Gaël Hili, President and CEO of ADAMA, said, “In the third quarter, we continued to deliver improved
financial results with stable sales and our sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year EBITDA growth, clear
indicators that our Fight Forward transformation plan is delivering results in support of our value innovation
strategy. We remain focused on strengthening our operational foundations, enhancing commercial execution, and
driving innovation across our portfolio, delivering meaningful impact for farmers and positioning ADAMA for
sustainable, long-term profitable growth.”
Table 1. Financial Performance Summary
|
USD (m)
|
As Reported
|
Adjustments
|
Adjusted
|
|
Q3
2025
|
Q3
2024
|
% Change
|
Q3
2025
|
Q3
2024
|
Q3
2025
|
Q3
2024
|
% Change
|
|
Revenues
|
933
|
929
|
0%
|
-
|
-
|
933
|
929
|
0%
|
|
Gross profit
|
236
|
188
|
25%
|
22
|
37
|
257
|
225
|
14%
|
|
% of sales
|
25.2%
|
20.2%
|
|
|
|
27.6%
|
24.2%
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) (EBIT)
|
30
|
(34)
|
|
26
|
46
|
56
|
13
|
343%
|
|
% of sales
|
3.2%
|
(3.6%)
|
|
|
|
6.0%
|
1.4%
|
|
|
Loss before taxes
|
(41)
|
(122)
|
67%
|
29
|
51
|
(11)
|
(72)
|
84%
|
|
% of sales
|
(4.4%)
|
(13.2%)
|
|
|
|
(1.2%)
|
(7.7%)
|
|
|
Net loss
|
(48)
|
(133)
|
64%
|
28
|
55
|
(20)
|
(78)
|
74%
|
|
% of sales
|
(5.1%)
|
(14.3%)
|
|
|
|
(2.1%)
|
(8.4%)
|
|
|
EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- USD
|
(0.0206)
|
(0.0569)
|
|
|
|
(0.0086)
|
(0.0335)
|
|
|
- RMB
|
(0.1470)
|
(0.4049)
|
|
|
|
(0.0611)
|
(0.2382)
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
104
|
56
|
87%
|
16
|
24
|
120
|
80
|
50%
|
|
% of sales
|
11.2%
|
6.0%
|
|
|
|
12.9%
|
8.6%
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USD (m)
|
As Reported
|
Adjustments
|
Adjusted
|
|
9M
2025
|
9M
2024
|
% Change
|
9M
2025
|
9M
2024
|
9M
2025
|
9M
2024
|
% Change
|
|
Revenues
|
3,025
|
3,028
|
0%
|
-
|
-
|
3,025
|
3,028
|
0%
|
|
Gross profit
|
792
|
672
|
18%
|
86
|
110
|
878
|
782
|
12%
|
|
% of sales
|
26.2%
|
22.2%
|
|
|
|
29.0%
|
25.8%
|
|
|
Operating income (EBIT)
|
155
|
1
|
|
81
|
136
|
237
|
137
|
73%
|
|
% of sales
|
5.1%
|
0.0%
|
|
|
|
7.8%
|
4.5%
|
|
|
Income (loss) before taxes
|
(58)
|
(203)
|
71%
|
91
|
116
|
33
|
(87)
|
|
|
% of sales
|
(1.9%)
|
(6.7%)
|
|
|
|
1.1%
|
(2.9%)
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
(59)
|
(259)
|
77%
|
89
|
110
|
29
|
(149)
|
|
|
% of sales
|
(2.0%)
|
(8.5%)
|
|
|
|
1.0%
|
(4.9%)
|
|
|
EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- USD
|
(0.0254)
|
(0.1110)
|
|
|
|
0.0127
|
(0.0638)
|
|
|
- RMB
|
(0.1815)
|
(0.7890)
|
|
|
|
0.0910
|
(0.4535)
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
378
|
252
|
50%
|
53
|
80
|
430
|
332
|
30%
|
|
% of sales
|
12.5%
|
8.3%
|
|
|
|
14.2%
|
11.0%
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
“As Reported” denotes the Company’s financial statements according to the Accounting Standards
for Business Enterprises and the implementation guidance, interpretations and other relevant provisions issued
or revised subsequently by the Chinese Ministry of Finance (the “MoF) (collectively
referred to as “ASBE”). Note that in the reported financial statements, according to the ASBE guidelines [IAS
37], certain items (specifically certain transportation costs and certain idleness charges) are classified under
COGS. Please see the appendix to this release for further information.
