ZIM Selects BookYourCargo to Manage Drayage Operations

–BookYourCargo provides the Top 20 ocean shipper with the expertise and technology to streamline global drayage moves–

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J., Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BookYourCargo (BYC), a digital freight brokerage platform that aggregates shippers and truckers for seamless transportation of cargo, today announced ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM), one of the top 20 container liner shipping companies in the world, has solicited the help of BYC to manage its drayage operations. Using BYC’s cloud-based, tech-enabled Digital Drayage Platform, ZIM gains real-time visibility and instant quote capability with guaranteed capacity through BYC’s trusted network of over 1,800 carriers.

“Having ZIM, one of the world’s top ocean shippers with drayage processes in ports all over the world, select BYC to assist with their drayage operations during this time of constant uncertainty and instability is a true testament to the level of service and value we provide our customers,” said Nimesh Modi, chief executive officer, BYC. “BYC was founded on more than 50 years of freight forwarding expertise, so we understand drayage is one of the most tedious, expensive and under-served segments of the supply chain. We have worked diligently to build a pool of qualified, active and loyal carriers that allow us to promise capacity and capability through our Digital Drayage Platform. Our cancellation rate is less than 0.1 percent, which means our customers know that when BYC accepts a load, it will be delivered.”

The Digital Drayage Platform facilitates rate management, operational optimization, service integration, and order visibility—creating customer value and tailor-made supply chain control. The platform is architected on the latest tech stack featuring AI robotics and machine learning engines and provides seamless integration of API/EDIs with existing third-party software platforms, ensuring a smooth transition of information.

“We first approached BookYourCargo because we needed help extracting containers from several West Coast ports that were at a standstill at the time due to labor strikes,” said Salah Adile, Intermodal Dispatch Manager, ZIM. “BYC was able to step in and quickly and move all 800 of our containers out of the ports in a matter of two to three weeks. Since then, we have gradually increased our business with BYC and they are now one of our top providers, transporting more than 3,000 of our containers a year.”

The Digital Drayage Platform can be accessed online or by mobile devices through an app, where both customers and vendors can easily search and compare rates by location, move type and driver availability, and book loads directly. Upon booking, users are given a request number that can be used to view shipment details and track order status in real-time. The app is available on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

About ZIM

ZIM is a global, asset-light container liner shipping company with leadership positions in the markets where it operates. Founded in Israel in 1945, ZIM is one of the oldest shipping liners, with over 76 years of experience, providing customers with innovative seaborne transportation and logistics services with a reputation for industry-leading transit times, schedule reliability and service excellence.

About BYC

BYC was founded in 2015 in order to streamline the drayage process by providing technologically focused solutions. With extensive expertise in transportation, customers experience superior service-oriented, technology-enabled, solutions catering to the specific and constantly changing issues of the industry. BYC has been recently recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies within the United States for 2019. For more information, please visit www.bookyourcargo.com.

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Synchronoss Personal Cloud Solution Selected for Integration into Japan’s Kitamura Online and Retail Channels

New partnership will allow Japanese retailer to offer content storage as it seeks to digitize more of its services

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR), a global leader and innovator of cloud, messaging and digital solutions, today announced that Kitamura, a Japanese multimedia retailer, has selected the Synchronoss Personal Cloud solution for integration into its online and retail channel. The addition of personal cloud will give Kitamura’s online and retail customers the ability to back up and manage their valuable digital content, including photos and videos, from any device.

Kitamura is one of Japan’s leading retailers offering image-related services and products, including cameras, photo printing, video dubbing, photo studio, photo books and so on. The retailer has over 1,000 retail locations across the country with over 20 million paying visitors each year and approximately 10 million consumers registered in its online services. Through this integration, Kitamura will be able to provide seamless online and retail experience with the new white-label personal cloud offering.

“We are excited to be partnering with Synchronoss to integrate its personal cloud solutions across our online and retail channels,” said Hajime Yanagisawa, Managing Executive Officer, Kitamura. “We have always been committed to bringing customers’ memories to life through the medium of photography, and this cloud offering is the next step in not only enabling our customers to enjoy their memories but to also store, organize and manage them safely and securely. We’re looking forward to bringing this new service to our customers as we continue our journey towards digitizing our offering.”

Synchronoss’ white-label personal cloud has been adopted by mobile operators and other companies across the globe. The solution gives their customers a safe, secure cloud experience and the ability to store and sync digital content – a key to building brand loyalty and customer satisfaction in an increasingly online world. It also delivers to those organizations the flexibility to quickly add additional value-added services that strengthen the bottom line.

Anthony Socci, President of Synchronoss International, said he is delighted to be working with Kitamura on its new cloud offering. “This cloud solution will be instrumental to Kitamura as it increases its digital touchpoints and seeks to create new revenue streams beyond its traditional printing and camera retail business. We look forward to collaborating with Kitamura as it brings new, innovative services to its customers,” he said.

To learn more about Synchronoss cloud solutions, visit synchronoss.com/solutions/cloud.

About Synchronoss
Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ: SNCR) builds software that empowers companies around the world to connect with their subscribers in trusted and meaningful ways. The company’s collection of products helps streamline networks, simplify onboarding, and engage subscribers to unleash new revenue streams, reduce costs and increase speed to market. Hundreds of millions of subscribers trust Synchronoss products to stay in sync with the people, services and content they love. That’s why more than 1,500 talented Synchronoss employees worldwide strive each day to reimagine a world in sync. Learn more at www.synchronoss.com

About Kitamura
Kitamura is a leading company of photographic and video-related products and services in Japan. The company owns Japan’s largest in-house laboratories (photo and video processing factories) and delivers its services and products via more than 1,000 retail stores nationwide and online. It’s the company’s mission to provide services to shape customer memories not only at that moment but also for decades to come, restore photos, and revive precious memories.

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Investor Contact
For Synchronoss: Todd Kehrli/Joo-Hun Kim, MKR Investor Relations, Inc., E: investor@synchronoss.com

Philips Genomics Workspace enables integration of the largest-scale FDA-cleared cancer genetic test at NYU Langone Health

August 3, 2021

  • Philips and NYU Langone Health Department of Pathology, a premier NCI (National Cancer Institute) designated comprehensive cancer center, collaborate for genomic processing, interpretation and reporting
  • Leveraging Philips Genomics Workspace hosted on Philips HealthSuite, NGS (Next-Generation Sequencing) is integrated directly into NYU Langone’s EMR for seamless, secure data sharing and integrated decision-making

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that New York Langone Health’s Department of Pathology will leverage Philips Genomics Workspace (formerly part of IntelliSpace Precision Medicine Platform) to integrate into their EMR (electronic medical record) environment. This will enable the largest cancer sequencing test in the industry, helping to guide more confident treatment decisions and care pathways for patients who have received a cancer diagnosis.

