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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2020
Commission File Number: 001-13742
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
ICL Group Ltd. Millennium Tower 23 Aranha Street P.O. Box 20245 Tel Aviv, 61202 Israel (972-3) 684-4400 (Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Yes ☐ No ☒
This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration Number: 333-205518) of ICL Group Ltd. (formerly Israel Chemicals Ltd.) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished. In addition, this report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Israeli Shelf Prospectus of ICL Group Ltd. (formerly Israel Chemicals Ltd.) filed with the Israel Securities Authority and dated March 4, 2019 (Filing Number: 2019-02-018507) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
ICL GROUP LTD.

Tel Aviv, Israel, November 12, 2020 – ICL (NYSE &TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals and specialty chemicals company, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.
ICL's President & CEO, Raviv Zoller, stated "ICL's ability to execute on strategic priorities is reflected in our consistent delivery of positive results in all operating segments, as well as continuous solid cash generation, while commodity prices remain at cyclically low levels and dislocations persist in many of our end markets. The diversity and breadth of our products, as well as our continued cost efficiency initiatives, partly offset the impact of COVID-19 and lower commodity prices in the third quarter of 2020. Despite these ongoing challenges, we remain focused on important growth initiatives across our segments, as we announced in our recent capital markets day, and are pleased with the progress we are making. ICL's strong financial position and balanced capital priorities will help us navigate through the current global market challenges and position ICL to execute on timely opportunities, as we have demonstrated with our recently announced agreement to acquire Fertiláqua, one of Brazil's leading specialty plant nutrition companies. This acquisition will unlock immediate synergies for distribution in Brazil and further expands ICL's product portfolio with higher margin products, and we intend to continue executing on our specialty businesses' growth strategy, both organically and inorganically. Although COVID-19 may continue to impact our results in the near term, we are very well-positioned for the future. As conditions begin to normalize, which we expect to occur during 2021, we will see further benefits from our strategic efficiency plans, which were accelerated by COVID-19 and implemented across all of our business segments and will result in annualized savings of about \$50 million, driving margin expansion and cash flow generation."
Results for the third quarter of 2020 were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting decline in industrial activity and crude oil production, as well as continued lower prices of commodity fertilizers, which impacted sales and operating income. Notwithstanding the market environment, ICL maintained profitability in each of its operating segments due to its diverse business mix, the impact of cost efficiency initiatives and ICL's ongoing focus on increasing its specialties businesses. In the Phosphate Solutions segment, operating income from phosphate specialties increased by 13% compared to the third quarter of 2019, reaching a record level. The recent increase in phosphate commodity market prices and an optimized geographical sales mix, as well as record operating profits from the YPH JV in China, decreased the operating loss from phosphate commodities by \$16 million compared to the prior quarter. In the Potash segment, total production from ICL Dead Sea reached a record level for the first nine months of the year, offsetting decreased production from ICL Iberia and positively contributing to the segment's results. Our Industrial Products segment was impacted by lower sales volumes of bromine-based flame retardants due the impact of COVID-19 on global industrial activity and by lower demand for clear brine fluids due to lower oil and gas drilling activity. Demand in certain end markets, including building and construction and electronics manufacturing began to recover towards the end of the third quarter of 2020. The IAS segment reported its third consecutive quarterly year-over-year increase in operating income, due to higher sales volumes, lower costs of raw materials and the continuous implementation of efficiency and cost reduction initiatives.
This Operating and Financial Review and Prospects is based on the Company's unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2020 (interim financial statements) and is prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 "Interim Financial Reporting", unless otherwise stated. The Operating and Financial Review and Prospects contains certain non-IFRS financial measures and forward-looking statements, which are described in the "Financial figures and Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section and the "Forward-Looking Statements" section, respectively.
