Fmc Corporation · NYSE:FMC

Fmc — Non-Deal Roadshow (March 2004)

23 slides from Fmc's roadshow presentation, Mar 23, 2004

  1. Slide 1: FMC Corporation West Coast Marketing Trip

    Exhibit 99.1 FMC Coast West March William Corporation 23rd G. Walter Marketing – 25th,Chairman, 2004 Trip President and CEO

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement Disclaimer

    SafeCompany Disclaimer These Actual Additional Securities The 1 Harbor slides results Exchange information Statement and of undertakes the Act Company accompanying under concerning ofno1934, obligation the may Private asfactors presentation differ amended. toSecurities materially update that may con

  3. Slide 3: Use of Non-GAAP Financial Terms

    Use ofCurrent These addition, segment principle EBITDA ROIC debt, 2 slides (Return Non-GAAP financial in and (Earnings Margin the contain Depreciation portion on Conference is Invested items Terms the Before certain ofquotient which long-term Capital) and Interest, Calls “non-GAAP are Amortization.

  4. Slide 4: FMC Corporation: Diversified Chemical Company

    Diversified ($ FMC Industrial Chemicals Sales: EBITDA: Margin: 3 Corporation $1,921.4 $770.6 16.1% 12.2% million, Specialty $Chemicals $93.9 chemical 309.3 Sales: Margin: EBITDA: 12/31/03) Agricultural $515.8 company Products 25.6% $132.2 Sales: with Margin: EBITDA: $640.1 leading 17.4% market $111.

  5. Slide 5: FMC Strengths

    FMC Strengths Leading Global Diversified Focused Proven 4 presence management market R&Dbusiness andand integrated positions strong mix withand applications extensive costhigh-quality structure industry expertise customer experience base

  6. Slide 6: Industrial Chemicals Overview

    Industrial 2003 Alkali Peroxygens Foret North South Europe/Middle Asia Excludes #1 Backward Low-cost, 5 North 6% Consolidated 34% America (Soda American phosphorus Chemicals proprietary integration 19% ash) 51% 8% East/Africa 47% Sales: manufacturer Overview chemicals into production $770.6 natural

  7. Slide 7: Industrial Chemicals Performance

    Industrial ($ $822 $753 $771 Capital Revenue EBITDA – 6 ‘01-’02 Capacity Cost 2003 Hydrogen Lower 16.2% 17.3% 12.2% reductions effective Expenditures affiliate in Margin recession, Chemicals mothballs millions) peroxide $87 capacity $28 $39 2001 2002 2003 earnings ‘02-’03 overcapacity –price and ‘01

  8. Slide 8: The Domestic Soda Ash Market Is Tight

    The Domestic Contract Last Price Effective 7 Peak Index caps Capacity have SodaUtil. limited Ash Market 2004’s Is price Tightrelease, but are expected to have significantly less impact on 2005 price negotiations

  9. Slide 9: Hydrogen Peroxide Prices Continue to Rise

    Hydrogen Higher Last Price Effective 8 Peak Index capacity Capacity Peroxide utilization Util. Prices Continue is drivingtohigher Rise prices, even though the North America pulp industry recovery has been sluggish

  10. Slide 10: Specialty Chemicals Overview: BioPolymer and Lithium

    Specialty 2003 BioPolymer Lithium North South Europe/Middle Asia BioPolymer: Lithium: – 9 Acts Market Focus 15% Consolidated America ason 29% –aleader Chemicals One binder specialty 71% – Adds 41% 8% East/Africa of in&two every Sales: disintegrant structure, Overview products—pharmaceuticals global,

  11. Slide 11: Specialty Chemicals Performance

    Specialty ($ 25.9% 23.8% 25.6% Capital Revenue EBITDA – 10BioPolymer Decline Lithium Productivity $472 $488 $516 Expenditures in Margin Chemicals in refocused millions) $28 $24 lithium CAGR and 2001 2002 2003 improved sales in –of‘01-’03 ‘03 5%during ondriven mix specialty Performance ‘01-’02 drive