Genetic test for all cancers designed by NYU Langone’s molecular pathologists
Cleared by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) earlier this month under its 510(k) designation for clinical lab use, the NYU Langone Genome PACT (Profiling of Actionable Cancer Targets) test detects changes in the DNA code of 607 genes linked by past studies to the development of multiple types of cancer. The number of genes cancer types assayed is the largest among academic genomic sequencing tests of its kind.

PACT uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, which can read the sequence of the molecular ‘letters’ making up DNA code within hundreds of genes simultaneously, and covers the most genes of any FDA-cleared NGS test to-date. The technology matches the genetics of each patient’s tumor cells with a growing number of approved therapies targeted to address specific sets of cancer-causing DNA changes.

“The work currently underway at NYU Langone is ground-breaking in the area of genomic sequencing and we are honored to be teaming on the development efforts, including building an interface between the new test and NYU Langone Health’s electronic medical records system,” said Louis Culot, General Manager of Oncology Informatics at Philips. “Philips Genomics Workspace, hosted on cloud-based Philips HealthSuite, will help facilitate the integration into the EMR so tests can be seamlessly ordered, reviewed, and shared by a patient’s care team.”

“PACT reaffirms the goal behind its design, which was to provide our patients with the best understanding of the genetic changes driving their cancers,” said PACT designer Matija Snuderl, MD, director of Molecular Pathology and Diagnostics in the Department of Pathology at NYU Langone Health. “Knowing the genetics of their tumor can help to determine which therapies will work for a given patient and their eligibility for specific clinical trials. Beyond the genetic changes that are important to the field now, we also wanted PACT to detect the changes anticipated to be important in diagnosis and treatment of cancer over the next five to ten years.”

Philips end-to-end oncology solutions driving a clear path to precision cancer care
According to the National Cancer Institute, patients today usually receive the same treatment as others who have same type and stage of cancer, despite growing evidence that they may respond differently [1]. Philips’ approach to precision medicine is to arm care teams with expert clinical guidance and a holistic view of the patient’s genotypic (the set of genes in the DNA) and phenotypic (observable characteristics influenced by environmental and lifestyle factors) information in order to make decisions efficiently, collaboratively and accurately. Recognizing the growing need for technological advancement in oncology care – from early detection to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship – Philips connects areas such as pathology, genomics, molecular/multi-disciplinary tumor boards, therapy decision making, molecular and imaging phenotyping, so clinicians can have easy access to the insights they need to provide high-quality personalized care.

With Philips Genomics Workspace, oncologists can map a patient’s unique characteristics to a therapy that is best suited for them and provide evidence on why that therapy is preferable. Philips genomics solution combines individual institution genomic knowledge bases and general industry knowledge bases, to help molecular pathologists interpret genomic data and to provide clinicians with ways to enable improved patient care. Visit Philips Precision Medicine to learn more.

[1] https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types/biomarker-testing-cancer-treatment.

For further information, please contact:

Kathy O’Reilly
Philips Global Press Office
Tel.: + 1 978-221-8919
E-mail: kathy.oreilly@philips.com
Twitter: @kathyoreilly

Greg Williams
Research Communications Director
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Tel: +1 212-404-3500
E-mail: Gregory.williams@nyulangone.org

About Royal Philips

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people’s health and well-being, and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum – from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips generated 2020 sales of EUR 17.3 billion and employs approximately 77,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.

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Teledyne introduces its new compact thermal camera core

Teledyne’s MicroCalibir uncooled thermal camera platform

The MicroCalibir is ideal for OEM drones, handhelds, helmet-mounted and vehicular integration products.

WATERLOO, Ontario, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teledyne is pleased to introduce the MicroCalibir™, a new compact, low-power camera platform. This latest uncooled thermal camera platform features the smallest VGA IR core module on the market, making it ideal for OEM drones, handhelds, helmet-mounted and vehicular integration products.

The development of the small and lightweight MicroCalibir is a result of the latest advances made by Teledyne DALSA’s integration of their in-house 12 μm microbolometer pixel technology with a deep-ADC ROIC circuit. This novel ROIC design results in a 1000°C intra-scene temperature range at a sub-50mK NETD.

Its pocket-sized 21 x 21 mm format offers the latest Size Weight and Power (SWaP) optimization for this type of LWIR imager, with very high dynamic range.

Furthermore, the cameras can reach very low, sub-30mK, NETD levels by utilizing advanced, user selectable noise filtering algorithms.

The MicroCalibir platform delivers accurate and high-end thermal capabilities and can be configured by resolution, field of view, and frame rate, to deliver optimal performance in applications such as UAVs, security and surveillance, outdoor recreation/personal vision systems, firefighting and many more.

MicroCalibir cameras and cores are available in QVGA and VGA resolutions and a variety of lens options. Its modular design allows for different interface options, for today and for the future. Current available interfaces are LVCMOS, and USB2, a CSI2 version will follow later in 2021.

For more information, please contact Arnaud Crastes, Arnaud.CRASTES@Teledyne.com

Find out more about MicroCalibir at AUVSI Xponential, 16-19 August 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia, Teledyne booth 2547.

About Teledyne
Teledyne is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital cameras and custom imaging solutions via its Teledyne DALSA product lines. Their imaging solutions provide a unique combination of speed, resolution, and sensitivity to meet the most demanding digital imaging requirements and are deployed worldwide in a wide range of industrial and scientific applications.

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Ingredion Incorporated Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results

  • Second quarter 2021 reported and adjusted EPS* were $2.62 and $2.05, respectively, compared to second quarter 2020 reported and adjusted EPS of $0.98 and $1.12, respectively.
  • Year-to-date 2021 reported and adjusted EPS were $(1.01) and $3.90, respectively, compared to $2.08 and $2.72, respectively, in the year-ago period. Year-to-date reported results reflect a $360 million held for sale impairment charge related to the Company’s Argentina operations, including $311 million of cumulative translation losses.
  • The Company expects full year 2021 adjusted EPS to be in the range of $6.45-$6.85.

WESTCHESTER, Ill., Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to the food and beverage manufacturing industry, today reported results for the second quarter of 2021. The results, reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for 2021 and 2020, include items that are excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures that the Company presents.

“We delivered exceptional second quarter performance, resulting in our strongest quarter since 2017, with reported operating income of $222 million, up 96% versus prior year, and adjusted operating income of $208 million, up 64% versus prior year. In every region, we saw double-digit volume growth from demand recovery across all customer segments, as well as strong specialties growth. Our strong sales execution and price mix management, in a challenging supply chain landscape, mitigated rising corn costs and contributed to our 31% increase in net sales,” said Jim Zallie, Ingredion’s president and chief executive officer.