ICL Group Ltd. is a leading global specialty minerals and chemicals company that creates impactful solutions for humanity's sustainability challenges in global food, agriculture, and industrial markets. ICL leverages its unique bromine, potash and phosphate resources, its passionate team of talented employees, and its strong focus on R&D and technological innovation to drive growth across its end markets. ICL shares are dually listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NYSE and TASE: ICL). The Company employs over 11,000 people worldwide, and its 2019 revenues totaled approximately \$5.3 billion. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.icl-group.com1 .
1 The reference to our website is intended to be an inactive textual reference and the information on, or accessible through, our website is not intended to be part of this Form 6-K.
| 7-9/2020 7-9/2019 |
1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | 1-12/2019 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions |
% of sales |
\$ millions |
% of sales |
\$ millions |
% of sales |
\$ millions |
% of sales |
\$ millions |
% of sales |
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| Sales | 1,204 | - | 1,325 | - | 3,726 | - | 4,165 | - | 5,271 | - |
| Gross profit | 365 | 30 | 472 | 36 | 1,085 | 29 | 1,481 | 36 | 1,817 | 34 |
| Operating income | 100 | 8 | 201 | 15 | 63 | 2 | 668 | 16 | 756 | 14 |
| Adjusted operating income (1) | 106 | 9 | 201 | 15 | 366 | 10 | 672 | 16 | 760 | 14 |
| Net income (loss) - shareholders of the Company | 54 | 4 | 130 | 10 | (54) | (1) | 427 | 10 | 475 | 9 |
| Adjusted net income - shareholders of the Company | ||||||||||
| (1) | 58 | 5 | 130 | 10 | 190 | 5 | 431 | 10 | 479 | 9 |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars) | 0.04 | - | 0.10 | - | (0.04) | - | 0.33 | - | 0.37 | - |
| Diluted adjusted earnings per share (in dollars) (2) | 0.05 | - | 0.10 | - | 0.15 | - | 0.34 | - | 0.37 | - |
| Adjusted EBITDA (2) | 226 | 19 | 307 | 23 | 722 | 19 | 997 | 24 | 1,198 | 23 |
| Cash flows from operating activities | 203 | - | 368 | - | 546 | - | 780 | - | 992 | - |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment and | ||||||||||
| intangible assets (3) | 143 | - | 147 | - | 443 | - | 419 | - | 576 | - |
(1) See "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)" below.
(2) See "Adjusted EBITDA and Diluted Adjusted Earnings Per Share for the periods of activity" below.
(3) See "Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (unaudited)" to the accompanying financial statements.
We disclose in this Quarterly Report non-IFRS financial measures titled adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA. Our management uses adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period. We calculate our adjusted operating income by adjusting our operating income to add certain items, as set forth in the reconciliation table under "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)" below. Certain of these items may recur. We calculate our adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders by adjusting our net income attributable to the Company's shareholders to add certain items, as set forth in the reconciliation table under "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)" below, excluding the total tax impact of such adjustments and adjustments attributable to the non-controlling interests. We calculate our diluted adjusted earnings per share by dividing adjusted net income by the weightedaverage number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding. We calculate our adjusted EBITDA by adding back to the net income attributable to the Company's shareholders the depreciation and amortization, financing expenses, net, taxes on income and the items presented in the reconciliation table under "Consolidated adjusted EBITDA and diluted adjusted Earnings Per Share for the periods of activity (non-GAAP)" below which were adjusted for in calculating the adjusted operating income and adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders. Other companies may calculate similarly titled non-IFRS financial measures differently than the Company.
You should not view adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share or adjusted EBITDA as a substitute for operating income or net income attributable to the Company's shareholders determined in accordance with IFRS, and you should note that our definitions of adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA may differ from those used by other companies. Additionally, other companies may use other measures to evaluate their performance, which may reduce the usefulness of our non-IFRS financial measures as tools for comparison. However, we believe adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain items that management believes are not indicative of our ongoing operations. Our management uses these non-IFRS measures to evaluate the Company's business strategies and management's performance. We believe that these non-IFRS measures provide useful information to investors because they improve the comparability of our financial results between periods and provide for greater transparency of key measures used to evaluate our performance.
