — | (11,197) | Hire Days | ||||||||||||
Natural gas | |||||||||||||||||
Forwards | 50,110 | (50,111) | — | — | MMBtus | ||||||||||||
Swaps | 649,763 | — | 1,460,190 | — | MMBtus | ||||||||||||
Futures | 26,061,635 | — | 5,250,393 | — | MMBtus | ||||||||||||
Electricity | |||||||||||||||||
Swaps | 187,304 | (70,239) | 22,987 | (8,619) | Mwh | ||||||||||||
Energy - other | |||||||||||||||||
Swaps | 161,435 | — | 175,784 | — | Metric Tons | ||||||||||||
Futures | — | — | 1,320,881 | — | Metric Tons | ||||||||||||
Energy - CO2 | |||||||||||||||||
Futures | 203,000 | — | — | (38,000) | Metric Tons | ||||||||||||
Other | |||||||||||||||||
Swaps and futures | $ | 10 | $ | (65) | $ | 20 | $ | (50) | $ Notional |
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The Effect of Derivative Instruments and Hedge Accounting on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
The tables below summarize the net effect of derivative instruments and hedge accounting on the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
Income statement classification | Type of derivative | ||||||||||
Net sales | |||||||||||
Hedge accounting | Foreign currency | $ | 1 | $ | 2 | ||||||
Cost of goods sold | |||||||||||
Hedge accounting | Foreign currency | $ | 1 | $ | — | ||||||
Economic hedges | Foreign currency | 84 | 493 | ||||||||
Commodities | 396 | (1,255) | |||||||||
Other (1) | (9) | 80 | |||||||||
Total Cost of goods sold | $ | 472 | $ | (682) | |||||||
Selling, general & administrative | |||||||||||
Hedge Accounting | Foreign exchange | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Interest expense | |||||||||||
Hedge accounting | Interest rate | $ | (33) | $ | (6) | ||||||
Economic hedges | Interest rate | 2 | — | ||||||||
Total Interest expense | $ | (31) | $ | (6) | |||||||
Foreign exchange (losses) gains | |||||||||||
Hedge accounting | Foreign currency | $ | (2) | $ | (12) | ||||||
Economic hedges | Foreign currency | 33 | 59 | ||||||||
Total Foreign exchange (losses) gains | $ | 31 | $ | 47 | |||||||
Other income (expense) | |||||||||||
Economic hedges | Interest rate | $ | 1 | $ | — | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||||||
Gains and losses on derivatives used as fair value hedges of foreign currency risk included in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Gains and losses on derivatives used as cash flow hedges of foreign currency risk included in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period | $ | (5) | $ | 32 | |||||||
Gains and losses on derivatives used as net investment hedges included in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period | $ | (21) | $ | (149) | |||||||
Amounts released from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the period | |||||||||||
Cash flow hedge of foreign currency risk | $ | (1) | $ | (2) | |||||||
(1) Other includes results from freight, energy and other derivatives.
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13. DEBT
Bunge’s $600 million commercial paper program is supported by an identical amount of committed back-up bank credit lines (the "Liquidity Facility") provided by banks that are rated at least A-1 by S&P Global Ratings and P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service. The cost of borrowing under the Liquidity Facility would typically be higher than the cost of issuing under Bunge’s commercial paper program. At March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, there were no borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper program and no borrowings under the Liquidity Facility, respectively. The Liquidity Facility is Bunge's only revolving credit facility that requires lenders to maintain minimum credit ratings. The Liquidity Facility is set to expire on July 16, 2026. Borrowings under the commercial paper program typically have an original maturity of three months or less, resulting in net presentation of proceeds and repayments of short-term debt in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
Bunge had no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2023, under the unsecured $1.1 billion 364-day Revolving Credit Agreement (the "$1.1 Billion Credit Agreement"), with a group of lenders, entered into on July 15, 2022, and maturing on July 14, 2023. Bunge may from time-to-time request one or more of the existing or new lenders to increase the total participations under the $1.1 Billion Credit Agreement by an aggregate amount up to $250 million pursuant to an accordion provision. Borrowings will bear interest at the SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment and applicable margin, as defined in the $1.1 Billion Credit Agreement.
Bunge had no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, under the unsecured committed $1.35 billion 5-year Revolving Credit Agreement (the "$1.35 Billion Credit Agreement") with a group of lenders, maturing July 16, 2026. Bunge may, from time to time, request one or more of the existing or new lenders to increase the total commitments under the $1.35 Billion Credit Agreement by an aggregate amount up to $200 million pursuant to an accordion provision. Borrowings will bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin, as defined in the $1.35 Billion Credit Agreement.
Bunge had no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, under the unsecured $865 million Revolving Credit Agreement (the "$865 Million 2026 Facility") with a group of lenders, set to mature on October 29, 2026. Borrowings will bear interest at SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment and applicable margin, as defined in the $865 Million 2026 Facility.
Bunge had no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, under the unsecured $1.75 billion Revolving Credit Facility ("$1.75 Billion Revolving Credit Facility"), set to mature on December 16, 2024. The interest rate under the $1.75 Billion Revolving Credit Facility is tied to certain sustainability criteria, including, but not limited to, science-based targets that define Bunge's climate goals within its operations and a commitment to a deforestation-free supply chain in 2025. Bunge may from time to time, with the consent of the agent, request one or more of the existing lenders or new lenders to increase the total commitments by an amount not to exceed $250 million pursuant to an accordion provision. Borrowings under the $1.75 Billion Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at Term SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment, which will vary from 0.30% to 1.30%, based on the senior long-term unsecured debt ratings provided by Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings. Bunge will also pay a fee that will vary from 0.10% to 0.40% based on its utilization of the $1.75 Billion Revolving Credit Facility.
Borrowings under the committed revolving credit facilities described above typically have an original maturity of three months or less, resulting in net presentation of proceeds and repayments of short-term debt in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
At March 31, 2023, Bunge had $5,665 million unused and available committed borrowing capacity comprised of committed revolving credit facilities and the commercial paper program with a number of financial institutions. At December 31, 2022, Bunge had $6,665 million unused and available committed borrowing capacity comprised of committed revolving credit facilities and the commercial paper program with a number of financial institutions, totaling $5,665 million, and $1,000 million in committed unsecured delayed draw term loans, as discussed below.
In addition to committed facilities, from time to time, Bunge Limited and/or its financing subsidiaries enter into uncommitted bilateral short-term credit lines as necessary based on financing requirements. At March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, there were no borrowings, respectively, outstanding under these bilateral short-term credit lines. Loans under such credit lines are non-callable by the respective lenders. In addition, Bunge's operating companies had $540 million and $546 million in short-term borrowings outstanding under local bank lines of credit at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively, to support working capital requirements. The original maturity of borrowings under uncommitted bilateral credit lines and local bank lines of credit varies based upon the Company's financing objectives. As a result, proceeds and repayments of such credit lines may be presented on a net basis, or separately, in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as dictated by the borrowing's original maturity.
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The fair value of Bunge’s long-term debt, including current portion, is calculated based on interest rates currently available on comparable maturities to companies with credit standing similar to that of Bunge. The carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt are as follows:
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Carrying Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Carrying Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | |||||||||||||
Long-term debt, including current portion | $ | 5,180 | $ | 5,221 | $ | 4,105 | $ | 4,148 |
On August 5, 2022, Bunge entered into an unsecured $250 million delayed draw term loan (the "$250 million February 2023 Delayed Draw Term Loan") with a group of lenders that was required to be drawn by February 2, 2023. The $250 million February 2023 Delayed Draw Term Loan bears interest at SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment and applicable margin, as defined in the $250 million February 2023 Delayed Draw Term Loan agreement. The $250 million February 2023 Delayed Draw Term Loan was drawn on February 2, 2023 and matures on August 5, 2027.
On July 26, 2022, and later amended on October 7, 2022, Bunge entered into an unsecured $750 million delayed draw term loan (the "$750 Million Delayed Draw Term Loan") with a group of lenders giving Bunge the option to draw the loan by January 25, 2023. The $750 Million Delayed Draw Term Loan bears interest at SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment and applicable margin, as defined in the $750 Million Delayed Draw Term Loan agreement. The $750 Million Delayed Draw Term Loan was drawn on January 25, 2023 and matures on October 24, 2025.
14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Bunge purchases agricultural commodity products from certain of its unconsolidated investees and other related parties. Such related party purchases comprised approximately 9% or less of total Cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022. Bunge also sells agricultural commodity products to certain of its unconsolidated investees and other related parties. Such related party sales comprised approximately 2% or less of total Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022.
In addition, Bunge receives services from and provides services to its unconsolidated investees and other related parties, including tolling, port handling, administrative support, and other services. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, such services were not material to the Company's consolidated results.
At March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, receivables related to the above related party transactions comprised approximately 1% or less of total Trade accounts receivable. At March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, payables related to the above related party transactions comprised approximately 5% or less of total Trade accounts payable.
Bunge believes all transaction values to be similar to those that would be conducted with third parties.