“In the quarter and year-to-date, we achieved double-digit growth from our specialty ingredients portfolio. We continue to advance our Driving Growth Roadmap by increasing specialties as a percentage of our net sales and investing in capabilities to enable consumer preferred innovation for our customers. Our integration of KaTech with its customized ingredient systems and our Amyris partnership for breakthrough sugar reduction technology position us well as a long-term supplier of choice for on-trend, nature-based ingredient solutions,” continued Zallie.

“Given the strong and fluctuating demand patterns that we are experiencing from various sectors of our customer base, we are intensely focused on working in close partnership with our customers to meet their changing needs. We are also closely monitoring increases in input costs and taking actions now to manage margins. As we navigate the second half of the year, I am confident in our ability to maintain strong net sales momentum, with full year earnings returning to 2019 levels,” Zallie concluded.

*Adjusted diluted earnings per share (“adjusted EPS”), adjusted operating income, adjusted effective income tax rate and adjusted diluted weighted average common shares outstanding are non-GAAP financial measures. See section II of the Supplemental Financial Information entitled “Non-GAAP Information” following the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this news release for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)

2Q20 2Q21 YTD20 YTD21
Reported EPS $0.98 $2.62 $2.08 $(1.01)
Impairment/Restructuring costs $0.12 $0.03 $0.28 $0.15
Acquisition/Integration costs $0.03 $0.02 $0.03 $0.02
Impairment*** $5.35
Tax items and other matters $(0.62) $0.32 $(0.58)
Diluted share impact $(0.03)
Adjusted EPS** $1.12 $2.05 $2.72 $3.90

Estimated factors affecting changes in Reported and Adjusted EPS

2Q21 YTD21
Margin 0.40 0.73
Volume 0.38 0.36
Foreign exchange 0.07 0.08
Other income 0.03 0.07
Total operating items 0.88 1.24
Other non-operating income 0.01 0.01
Financing costs (0.01)
Shares outstanding (0.01) 0.02
Non-controlling interests 0.01 (0.05)
Tax rate 0.04 (0.03)
Total non-operating items 0.05 (0.06)
Total items affecting EPS** 0.93 1.18

**Totals may not foot due to rounding
*** Related to the Arcor joint venture in Argentina, reported results reflect a $360 million assets held for sale impairment charge, including $311 million of cumulative translation losses.

Financial Highlights

  • At June 30, 2021, total debt and cash including short-term investments were $2.2 billion and $549 million, respectively, versus $2.2 billion and $665 million, respectively, at December 31, 2020.
  • Net financing costs for the second quarter were $19 million, flat compared to the year-ago period.
  • Reported and adjusted effective tax rates for the second quarter were 11.7 percent and 25.7 percent, respectively, compared to 28.7 percent and 28.7 percent, respectively, in the year-ago period. The decrease in reported tax rate resulted primarily from the reversal of an accrual for unremitted earnings.
  • Year-to-date capital expenditures were $102 million, down $73 million from the year-ago period.

Business Review

Total Ingredion

$ in millions 2020
Net Sales
FX
Impact
Volume Price/mix 2021
Net Sales
% change % change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 1,349 39 230 144 1,762 31% 28%
Year-to-Date 2,892 41 223 220 3,376 17% 15%

Reported Operating Income

$ in millions 2020 FX
Impact
Business
Drivers
Acquisition /
Integration
Restructuring /
Impairment
Other 2021 %
change
% change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 113 6 75 6 7 15 222 96% 91%
Year-to-Date 266 7 108 5 -349 15 52 -80% -83%

Adjusted Operating Income

$ in millions 2020 FX
Impact
Business
Drivers
2021 % change % change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 127 6 75 208 64% 59%
Year-to-Date 294 7 108 409 39% 37%

Net Sales

  • Second quarter and year-to-date net sales were up from the year-ago period. The increase was driven by higher volumes, including PureCircle and KaTech, as well as strong price mix, including the pass through of higher corn costs. Excluding foreign exchange impacts, net sales were up 28 percent and 15 percent, respectively, for the quarter and year-to-date.

Operating Income

  • Second quarter reported and adjusted operating income were $222 million and $208 million, respectively, an increase of 96 percent and 64 percent, respectively, from the same period last year. The increases were driven by strong price mix and higher volumes. Excluding foreign exchange impacts, reported and adjusted operating income were up 91 percent and 59 percent, respectively, from the same period last year.
  • Year-to-date reported and adjusted operating income were $52 million and $409 million, respectively, a decrease of 80 percent and an increase of 39 percent, respectively, from the year-ago period. The decrease in reported operating income was attributable to the held for sale impairment charge related to the Arcor joint venture in Argentina which was partially offset by strong price mix and higher volumes. Excluding foreign exchange impacts, reported and adjusted operating income were down 83 percent and up 37 percent, respectively, from the same period last year.
  • Second quarter reported operating income was higher than adjusted operating income by $14 million due to a favorable decision from the Brazilian Supreme Court related to indirect taxes collected from 2015 to 2018, and acquisition charges, the effects of which were partially offset by Cost Smart related restructuring costs.
  • Year-to-date reported operating income was lower than adjusted operating income by $357 million due to the held for sale impairment charge related to the Arcor joint venture in Argentina.

North America
Net Sales

$ in millions 2020
Net Sales
FX
Impact
Volume Price
mix
2021
Net Sales
% change % change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 848 11 131 78 1,068 26% 25%
Year-to-Date 1,811 17 76 109 2,013 11% 10%

Segment Operating Income

$ in millions 2020 FX
Impact
Business
Drivers
2021 % change % change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 101 2 46 149 48% 45%
Year-to-Date 226 3 54 283 25% 24%
  • Second quarter operating income was $149 million, an increase of $48 million from the year-ago period and year-to-date operating income was $283 million, an increase of $57 million from the year-ago period. For both the quarter and year-to-date, the increase was driven by favorable price mix, higher volumes, and improved corn margins. These increases were partially offset by manufacturing cost inflation.

South America
Net Sales

$ in millions 2020
Net Sales
FX Impact Volume Price
mix
2021
Net Sales
% change % change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 182 4 22 60 268 47 % 45 %
Year-to-Date 419 -19 32 109 541 29 % 34 %

Segment Operating Income

$ in millions 2020 FX
Impact
Business
Drivers
2021 % change % change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 13 1 19 33 154 % 149 %
Year-to-Date 39 -2 36 73 87 % 93 %
  • Second quarter operating income was $33 million, an increase of $20 million from the year-ago period and year-to-date operating income was $73 million, an increase of $34 million from the year-ago period. For both the quarter and year-to-date, the increases were driven by favorable price mix. Excluding foreign exchange impacts, segment operating income was up 149 percent and 93 percent, respectively, for the second quarter and year-to-date. Results for Argentina are accounted for in U.S. dollars under hyper-inflationary accounting.

