What's Going On With Food Processing Company Archer-Daniels-Midland Shares Today?
- Archer-Daniels-Midland CFO Resignation: The CFO of Archer-Daniels-Midland, Vikram Luthar, plans to resign effective September 30, 2024.
- Transition Plan: Luthar will receive a cash incentive and remain as a non-executive employee until his resignation date to aid in the transition.
- Accounting Issues: Luthar's departure follows accounting problems within the Nutrition division, leading to investigations and an interim CFO appointment earlier in January 2024.
- Financial Performance: The company reported lower-than-expected revenue and adjusted EPS for the fourth quarter of FY23.
- Investor Impact: ADM shares are trading lower by 1.31% following the news of the CFO's resignation.
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ETF Performance Overview: On Friday, the First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF saw significant trading volume with Freeport-McMoRan and Weyerhaeuser declining by 1.3% and 1.5%, respectively, while International Paper rose by 1.9%.
Notable Decline: Agnico Eagle Mines experienced a substantial drop of about 6.5%, contrasting with the overall performance of other ETF components.
Ecopetrol and Occidental Petroleum Joint Venture: Ecopetrol Permian LLC and Occidental Petroleum Corporation have agreed to extend their development plan for the Rodeo Midland Basin, which includes drilling 34 wells between April 2025 and June 2026, with a total investment of $885 million aimed at producing approximately 90,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
Future Development Plans: The companies may further extend their development plans based on market conditions, while maintaining an independent contract for the Delaware sub-basin until 2027.

Financial Performance: Freeport-McMoRan reported third-quarter FY24 revenue of $6.79 billion, exceeding expectations, with copper sales down 7% year-over-year but gold sales up 40%. Operating income rose to $1.938 billion, and adjusted EPS was $0.38, beating the consensus estimate.
Future Outlook: The company anticipates consolidated sales volumes of approximately 4.1 billion pounds of copper and 1.8 million ounces of gold for 2024, projecting operating cash flows of around $6.8 billion based on specific average price assumptions.
- New CEO's Objectives: Magda Chambriard, the new CEO of Petrobras, aims to enhance Brazil's economy and ensure profitability at the oil company.
- Investment Plan: Chambriard plans to accelerate Petrobras' $102 billion investment plan for 2024-2028 to potentially create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
- Management Changes: The new CEO does not foresee any additional changes to the senior management staff following her formal installation.
- National Interest Declaration: Chambriard declared a basin in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin as being of "national interest."
- Stock Information: Investors can access Petrobras stock through Global X Funds Global X Brazil Active ETF BRAZ and First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF FTRI.