We present a discussion in the period-to-period comparisons of the primary drivers of change in the Company's results of operations. This discussion is based in part on management's best estimates of the impact of the main trends on its businesses. We have based the following discussion on our financial statements. You should read such discussion together with our financial statements.
| 7-9/2020 | 7-9/2019 | 1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | 1-12/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |
| Operating income (loss) | 100 | 201 | 63 | 668 | 756 |
| Impairment of assets, provision for site closure and restoration costs (1) | 6 | - | 225 | (10) | (3) |
| Provision for early retirement (2) | - | - | 78 | - | - |
| Provision for legal proceedings (3) | - | - | - | 14 | 7 |
| Total adjustments to operating income | 6 | - | 303 | 4 | 4 |
| Adjusted operating income | 106 | 201 | 366 | 672 | 760 |
| Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of the Company | 54 | 130 | (54) | 427 | 475 |
| Total adjustments to operating income | 6 | - | 303 | 4 | 4 |
| Total tax impact of the above operating income | (2) | - | (59) | - | - |
| Total adjusted net income - shareholders of the Company | 58 | 130 | 190 | 431 | 479 |
(1) For 2020, this reflects an impairment and write-off of certain assets in Israel (Rotem Amfert Israel), related to continued low phosphate prices and the Company's plan to discontinue unprofitable phosphate rock production and sale, which also resulted in an increase in the provision for assets retirement obligation (ARO) as well as an increase in facilities restoration costs. Also reflects an impairment of assets and an increase in the Sallent site (Vilafruns) closure costs in Spain (ICL Iberia). For 2019, this represents a partial reversal of an impairment loss related to assets in Germany - due to an agreement for the sale of assets - which was incurred in 2015, partly offset by an increase in the provision for the Sallent site closure costs, together with an increase in the provision for the removal of prior periods waste in bromine production facilities in Israel.
(2) For 2020, this reflects an increase in the provision related to headcount reduction, which was implemented as part of the Company's efficiency initiatives and measures, primarily through an early retirement plan for the Israeli production facilities (Rotem Amfert Israel, Bromine Compounds and Dead Sea Magnesium).
(3) For 2019, this reflects an increase in the provision for the finalization of the royalties' arbitration in Israel related to prior periods, which was partly offset by a decrease in the provision related to legal claims in Spain.
For more information, see Note 4 to the Company's condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2020.
Calculation of adjusted EBITDA was made as follows:
| 7-9/2020 | 7-9/2019 | 1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | 1-12/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of the Company | 54 | 130 | (54) | 427 | 475 |
| Depreciation and Amortization | 123 | 110 | 360 | 330 | 443 |
| Financing expenses, net | 29 | 32 | 112 | 104 | 129 |
| Taxes on income | 14 | 35 | 1 | 132 | 147 |
| Adjustments* | 6 | - | 303 | 4 | 4 |
| Total adjusted EBITDA | 226 | 307 | 722 | 997 | 1,198 |
* See "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)" above.
Calculation of diluted adjusted earnings per share was made as follows:
| 7-9/2020 | 7-9/2019 | 1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | 1-12/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |
| Net income (loss) - shareholders of the Company | 54 | 130 | (54) | 427 | 475 |
| Adjustments* | 6 | - | 303 | 4 | 4 |
| Total tax impact of the above operating income & finance expenses | (2) | - | (59) | - | - |
| adjustments | |||||
| Adjusted net income - shareholders of the Company | 58 | 130 | 190 | 431 | 479 |
| Weighted-average number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding (in thousands) |
1,280,403 | 1,283,675 | 1,280,190 | 1,283,401 | 1,282,056 |
| Diluted adjusted earnings per share (in dollars)** | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.34 | 0.37 |
* See "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)" above.
** The diluted adjusted earnings per share is calculated as follows: dividing the adjusted net income-shareholders of the Company by the weighted-average number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding (in thousands).