Asia-Pacific
Net Sales

$ in millions 2020
Net Sales
FX
Impact
Volume Price
mix
2021
Net Sales
% change % change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 187 12 46 3 248 33 % 26 %
Year-to-Date 376 23 90 -6 483 28 % 22 %

Segment Operating Income

$ in millions 2020 FX
Impact
Business
Drivers
2021 % change % change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 22 1 1 24 9 % 3 %
Year-to-Date 42 2 5 49 17 % 11 %
  • Second quarter operating income was $24 million, up $2 million from the year-ago period and year-to-date operating income was $49 million, an increase of $7 million from the year-ago period. For both the second quarter and year-to-date, the increases were driven by higher volumes and favorable foreign exchange impacts.

Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Net Sales

$ in millions 2020
Net Sales
FX Impact Volume Price
mix
2021
Net Sales
% change % change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 132 12 31 3 178 35 % 25 %
Year-to-Date 286 19 26 8 339 19 % 12 %

Segment Operating Income

$ in millions 2020 FX
Impact
Business
Drivers
2021 % change % change
excl. FX
Second Quarter 21 3 8 32 52 % 42 %
Year-to-Date 48 3 12 63 31 % 24 %
  • Second quarter operating income was $32 million, up $11 million from the year-ago period and year-to-date operating income was $63 million, an increase of $15 million from a year ago. For both the second quarter and year-to-date, the increases were largely attributable to lower raw material costs and favorable price mix in Pakistan and favorable foreign exchange impacts in Europe.

Dividends and Share Repurchases
Ingredion continues to return cash to shareholders through cash dividends and share repurchases.

In April 2021, a quarterly cash dividend of $0.64 per share was paid to shareholders of record on April 1, 2021, totaling $43 million, bringing dividend payments for the first half of the year to $86 million. Ingredion repurchased $10 million of outstanding shares of common stock in the second quarter. This brings Ingredion’s total share repurchases for the first half of 2021 to $24 million.

2021 Full-Year Outlook
The Company expects full-year 2021 adjusted EPS to be in the range of $6.45-$6.85 compared to adjusted EPS of $6.23 in 2020. This expectation excludes acquisition-related integration and restructuring costs, as well as any potential impairment costs.

Compared with last year, the 2021 full-year outlook is as follows: North America operating income is expected to be up low single-digits to mid-single-digits driven by higher volumes and lower operating expenses; South America operating income, including the impact of the Arcor joint venture in Argentina, is expected to be up low double-digits driven by favorable price mix; Asia-Pacific operating income is expected to be up high single-digits driven by higher volumes and favorable foreign exchange impacts; EMEA operating income is expected to be up low double-digits driven by higher volumes and favorable foreign exchange impacts; and Corporate costs are expected to be up low single-digits driven by investments in global capabilities and centers of excellence. The Company expects full-year adjusted operating income to be up mid-single-digits to high single-digits.

Cash from operations for the full year is expected to be in the range of $500 million to $600 million, which includes an increase in expected working capital due to higher expected net sales and corn costs. Capital expenditures for the full year are anticipated to be between $330 million and $350 million.

For the full year, the Company expects a reported effective tax rate of 54 percent to 58 percent and an adjusted effective tax rate of 27 percent to 28 percent.

Conference Call and Webcast Details
Ingredion will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at 8 a.m. Central Time / 9 a.m. Eastern Time, hosted by Jim Zallie, president and chief executive officer, and James Gray, executive vice president and chief financial officer. The call will be webcast in real time and can be accessed at https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/events-and-presentations. The accompanying presentation will be accessible through the Company’s website, and available to download a few hours prior to the start of the call. A replay will be available for a limited time at https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/financial-information/quarterly-results.

About the Company
Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in more than 120 countries. With 2020 annual net sales of $6 billion, the Company turns grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant-based materials into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing and industrial markets. With Ingredion’s Idea Labs® innovation centers around the world and approximately 12,000 employees, the Company co-creates with customers and fulfills its purpose of bringing the potential of people, nature and technology together to make life better. Visit ingredion.com for more information and the latest Company news.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for such statements.

Forward-looking statements include, among others, the Company’s expectations for full-year 2021 adjusted EPS, adjusted operating income, cash from operations, capital expenditures, and reported and effective tax rates, as well as other statements regarding the Company’s future prospects or financial condition, net sales, operating income, volumes, corporate costs, tax rates, capital expenditures, expenses or other financial items, any statements concerning the Company’s prospects or future operations, including management’s plans or strategies and objectives therefor, and any assumptions, expectations or beliefs underlying the foregoing.

These statements can sometimes be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “plan,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “continue,” “pro forma,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “propels,” “opportunities,” “potential,” “provisional,” or other similar expressions or the negative thereof. All statements other than statements of historical facts in this news release or referred to in or incorporated by reference into this news release are “forward-looking statements.”

These statements are based on current circumstances or expectations, but are subject to certain inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond our control. Although we believe our expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, investors are cautioned that no assurance can be given that our expectations will prove correct.