15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Bunge is party to claims and lawsuits, primarily non-income tax and labor claims in South America, arising in the normal course of business. Bunge is also involved from time to time in various contract, antitrust, environmental litigation and remediation, and other litigation, claims, government investigations, and legal proceedings. The ability to predict the ultimate outcome of such matters involves judgments, estimates and inherent uncertainties. Bunge records liabilities related to legal matters when the exposure item becomes probable and can be reasonably estimated. Bunge management does not expect these matters to have a material adverse effect on Bunge’s financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. However, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and there exists the remote possibility that a liability arising from these matters could have a material adverse impact in the period in which the uncertainties are resolved should the liability substantially exceed the amount of provisions included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Information regarding the claims appears in Bunge’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Included in Other non-current liabilities as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, are the following amounts related to these matters:
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(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Non-income tax claims | $ | 20 | $ | 20 | ||||
Labor claims | 73 | 76 | ||||||
Civil and other claims | 106 | 105 | ||||||
Total | $ | 199 | $ | 201 |
Brazil Indirect Taxes - non-income tax claims - These tax claims relate to claims against Bunge’s Brazilian subsidiaries, primarily value-added tax claims (ICMS, ISS, IPI and PIS/COFINS).
The Company continues to evaluate the merits of outstanding claims from examinations of ICMS and PIS/COFINS tax returns concluded by Brazilian federal and state tax authorities and will recognize them if and when loss is considered probable. The outstanding claims comprise the following:
(US$ in millions) | Years Examined | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
ICMS | 1990 to Present | $ | 218 | $ | 215 | ||||||
PIS/COFINS | 2002 to Present | $ | 354 | $ | 347 |
Labor claims — The labor claims are principally against Bunge’s Brazilian subsidiaries. The labor claims primarily relate to dismissals, severance, health and safety, salary adjustments, and supplementary retirement benefits.
Civil and other claims — The civil and other claims relate to various disputes with third parties, including suppliers and customers.
Guarantees — Bunge has issued or was a party to the following guarantees at March 31, 2023:
(US$ in millions) | Maximum Potential Future Payments | ||||
Unconsolidated affiliates guarantee (1) | $ | 105 | |||
Residual value guarantee (2) | 338 | ||||
Russia disposition indemnity (3) | 235 | ||||
Other guarantees | 10 | ||||
Total | $ | 688 |
(1) Bunge has issued guarantees to certain financial institutions related to debt of certain of its unconsolidated affiliates. The terms of the guarantees are equal to the terms of the related financings, which have maturity dates through 2034. There are no recourse provisions or collateral that would enable Bunge to recover any amounts paid under these guarantees. In addition, certain Bunge subsidiaries have guaranteed the obligations of certain of their unconsolidated affiliates and in connection therewith have secured their guarantee obligations through a pledge to the financial institutions of certain of their unconsolidated affiliates' shares plus loans receivable from the unconsolidated affiliates in the event that the guaranteed obligations are enforced. Based on amounts drawn under such debt facilities at March 31, 2023, Bunge's potential liability was $81 million, and it has recorded less than $1 million obligation related to these guarantees within Other non-current liabilities.
(2) Bunge has issued guarantees to certain financial institutions that are party to certain operating lease arrangements for railcars, barges, and buildings. These guarantees provide for a minimum residual value to be received by the lessor at the conclusion of the lease term. These leases expire at various dates from 2024 through 2029. At March 31, 2023, no obligation has been recorded related to these guarantees. Any obligation recorded would be recognized in Current operating lease obligations or Non-current operating lease obligations.
(3) On February 3, 2023, Bunge agreed to indemnify the buyer of its Russian operations against certain existing legal claims involving Bunge's Russian subsidiary. The indemnity expires on February 2, 2030. As of March 31, 2023, Bunge recorded a $9 million obligation related to this indemnity within Other non-current liabilities.
Bunge Limited has provided a guarantee to the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture as Trustee for Bunge North America, Inc. ("BNA"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, which guarantees all amounts due and owing by BNA to grain producers and/or depositors in the State of Illinois who have delivered commodities to BNA’s Illinois facilities.
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16. OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other non-current liabilities consist of the following:
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Labor, legal, and other provisions | $ | 205 | $ | 205 | ||||
Pension and post-retirement obligations | 150 | 152 | ||||||
Uncertain income tax positions (1) | 61 | 59 | ||||||
Unrealized losses on derivative contracts, at fair value (2) | 275 | 332 | ||||||
Other | 111 | 101 | ||||||
Total | $ | 802 | $ | 849 |
(1)See Note 9 - Income Taxes.
(2)See Note 11- Fair Value Measurements.
17. EQUITY
Share repurchase program — During October 2021, Bunge's Board of Directors approved a program for the repurchase of up to $500 million of Bunge's issued and outstanding common shares. The program has no expiration date. To date under the program, 2,109,115 common shares were repurchased for $200 million. As of March 31, 2023, $300 million remains outstanding for repurchases under the program.
Dividends on common shares — On February 22, 2023, Bunge announced that the Company's Board of Directors had declared a dividend of $0.625 per common share, payable on June 2, 2023, to shareholders of record on May 19, 2023.
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge — The following table summarizes the balances of related after-tax components of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge:
(US$ in millions) | Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment | Deferred Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities | Pension and Other Postretirement Liability Adjustments | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2023 | $ | (5,926) | $ | (343) | $ | (102) | $ | (6,371) | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 122 | (26) | — | 96 | ||||||||||
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 103 | 1 | — | 104 | ||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | (5,701) | $ | (368) | $ | (102) | $ | (6,171) |
(US$ in millions) | Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment | Deferred Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities | Pension and Other Postretirement Liability Adjustments (1) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2022 | $ | (6,093) | $ | (254) | $ | (124) | $ | (6,471) | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 396 | (117) | — | 279 | ||||||||||
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | (2) | (19) | (21) | ||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2022 | $ | (5,697) | $ | (373) | $ | (143) | $ | (6,213) |
(1)On February 28, 2022, the Company, together with plan participants and related employee unions, agreed to the transition of one of the Company's international defined benefit pension plans to a multi-employer pension plan. Following the transition, the Company accounts for the multi-employer plan similar to a defined contribution plan, resulting in full settlement of the related defined benefit plan obligations.
In connection with the settlement, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company reclassified $27 million (net of $10 million tax expense) in unamortized actuarial gains from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), of which $19 million was attributable to Bunge (net of $7 million in tax expense), and $8 million was attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest (net of $3 million in tax expense).
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18. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share.
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
(US$ in millions, except for share data) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders | $ | 632 | $ | 688 | ||||
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic | 150,079,448 | 142,516,888 | ||||||
Effect of dilutive shares: | ||||||||
—stock options and awards (2) | 2,184,544 | 3,127,275 | ||||||
—convertible preference shares (1) | — | 7,976,765 | ||||||
Diluted | 152,263,992 | 153,620,928 | ||||||
Earnings per common share: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders—basic | $ | 4.21 | $ | 4.83 | ||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders—diluted | $ | 4.15 | $ | 4.48 |
(1) Effective March 23, 2022, (the "Conversion Date"), in accordance with the terms of the certificate of designation governing the convertible preference shares, all of the Company's issued and outstanding convertible preference shares were automatically converted into 1.2846 common shares of the Company, par value $0.01 per share. As a result of this conversion, dividends on the convertible preference shares ceased to accrue on the Conversion Date.
(2) The weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted exclude less than one million stock options and contingently issuable restricted stock units, which were not dilutive and not included in the computation of earnings per share for each of the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022.
19. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company's operations are organized, managed, and classified into four reportable segments - Agribusiness, Refined and Specialty Oils, Milling, and Sugar and Bioenergy, based upon their similar economic characteristics, products and services offered, production processes, types and classes of customer, and distribution methods. The Company’s remaining operations are not reportable segments, as defined by the applicable accounting standard, and are classified as Corporate and Other.
The Agribusiness segment is characterized by both inputs and outputs being agricultural commodities and thus high volume and low margin. The Refined and Specialty Oils segment involves the processing, production, and marketing of products derived from vegetable oils. The Milling segment involves the processing, production, and marketing of products derived primarily from wheat and corn. The Sugar and Bioenergy reportable segment primarily comprises the net earnings in the Company’s 50% interest in BP Bunge Bioenergia, a joint venture with BP p.l.c. ("BP").
Corporate and Other includes salaries and overhead for corporate functions that are not allocated to the Company’s individual reporting segments because the operating performance of each reporting segment is evaluated by the Company's chief operating decision maker exclusive of these items, as well as certain other activities including Bunge Ventures, the Company's captive insurance activities, securitization program, and certain income tax assets and liabilities.
Transfers between segments are generally valued at market. Segment revenues generated from these transfers are shown in the following table as “Inter-segment revenues.”