Relevant income statement items contained in this release are also presented on an “Adjusted” basis, which
exclude items that are of a transitory or non-cash/non-operational nature that do not impact the ongoing
performance of the business and reflect the way the Company’s management and the Board of Directors view the
performance of the Company internally. The Company believes that excluding the effects of these items from its
operating results allows management and investors to effectively compare the true underlying financial
performance of its business from period to period and against its global peers. A detailed summary of these
adjustments appears in the appendix below.
The number of shares used to calculate both basic and diluted earnings per share in both Q3 and 9M
2025 and 2024 is 2,329.8 million shares.
In this table and all tables in this release numbers may not sum due to rounding.
The General Crop Protection (CP) Market Environment
Through the first nine months of 2025, channel inventory returned to pre-pandemic levels in most countries, allowing
crop protection demand recovery. Pricing pressure remains high, driven by production over-capacity of active
ingredients. Crop commodity prices remain stably low and coupled with the high-interest rate environment, farmer
profitability remains tight leading to just-in-time purchasing patterns.[1]
Portfolio Development Update
In the third quarter 2025, ADAMA continued to register and launch multiple new products in markets across the globe,
adding on to its differentiated product portfolio. As part of the Fight Forward transformation plan, the
Company is focused on improving its overall portfolio mix, particularly by targeting the Value Innovation segment,
with the intent of improving value delivered to all stakeholders.
In Q3 2025, launches of differentiated products included:
- FERRABAIT®, a patented molluscicide composition based on the active ingredient
FERALLA®, has been launched in New Zealand for use in arable, horticultural, and ornamental crops.
- COSAYR®, a long-lasting Chlorantraniliprole-based suspension, has been launched
in Canada, Hungary, and Argentina (as CARTADO®), to deliver fast and effective control of chewing
insects across a wide range of horticultural and field crops.
Notable differentiated product registrations during Q3 2025 included:
- PORAFAM®, an herbicide aqueous solution with Aminopyralid as the active
ingredient, has been registered in Germany. This marks ADAMA’s first registration of an Aminopyralid-based
formulation in Europe.
- The active substance FERALLA® was registered UK
- COSAYR® was registered in Austria, France, Spain and Greece
- AVASTEL® a broad-spectrum fungicide utilizing Asorbital Formulation Technology and
combining the active ingredients Prothioconazole and Fluxapyroxad, has been officially registered in Germany.
- EDAPTIS® has been registered in Germany. This innovative post-emergence herbicide
combines Pinoxaden and Mesosulfuron-methyl to provide effective control of a broad spectrum of grasses,
including resistant populations, with a patented formulation that ensures stable and reliable performance.
- REXARO® a fungicide suspension containing Cymoxanil and Fluopicolide, has been
registered in Ghana.
- ETHOSAT®, an herbicide suspension based on Ethofumesate active ingredient, has been
registered in Finland.
In addition, patents granted during Q3 2025 included GILBOA® mixtures patents
in multiple countries including Europe and US, and Gilboa formulation patents in the US and Columbia. Gilboa is a
proprietary fungicide having a new mode of action for use in cereals. As well,
BAROZ™, a unique granular formulation for reliable rice stem borer control,
was patented in Colombia and Indonesia.
Geopolitical Situation
ADAMA is headquartered and has three manufacturing sites in Israel. The regional tensions which escalated on October
7, 2023, continued to have no material impact to-date on the Company's ability to support its markets or its
consolidated financial results.
ADAMA is a global company with manufacturing and formulation facilities in several locations around the world,
principally in Israel, China and Brazil. The Company’s management appointed a dedicated task force to analyze
implications of US tariff policies and to closely monitor and manage the situation and the potential impact on its
global network. Despite the uncertainty regarding the US tariff policies, the Company currently expects that the
impact on its operations and business results will be immaterial.
‘Fight Forward’ Transformation Plan
In early 2024, ADAMA launched 'Fight Forward', a strategic transformation plan designed to deliver improved profit
and cash targets over a three-year period. The plan optimizes financial management, streamlining ADAMA’s operating
model in order to increase focus on the Value Innovation segment in which differentiated, high-impact solutions are
developed to deliver greater value to farmers.