  12. Slide 12: Agricultural Products Overview

    Agricultural 2003 Insecticides Herbicides North South Europe/Middle Asia Proprietary, Key FMC – 11The Focused Strategy crops: 15% Consolidated differentiated America depthof innovation 24% cotton, branded 76% and Products outsourced 36% 32% East/Africa breadth corn, Sales: by: insecticides (R&D Over

  13. Slide 13: Agricultural Products Performance

    Agricultural ($ $653 $615 $640 Capital Revenue EBITDA – 12Declining Strong ‘01 Significant 2003 Margin 15.4% 16.1% 17.4% exit growth Expenditures underlying in Margin improvement from millions) global $22 $21 $16 Products refocusing in pre-emergent 2001 2002 2003 Brazil, chemical growth – in ‘01-’03

  14. Slide 14: 2003 Exceeded Expectations Despite Astaris

    2003exceeded Despite Astaris We 13 met Wascommenced challenges ourOn earnings our Plandebt inaexpectations Industrial significant reductionChemicals expectations restructuring

  15. Slide 15: Strategic Objectives: Unlocking Value

    Strategic Unlocking Realize Create Focus – 14Double-digit Industrial Net Regaining Manage Divest Improve debt the greater the any Objectives portfolio Specialty Industrial ROIC reduction value operating Chemicals an business financial growth investment and to on 12 Chemicals Chemicals of creating le

  16. Slide 16: Undervalued Even with Recent Stock Recovery

    Undervalued Even Enterprise (as ——S&P 15 of with March400 the Value 19, Compared recent, Chemicals—— 2004) to Trailing significant to Peers EBITDA recovery in our stock, we are valued at the lower end of our peer group

  17. Slide 17: FMC Sum-of-the-Parts Valuation

    FMC A 2003 $ Industrial Agricultural Specialty SUBTOTAL Corporate NET March *Valuation 16large 309 EBITDA Business 19, amount M9.3 Chemicals Chemicals (net 2003 at Multiple Products 337 X the of Valuation Mix of 2,880 —multiple 2,908 D&A 2003 Enterprise Warrants $132 94 111 and EBITDA 5-7 Valuation*

  18. Slide 18: Why Is FMC Undervalued?

    Why isare There Successful Chinese Timing Sustainability Legacy 17 FMC of drains impact still price completion Undervalued? of some onon recovery Agricultural free soda perceived cash ofash in Astaris flow North export Products risks generation restructuring American prices earnings soda ash and hyd

  19. Slide 19: Astaris Restructuring and De-leveraging

    Astaris Significant North De-leveraging – 18Annualized Astaris PlantAmerican Substantial Strong Chinese Broad-based Expectation Possible closures Restructuring euro capacity P4 refinancing restructuring improvement supply savings has of and price and market $40 reduced reductions refinancing product

  20. Slide 20: Chinese Soda Ash Export Growth

    Chinese We Growth Domestic Cost – 19There With VAT Demand Excess Salt, Energy Ocean expect escalation drawback acurrent of are Impact key freight supply costs, Chinese of the 47ingredient 11 Chinese impact market soda is particularly for On million of for exacerbating pricing 2soda Soda ash exported

  21. Slide 21: Agricultural Products Sustainability and Improving Earnings

    Sustainability Improving Significant Focused, – 20Risingexpansions Improving Increasing Manufacturing Global Network Label Novel Discovery ISK global supply successful global of cost efforts global U.S. chemistry global ofcrop savings chain Agricultural outsourcing farm competitiveness have in innov

  22. Slide 22: Our Cash Flow Highlights

    Our EBITDA* Pre-Tax Capital Cash Legacy Restructuring Astaris Total * ** 21Calculated Includes legacy Taxes Flow Legacy Keepwells Expenditures Cash Environmental Interest** $Highlights cash 15 $82 326 using Outflows (Pocatello) ------Relatively million outflows --------Increasing----------Æ 40 84 mi

  23. Slide 23: FMC Corporation

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