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Agribusiness | Refined and Specialty Oils | Milling | Sugar and Bioenergy | Corporate and Other | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales to external customers | $ | 10,852 | $ | 3,888 | $ | 515 | $ | 64 | $ | 9 | $ | — | $ | 15,328 | |||||||||
Inter–segment revenues | 2,156 | 37 | 164 | — | — | (2,357) | — | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | (10,044) | (3,546) | (484) | (64) | (9) | — | (14,147) | ||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 808 | 342 | 31 | — | — | — | 1,181 | ||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | (132) | (95) | (21) | — | (105) | — | (353) | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange (losses) gains | 39 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests (1) | (21) | (4) | — | — | — | — | (25) | ||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense) - net | 11 | (15) | (1) | — | 20 | — | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from affiliates | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Segment EBIT (2) | 705 | 233 | 9 | 19 | (80) | — | 886 | ||||||||||||||||
Total assets | 17,366 | 3,656 | 1,157 | 334 | 4,597 | — | 27,110 |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Agribusiness | Refined and Specialty Oils | Milling | Sugar and Bioenergy | Corporate and Other | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales to external customers | $ | 11,231 | $ | 3,976 | $ | 603 | $ | 64 | $ | 6 | $ | — | $ | 15,880 | |||||||||
Inter–segment revenues | 2,487 | 112 | 375 | — | — | (2,974) | — | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | (10,367) | (3,714) | (532) | (62) | (1) | — | (14,676) | ||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 864 | 262 | 71 | 2 | 5 | — | 1,204 | ||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | (121) | (89) | (24) | — | (74) | — | (308) | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange (losses) gains | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests (1) | (4) | 3 | — | — | (12) | — | (13) | ||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense) - net | (63) | (3) | — | — | 19 | — | (47) | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from affiliates | 14 | — | — | 32 | (1) | — | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Segment EBIT (2) | 699 | 173 | 50 | 34 | (63) | — | 893 | ||||||||||||||||
Total assets | 20,607 | 4,383 | 1,482 | 322 | 1,930 | — | 28,724 |
(1) Include noncontrolling interests' share of interest and tax with EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests in order to reconcile to consolidated Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests.
(2) Total segment earnings before interest and taxes ("EBIT") is an operating performance measure used by Bunge’s management to evaluate segment operating activities. Bunge’s management believes Total Segment EBIT is a useful measure of operating profitability, since the measure allows for an evaluation of the performance of its segments without regard to its financing methods or capital structure. In addition, EBIT is a financial measure that is widely used by analysts and investors in Bunge’s industry. Total Segment EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure. Further, Total Segment EBIT is not a measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to Net income (loss) or any other measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP. See the reconciliation of Total Segment EBIT to Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge in the table below.
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A reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge to Total Segment EBIT follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge | $ | 632 | $ | 688 | |||||||
Interest income | (43) | (9) | |||||||||
Interest expense | 112 | 111 | |||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 183 | 108 | |||||||||
Noncontrolling interests' share of interest and tax | 2 | (5) | |||||||||
Total Segment EBIT | $ | 886 | $ | 893 |
The Company’s revenue comprises sales from commodity contracts that are accounted for under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815) and sales of other products and services that are accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). The following tables provide a disaggregation of Net sales to external customers between sales from commodity contracts (ASC 815) and sales from contracts with customers (ASC 606):
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Agribusiness | Refined and Specialty Oils | Milling | Sugar and Bioenergy | Corporate and Other | Total | ||||||||||||||
Sales from commodity contracts (ASC 815) | $ | 10,288 | $ | 178 | $ | 74 | $ | 64 | $ | — | $ | 10,604 | ||||||||
Sales from contracts with customers (ASC 606) | 564 | 3,710 | 441 | — | 9 | 4,724 | ||||||||||||||
Net sales to external customers | $ | 10,852 | $ | 3,888 | $ | 515 | $ | 64 | $ | 9 | $ | 15,328 |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Agribusiness | Refined and Specialty Oils | Milling | Sugar and Bioenergy | Corporate and Other | Total | ||||||||||||||
Sales from commodity contracts (ASC 815) | $ | 10,567 | $ | 251 | $ | 62 | $ | 63 | $ | — | $ | 10,943 | ||||||||
Sales from contracts with customers (ASC 606) | 664 | 3,725 | 541 | 1 | 6 | 4,937 | ||||||||||||||
Net sales to external customers | $ | 11,231 | $ | 3,976 | $ | 603 | $ | 64 | $ | 6 | $ | 15,880 |
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This report contains both historical and forward looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). These forward looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. We have tried to identify these forward looking statements by using words including “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “continue” and similar expressions. These forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward looking statements. These factors include the risks, uncertainties, trends and other factors described in our Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to those reports) and include: the impact on our employees, operations, and facilities from the war in Ukraine and the resulting economic and other sanctions imposed on Russia, including the impact on Bunge resulting from the continuation and/or escalation of the war and sanctions against Russia; the effect of weather conditions and the impact of crop and animal disease on our business; the impact of global and regional economic, agricultural, financial and commodities market, political, social and health conditions; changes in governmental policies and laws affecting our business, including agricultural and trade policies, financial markets regulation and environmental, tax and biofuels regulation; the impact of seasonality; the impact of government policies and regulations; the outcome of pending regulatory and legal proceedings; our ability to complete, integrate and benefit from acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and strategic alliances; the impact of industry conditions, including fluctuations in supply, demand and prices for agricultural commodities and other raw materials and products that we sell and use in our business, fluctuations in energy and freight costs and competitive developments in our industries; the effectiveness of our capital allocation plans, funding needs and financing sources; the effectiveness of our risk management strategies; operational risks, including industrial accidents, natural disasters, pandemics or epidemics and cybersecurity incidents; changes in foreign exchange policy or rates; the impact of our dependence on third parties; our ability to attract and retain executive management and key personnel; and other factors affecting our business generally.
The forward looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date of this report, and except as otherwise required by federal securities law, we do not have any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
You should refer to “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2023, and “Part II — Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a more detailed discussion of these factors.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
First Quarter 2023 Overview
You should refer to "Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Factors Affecting Operating Results" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, for a discussion of key factors affecting operating results in each of our business segments. In addition, you should refer to "Item 9A, Controls and Procedures" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and to "Item 4, Controls and Procedures" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023, for a discussion of our internal controls over financial reporting.
Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures
Total segment earnings before interest and taxes ("EBIT") is an operating performance measure used by Bunge’s management to evaluate segment operating activities. Bunge also uses Core Segment EBIT, Non-core Segment EBIT and Total Segment EBIT to evaluate the operating performance of Bunge’s Core reportable segments, Non-core reportable segments, and Total reportable segments together with Corporate and Other. Core Segment EBIT is the aggregate of the EBIT of each of Bunge’s Agribusiness, Refined and Specialty Oils, and Milling segments. Non-core Segment EBIT is the EBIT of Bunge’s Sugar & Bioenergy segment. Total Segment EBIT is the aggregate of the EBIT of Bunge’s Core and Non-core reportable segments, together with Corporate and Other. Bunge’s management believes Core Segment EBIT, Non-core Segment EBIT, and Total Segment EBIT are useful measures of operating profitability since the measures allow for an evaluation of the performance of its segments without regard to financing methods or capital structure. In addition, EBIT is a financial measure that is widely used by analysts and investors in Bunge’s industry. Total Segment EBIT is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace Net income attributable to Bunge, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure. Further, Total Segment EBIT excludes EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests and is not a measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to Net income or any other measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP. See the reconciliation of Net income attributable to Bunge to Total Segment EBIT below.
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities, adjusted is calculated by including the Proceeds from beneficial interests in securitized trade receivables with Cash provided by (used for) operating activities. Cash provided by (used for) operating activities, adjusted is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace Cash provided by (used for) operating activities, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure. Our management believes presentation of this measure allows investors to view our cash generating performance using the same measure that management uses in evaluating financial and business performance and trends.
Executive Summary
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Bunge - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, Net income attributable to Bunge was $632 million, a decrease of $56 million compared to $688 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was due to higher income tax expense as discussed further below and lower Segment EBIT in our Non-core segment and Corporate and Other activities, as further discussed in the Segment Overview & Results of Operations section below.
Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, Net income attributable to Bunge common shareholders, diluted, was $4.15 per share, a decrease of $0.33 per share, compared to income of $4.48 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
EBIT - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, Total Segment EBIT was $886 million, a decrease of $7 million compared to Total Segment EBIT of $893 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in Total Segment EBIT for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was due to lower Segment EBIT in our Non-core segment and Corporate and Other activities, partially offset by higher Segment EBIT in our Core segments, as further discussed in the Segment Overview & Results of Operations section below.
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit - Income tax expense was $183 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to income tax expense of $108 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily
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due to an unfavorable earnings mix in 2023, as well as higher tax benefits in 2022 from releases of valuation allowances in Europe and Asia.