Actual results and developments may differ materially from the expectations expressed in or implied by these statements, based on various factors, including the impact of COVID-19 on the demand for our products and our financial results; changing consumption preferences relating to high fructose corn syrup and other products we make; the effects of global economic conditions and the general political, economic, business, and market conditions that affect customers and consumers in the various geographic regions and countries in which we buy our raw materials or manufacture or sell our products, including, particularly, economic, currency, and political conditions in South America and economic and political conditions in Europe, and the impact these factors may have on our sales volumes, the pricing of our products and our ability to collect our receivables from customers; future financial performance of major industries which we serve and from which we derive a significant portion of our sales, including, without limitation, the food, beverage, animal nutrition, and brewing industries; the uncertainty of acceptance of products developed through genetic modification and biotechnology; our ability to develop or acquire new products and services at rates or of qualities sufficient to gain market acceptance; increased competitive and/or customer pressure in the corn-refining industry and related industries, including with respect to the markets and prices for our primary products and our co-products, particularly corn oil; the availability of raw materials, including potato starch, tapioca, gum Arabic, and the specific varieties of corn upon which some of our products are based, and our ability to pass along potential increases in the cost of corn or other raw materials to customers; energy costs and availability, including energy issues in Pakistan; our ability to contain costs, achieve budgets, and realize expected synergies, including with respect to our ability to complete planned maintenance and investment projects on time and on budget and realize expected savings under our Cost Smart program as well as with respect to freight and shipping costs; the behavior of financial and capital markets, including with respect to foreign currency fluctuations, fluctuations in interest and exchange rates and market volatility and the associated risks of hedging against such fluctuations; our ability to successfully identify and complete acquisitions or strategic alliances on favorable terms as well as our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses or implement and maintain strategic alliances and achieve anticipated synergies with respect to all of the foregoing; operating difficulties at our manufacturing facilities; the impact of impairment charges on our goodwill or long-lived assets; changes in our tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liability; our ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations; the impact on our business of natural disasters, war, or similar acts of hostility, threats or acts of terrorism, the outbreak or continuation of pandemics such as COVID-19, or the occurrence of other significant events beyond our control; changes in government policy, law, or regulation and costs of legal compliance, including compliance with environmental regulation; potential effects of climate change; security breaches with respect to information technology systems, processes, and sites; our ability to raise funds at reasonable rates and other factors affecting our access to sufficient funds for future growth and expansion; volatility in the stock market and other factors that could adversely affect our stock price; risks affecting the continuation of our dividend policy; and our ability to remediate in a timely manner a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statement as a result of new information or future events or developments. If we do update or correct one or more of these statements, investors and others should not conclude that we will make additional updates or corrections. For a further description of these and other risks, see “Risk Factors” and other information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and in our subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended
June 30,
Change
%
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Change
%
2021 2020 2021 2020
Net sales $ 1,762 $ 1,349 31% $ 3,376 $ 2,892 17%
Cost of sales 1,395 1,078 2,658 2,298
Gross profit 367 271 35% 718 594 21%
Operating expenses 167 147 14% 320 301 6%
Other (income) expense, net (26 ) (28 ) 2
Restructuring/impairment charges 4 11 374 25
Operating income 222 113 96% 52 266 (80%)
Financing costs, net 19 19 38 37
Other, non-operating (income), net (2 ) (3 ) (1 )
Income before income taxes 205 94 118% 17 230 (93%)
Provision for income taxes 24 27 79 85
Net income (loss) 181 67 170% (62 ) 145 (143%)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests 3 1 6 4
Net income (loss) attributable to Ingredion $ 178 $ 66 170% $ (68 ) $ 141 (148%)
Earnings per common share attributable to Ingredion
common shareholders:
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 67.2 67.2 67.3 67.2
Diluted 67.9 67.6 67.3 67.7
Earnings (loss) per common share of Ingredion:
Basic $2.65 $0.98 170% ($1.01 ) $2.10 (148%)
Diluted $2.62 $0.98 167% ($1.01 ) $2.08 (149%)
Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except share and per share amounts) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 542 $ 665
Short-term investments 7
Accounts receivable – net 1,140 1,011
Inventories 1,054 917
Prepaid expenses 70 54
Total current assets 2,813 2,647
Property, plant and equipment – net 2,386 2,455
Goodwill 913 902
Other intangible assets – net 431 444
Operating lease assets 189 173
Deferred income tax assets 27 23
Other assets 339 214
Total assets $ 7,098 $ 6,858
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings 72 $ 438
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1,029 1,020
Total current liabilities 1,101 1,458
Non-current liabilities 225 227
Long-term debt 2,129 1,748
Non-current operating lease liabilities 152 136
Deferred income tax liabilities 214 217
Liabilities held for sale 335
Total liabilities 4,156 3,786
Share-based payments subject to redemption 28 30
Redeemable non-controlling interests 70 70
Equity
Ingredion stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock – authorized 25,000,000 shares – $0.01 par value, none issued
Common stock – authorized 200,000,000 shares – $0.01 par value, 77,810,875 shares issued at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 1 1
Additional paid-in capital 1,154 1,150
Less: Treasury stock (common stock; 10,808,504 and 10,795,346 shares at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively) at cost (1,029 ) (1,024 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,106 ) (1,133 )
Retained earnings 3,802 3,957
Total Ingredion stockholders’ equity 2,822 2,951
Non-redeemable non-controlling interests 22 21
Total equity 2,844 2,972
Total liabilities and equity $ 7,098 $ 6,858
Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
(in millions) 2021 2020
Cash provided by operating activities:
Net (loss) income $ (62 ) $ 145
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 103 106
Mechanical stores expense 27 26
Deferred income taxes (21 ) (2 )
Assets held for sale impairment 360
Margin accounts (20 ) (18 )
Changes in other trade working capital (221 ) 12
Other (37 ) 25
Cash provided by operating activities 129 294
Cash used for investing activities:
Capital expenditures and mechanical stores purchases, net proceeds on disposals (102 ) (175 )
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired (40 )
Investment in a non-consolidated affiliate (11 ) (6 )
Short-term investments (4 ) 3
Cash used for investing activities (157 ) (178 )
Cash (used for) provided by financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings (payments on), net 14 777
Debt issuance costs (9 )
Repurchases of common stock, net (24 )
Issuances of common stock for share-based compensation, net of settlements 9 2
Dividends paid, including to non-controlling interests (93 ) (87 )
Cash (used for) provided by financing activities (94 ) 683
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash (1 ) (16 )
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (123 ) 783
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 665 264
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 542 $ 1,047
Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Supplemental Financial Information
(Unaudited)
I. Geographic Information of Net Sales and Operating Income
(in millions, expect for percentages) Three Months Ended
June 30,
Change Six Months Ended
June 30,
Change Change
2021 2020 Change Excl. FX 2021 2020 % Excl. FX
Net Sales
North America $ 1,068 $ 848 26% 25% $ 2,013 $ 1,811 11% 10%
South America 268 182 47% 45% 541 419 29% 34%
Asia-Pacific 248 187 33% 26% 483 376 28% 22%
EMEA 178 132 35% 25% 339 286 19% 12%
Total Net Sales $ 1,762 $ 1,349 31% 28% $ 3,376 $ 2,892 17% 15%
Operating Income
North America $ 149 $ 101 48% 45% $ 283 $ 226 25% 24%
South America 33 13 154% 149% 73 39 87% 93%
Asia-Pacific 24 22 9% 3% 49 42 17% 11%
EMEA 32 21 52% 42% 63 48 31% 24%
Corporate (30 ) (30 ) 0% 0% (59 ) (61 ) 3% 3%
Sub-total 208 127 64% 59% 409 294 39% 37%
Acquisition/integration costs (4 ) (3 ) (5 ) (3 )
Equity method acquisition charges 7 7
Restructuring/impairment charges (4 ) (11 ) (14 ) (25 )
Assets held for sale impairment (360 )
Other matters 15 15
Total Operating Income $ 222 $ 113 96% 91% $ 52 $ 266 (80%) (83%)

II. Non-GAAP Information

To supplement the consolidated financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we use non-GAAP historical financial measures, which exclude certain GAAP items such as acquisition and integration costs, restructuring and impairment costs, Mexico tax (benefit) provision, and certain other special items. We generally use the term “adjusted” when referring to these non-GAAP amounts.

Management uses non-GAAP financial measures internally for strategic decision making, forecasting future results and evaluating current performance. By disclosing non-GAAP financial measures, management intends to provide investors with a more meaningful, consistent comparison of our operating results and trends for the periods presented. These non-GAAP financial measures are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP and reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. These non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP; therefore, the information is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. A reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable GAAP measure is provided in the tables below.

Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) attributable to Ingredion and Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) to
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income attributable to Ingredion and Adjusted Diluted EPS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021 June 30, 2020 June 30, 2021 June 30, 2020
(in
millions)
Diluted
EPS
(in
millions)
Diluted
EPS
(in
millions)
Diluted
EPS
(in
millions)
Diluted
EPS
Net income (loss) attributable to Ingredion $ 178 $ 2.62 $ 66 $ 0.98 $ (68 ) $ (1.01 ) $ 141 $ 2.08
Add back:
Acquisition/integration costs, net of an insignificant amount of income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, and net of income tax benefit of $1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 (i) 4 0.06 2 0.03 5 0.06 2 0.03
Equity method acquisition charges, net of income tax expense of $3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 (ii) (3 ) (0.04 ) (3 ) (0.04 )
Restructuring/impairment charges, net of income tax benefit of $2 million and $4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $3 million and $6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (iii) 2 0.03 8 0.12 10 0.15 19 0.28
Assets held for sale impairment, net of $ – million of income tax benefit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 (iv) 360 5.35
Other matters, net of income tax expense of $5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 (v) (10 ) (0.15 ) (10 ) (0.15 )
Tax (benefit) provision – Mexico (vi) (4 ) (0.06 ) (1 ) (0.01 ) 22 0.32
Other tax matters (vii) (28 ) (0.41 ) (28 ) (0.42 )
Diluted share impact (viii) (0.03 )
Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to Ingredion $ 139 $ 2.05 $ 76 $ 1.12 $ 265 $ 3.90 $ 184 $ 2.72
Net income, EPS and tax rates may not foot or recalculate due to rounding.

 

Notes

(i) During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded pre-tax costs of $4 million and $5 million, respectively of acquisition and integration costs, primarily related to the acquisition and integration of the business acquired from PureCircle Limited, KaTech, and Verdient Foods, Inc. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded $3 million of pre-tax costs primarily related to the acquisition and integration of the business acquired from PureCircle Limited. Acquisition and integration costs presented in the “reconciliation of adjusted net income attributable to Ingredion” table are net of costs attributable to non-controlling interest.

(ii) During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded a pre-tax benefit of $7 million related to the joint venture entered into with Amyris, Inc. (“Amyris”). As part of the venture, the Company has exclusive commercialization rights to Amyris’ rebaudioside M by fermentation sweetener (“Reb M”), the exclusive licensing of Amyris’ Reb M manufacturing technology, and a 31 percent ownership stake in a Reb M manufacturing joint venture. In exchange for the ownership in the joint venture, Ingredion contributed $28 million of total consideration including $10 million of cash, and non-exclusive intellectual property licenses and other consideration valued at $18 million. The transaction resulted in $8 million in Other (income) expense, net recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) during the three months ended June 30, 2021. The $8 million gain includes $18 million of other income related to the contribution of non-exclusive intellectual property licenses and other consideration contributed by Ingredion to the joint venture, offset by a $10 million cash payment made by Ingredion to Amyris for the exclusive right to the Reb M manufacturing technology license from Amyris. The gain on the transaction is partly offset by $1 million of acquisition charges. Additionally, the equity method acquisition charges presented in the “reconciliation of adjusted net income attributable to Ingredion” table are net of acquisition gains attributable to non-controlling interest of $1 million.

(iii) During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded $4 million of pre-tax restructuring related charges, consisting of $4 million of employee-related and other costs, including professional services, associated with its Cost Smart SG&A program and $5 million of restructuring related charges primarily in North America as a part of its Cost Smart Cost of sales program. The Cost Smart Cost of sales program charges were offset by a $5 million gain on the sale of Stockton, California land and building during the period. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded $14 million of pre-tax restructuring charges, consisting of $9 million of employee-related and other costs, including professional services, associated with its Cost Smart SG&A program, $8 million of restructuring related charges as part of its Cost Smart Cost of sales program, primarily in North America, and $2 million of employee-related and other restructuring costs related to the Arcor joint venture transaction expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. The Cost Smart Cost of sales program charges were partly offset by a $5 million gain on the sale of Stockton, California land and building during the period.

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded $11 million of pre-tax restructuring/impairment charges, consisting of $6 million of restructuring related expenses primarily in APAC and North America as part of its Cost Smart Cost of sales program and $5 million of employee-related and other costs, including professional services, associated with its Cost Smart SG&A program. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded $25 million of pre-tax restructuring/impairment charges, consisting of $15 million of restructuring related expenses primarily in APAC and North America as part of its Cost Smart Cost of sales program and $10 million of employee-related and other costs, including professional services, associated with its Cost Smart SG&A program.

(iv) During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded a $360 million held for sale impairment charge related to the Arcor joint venture. The impairment charge reflects write-down to estimated fair value of the contribution of certain Argentina, Chile and Uruguay assets and liabilities that will be contributed to the Arcor joint venture. The impairment charge reflects a $49 million write-down of the contributed net assets to the agreed upon fair value and a $311 million valuation allowance for the cumulative translation losses related to these net assets that will be released from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss on the balance sheet at the close of the transaction.

(v) In May 2021, the Brazilian Supreme Court issued their ruling related to the calculation of certain indirect taxes, and the ruling affirmed the lower court rulings that the Company had received in previous years and ensured that the Company is entitled to the previously recorded tax credits. The Supreme Court ruling also ensures that the Company will be entitled to $15 million of additional credits from the period of 2015 to 2018 that was previously awaiting final court ruling. The Company recorded the $15 million of additional credits during the three months ended June 30, 2021 within Other Income (expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Income statement.

(vi) The tax item represents the impact of the Company’s use of the U.S. dollar as the functional currency for its subsidiaries in Mexico. Mexico’s effective tax rate is strongly influenced by the remeasurement of the Mexican peso financial statements into U.S. dollars. The company recorded a tax benefit of $4 million and $0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and a tax benefit of $1 million and a tax provision of $22 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively as a result of the movement of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar during the periods.

(vii) – This relates to the reversal of tax liabilities related to certain unremitted earnings from foreign subsidiaries, tax adjustments for an intercompany reorganization, and tax results of the above non-GAAP addbacks.

(viii) If GAAP net income is negative and Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income is positive, adjusted diluted weighted average common shares outstanding will include any options, restricted share units, or performance shares that would be otherwise dilutive instruments using the treasury stock method, until the effect of these adjustments is anti-dilutive. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 the incremental dilutive share impact of these instruments was 0.6 million shares of common stock equivalents. The diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 67.3 million would increase to an adjusted diluted weighted average common shares outstanding of 67.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. There is no impact to the three months ended June 30, 2021 nor the three or six months ended June 30, 2020.

Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Income to Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
(in millions, pre-tax) 2021 2020 2021 2020
Operating income $ 222 $ 113 $ 52 $ 266
Add back:
Acquisition/integration costs (i) 4 3 5 3
Equity method acquisition charges (ii) (7 ) (7 )
Restructuring/impairment charges (iii) 4 11 14 25
Assets held for sale impairment (iv) 360
Other matters (v) (15 ) (15 )
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income $ 208 $ 127 $ 409 $ 294
For notes (i) through (v), see notes (i) through (v) included in the Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income attributable to Ingredion and Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income attributable to Ingredion and Adjusted Diluted EPS.
II. Non-GAAP Information (continued)
Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Reconciliation of GAAP Effective Income Tax Rate to Non-GAAP Adjusted Effective Income Tax Rate
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Income before Provision for Effective Income Income before Provision for Effective Income
(in millions) Income Taxes (a) Income Taxes (b) Tax Rate (b / a) Income Taxes (a) Income Taxes (b) Tax Rate (b / a)
As Reported $ 205 $ 24 11.7% $ 17 $ 79 464.7%
Add back:
Acquisition/integration costs (i) 4 5
Equity method acquisition charges (ii) (7 ) (4 ) (7 ) (4 )
Restructuring/impairment charges (iii) 4 2 14 4
Assets held for sale impairment (iv) 360
Other matters (v) (15 ) (5 ) (15 ) (5 )
Tax item – Mexico (vi) 4 1
Other tax matters (vii) 28 28
Adjusted Non-GAAP $ 191 $ 49 25.7% $ 374 $ 103 27.5%
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Income before Provision for Effective Income Income before Provision for Effective Income
(in millions) Income Taxes (a) Income Taxes (b) Tax Rate (b / a) Income Taxes (a) Income Taxes (b) Tax Rate (b / a)
As Reported $ 94 $ 27 28.7% $ 230 $ 85 37.0%
Add back:
Acquisition/integration costs (i) 3 1 3 1
Restructuring/impairment charges (iii) 11 3 25 6
Tax item – Mexico (vi) (22 )
Adjusted Non-GAAP $ 108 $ 31 28.7% $ 258 $ 70 27.1%
For notes (i) through (vii), see notes (i) through (vii) included in the Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income attributable to Ingredion and Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income attributable to Ingredion and Adjusted Diluted EPS.
II. Non-GAAP Information (continued)
Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Reconciliation of Anticipated GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share (“GAAP EPS”)
to Anticipated Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share (“Adjusted EPS”)
(Unaudited)
Anticipated EPS Range
for Full Year 2021
Low End High End
GAAP EPS $ 1.51 $ 1.91
Add:
Acquisition/integration costs (i) 0.06 0.06
Equity method acquisition charges (ii) (0.04 ) (0.04 )
Restructuring/impairment charges (iii) 0.15 0.15
Assets held for sale impairment (iv) 5.35 5.35
Other matters (v) (0.15 ) (0.15 )
Tax benefit (provision) (vi) (0.01 ) (0.01 )
Other tax matters (vii) (0.42 ) (0.42 )
Adjusted EPS $ 6.45 $ 6.85
Above is a reconciliation of our anticipated full year 2021 diluted EPS to our anticipated full year 2021 adjusted diluted EPS. The amounts above may not reflect certain future charges, costs and/or gains that are inherently difficult to predict and estimate due to their unknown timing, effect and/or significance. These amounts include, but are not limited to, acquisition and integration costs, impairment and restructuring costs, and certain other special items. We generally exclude these items from our adjusted EPS guidance. For these reasons, we are more confident in our ability to predict adjusted EPS than we are in our ability to predict GAAP EPS.
For items (i) through (vii), see footnotes included in the Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) attributable to Ingredion and Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income attributable to Ingredion and Adjusted Diluted EPS.
II. Non-GAAP Information (continued)
Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”)
Reconciliation of Reported U.S. GAAP Effective Tax Rate (“GAAP ETR”)
to Anticipated Adjusted Effective Tax Rate (“Adjusted ETR”)
(Unaudited)
Anticipated Effective Tax Rate Range
for Full Year 2021
Low End High End
GAAP ETR 54.0 % 58.0 %
Add:
Acquisition/integration costs (i) 0.0 % 0.0 %
Equity method acquisition charges (ii) (0.6 ) % (0.6 ) %
Restructuring/impairment charges (iii) 0.8 % 0.8 %
Assets held for sale impairment (iv) 0.0 % 0.0 %
Other matters (v) (0.8 ) % (0.8 ) %
Tax item – Mexico (vi) 1.0 % (0.6 ) %
Other tax matters (vii) 4.2 % 5.1 %
Impact of adjustment on Effective Tax Rate (viii) (31.6 ) % (33.9 ) %
Adjusted ETR 27.0 % 28.0 %

 

Above is a reconciliation of our anticipated full year 2021 GAAP ETR to our anticipated full year 2021 adjusted ETR. The amounts above may not reflect certain future charges, costs and/or gains that are inherently difficult to predict and estimate due to their unknown timing, effect and/or significance. These amounts include, but are not limited to, acquisition and integration costs, impairment and restructuring costs, and certain other special items. We generally exclude these items from our adjusted ETR guidance. For these reasons, we are more confident in our ability to predict adjusted ETR than we are in our ability to predict GAAP ETR.

For items (i) through (vii), see footnotes included in the Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) attributable to Ingredion and Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income attributable to Ingredion and Adjusted Diluted EPS.

(viii) Indirect impact of tax rate after items (i) through (vii).

CONTACTS:
Investors:
  Tiffany Willis, 708-551-2592
Media:  Becca Hary, 708-551-2602

Don’t miss Australia’s largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual art event

Digital DAAF, 2020

Photo by Dylan Buckee

DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) will open Friday 6 August via its cutting-edge digital platform, connecting audiences around the world with Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives.

Presented by Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation (DAAFF), now in its 15th year, the DAAF program will run from 6-11 August. The program features a highly anticipated digital art fair and an online Public Program that includes artist masterclasses and artists talks.

George Tjungurrayi Ward, Tingarri, acrylic on linen, 300x760mm 2021

Image courtesy of Warakurna Artists

DAAFF will also showcase two First Nations fashion events including the annual National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA) and the winner announcement will be live streamed across NITV’s social media channels on 3 August, direct from the Darwin Convention Centre, Australia. The vibrant Country to Couture runway will also be presented on 4 August.

DAAF is internationally celebrated as a world-class program and pays homage to the world’s oldest living culture. It is the only event of its kind that connects artists, performers and Art Centres from Australia’s most remote regions with domestic and international audiences, eager to snap up stunning and authentic works.

DAAFF Executive Director, Claire Summers says the program generates significant flow-on benefits for Australia’s Indigenous communities, where 100 per cent of the sales from each artwork is returned to Art Centres, the artists and their communities.

