Fmc Corporation · NYSE:FMC

Fmc — Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Industries Conference 2009

22 slides from Fmc's conference presentation, Dec 10, 2009

  1. Slide 1: FMC Corporation – Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Industries Conference

    FMC Corporation Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Industries Conference New York, NY December 10, 2009 William G. Walter Chairman, President and CEO Exhibit 99.1

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 These slides and the accompanying presentation contain “forward-looking statements” that represent management’s best judgment as of the date hereof based on information currently available. Actual results of

  3. Slide 3: FMC Corporation LTM ending September 30, 2009

    FMC CORPORATION Revenue: $2,842 EBITDA: $599 Margin*: 21.1% AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS Revenue: $1,023 EBITDA: $288 Margin*: 28.1% SPECIALTY CHEMICALS Revenue: $749 EBITDA: $186 Margin*: 24.8% INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS Revenue: $1,075 EBITDA: $180 Margin*: 16.7% FMC Corporation LTM ending September 30, 2009 (

  4. Slide 4: Disciplined Approach to Unlocking Value

    Realizing the inherent operating leverage within FMC • Sustaining earnings growth > 10% per year (1) • Maintaining return on capital > 12% Focusing the portfolio on higher growth businesses • Managing Specialty Chemicals and Agricultural Products for growth • Managing Industrial Chemicals for cash M

  5. Slide 5: Leading Market Positions

    Leading Market Positions ( 1) Based on 2008 consolidated sales (2) Shared Industrial Chemicals #1 in N.A. Soda Ash #1 in N.A. (2) Peroxygens #1 Globally Carrageenan #1 Globally Carbofuran #2 in N.A. Pyrethroids Agricultural Products #1 Globally Alginates Specialty Chemicals #1 Globally (2) #1 Global

  6. Slide 6: Global Presence

    Global Presence Agricultural Products Group Industrial Chemicals Group Specialty Chemicals Group Manufacturing Facilities: Based on 2008 Consolidated Sales North America 34% of Sales Latin America 24% of Sales Europe / Middle East / Africa 28% of Sales Asia / Pacific 14% of Sales

  7. Slide 7: Diversified Customers and End Markets

    Non-Cyclical 78% Cyclical 22% Diversified Customers and End Markets Approximately 78% of sales to non GDP-cyclical end markets Long-term relationships with blue chip customers No single customer represents more than 3% of sales Top 10 customers in total represent ~ 12% of sales Food 9% Pharmaceutica

  8. Slide 8: Diversified and Integrated Cost Structure

    Diversified and Integrated Cost Structure Low-cost sourcing of raw materials - Backward integration: soda ash, lithium - Global sourcing of renewable resources: wood pulp, seaweed Low reliance on purchased raw materials - Total raw materials represent ~ 32% of cost of sales in 2008 - No single raw m

  9. Slide 9: Agricultural Products

    Agricultural Products Based on 2008 Consolidated Sales of $1.1 billion Strong niche positions in the Americas, Europe and Asia Proprietary, branded insecticides and herbicides Strategic Focus: • Selected products, crops and regions • Shifting to significantly shorter innovation cycle • Reducing glob

  10. Slide 10: Agricultural Products Financial Performance

    Agricultural Products Financial Performance segment earnings growth in the high teens -- reflecting higher selling prices, continued supply chain productivity improvements, lower raw material costs and lower selling and administrative expense

  11. Slide 11: Specialty Chemicals

    Specialty Chemicals BioPolymers – pharmaceutical and food ingredients Lithium focus on specialties – pharmaceuticals and energy storage Strategic Focus: • Growing core market segments • Commercializing new technology platforms • Pursuing financially attractive bolt-on acquisitions Based on 2008 Cons

  12. Slide 12: Specialty Chemicals Financial Performance

    Specialty Chemicals Financial Performance segment earnings up in the mid-single digits -- driven by strong BioPolymer results partially offset by lower lithium performance

  13. Slide 13: Industrial Chemicals

    Industrial Chemicals Based on 2008 Consolidated Sales of $1.3 billion #1 North American manufacturer of soda ash and peroxygens Low cost, proprietary production technologies Strategic Focus: - Managing for cash generation - Aligning capacity to highest margin markets - Controlling costs and increasi

  14. Slide 14: Industrial Chemicals Financial Performance

    Industrial Chemicals Financial Performance segment earnings down approximately percent -- driven primarily by lower volumes across the segment and reduced phosphate selling prices

  15. Slide 15: FMC in Summary

    FMC in Summary Great businesses, each with EBITDA >$180 million Sustained double-digit earnings growth (1) • Diverse end-markets, low correlation to economic cycles • Diversified and integrated cost structure • Products aligned with global secular growth trends Strategic and financial flexibility •

  16. Slide 16: FMC Corporation

    FMC Corporation

  17. Slide 17: Glossary of Financial Terms & Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP

    FMC Corporation Glossary of Financial Terms & Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP

  18. Slide 18: Non-GAAP Financial Terms

    Non-GAAP Financial Terms These slides contain certain “non-GAAP financial terms” which are defined below. In addition, we have provided reconciliations of non-GAAP terms to the closest GAAP term in the appendix of this presentation. EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortizat

  19. Slide 19: Segment Financial Terms

    Segment Financial Terms These slides contain references to segment financial items. Some of the segment financial terms are “non-GAAP financial terms” and are defined below. In addition, we have provided reconciliations of non-GAAP terms to the closest GAAP term in the appendix of this presentation.

  20. Slide 20: EBITDA Reconciliation: LTM 9/30/2009

    Reconciliation of consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes (a GAAP measure) to EBITDA (a Non-GAAP measure) EBITDA Reconciliation: LTM 9/30/2009 (Unaudited, in $ millions) LTM 9/30/2009 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $336.0 Net Income attributab

  21. Slide 21: Reconciliation of Segment Operating Profit to EBITDA

    Reconciliation of Segment Operating Profit (a GAAP measure) to EBITDA (a Non-GAAP measure) Segment EBITDA Reconciliation: LTM 9/30/2009 (Unaudited, in $ millions ) LTM 9/30/2009 Segment Industrial Chemicals Specialty Chemicals Agricultural Products Segment Operating Profit (GAAP) $110.3 $154.6 $275.

  22. Slide 22: FMC Corporation

    FMC Corporation

FMC — Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Industries Conference 2009 on 6ix