Liquidity and Capital Resources – At March 31, 2023, working capital, which equals Total current assets less Total current liabilities, was $8,632 million, an increase of $1,602 million, compared to working capital of $7,030 million at March 31, 2022, and an increase of $1,474 million, compared to working capital of $7,158 million at December 31, 2022. The increases in working capital at March 31, 2023, compared to March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2022, were primarily due to a higher cash and cash equivalents balance, driven by strong operating cash flows, which is managed in accordance with our investment policy, the objectives of which are to preserve the principal value of our cash assets, maintain a high degree of liquidity, and deliver competitive returns subject to prevailing market conditions.
Segment Overview & Results of Operations
Our operations are organized, managed and classified into four reportable segments based upon their similar economic characteristics, nature of products and services offered, production processes, types and classes of customer, and distribution methods. We further organize these reportable segments into Core operations and Non-core operations. Core operations comprise our Agribusiness, Refined and Specialty Oils, and Milling segments. Non-core operations comprise our Sugar & Bioenergy segment, which itself primarily comprises the Company’s 50% interest in the net earnings of BP Bunge Bioenergia, a joint venture with BP p.l.c. ("BP").
Our remaining operations are not reportable segments, as defined by the applicable accounting standard, and are classified as Corporate and Other. Corporate and Other includes salaries and overhead for corporate functions that are not allocated to our individual reportable segments because the operating performance of each reportable segment is evaluated by the Company's chief operating decision maker exclusive of these items, as well as certain other activities including Bunge Ventures, the Company's captive insurance activities, securitization program, and certain income tax assets and liabilities.
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A reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge to Total Segment EBIT follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge | $ | 632 | $ | 688 | |||||||
Interest income | (43) | (9) | |||||||||
Interest expense | 112 | 111 | |||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 183 | 108 | |||||||||
Noncontrolling interests' share of interest and tax | 2 | (5) | |||||||||
Total Segment EBIT | $ | 886 | $ | 893 | |||||||
Agribusiness Segment EBIT | 705 | 699 | |||||||||
Refined and Specialty Oils Segment EBIT | 233 | 173 | |||||||||
Milling Segment EBIT | 9 | 50 | |||||||||
Core Segment EBIT | 947 | 922 | |||||||||
Corporate and Other EBIT | (80) | (63) | |||||||||
Sugar and Bioenergy Segment EBIT | 19 | 34 | |||||||||
Non-core Segment EBIT | 19 | 34 | |||||||||
Total Segment EBIT | $ | 886 | $ | 893 |
Core Segments
Agribusiness Segment
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions, except volumes) | 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
Volumes (in thousand metric tons) | 18,386 | 20,070 | (8) | % | |||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 10,852 | $ | 11,231 | (3) | % | |||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | (10,044) | (10,367) | (3) | % | |||||||||||||
Gross profit | 808 | 864 | (6) | % | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | (132) | (121) | 9 | % | |||||||||||||
Foreign exchange (losses) gains | 39 | 9 | 333 | % | |||||||||||||
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests | (21) | (4) | 425 | % | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) – net | 11 | (63) | 117 | % | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from affiliates | — | 14 | (100) | % | |||||||||||||
Total Agribusiness Segment EBIT | $ | 705 | $ | 699 | 1 | % |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Agribusiness segment Net sales decreased 3%, to $10,852 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The net decrease was primarily due to the following:
•In Processing, Net sales increased 4%, primarily due to higher average sales prices in all regions except for South America, resulting from strong protein and oil demand in our soy oilseed processing business. The above increase was partially offset by lower volumes in our European softseed business, primarily due to reduced activity at our
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Ukrainian facilities as a result of the Ukraine-Russia war as well as completion of the sale of our Russian operations in the first quarter of 2023.
•In Merchandising, Net sales decreased 17%, primarily due to lower volumes and lower average sales prices in our global oils and corn businesses, resulting from a reduction of global commodity prices relative to the higher price environment following the onset of the Ukraine-Russia war, which exacerbated an already tight commodity supply environment.
Cost of goods sold decreased 3%, to $10,044 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The net decrease was primarily due to the following:
•In Processing, Cost of goods sold increased 3%, primarily due to higher sales, as noted in Net sales above, as well as increased industrial input costs, in particular labor and energy, due to inflationary pressures. These factors were partially offset by more favorable mark-to-market results, lack of recurring losses in relation to the Ukraine-Russia war and a $10 million benefit in the three months ended March 31, 2023 from the recognition of mark-to-market gains related to the recovery of inventories in Ukraine primarily from our Mykolaiv facility.
•In Merchandising, Cost of goods sold decreased 15%, primarily due to the lower volumes and the lower average commodity prices, as noted in Net sales above and certain losses sustained in the prior year related to the Ukraine-Russia war, partially offset by less favorable mark-to-market results.
Foreign exchange (losses) gains - net were a gain of $39 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to a gain of $9 million for three months ended March 31, 2022. The $39 million net gain in the current year was the result of gains in our Processing business, primarily due to the impact of the weakening U.S. dollar on U.S. dollar-denominated loans payable in non-U.S. functional currency operations, partially offset by a current year reduction in our Bunge Financial Services business (Merchandising).
Other income (expense) - net was income of $11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to expense of $63 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to prior year losses on marketable securities and other short-term investments following the onset of the Ukraine-Russia war.
Segment EBIT increased 1%, to $705 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The net increase was primarily due to the following:
•In Processing, an increase of 16% was primarily due to higher Gross profit and foreign exchange gains as described above, partially offset by higher SG&A.
•In Merchandising, a decrease of 54% was primarily due to lower Gross profit, partially offset by Other income (expense) - net as described above.
Refined and Specialty Oils Segment
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions, except volumes) | 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
Volumes (in thousand metric tons) | 2,146 | 2,296 | (7) | % | |||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 3,888 | $ | 3,976 | (2) | % | |||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | (3,546) | (3,714) | (5) | % | |||||||||||||
Gross profit | 342 | 262 | 31 | % | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | (95) | (89) | 7 | % | |||||||||||||
Foreign exchange (losses) gains | 5 | — | 100 | % | |||||||||||||
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests | (4) | 3 | (233) | % | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) – net | (15) | (3) | 400 | % | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from affiliates | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||||
Total Refined and Specialty Oils Segment EBIT | $ | 233 | $ | 173 | 35 | % |
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Refined and Specialty Oils segment Net sales decreased 2%, to $3,888 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volumes in all regions except North America, driven by the 2022 partial expiration of leased capacity at the Rotterdam facility as well as the sale of our Russian operations in the first quarter of 2023. The decrease is partially offset by higher prices and volumes in North America, driven by strong food and renewable feedstock oil demand, as well as higher prices in Europe.
Cost of goods sold decreased 5%, to $3,546 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower volumes in all regions except North America, as described for Net sales above, as well as effective management of supply chains and more favorable mark-to-market results. The decrease is partially offset by increased industrial input costs, in particular labor and energy, during the current year.
Segment EBIT increased 35%, to $233 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher Gross profit as described above.
Milling Segment
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions, except volumes) | 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
Volumes (in thousand metric tons) | 821 | 1,161 | (29) | % | |||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 515 | $ | 603 | (15) | % | |||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | (484) | (532) | (9) | % | |||||||||||||
Gross profit | 31 | 71 | (56) | % | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | (21) | (24) | (13) | % | |||||||||||||
Foreign exchange (losses) gains | — | 3 | (100) | % | |||||||||||||
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) – net | (1) | — | 100 | % | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from affiliates | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||||
Total Milling Segment EBIT | $ | 9 | $ | 50 | (82) | % |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Milling segment Net sales decreased 15%, to $515 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower volumes in our North American wheat milling business, driven by the completion of the sale of our Mexican wheat milling business in the third quarter of 2022.
Cost of goods sold decreased 9%, to $484 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower volumes, as described for Net sales above, due to the sale of our Mexican wheat milling business in the third quarter of 2022, partially offset by mark-to-market losses in South America as a result of decreases in commodity prices.
Segment EBIT decreased 82%, to $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower Gross profit resulting from mark-to-market losses in South America, as described above.
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Corporate and Other
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions, except volumes) | 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 9 | $ | 6 | 50 | % | |||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | (9) | (1) | 800 | % | |||||||||||||
Gross profit | — | 5 | (100) | % | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | (105) | (74) | 42 | % | |||||||||||||
Foreign exchange (losses) gains | 5 | — | 100 | % | |||||||||||||
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | (12) | (100) | % | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) – net | 20 | 19 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from affiliates | — | (1) | (100) | % | |||||||||||||
Total Corporate and Other EBIT | $ | (80) | $ | (63) | (27) | % |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Corporate and Other EBIT decreased by 27%, to a loss of $80 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by increased expenses in SG&A associated with growth initiatives, including various digital transformation strategies, as well as, a prior year gain of $29 million, at Bunge's then-70% share, related to the settlement of one of the Company's international defined benefit pension plans. The decrease was partially offset by lower unrealized mark-to-market losses in our venture capital unit, Bunge Ventures.
