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DuPont de Nemours Inc. (NYSE:DD)

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Income Statement

The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.

DuPont de Nemours Inc., consolidated income statement

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015
Net sales 21,512 85,977 62,484 48,158 48,778
Cost of sales (14,056) (65,333) (50,414) (37,641) (37,836)
Gross margin 7,456 20,644 12,070 10,517 10,942
Research and development expenses (955) (3,060) (2,110) (1,584) (1,598)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (2,663) (6,709) (4,021) (3,304) (2,971)
Amortization of intangibles (1,050) (1,903) (1,013) (544) (419)
Restructuring and asset related charges, net (314) (1,105) (1,789) (452) (415)
Goodwill impairment charges (1,175) — (1,491) — —
Integration and separation costs (1,342) (2,463) (1,101) — —
Asbestos-related charge — — — (1,113) —
Operating income (loss) (43) 5,404 545 3,520 5,539
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates 84 1,001 764 442 674
Sundry income, net 153 592 966 1,309 4,663
Interest expense (668) (1,504) (1,082) (858) (946)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (474) 5,493 1,193 4,413 9,930
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes on continuing operations (140) (1,489) 476 (9) (2,147)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax (614) 4,004 1,669 4,404 7,783
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 1,214 (5) (77) — —
Net income 600 3,999 1,592 4,404 7,783
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (102) (155) (132) (86) (98)
Net income attributable to DuPont 498 3,844 1,460 4,318 7,685
Preferred stock dividends — — — (340) (340)
Net income available for DuPont common stockholders 498 3,844 1,460 3,978 7,345

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31).


Revenue exhibited significant volatility between 2015 and 2019. Net sales grew from 48.8 billion US$ in 2015 to a peak of 86.0 billion US$ in 2018, before experiencing a sharp contraction to 21.5 billion US$ in 2019. This trajectory suggests a substantial change in the company's operational scale and business structure during the final year of the observed period.

Gross Profitability and Margin Trends
Gross margin in absolute terms mirrored the movement of net sales, peaking at 20.6 billion US$ in 2018. However, a significant shift in margin efficiency occurred in 2019; while revenue declined sharply, the gross margin as a percentage of sales increased to approximately 34.8%, compared to 23.9% in 2018 and roughly 22% in 2015. This indicates a higher proportion of profit per dollar of sales in the leaner 2019 structure.
Operating Expenses and Extraordinary Charges
Research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses grew in tandem with revenue expansion, peaking in 2018 at 3.1 billion US$ and 6.7 billion US$ respectively. The period was heavily influenced by non-recurring charges, specifically integration and separation costs which totaled 5.3 billion US$ across 2017 through 2019. Additionally, goodwill impairment charges impacted results in 2017 and 2019, totaling 1.5 billion US$ and 1.2 billion US$ respectively, while a one-time asbestos-related charge of 1.1 billion US$ was recorded in 2016.
Operating Income and Net Earnings
Operating income demonstrated high volatility, falling from 5.5 billion US$ in 2015 to a low of 545 million US$ in 2017, recovering to 5.4 billion US$ in 2018, and ending in a loss of 43 million US$ in 2019. Net income attributable to the company followed a downward long-term trend, declining from 7.7 billion US$ in 2015 to 498 million US$ in 2019. A critical observation in 2019 is the divergence between continuing and discontinued operations; the net loss from continuing operations of 614 million US$ was offset by a 1.2 billion US$ gain from discontinued operations, which maintained a positive final net income for the year.

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