Rita and Monica Watson at Ninuku Arts

Photo by Meg Hansen

“We are honoured to be able to profile over 70 Indigenous owned Art Centres and open up the rich storytelling, culture, and history behind these works of art,” says Ms Summers.

Commenting on the decision to pivot from a physical event to an online strategy, Ms Summers adds, “We’ve already had overwhelming interest in our Public Program, with many of the workshops at capacity. Last year we welcomed the largest global audience we have ever seen thanks to our digital offering.”

DAAF connects Indigenous and non-Indigenous art and culture audiences through its unique event to celebrate the vibrant heritage of Australian First Nations Peoples, providing an important meeting place for artists and designers to share stories and traditions through their chosen medium.

The DAAF program includes:

  • Tuesday 3 August |National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA)
  • Wednesday 4 August | Country to Couture
  • 6-11 August | 15th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF)

For access to the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, register daaf.com.au/art-fair-2021

tiffanye@bastionagency.com
+61 404 303 308

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Dext launches new product to make managing sales data simpler: Dext Commerce

  • Solution helps accountants & bookkeepers take on digital sales clients profitably
  • Simplifies sales data and tax calculations for businesses selling via Shopify, Amazon, and other leading e-Commerce platforms

LONDON, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Accounting software provider Dext has added a digital sales product to its growing platform, following the acquisition of Greenback which rebrands to ‘Dext Commerce’.

Dext Commerce allows accountants and bookkeepers to take on more digital sales clients by simplifying the collection and categorisation of sales data from 16 e-commerce, POS and payment platforms including Amazon, PayPal, Shopify and Stripe. It also integrates with Xero and Quickbooks Online, enabling accountants and bookkeepers to accurately submit eCommerce revenue into the largest accounting platforms.

The solution solves the challenge of manually fetching and consolidating sales data from multiple commerce and payment platforms in different formats. Dext Commerce simplifies sales data and tax calculations across multiple countries, allowing accountants and bookkeepers to more profitably service digital sales clients.

Key Dext Commerce features include:

  • A digital record of sales transactions line by line to support compliance with new data regulations like ‘Making Tax Digital’ in the UK;
  • Making sure clients report and pay the right sales tax, wherever they sell;
  • Itemise sales, fees, refunds and reimbursements data, line by line, with one subscription;

E-commerce sales in the UK and US comprised c. 35% of total retail sales in 2021, nearly doubling in the UK1.

Dext CEO, Adrian Blair, commented: “Millions of businesses now sell via eCommerce platforms like Amazon and Shopify. Dext Commerce enables accountants and bookkeepers to take on these businesses as clients more profitably. Dext Commerce solves two key pain points: getting standardised data, line by line, from multiple sources; and ensuring digital sellers accurately calculate how much tax to pay in different markets.”

Dext Commerce is available to all accountants, bookkeepers and businesses in the UK, US and Canada from September 1st, with rollout in France and Australia later this year.

1 ONS, US Census: https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations

Paul-Reza Afshar
paul.afshar@dext.com

Coface Singapore – First Insurer in Asia-Pacific to Join the LiquidX Digital Trade Credit Insurance Platform

NEW YORK, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LiquidX, the global fintech solutions provider for working capital, trade finance, and insurance, today announced that Coface Singapore Branch has joined its LiquidX 360 digital platform. The state-of-the-art tech platform offers enhanced operational efficiency and transparency for all participants in the trade credit insurance market, including carriers, brokers, and policyholders.

Coface Singapore is the first carrier in the region to join the platform since LiquidX was granted an insurance brokerage license from the  Monetary Authority of Singapore in June 2021. This move marks the first step for LiquidX in replicating its successful business model in the United States. The majority of trade credit insurance carriers in the U.S., representing 80% of market premium, are active on LiquidX 360 platform. Todd Lynady, Global Head of Insurance at LiquidX, added, “Trade Credit Insurance is in great demand and highly valued by companies in Asia Pacific. We are very happy to welcome Coface Singapore as the first insurance carrier to join the platform in the region.”

“There’s no doubt that digital technology presents new opportunities for our industry and we are delighted to join the LiquidX platform,” said Graham Crozier, Country Manager of Coface Singapore. “We are ‘for trade,’ meaning we’re committed to adapt to where our services are needed most in support of effective local, regional and global trade.”

The LiquidX 360 platform digitizes trade insurance policies to automatically cross-reference policy terms and conditions and authenticate the eligibility of endorsed buyers. It provides unparalleled insight and transparency into a policy, or portfolio of policies, while providing the tools to manage all components of insured transactions in one centralized platform, regardless of geography, product, or broker.

“Coface is an established leader in Trade Credit Insurance and one of the first carriers to invest in the digital transformation of our industry, so it’s no surprise they are at the forefront of innovation in this space,” said Alex Bursak, Regional Head of Insurance Asia Pacific at LiquidX. “We look forward to working with the Coface Singapore team to deliver best in class solutions for banks, corporates, and asset managers to mitigate their trade credit risk across this growth region.”

Coface: for trade

With 75 years of experience and the most extensive international network, Coface is a leader in trade credit insurance and adjacent specialty services, including Factoring, Debt Collection, Single Risk insurance, Bonding and Information services. Coface’s experts work to the beat of the global economy, helping ~50,000 clients in 100 countries build successful, growing, and dynamic businesses across the world. Coface helps companies in their credit decisions. The Group’s services and solutions strengthen their ability to sell by protecting them against the risks of non-payment in their domestic and export markets. In 2020, Coface employed ~4,450 people and registered a turnover of €1.45 billion.

www.coface.com

COFACE SA is listed on Compartment A of Euronext Paris

ISIN Code: FR0010667147 / Mnemonic: COFA

Coface Singapore branch
Coface Singapore branch is a general insurance company, licensed under the Singapore Insurance Act (Cap. 142). As an integral part of providing trade credit insurance solutions, Coface Singapore branch also provides assessments on credit risk of trade counterparties of their policyholders. These assessments are provided for trade purposes and are not intended to be relied upon for investment, for activities in the securities and futures industry, extension of loan or for other regulatory purposes.

MEDIA CONTACTS
Karen YIK – T. +852 2585 9121 karen.yik@coface.com
Leo CHAK – T. +852 2585 9132 leo.chak@coface.com

About LiquidX

LiquidX is a leading global technology company that enables finance professionals to transact faster, smarter, and cheaper by digitizing their trade finance and working capital management. Headquartered in New York with offices in Boston, London, and Singapore, LiquidX delivers the industry-leading ecosystem for working capital assets to its diverse network of global participants including multinational corporations, banks, institutional investors, and insurance providers. LiquidX incorporates blockchain technology and machine learning analytics to greatly enhance transparency, reporting, and forecasting for finance professionals. To learn more about our next generation solutions please visit liquidx.com.

Media Contact:
Sue Hinton – T. +1 917 362 4518, shinton@liquidx.com