Non-core Segment
Sugar and Bioenergy Segment
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions, except volumes) | 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 64 | $ | 64 | — | % | |||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | (64) | (62) | 3 | % | |||||||||||||
Gross profit | — | 2 | (100) | % | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||||
Foreign exchange (losses) gains | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||||
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) – net | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from affiliates | 19 | 32 | (41) | % | |||||||||||||
Total Sugar and Bioenergy Segment EBIT | $ | 19 | $ | 34 | (44) | % |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Segment EBIT decreased 44%, to $19 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was due to less favorable results from our investment in BP Bunge Bioenergia, resulting from lower ethanol sales prices and higher costs and a reduction of foreign exchange gains on remeasurement of U.S. dollar denominated debt, partially offset by higher ethanol sales volumes.
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Interest - A summary of consolidated interest income and expense follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 43 | $ | 9 | 378 | % | |||||||||||
Interest expense | (112) | (111) | 1 | % |
Interest income increased 378%, to $43 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Interest expense increased by 1%, to $112 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in net interest expense was due to higher interest income as a result of significantly higher investments of cash equivalents in the current year, as well as, a prior year charge of $47 million recognized in Interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income due to the early redemption of all issued and outstanding 4.35% Senior Notes due March 2024, partially offset by higher variable interest rates on debt in the current period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our main financial objectives are to prudently manage financial risks, ensure consistent access to liquidity and minimize cost of capital in order to efficiently finance our business and maintain balance sheet strength. We generally finance our ongoing operations with cash flows generated from operations, issuances of commercial paper, borrowings under various bilateral and syndicated revolving credit facilities, term loans, and proceeds from the issuance of senior notes. Acquisitions and long-lived assets are generally financed with a combination of equity and long-term debt.
Working Capital
As of | |||||||||||||||||
US$ in millions, except current ratio | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,052 | $ | 386 | $ | 1,104 | |||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net | 2,789 | 2,564 | 2,829 | ||||||||||||||
Inventories | 8,952 | 10,988 | 8,408 | ||||||||||||||
Other current assets(1) | 4,247 | 6,952 | 4,417 | ||||||||||||||
Total current assets | $ | 19,040 | $ | 20,890 | $ | 16,758 | |||||||||||
Short-term debt | $ | 540 | $ | 1,937 | $ | 546 | |||||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 868 | 503 | 846 | ||||||||||||||
Trade accounts payable | 5,476 | 5,836 | 4,386 | ||||||||||||||
Current operating lease obligations | 408 | 377 | 425 | ||||||||||||||
Other current liabilities(2) | 3,116 | 5,207 | 3,397 | ||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | $ | 10,408 | $ | 13,860 | $ | 9,600 | |||||||||||
Working capital(3) | $ | 8,632 | $ | 7,030 | $ | 7,158 | |||||||||||
Current ratio(4) | 1.83 | 1.51 | 1.75 |
(1) Comprises Assets held for sale and Other current assets.
(2) Comprises Liabilities held for sale and Other current liabilities.
(3) Working capital is Total current assets less Total current liabilities.
(4) Current ratio represents Total current assets divided by Total current liabilities.
Working capital was $8,632 million at March 31, 2023, an increase of $1,474 million from working capital of $7,158 million at December 31, 2022, and an increase of $1,602 million from working capital of $7,030 million at March 31, 2022.
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents were $3,052 million at March 31, 2023, an increase of $1,948 million from $1,104 million at December 31, 2022, and an increase of $2,666 million from $386 million at March 31, 2022. Cash balances are managed in accordance with our investment policy, the objectives of which are to preserve the principal value of our cash assets, maintain a high degree of liquidity, and deliver competitive returns subject to
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prevailing market conditions. Cash balances are typically invested in short-term deposits, money market funds, and commercial paper programs with highly-rated financial institutions and in U.S. government securities. Please refer to the Cash Flows section of this report, below, for details regarding the primary factors giving rise to the change in Cash and cash equivalents during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Trade accounts receivable, net - Trade accounts receivable, net were $2,789 million at March 31, 2023, a decrease of $40 million from $2,829 million at December 31, 2022, and an increase of $225 million from $2,564 million at March 31, 2022. The decrease from December 31, 2022, was primarily due to decreased Net sales in the current period driven by factors described in the Segment Overview & Results of Operations above. The increase from March 31, 2022, was primarily due to the change in the Trade Receivables Securitization Program structure, as described in Note 4 - Trade Accounts Receivable and Trade Receivables Securitization Program to our condensed consolidated financial statements, which results in inclusion of receivables pledged to the administrative agent in Trade accounts receivable.
Inventories - Inventories were $8,952 million at March 31, 2023, an increase of $544 million from $8,408 million at December 31, 2022, and a decrease of $2,036 million from $10,988 million at March 31, 2022. The increase from December 31, 2022, was due to higher volumes as of March 31, 2023, partially offset by lower average commodity prices, while the decrease from March 31, 2022, relates to lower average commodity prices as of March 31, 2023.
RMI comprise agricultural commodity inventories, such as soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, corn, and wheat that are readily convertible to cash because of their commodity characteristics, widely available markets and international pricing mechanisms. Total RMI reported at fair value was $7,231 million, $6,680 million, and $8,875 at March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022, respectively (see Note 5 - Inventories to our condensed consolidated financial statements).
Other current assets - Other current assets were $4,247 million at March 31, 2023, a decrease of $170 million from $4,417 million at December 31, 2022, and a decrease of $2,705 million from $6,952 million at March 31, 2022. The decrease from December 31, 2022, was primarily due to a reduction of prepaid expenses as a result of an Argentinian Export Program offered temporarily in late November through the end of December 2022, a reduction to income taxes receivable, as well as a decrease in Assets held for sale due to the completion of the sale of our Russian operations. The decreases were partially offset by higher unrealized gains on derivative contracts. The decrease from March 31, 2022, was primarily due to significantly lower unrealized gains on derivative contracts, a decrease in deferred purchase price receivable as a result of restructuring our trade receivables securitization program during the fourth quarter of 2022 (see Note 4 - Trade Accounts Receivable and Trade Receivables Securitization Program to our condensed consolidated financial statements), lower margin deposits, a reduction in Assets held for sale following the sale of our Mexico wheat milling business in the second half of 2022, and a decrease in marketable securities and other short-term investments.
Short-term debt - Short-term debt, including the Current portion of long-term debt, was $1,408 million at March 31, 2023, an increase of $16 million from $1,392 million at December 31, 2022, and a decrease of $1,032 million from $2,440 million at March 31, 2022. The higher Short-term debt levels at March 31, 2023, compared to December 31, 2022 were due to higher working capital funding requirements, and the lower Short-term debt levels compared to March 31, 2022, were due to lower inventory funding requirements, partially offset by an increase in the Current portion of long-term debt associated with our 1.85% Senior Notes, due 2023.
Trade accounts payable - Trade accounts payable were $5,476 million at March 31, 2023, an increase of $1,090 million from $4,386 million at December 31, 2022, and a decrease of $360 million from $5,836 million at March 31, 2022. The increase from December 31, 2022 was primarily due to higher inventory volumes during the current period and timing of purchases, and the decrease from March 31, 2022, was primarily due to lower average inventory prices during the current period.
Other current liabilities - Other current liabilities were $3,116 million at March 31, 2023, a decrease of $281 million from $3,397 million at December 31, 2022, and a decrease of $2,091 million from $5,207 million at March 31, 2022. The decrease from December 31, 2022, was primarily due to lower unrealized losses on derivative contracts during the current period. The decrease from March 31, 2022, was primarily due to significantly lower unrealized losses on derivative contracts and a reduction in Liabilities held for sale following the sale of our Mexico wheat milling business in the second half of 2022.
Debt
Financing Arrangements and Outstanding Indebtedness - We conduct most of our financing activities through a centralized financing structure that provides the Company with efficient access to debt and capital markets. This structure includes a master trust, the primary assets of which comprise intercompany loans made to Bunge Limited and its
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subsidiaries. Certain of Bunge Limited’s 100% owned finance subsidiaries, including Bunge Limited Finance Corp., Bunge Finance Europe B.V., and Bunge Asset Funding Corp., fund the master trust with short and long-term debt obtained from third parties, including through our commercial paper program and certain credit facilities, as well as the issuance of senior notes. Borrowings by these finance subsidiaries carry full, unconditional guarantees by Bunge Limited.
Revolving Credit Facilities - At March 31, 2023, we had $5,665 million unused and available committed borrowing capacity, comprised of committed revolving credit facilities and the commercial paper program. The following table summarizes these facilities as of the periods presented:
(US$ in millions) | Total Committed Capacity | Borrowings Outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Paper Program and Revolving Credit Facilities(1) | Maturities | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper | 2026 | $ | 600 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Revolving credit facilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$1.1 Billion 364-day Revolving Credit Agreement | 2023 | 1,100 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$1.75 Billion 2024 Revolving Credit Facility | 2024 | 1,750 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$1.35 Billion 5-year Revolving Credit Agreement | 2026 | 1,350 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$865 Million 2026 Revolving Credit Facility | 2026 | 865 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revolving credit facilities | $ | 5,065 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 5,665 | $ | — | $ | — |
(1)See Note 13 - Debt for further information on these programs.