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures worldwide. Since then, the pandemic has continued to spread across the globe at varying rates and has introduced significant business and economic uncertainty and volatility to global markets. Accordingly, there has been a significant decline in global economic activity, in part, due to preventative ongoing measures taken by various governmental organizations around the world.
Toward the end of the second quarter of 2020, certain countries, including Israel, began to experience an outbreak of a second wave of the pandemic. Toward the end of the third quarter, as the infection rate increased significantly in Israel, the government mandated a lockdown for the second time this year. Significant mitigation actions, including lockdowns, are being enforced in other countries as well, in order to control the increasing infection rate globally.
Given these conditions, we have continued to take measures to ensure the health and safety of our employees in all of our facilities and offices, our suppliers, our business partners and the communities in which we operate, to maintain the level of operations throughout our various facilities around the world, and to minimize the potential impact on our business. Such measures include, among others, modification of work methods to allow required social distancing, such as reduction of the number of employees in each shift, working in smaller groups ("capsules"), providing hygiene materials and protective equipment, and monitoring COVID-19 infection rates among our employees. In addition, we have modified some of our work practices to enable our employees to accomplish critical tasks in new ways, leveraging innovation and prioritizing resources. We have implemented communication technologies to maintain work routines, enabling our employees to engage with each other, as well as with our business partners, through digital platforms and other remote access tools.
In order to manage these measures and to enable an immediate response to new and frequently-changing health and safety requirements, a special COVID-19 response team was established. Directed by the senior management of the Company, the team is responsible for the constant monitoring of new guidelines and instructions issued by global and local health organizations, daily monitoring of operations across the Company's facilities, quick implementation of necessary adjustments to our operations, management of internal communications to inform our employees on a regular basis, and support our employees to adapt to this challenging environment.
During the first nine months of 2020, most of our manufacturing facilities around the world continued to operate undisturbed and have been deemed to be essential businesses by most of the relevant local government authorities. In Israel, our facilities continue to operate at full production levels, with ICL Dead Sea achieving a record level of potash production for the first nine months of the year. This followed the upgrade of these facilities in the fourth quarter of 2019 and was in spite of the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which we are continuously and proactively working to overcome. In order to comply with the local authorities' guidelines and to ensure the well-being of our employees, at the end of March 2020, the Company's potash mining operations in Spain were temporarily halted for approximately three weeks, and the Company's Polysulphate® mining activities in the UK were also curtailed. In the UK, the Company has gradually ramped production back up and normal rates have been maintained since the end of the second quarter. In Spain, production in the Suria site (Cabanasses mine) gradually ramped back up to normal capacity, while the Sallent potash site (Vilafruns mine) was closed at the end of June 2020, in order to expedite the consolidation plan of the ICL Iberia sites. In addition, some of our external contractors declared force majeure, which led to a delay in few of our projects, including the construction of a new ramp in Spain and the P-9 pumping station in the Dead Sea. The financial impact due to the delay of these projects is not expected to be material to the Company's business. For more information, see the "Highlights and Business Environment" section of the Potash segment.
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on our business performance for the first nine months of the year, as revenues decreased, primarily due to lower demand for some of our Industrial Products segment products, such as clear brine fluids, as a result of a significant decline in oil prices and demand, and certain flame retardants, due to lower activity in the automotive and electronics industries. In addition, our operating results were negatively impacted, primarily due to lower production in Europe and other operational costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, this impact was partly mitigated by efficiency initiatives and other measures initiated by the Company. For more information regarding the efficiency initiatives, see Note 4 to the Company's condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2020.
While the ultimate impact of the pandemic on the global economy remains unclear at this stage, we anticipate it will have a continuing impact on our results for the next few quarters, including but not limited to, affecting our revenues and operating income due to the decline in global demand in the end markets for some of our products, as well as health and safety restrictions and measures affecting our operations.