Financial Highlights
Revenues in the third quarter were stable (1% in RMB; 0% in CER) reaching $933 million, mainly
reflecting the combined results of a 1% increase in volume and a 1% decrease in prices. The higher volumes reflected
the gradual recovery of market demands and improvement of channel inventories in most regions. Prices remained weak
mainly due to low prices of active ingredients in light of overcapacity, as well as a high interest rate
environment and low commodity prices, which put pressure on distributors and farmers.
Revenues in the first nine months were also stable (1% in RMB; 1% in CER) reaching $3,025 million. The stabilization
of revenues in the first nine months was driven by volume growth of 3% offsetting a decrease in prices of 3%.
Table 2. Regional Sales Performance
|
|
|
Q3
2025
$m
|
Q3
2024
$m
|
Change
USD
|
Change
CER
|
|
9M 2025
$m
|
9M 2024
$m
|
Change
USD
|
Change
CER
|
|
Europe, Africa & Middle East
|
|
233
|
216
|
8%
|
3%
|
|
903
|
911
|
(1%)
|
(2%)
|
|
North America
|
|
164
|
158
|
4%
|
4%
|
|
659
|
572
|
15%
|
16%
|
|
Latin America
|
|
312
|
287
|
9%
|
8%
|
|
675
|
687
|
(2%)
|
1%
|
|
Asia Pacific
|
|
225
|
269
|
(16%)
|
(15%)
|
|
789
|
859
|
(8%)
|
(7%)
|
|
Of which China
|
|
91
|
109
|
(17%)
|
(16%)
|
|
400
|
384
|
4%
|
4%
|
|
Total
|
|
933
|
929
|
0%
|
(0%)
|
|
3,025
|
3,028
|
(0%)
|
1%
|
Notes:
- CER: Constant Exchange Rates
- As part of ADAMA’s business optimization program, on January 1, 2025, ADAMA’s South Africa business was
reclassified from APAC operations to EAME operations. To enable meaningful comparisons, the 2024 data
presented here includes South Africa under EAME.
- Numbers may not sum due to rounding
Europe, Africa & Middle East (EAME): Volumes and revenue in EAME increased in the third quarter,
though significant Q1 declines in Turkey impacted the year-to-date results. Pricing continued to decline in light of
intense competition. Foreign exchange rates had positive impact in the third quarter.
North America: In the US Ag market, though slightly down in the third quarter, was
significantly up in the first nine months following improvements in volumes and prices. Similarly in
Canada, while the third quarter was flat with an increase in volume offset by a decrease by prices,
for the nine months volumes are significantly up. Consumer & Professional Solutions experienced
increased volumes and flat prices for both the third quarter and year-to-date.
Latin America: In Brazil, revenues were significantly up in the third quarter,
resulting in higher revenues also for the first nine months compared to the previous year. Growth was driven by
increased volumes, while the third quarter also experienced modest pricing increases. In the rest of LATAM
lower volumes, prices, and revenues were reported in the third quarter and the first nine months, primarily
in Paraguay and Argentina, due to channel destocking and just-in-time purchasing behavior.
Asia-Pacific (APAC): India experienced significant declines in the third quarter
revenues, primarily due to lower volumes driven by extreme weather conditions and lower prices. In the rest
of APAC (excluding India and China), sales and volumes were slightly up for the quarter, despite
ongoing pricing pressures.
In China, sales in the third quarter mainly reflected the impacts of lower non-ag sales, partially
compensated by the increase of AI sales. Non-ag sales declined following implementation of the company’s strategic
decision to pivot away from manufacturing some basic chemical products, and weaker market demands. Higher AI sales
were driven by volume growth due to the expansion of new distribution channels and supported by the recovery of
global demand. Sales of the formulations business stabilized, still reflecting relatively high channel inventories
and severe market competition. Supported by the growth in the first half, sales in China in the first nine months
increased compared to last year.
Reported gross profit in the third quarter increased 25% to $236 million (gross margin of 25.2%)
from $188 million (gross margin of 20.2%) last year, and increased 18% to $792 million (gross margin of 26.2%) in
the first nine months from $672 million (gross margin of 22.2%) last year.
Adjustments to reported results: The adjusted gross profit mainly includes reclassification of inventory
impairment, taxes and surcharge, and excludes certain transportation costs (classified under operating expenses) and
the remediation costs by a wholly owned subsidiary for its plant in Israel.