Short and long-term debt - Our short and long-term debt increased by $1,069 million to $5,720 million at March 31, 2023, from $4,651 million at December 31, 2022, primarily due to the draws on our $250 Million February 2023 Delayed Draw Term Loan and $750 Million Delayed Draw Term Loan. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, our average short and long-term debt outstanding was approximately $5,335 million, compared to approximately $6,042 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Our Long-term debt balance, including the Current portion of long-term debt, was $5,180 million at March 31, 2023, an increase of $1,075 million, compared to $4,105 million at December 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to the draws on our $250 Million February 2023 Delayed Draw Term Loan and $750 Million Delayed Draw Term Loan.
The following table summarizes our short-term debt at March 31, 2023.
(US$ in millions) | Outstanding Balance at March 31, 2023 | Weighted Average Interest Rate at March 31, 2023 | Highest Balance Outstanding During Quarter Ended March 31, 2023 | Average Balance During Quarter Ended March 31, 2023 | Weighted Average Interest Rate During Quarter Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowings (1) | $ | 540 | 19.76 | % | $ | 546 | $ | 516 | 16.81 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper | — | — | % | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 540 | $ | 546 | $ | 516 |
(1) Includes $257 million of local currency bank borrowings in certain Central and Eastern European, South American, and Asia-Pacific countries at a weighted average interest rate of 35.12% as of March 31, 2023.
From time to time, through our financing subsidiaries, we enter into bilateral short-term credit lines as necessary based on our financing requirements. At March 31, 2023, there were no borrowings outstanding under these bilateral short-term credit lines. In addition, Bunge's operating companies had $540 million and $546 million in short-term borrowings outstanding from local bank lines of credit at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively, to support working capital requirements.
On August 5, 2022, Bunge entered into an unsecured $250 million delayed draw term loan (the "$250 Million February 2023 Delayed Draw Term Loan") with a group of lenders that is required to be drawn by February 2, 2023. The $250 Million February 2023 Delayed Draw Term Loan will bear interest at SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment and
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applicable margin, as defined in the $250 Million February 2023 Delayed Draw Term Loan agreement. The $250 Million February 2023 Delayed Draw Term Loan was drawn on February 2, 2023 and matures on August 5, 2027.
On July 26, 2022, and later amended on October 7, 2022, Bunge entered into an unsecured $750 million delayed draw term loan (the "$750 Million Delayed Draw Term Loan") with a group of lenders giving Bunge the option to draw the loan by January 25, 2023. The $750 Million Delayed Draw Term Loan will bear interest at SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment and applicable margin, as defined in the $750 Million Delayed Draw Term Loan agreement. The $750 Million Delayed Draw Term Loan was drawn on January 25, 2023 and matures on October 24, 2025.
The following table summarizes our short and long-term indebtedness:
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Short-term debt: (1) | ||||||||||||||
Short-term debt (2) | $ | 540 | $ | 546 | ||||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 868 | 846 | ||||||||||||
Total short-term debt | 1,408 | 1,392 | ||||||||||||
Long-term debt: | ||||||||||||||
Term loan due 2024 - three-month TONAR plus 0.76% (Tranche A) | 231 | 232 | ||||||||||||
Term loan due 2024 - three-month LIBOR plus 1.30% (Tranche B) | 90 | 90 | ||||||||||||
Term loan due 2025 - SOFR plus 0.975% | 750 | — | ||||||||||||
Term loan due 2027 - SOFR plus 1.25% | 250 | — | ||||||||||||
Term loan due 2028 - SOFR plus 1.45% | 249 | 249 | ||||||||||||
1.85% Senior Notes due 2023 - Euro | 870 | 853 | ||||||||||||
1.63% Senior Notes due 2025 | 598 | 597 | ||||||||||||
3.25% Senior Notes due 2026 | 698 | 698 | ||||||||||||
3.75% Senior Notes due 2027 | 597 | 597 | ||||||||||||
2.75% Senior Notes due 2031 | 991 | 990 | ||||||||||||
Cumulative adjustment to long-term debt from application of hedge accounting | (279) | (341) | ||||||||||||
Other | 135 | 140 | ||||||||||||
Subtotal | 5,180 | 4,105 | ||||||||||||
Less: Current portion of long-term debt | (868) | (846) | ||||||||||||
Total long-term debt(3) | 4,312 | 3,259 | ||||||||||||
Total debt | $ | 5,720 | $ | 4,651 |
(1) Includes secured debt of $86 million and $56 million at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(2) Includes $257 million and $207 million of local currency borrowings in certain European, South American, and Asia-Pacific countries at a weighted average interest rate of 35.12% and 32.12% as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(3) Includes secured debt of $18 million and $21 million at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Credit Ratings — Bunge’s debt ratings and outlook by major credit rating agencies at March 31, 2023, were as follows:
Short-term Debt (1) | Long-term Debt | Outlook | ||||||||||||||||||
Standard & Poor’s | A-1 | BBB | Positive | |||||||||||||||||
Moody’s | P-1 | Baa2 | Stable | |||||||||||||||||
Fitch | BBB | Positive |
(1) Short-term debt rating applies only to Bunge Asset Funding Corp., the issuer under our commercial paper program.
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Our debt agreements do not have any credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate maturity of our debt. However, credit rating downgrades would increase borrowing costs under our syndicated credit facilities and, depending on their severity, could impede our ability to obtain credit facilities or access the capital markets in the future on competitive terms. A significant increase in our borrowing costs could impair our ability to compete effectively in our business relative to competitors with higher credit ratings.
Our credit facilities and certain senior notes require us to comply with specified financial covenants including minimum current ratio, maximum debt to capitalization ratio and limitations on secured indebtedness. We were in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2023.
Equity
Total equity is set forth in the following table:
(US$ in millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Equity: | ||||||||||||||
Common shares | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | ||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 6,688 | 6,692 | ||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 10,757 | 10,222 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (6,171) | (6,371) | ||||||||||||
Treasury shares, at cost; 2023 and 2022 - 18,835,812 shares | (1,320) | (1,320) | ||||||||||||
Total Bunge shareholders’ equity | 9,955 | 9,224 | ||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interest | 764 | 732 | ||||||||||||
Total equity | $ | 10,719 | $ | 9,956 |
Total Bunge shareholders’ equity was $9,955 million at March 31, 2023, compared to $9,224 million at December 31, 2022, an increase of $731 million. The increase was primarily due to $632 million of Net income attributable to Bunge, $200 million of Other comprehensive income, as described in Note 17 - Equity, $17 million of stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by $94 million of declared dividends to common shareholders and $24 million from the issuance of common shares under our share based compensation programs.
Share repurchase program - During October 2021, our Board of Directors approved a program for the repurchase of up to $500 million of our issued and outstanding common shares. The program has no expiration date. To date under this program, 2,109,115 common shares were repurchased for $200 million. As of March 31, 2023, $300 million remains outstanding for repurchases under the program.
Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
US$ in millions | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities | $ | 931 | $ | (2,656) | ||||||||||
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities | 45 | 1,448 | ||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities | 901 | 708 | ||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale | 28 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale | $ | 1,905 | $ | (499) |
Our cash flows from operations vary depending on, among other items, the market prices and timing of purchases and sales of our inventories. Generally, during periods when commodity prices are rising, our Agribusiness operations require increased use of cash to support working capital to acquire inventories and fund daily settlement requirements on exchange traded futures that we use to minimize price risk related to purchases and sales of our inventories.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2023, our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale increased by $1,905 million, compared to a decrease of $499 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Operating: Cash provided by operating activities was $931 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, an increase of $3,587 million, compared to cash used for operating activities of $2,656 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to net changes in working capital and decreased beneficial interest in securitized trade receivables, driven by lower average commodity prices as well a change in structure of the securitization program as discussed further below.
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
US$ in millions | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities | $ | 931 | $ | (2,656) | ||||||||||
Proceeds from beneficial interest in securitized trade receivables (1) | 61 | 1,613 | ||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities, adjusted | $ | 992 | $ | (1,043) |
(1) On November 16, 2022, Bunge and certain of its subsidiaries amended its trade receivables securitization program from a deferred purchase price structure to a pledge structure, see Note 4 - Trade Accounts Receivable and Trade Receivables Securitization Program to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities, adjusted for the proceeds from beneficial interests in securitized trade receivables, was cash provided of $992 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to cash used of $1,043 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to net changes in working capital, driven by lower average commodity prices, during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Certain of our non-U.S. operating subsidiaries are primarily funded with U.S. dollar-denominated debt, while currency risk is hedged with U.S. dollar-denominated assets. The functional currency of our operating subsidiaries is generally the local currency. The financial statements of our subsidiaries are calculated in the functional currency, and when the local currency is the functional currency, translated into U.S. dollars. U.S. dollar-denominated loans are remeasured into their respective functional currencies at exchange rates at the applicable balance sheet date. Also, certain of our U.S. dollar functional operating subsidiaries outside the U.S. are partially funded with local currency borrowings, while the currency risk is hedged with local currency denominated assets. Local currency loans in U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries outside the U.S. are remeasured into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the applicable balance sheet date. The resulting gain or loss is included in our condensed consolidated statements of income as Foreign exchange (losses) gains. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we recorded a foreign currency gain on our debt of $50 million, and for the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recorded a foreign currency gain on our debt of $116 million, which were included as adjustments to reconcile Net income to Cash provided by (used for) operating activities in the line item Foreign exchange (gain) loss on net debt in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. These adjustments are required as the gains and losses are non-cash items that arise from financing activities and therefore will have no impact on cash flows from operations.
