SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2019

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

30. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

The $1 par value common stock of Deere & Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DE”. At November 3, 2019, there were 19,873 holders of record of the company’s $1 par value common stock.

Quarterly information with respect to net sales and revenues and earnings is shown in the following schedule. The company uses a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in the reporting period (see Note 1). Fiscal year 2019 contained 53 weeks and the fourth quarter contained 14 weeks compared to 52 weeks and 13 weeks in the respective periods in 2018. The interim periods (quarters) end in January, April, and July. Such information is shown in millions of dollars except for per share amounts.

	First		Second		Third		Fourth
	Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter
2019*
Net sales and revenues	$	7,984	$	11,342	$	10,036	$	9,896
Net sales		6,941		10,273		8,969		8,703
Gross profit		1,509		2,518		2,099		1,968
Income before income taxes		677		1,473		1,113		825
Net income attributable to Deere & Company		498		1,135		899		721
Per share data:
Basic		1.56		3.57		2.84		2.30
Diluted		1.54		3.52		2.81		2.27
Dividends declared		.76		.76		.76		.76
Dividends paid		.69		.76		.76		.76
2018
Net sales and revenues	$	6,913	$	10,720	$	10,309	$	9,416
Net sales		5,974		9,747		9,287		8,343
Gross profit		1,270		2,414		2,134		1,962
Income before income taxes		518		1,384		1,190		979
Net income (loss) attributable to Deere & Company		(535)		1,208		910		785
Per share data:
Basic		(1.66)		3.73		2.81		2.45
Diluted		(1.66)		3.67		2.78		2.42
Dividends declared		.60		.60		.69		.69
Dividends paid		.60		.60		.60		.69

Net income per share for each quarter must be computed independently. As a result, their sum may not equal the total net income per share for the year.

*    See Note 5 for “Special Items.”