As a result of uncertain environment brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken actions to further enhance our financial profile and flexibility. At the beginning of January 2020, we issued bonds (series G) in Israel listed on the TASE, in the amount of NIS 380 million (approximately \$110 million) and in May 2020 we doubled the size of the series G bonds with a follow-on issuance. On July 2, 2020, the Company entered into a COVID Corporate Financing Facility agreement (CCFF) with the Bank of England, according to which, the Company has eligibility to withdraw up to £300 million (about \$385 million). As at the reporting date, the Company had withdrawn £50 million (about \$64 million) with a maturity date of May 18, 2021. In addition, in September 2020, the Company signed a new securitization agreement with three international banks for a committed amount of \$300 million and an additional uncommitted amount of \$100 million, maturing in September 2025. At the end of September 2020, the Company had approximately \$1.25 billion in cash, deposits and unutilized credit facilities. Given our financial position, we expect to be able to maintain adequate liquidity, as we manage through the current challenging global economic environment. We believe our available liquidity including cash, deposits and unutilized credit facilities, and capital resources are adequate to fund our operations and that the pandemic is not expected to have an adverse effect on our ability to comply with our financial covenants. In addition, we continue to closely monitor our capital expenditures and the potential impacts of COVID-19 and will take further actions, as appropriate, in order to enhance our financial flexibility. For more information, please see the "Liquidity and Capital Resources" section.
For information regarding the voluntary compensation reductions, which were taken by senior management of the Company during the first quarter of 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the market and economy, please see the "Board of Directors and Senior Management Updates" section.
At this stage, the Company continues to respond to the evolving business environment, continues to adjust to the pandemic economy and takes the appropriate measures to further enhance operational efficiency in an effort to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on our business. These measures include implementing cross-segment cost saving initiatives and maximizing our integrated business model, versatile production capabilities and worldwide logistics and marketing arrays, as we seek to maintain a stable supply of ICL products to our customers while safeguarding the health and safety of our employees globally. The Company is unable to accurately assess the full future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations, due to, among other factors, the heightened volatility in global markets, the uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic, the extent of its impact on the markets in which we operate, and additional countermeasures that governments and central banks may take.
| Sales | Expenses | Operating income | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | ||||
| Q3 2019 figures | 1,325 | (1,124) | 201 | |
| Total adjustments Q3 2019* | - | - | - | |
| Adjusted Q3 2019 figures | 1,325 | (1,124) | 201 | |
| Quantity | (50) | 29 | (21) | |
| Price | (92) | - | (92) | |
| Exchange rates | 21 | (21) | - | |
| Raw materials | - | 18 | 18 | |
| Energy | - | (2) | (2) | |
| Transportation | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Operating and other expenses | - | (3) | (3) | |
| Adjusted Q3 2020 figures | 1,204 | (1,098) | 106 | |
| Total adjustments Q3 2020* | - | (6) | (6) | |
| Q3 2020 figures | 1,204 | (1,104) | 100 |
* See "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)".
The following table sets forth sales by geographical regions based on the location of the customers:
| 7-9/2020 | 7-9/2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions |
% of Sales |
\$ millions |
% of Sales |
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| Europe | 411 | 34 | 447 | 34 | |
| Asia | 360 | 30 | 354 | 27 | |
| North America | 194 | 16 | 245 | 18 | |
| South America | 129 | 11 | 191 | 14 | |
| Rest of the world | 110 | 9 | 88 | 7 | |
| Total | 1,204 | 100 | 1,325 | 100 |
Net financing expenses in the third quarter of 2020 amounted to \$29 million, compared to \$32 million in the same quarter last year - a decrease of \$3 million.
The decrease relates mainly to long-term employee benefits provisions and long-term lease revaluation (IFRS 16) which decreased by \$6 million, due to the higher Israeli shekel appreciation against the dollar during the corresponding quarter last year. In addition, interest expenses decreased by \$4 million, mainly due to a decrease in the average interest rate.