Investing: Cash provided by investing activities was $45 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, a decrease of $1,403 million, compared to cash provided by investing activities of $1,448 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to lower net proceeds from beneficial interests in securitized trade receivables as a result of the change in the program structure discussed above, partially offset by proceeds received on the sale of our Russian operations during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Financing: Cash provided by financing activities was $901 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, an increase of $193 million, compared to cash provided by financing activities of $708 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we received net cash proceeds of short and long-term debt of $1,002 million, primarily from delayed term draw loans of $750 million and $250 million, and paid $94 million in dividends to common shareholders. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we received net cash proceeds from short and long-term debt of $730 million, and paid $82 million in dividends to our common and preferred shareholders.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Please refer to Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies to our condensed consolidated financial statements for details concerning our off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Dividends
We paid a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.625 per share on March 2, 2023, to common shareholders of record on February 16, 2023. On February 23, 2023, Bunge announced that the Company's Board of Directors had declared a dividend of $0.625 per common share, payable on June 2, 2023, to shareholders of record on May 19, 2023.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Critical accounting policies are defined as those policies that are significant to our financial condition and results of operations and require management to exercise significant judgment. For a complete discussion of our accounting policies, see Note 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2023. For recent accounting pronouncements refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation, Principles of Consolidation, And Significant Accounting Policies, to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Risk Management
As a result of our global activities, we are exposed to changes in, among other things, agricultural commodity prices, transportation costs, foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, energy costs, and inflationary pressures, which may affect our results of operations and financial position. We actively monitor and manage these various market risks associated with our business activities. Our risk management decisions take place in various locations, but exposure limits are centrally set and monitored, operating under a global governance framework. Additionally, our Board of Directors' Enterprise Risk Management Committee and our internal Management Risk Committee oversee our global market risk governance framework, including risk management policies and limits.
We use derivative instruments for the purpose of managing the exposures associated with commodity prices, transportation costs, foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, energy costs, and for positioning our overall portfolio relative to expected market movements in accordance with established policies and procedures. We enter into derivative instruments primarily with commodity exchanges in the case of commodity futures and options and major financial institutions in the case of ocean freight. While these derivative instruments are subject to fluctuations in value, for hedged exposures those fluctuations are generally offset by the changes in the fair value of the underlying exposures. The derivative instruments that we use for hedging purposes are intended to reduce the volatility of our results of operations. However, they can occasionally result in earnings volatility, which may be material. See Note 12 - Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a more detailed discussion of our use of derivative instruments.
Credit and Counterparty Risk
Through our normal business activities, we are subject to significant credit and counterparty risks that arise through commercial sales and purchases, including forward commitments to buy or sell, and through various other over-the-counter ("OTC") derivative instruments that we use to manage risks inherent in our business activities. We define credit and counterparty risk as a potential financial loss due to the failure of a counterparty to honor its obligations. The exposure is measured based upon several factors, including unpaid accounts receivable from counterparties, as well as unrealized gains from forward purchase or sales contracts and OTC derivative instruments. Credit and counterparty risk also includes sovereign credit risk. We actively monitor credit and counterparty risk through regular reviews of exposures and credit analysis by regional credit teams, as well as a review by global and corporate committees that monitor counterparty performance. We record provisions for counterparty losses from time to time as a result of our credit and counterparty analysis.
During periods of tight conditions in global credit markets, downturns in regional or global economic conditions, and/or significant price volatility, credit and counterparty risks are heightened, such as during 2023 when concerns about the financial condition of a number of banking institutions in the United States and globally developed and resulted in government and regulatory intervention. Although our counterparty risk and exposure to these financial institutions has been de minimis, we continue to monitor our exposure to all financial institution counterparties. This increased risk is monitored through, among other things, exposure reporting, increased communication with key counterparties, management reviews, and a specific focus on counterparties or groups of counterparties that we may determine as high risk. We have reduced exposures and associated position limits in certain cases.
Commodities Risk
We operate in many areas of the food industry, from agricultural raw materials to the production and sale of branded food products. As a result, we purchase and produce various materials, many of which are agricultural commodities, including: soybeans, soybean oil, soybean meal, palm oil (from crude to various degrees of refined products), softseeds (including sunflower seed, rapeseed and canola) and related oil and meal derived from them, wheat, barley, shea nut, and corn. Agricultural commodities are subject to price fluctuations due to a number of unpredictable factors, including inflationary pressures, that may create price risk. As described above, we are also subject to the risk of counterparty non-performance under forward purchase and sales contracts. From time to time, we have experienced instances of counterparty non-performance as a result of significant declines in counterparty profitability under these contracts due to movements in commodity prices between the time the contracts were entered into and the contractual forward delivery period.
We enter into various derivative contracts with the primary objective of managing our exposure to adverse price movements in the agricultural commodities used and produced in our business operations. We have established policies that limit the amount of unhedged fixed price agricultural commodity positions permissible for our operating companies, which are generally a combination of volumetric, drawdown, and value-at-risk ("VaR") limits. We measure and review our commodity
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positions on a daily basis. We also employ stress-testing techniques in order to quantify our exposures to price and liquidity risks under non-normal or event driven market conditions.
Our daily net agricultural commodity position consists of inventory, forward purchase and sales contracts, and OTC and exchange-traded derivative instruments, including those used to hedge portions of our production requirements. The fair value of that position is a summation of the fair values of each agricultural commodity, calculated by valuing all of our commodity positions for the period at quoted market prices, where available, or by utilizing a close proxy. VaR is calculated on the net position and monitored at the 95% confidence interval. In addition, scenario analysis and stress testing are performed. For example, one measure of market risk is estimated as the potential loss in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in prices. The results of this analysis, which may differ from actual results, are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(US$ in millions) | Value | Market Risk | Value | Market Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest daily aggregated position value | $ | 459 | $ | (46) | $ | 1,809 | $ | (181) | ||||||||||||||||||
Lowest daily aggregated position value | $ | (377) | $ | (38) | $ | (416) | $ | (42) |
Ocean Freight Risk
Ocean freight represents a significant portion of our operating costs. The market price for ocean freight varies depending on the supply and demand for ocean vessels, global economic conditions, inflationary pressure, and other factors. We enter into time charter agreements for time on ocean freight vessels based on forecasted requirements for the purpose of transporting agricultural commodities. Our time charter agreements generally have terms ranging from two months to approximately five years. We use financial derivatives, generally freight forward agreements, to hedge portions of our ocean freight costs. The ocean freight derivatives are included in Other current assets and Other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value.
Energy Risk
We purchase various energy commodities such as electricity, natural gas and bunker fuel, which are used to operate our manufacturing facilities and ocean freight vessels. These energy commodities are subject to price risk, including inflationary pressures. We use financial derivatives, including exchange traded and OTC swaps and options for various purposes, to manage our exposure to volatility in energy costs and market prices. These energy derivatives are included in Other current assets and Other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value.
Currency Risk
Our global operations require active participation in foreign exchange markets. Our primary foreign currency exposures are the Brazilian real, Canadian dollar, Euro, and Chinese yuan/renminbi. To reduce the risk arising from foreign exchange rate fluctuations, we enter into derivative instruments, such as foreign currency forward contracts, swaps and options. The changes in market value of such contracts have a high correlation to the price changes in the related currency exposures. The potential loss in fair value of such net currency positions resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in foreign currency exchange rates as of March 31, 2023, was not material.
When determining our exposure, we exclude intercompany loans that are deemed to be permanently invested. Repayments of permanently invested intercompany loans are neither planned nor anticipated in the foreseeable future and are therefore treated analogous to equity for accounting purposes. As a result, the foreign exchange gains and losses on these borrowings are excluded from the determination of Net income (loss) and recorded as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Included in Other comprehensive income (loss) are foreign exchange gains of $106 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and foreign exchange losses of $1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, related to permanently invested intercompany loans. Activity in the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes reclassification of $85 million in foreign exchange losses from Other comprehensive income (loss) to net income, net of tax of zero, related to the sale of Bunge's Russian operations. See Note 2 - Acquisitions and Dispositions to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information.
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Interest Rate Risk
We have debt in fixed and floating rate instruments. We are exposed to market risk due to changes in interest rates, including inflationary pressures. We may enter into interest rate swap agreements to manage our interest rate exposure related to our debt portfolio.