Adjusted gross profit in the third quarter increased 14% to $257 million (gross
margin of 27.6%) from $225 million (gross margin of 24.2%) last year, and increased 12% to $878 million (gross
margin of 29.0%) in the first nine months from $782 million (gross margin of 25.8%) last year.
The higher adjusted gross profit and margin in the quarter and first nine months mainly reflected the positive
impacts of lower costs due to improved operational efficiency and lower costs of inventory sold as well as higher
volume, more than compensating for lower prices.
Operating expenses reported in the third quarter were $205 million (22.0% of sales), compared to
$222 million (23.9% of sales) last year, and were $636 million (21.0% of sales) in the first nine months compared to
$671 million (22.2% of sales) last year.
Adjustments to reported results: Please refer to the explanation above regarding adjustments to the gross
profit in respect to certain transportation costs, taxes and surcharges and inventory impairment. Non-operating
income and expenses are also reclassified into adjusted operating expenses.
The Company recorded certain non-operational items within its reported operating expenses amounting to $26 million in
the third quarter of 2025 in comparison to $37 million in the third quarter of 2024 and $73 million in the first
nine months 2025 in comparison to $113 million in the first nine months 2024. These items in 2025 mainly include: i.
non-cash amortization charges in respect of transfer assets received from Syngenta related to the 2017
ChemChina-Syngenta acquisition; ii. non-cash amortization net charges related to intangible assets created as part
of the Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) on acquisitions; and iii. restructuring and advisory costs incurred as part
of the implementation of the Fight Forward transformation plan. For further details on these non-operational items,
please see the appendix to this release.
Adjusted operating expenses in the third quarter were $201 million (21.5% of
sales), compared to $212 million (22.8% of sales) last year, and were $641 million (21.2% of sales) in the first
nine months compared to $645 million (21.3% of sales) last year.
The lower operating expenses in the third quarter was mainly due to a credit loss recorded last year, which
compensated for an increase in expenses attributed to company success-based employee compensation due to improved
2025 results to-date. For the first nine months, the positive impacts following implementation of the Fight Forward
plan more than compensated for expected credit losses due to liquidity issues of some local distributors in certain
countries.
Reported operating income in the third quarter was $30 million (3.2% of sales) compared to a loss of
$34 million (-3.6% of sales) last year, and increased to $155 million (5.1% of sales) in the first nine months from
$1 million (0.0% of sales) last year.
Adjusted operating income in the third quarter increased to $56 million (6.0% of
sales) from $13 million (1.4% of sales) last year, and increased to $237 million (7.8% of sales) in the first nine
months from $137 million (4.5% of sales) last year. The increase in operating income was a combined result of higher
gross profit and lower operating expenses.
Reported EBITDA in the third quarter increased to $104 million (11.2% of sales) from $56 million
(6.0% of sales) last year, and increased to $378 million (12.5% of sales) in the first nine months from $252 million
(8.3% of sales) last year.
Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter increased to $120 million (12.9% of sales)
from $80 million (8.6% of sales) last year, and increased to $430 million (14.2% of sales) in the first nine months
from $332 million (11.0% of sales) last year.
Adjusted financial expenses decreased to $68 million in the third quarter compared to $84 million
last year, and decreased to $204 million in the first nine months compared to $224 million last year.
The lower financial expenses in both the third quarter and the first nine months were primarily positively impacted
by a bond buyback that was executed in late Q2, as well as the lower hedging costs related to the Israeli Shekel.
Adjusted taxes on income in the third quarter were an expense of $8 million, compared to expenses of
$6 million in the corresponding period last year, and amounted to an expense of $4 million in the first nine months
compared to expenses of $61 million last year.
The Company recorded tax expenses mainly because losses that were primarily incurred by subsidiaries with relatively
lower tax rates, while some of them did not create deferred tax assets on the losses. On the other hand, the
subsidiaries that generated profit have a higher tax rate.
The tax expenses in first nine months of 2025 are lower compared to the first nine months of 2024 due to (1) lower
losses in subsidiaries that did not create deferred tax assets; (2) tax income raised by the accounting method of
calculation of tax assets related to unrealized profits; and (3) foreign exchange impact of the stronger BRL in 2025
compared with tax expenses due to the weakness of the BRL in the first nine month of 2024.
