Can Archer Daniels (ADM) Improve Despite Soft Nutrition Unit?

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has been witnessing soft trends in the Nutrition segment due to the recent investigation into certain accounting practices related to this segment. This led to a year-over-year segmental revenue decline of 6.7% in fourth-quarter 2023. The company reported an adjusted operating loss of $10 million for the segment in the quarter. Demand headwinds and destocking impacts, along with operational issues with respect to the ERP systems integration, hurt volumes.In the fourth qu ...