The aggregate fair value of our short and long-term debt, based on market yields at March 31, 2023, was $5,761 million, with a carrying value of $5,720 million. There was no significant change in our interest rate risk as of March 31, 2023.
A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in the interest yields on our fixed rate debt and related interest rate swaps at March 31, 2023, would result in a decrease of approximately $10 million in the fair value of our debt and interest rate swaps. Similarly, a decrease of 100 basis points in the interest yields on our fixed rate debt and interest rate swaps at March 31, 2023, would cause a decrease of approximately $3 million in the fair value of our debt and interest rate swaps.
A hypothetical 100 basis point change in the applicable reference rate, such as SOFR or LIBOR, would result in a change of approximately $60 million in interest expense on our variable rate debt at March 31, 2023. Some of our variable rate debt is denominated in currencies other than in U.S. dollars and is indexed to non-U.S. dollar-based interest rate indices, such as EURIBOR and TLP, and certain benchmark rates in local bank markets. As such, the hypothetical 100 basis point change in interest rate ignores the potential impact of any currency movements. See Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of certain risks related to interest rates.
Inflation Risk
Inflationary factors generally affect us by increasing our labor and overhead costs, as well as costs associated with certain risks identified above, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial position. We have historically been able to recover the impacts of inflation through sales price increases, however we cannot reasonably estimate our ability to successfully recover any impact of inflation through price increases in the future. Our inability to do so could harm our results of operations and financial position.
Derivative Instruments
Foreign Exchange Derivatives—We use a combination of foreign exchange forward, swap, futures and options contracts in certain of our operations to mitigate the risk of exchange rate fluctuations in connection with certain commercial and balance sheet exposures. The foreign exchange forward swap and option contracts may be designated as cash flow hedges or fair value hedges. We may also use net investment hedges to partially offset the translation adjustments arising from the remeasurement of our investment in certain of our foreign subsidiaries.
We assess, both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedge transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in the hedged items.
Interest Rate Derivatives—We may enter into interest rate swap agreements for the purpose of managing certain of our interest rate exposures. Interest rate swaps used by us as hedging instruments are recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets with changes in fair value recorded contemporaneously in earnings. Certain of these agreements may be designated as fair value hedges. In such instances, the carrying amount of the associated hedged debt is also adjusted through earnings for changes in fair value arising from changes in benchmark interest rates. We may also enter into interest rate basis swap agreements that do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes. The impact of changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements is primarily presented in Interest expense.
Commodity Derivatives—We primarily use derivative instruments to manage our exposure to movements associated with agricultural commodity prices. We generally use exchange-traded futures and options contracts to minimize the effects of changes in the prices of agricultural commodities held as inventories or subject to forward purchase and sales contracts, but may also enter into OTC commodity transactions, including swaps, which are settled in cash at maturity or termination based on exchange-quoted futures prices. Changes in fair values of exchange-traded futures contracts, representing the unrealized gains and/or losses on these instruments, are settled daily, generally through our 100% owned futures clearing subsidiary. Forward purchase and sales contracts are primarily settled through delivery of agricultural commodities. While we consider these exchange-traded futures and forward purchase and sales contracts to be effective economic hedges, we do not designate or account for the majority of our commodity contracts as hedges. Changes in fair values of these contracts and related RMI are included in Cost of goods sold in the condensed consolidated statements of income. The forward contracts require performance of both us and the contract counterparty in future periods. Contracts to purchase agricultural commodities generally relate to current or future crop years for delivery periods quoted by regulated commodity exchanges. Contracts for the sale of agricultural commodities generally do not extend beyond one future crop cycle.
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Ocean Freight Derivatives—We use derivative instruments referred to as freight forward agreements, or FFAs, and FFA options to hedge portions of our current and anticipated ocean freight costs. Changes in the fair values of ocean freight derivatives are recorded in Cost of goods sold.
Energy Derivatives—We use derivative instruments for various purposes, including to manage our exposure to volatility in energy costs and our exposure to market prices related to the sale of biofuels. Our operations use substantial amounts of energy, including natural gas, coal, and fuel oil, including bunker fuel. Changes in the fair values of energy derivatives are recorded in Cost of goods sold.
Other Derivatives—We may also enter into other derivatives, including credit default swaps and equity derivatives, to manage our exposure to credit risk and broader macroeconomic risks, respectively. The impact of changes in fair value of these instruments is presented in Cost of goods sold.
For more information, see Note 12 - Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures - Disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including the principal executive and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of March 31, 2023, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting - There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. However, we continue to migrate certain processes from across our operations to shared business service models in order to consolidate back-office functions while standardizing our processes and financial systems globally. These initiatives are not in response to any identified deficiency or weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting. We plan to continue these initiatives in phases over the next several years and, accordingly, we have and will continue to align and streamline the design and operation of our internal controls over financial reporting, as necessary, to accommodate modifications to our business processes and accounting procedures. Specifically, during the three months ended March 31, 2023, we have continued migrating certain of our financial reporting systems in Argentina to our South American Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, a process that is expected to carry on for several months, and which may result in changes to our internal controls over financial reporting relating to our Argentinian operations.
Additionally, management performed an evaluation of the impacts of the Ukraine-Russia War on our internal controls over financial reporting. In doing so management noted that, as a result of the war, we are currently unable to perform certain of our Ukrainian internal controls over financial reporting, primarily relating to on-site physical inspections of certain of our operating facilities, due to safety concerns, particularly in areas of active conflict. Additionally, some of our Ukrainian employees have been forced to relocate to other countries or safer locations elsewhere within Ukraine. In response, management has implemented compensating controls, including using third party contractors to carry out visual inspections of the physical condition of our assets held at Ukrainian facilities, as well as certain other internal controls over financial reporting capable of being performed on a remote basis.
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PART II.
INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we are involved in litigation and other claims, investigations and proceedings incidental to our business. While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe the outcome of these proceedings, net of established reserves, will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
For a discussion of certain legal and tax matters see Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies to our condensed consolidated financial statements included as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Additionally, we are a party to a large number of labor, civil and other claims, primarily relating to our Brazilian operations. We have reserved an aggregate of $73 million and $106 million, for labor and civil claims, respectively, as of March 31, 2023. The labor claims primarily relate to dismissals, severance, health and safety, salary adjustments and supplementary retirement benefits. The civil claims relate to various legal proceedings and disputes, including disputes with suppliers and customers.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. Following are material updates to the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K:
We are subject to global and regional economic downturns and related risks.
The level of demand for our products is affected by global and regional demographic and macroeconomic conditions, including population growth rates and changes in standards of living. A significant downturn in global economic growth, or recessionary conditions in major geographic regions, may lead to reduced demand for agricultural commodities and food products, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Further, deteriorating economic and political conditions in our major markets, such as inflation, increased unemployment, decreases in disposable income, declines in consumer confidence, uncertainty about economic stability, or economic slowdowns or recessions, could cause a decrease in demand for our products.
Additionally, weak global economic conditions and adverse conditions in global financial and capital markets, including rising interest rates and constraints on the availability of credit, have in the past adversely affected, and may in the future adversely affect, the financial condition and creditworthiness of the financial institutions that serve as our lenders and as counterparties to the over-the-counter derivative instruments we use to manage risks and some of our customers, suppliers, and other counterparties, which in turn may negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations. Recently, concerns have arisen with respect to the financial condition of a number of banking organizations in the United States and globally. Although our exposure has been de minimis to these financial institutions, we continue to monitor our counterparty exposure. See "Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" for more information.
In 2022 and continuing into 2023, the United States has reported and is continuing to report high inflation rates and weaker GDP growth, with some economists forecasting a continuation of these conditions for the remainder of 2023. Brazil is experiencing a slowing GDP growth rate coupled with relatively high interest rates as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, which may result in an uncertain economic and political environment that could in turn lead to reduced demand for our refined and specialty oils and milling products in the country. Additionally, a slowdown in China's economy over a prolonged period, including as a result of continuing impacts of COVID-19, population decline and other factors, could lead to reduced global demand for agricultural commodities. To the extent that such economic and political conditions negatively impact consumer and business confidence and consumption patterns or volumes, our business and results of operations could be significantly and adversely affected.
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
(a) The exhibits in the accompanying Exhibit Index on page E-1 are filed or furnished as part of this Quarterly Report.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
* | Subsidiary Issuers of Guaranteed Securities | |||||||
* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 | |||||||
* | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 | |||||||
** | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 | |||||||
** | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 | |||||||
101 SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||||||
101 CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||
101 LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document | |||||||
101 PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||||||
101 DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||
101 INS | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
E-1
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BUNGE LIMITED | |||||||||||
Date: May 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ John W. Neppl | |||||||||
John W. Neppl | |||||||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
/s/ J. Matt Simmons, Jr. | |||||||||||
J. Matt Simmons, Jr. | |||||||||||
Controller and Principal Accounting Officer |
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