Net loss reported in the third quarter narrowed to $48 million from $133 million last year, and
narrowed to $59 million in the first nine months from $259 million last year.
After reflecting the impact of the aforementioned extraordinary and non-operational charges,
adjusted net loss in the third quarter was reduced to $20 million
from a loss of $78 million last year, and adjusted net income in the first nine months turned positive to $29
million from a loss of $149 million last year.
Trade working capital as of September 30, 2025, was $2,093 million compared to $2,218 million as of
September 30, 2024. The decrease in working capital was mainly due to the decline in the level of inventory to
$1,685 million as of September 30, 2025, from $1,740 million as of September 30, 2024. The decline of inventories
was a result of continued implementation of enhanced inventory management, more than offsetting increased
procurement in preparation to capture momentum as the market recovers, which also led to an increase in trade
payables.
Cash Flow: Operating cash flow of $89 million and $331 million was generated in the third quarter
and First Nine Months respectively, compared to $159 million and $402 million generated in the corresponding periods
last year. The lower operating cash flow generated in the third quarter was mainly due to higher procurement
payments in preparation to capture growth momentum. The dynamics in the first nine months reflected an improvement
in collection offsetting higher outflow due to increased procurement payments.
Net cash used in investing activities was $43 million in the third quarter and $131 million in the First Nine Months,
compared to $7 million and $122 million in the corresponding periods last year, respectively. The higher cash used
in investing activities in the third quarter was mainly due to inflow from last year’s sale of a real estate asset.
For the first nine months, the mild increase was also due to the payment for earn out related to AgriNova, a
controlled subsidiary of the Company in Q2, more than offsetting prioritization of investments in manufacturing
facilities and portfolio optimization.
Free cash flow of $22 million was generated in the third quarter and $112 million generated in the First Nine Months
compared to $128 million and $179 million in the corresponding periods last year, respectively, reflecting the
aforementioned operating and investing cash flow dynamics.
Table 3. Revenues by operating segment
Sales by segment
|
|
Q3 2025
USD (m)
|
%
|
Q3 2024
USD (m)
|
%
|
9M 2025
USD (m)
|
%
|
9M 2024
USD (m)
|
%
|
|
Crop Protection
|
867
|
93%
|
840
|
90%
|
2,771
|
92%
|
2,746
|
91%
|
|
Intermediates and Ingredients
|
67
|
7%
|
89
|
10%
|
254
|
8%
|
282
|
9%
|
|
Total
|
933
|
100%
|
929
|
100%
|
3,025
|
100%
|
3,028
|
100%
|
Sales by product category
|
|
Q3 2025
USD (m)
|
%
|
Q3 2024
USD (m)
|
%
|
9M 2025
USD (m)
|
%
|
9M 2024
USD (m)
|
%
|
|
Herbicides
|
369
|
40%
|
345
|
37%
|
1,288
|
43%
|
1,213
|
40%
|
|
Insecticides
|
311
|
33%
|
302
|
33%
|
857
|
28%
|
896
|
30%
|
|
Fungicides
|
187
|
20%
|
193
|
21%
|
626
|
21%
|
638
|
21%
|
|
Intermediates and Ingredients
|
67
|
7%
|
89
|
10%
|
254
|
8%
|
282
|
9%
|
|
Total
|
933
|
100%
|
929
|
100%
|
3,025
|
100%
|
3,028
|
100%
|
Notes:
The sales split by product category is provided for convenience purposes only and is not representative of the
way the Company is managed or in which it makes its operational decisions.
Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
Further Information
All filings of the Company, together with a presentation of the key financial highlights of the period, can be
accessed through the Company website at www.adama.com.
About ADAMA
ADAMA Ltd. is a global leader in crop protection, providing practical solutions to farmers across the world to combat
weeds, insects and disease. Our culture empowers ADAMA's people to actively listen to farmers and ideate from the
field. ADAMA's diverse portfolio of existing active ingredients, coupled with its leading formulation capabilities
and proprietary formulation technology platforms, uniquely position the company to develop high-quality, innovative
and sustainable products, to address the many challenges farmers and customers face today. ADAMA serves customers in
dozens of countries globally, with direct presence in all top 20 markets. For more information, visit us at
www.ADAMA.com.
Contact
Joshua Phillipson Zhujun Wang
Global Investor Relations China Investor Relations
Email: ir@adama.com Email: irchina@adama.com