On the other hand, the decrease was partly offset by losses from net exchange rate differences and hedging transactions in the amount of \$6 million, mainly affected by the higher Israeli shekel appreciation against the dollar during the corresponding quarter last year. This was partly offset by an income in energy and dry bulk shipping derivatives, due to energy and dry bulk shipping prices curve increase.
Tax expenses in the third quarter of 2020 and 2019 amounted to \$14 million and \$35 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of about 19% and 21%, respectively. The Company's lower effective tax rate in the current quarter is mainly due to utilization of prior-year tax losses in China.
| Sales | Expenses | Operating income | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | ||||
| YTD 2019 figures | 4,165 | (3,497) | 668 | |
| Total adjustments YTD 2019* | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Adjusted YTD 2019 figures | 4,165 | (3,493) | 672 | |
| Quantity | (135) | 106 | (29) | |
| Price | (298) | - | (298) | |
| Exchange rates | (6) | (9) | (15) | |
| Raw materials | - | 67 | 67 | |
| Energy | - | - | - | |
| Transportation | - | 11 | 11 | |
| Operating and other expenses | - | (42) | (42) | |
| Adjusted YTD 2020 figures | 3,726 | (3,360) | 366 | |
| Total adjustments YTD 2020* | - | (303) | (303) | |
| YTD 2020 figures | 3,726 | (3,663) | 63 |
* See "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)".
The following table sets forth sales by geographical regions based on the location of the customers:
| 1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions |
% of Sales |
\$ millions |
% of Sales |
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| Europe | 1,387 | 37 | 1,506 | 36 |
| Asia | 1,023 | 27 | 1,122 | 27 |
| North America | 631 | 17 | 701 | 17 |
| South America | 377 | 10 | 545 | 13 |
| Rest of the world | 308 | 9 | 291 | 7 |
| Total | 3,726 | 100 | 4,165 | 100 |
The net financing expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 amounted to \$112 million, compared with \$104 million last year – an increase of \$8 million.
The increase relates mainly to a loss from net exchange rate differences and hedging transactions in the amount of \$51 million, related to the volatile business environment, which includes a sharp decrease in energy and dry bulk shipping prices, a decrease in the USD interest rate curve and exchange rate fluctuations.
On the other hand, expenses related to long-term employee benefits provisions and long-term lease revaluation (IFRS16) decreased by \$23 million, mainly due to higher appreciation of the Israeli shekel against the dollar during the corresponding period last year. In addition, interest expenses decreased by \$15 million, mainly due to a decrease in the average interest rate.
Tax expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019, amounted to \$1 million and \$132 million, reflecting a negative effective tax rate of about 2% and a positive effective tax rate of 23%, respectively. The Company's negative effective tax rate in the current period is mainly due to the deferred tax effect from the significant impairment losses and recognition of provisions, related to the ICL Rotem efficiency plan, which is subject to a beneficiary tax rate (7.5%). The tax rate in the corresponding period last year was negatively affected by the appreciation of the Israeli shekel against the dollar during the period.
The Industrial Products segment produces bromine out of a highly concentrated solution in the Dead Sea, as well as bromine-based compounds at its facilities in Israel, the Netherlands and China. In addition, the segment produces salts, magnesium chloride, magnesia-based products, phosphorus-based flame retardants and functional fluids.
Segment sales and operating income in the third quarter of 2020 decreased by 20% and 43% year-over-year, respectively, due to lower sales volumes, slightly offset by a positive price contribution. Lower demand for elemental bromine, clear brine fluids and bromine-based flame retardants, resulting from the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global industrial activity and demand for oil and gas, was partly offset by higher sales volumes of phosphorus-based flame retardants. The moderate recovery in demand for certain flame retardants for the building and construction and electronics industries in the fourth quarter of 2020 could partially mitigate the usual seasonal fourth quarter pattern.
| 7-9/2020 | 7-9/2019 | 1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | 1-12/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |
| Segment Sales | 270 | 339 | 919 | 1,025 | 1,318 |
| Sales to external customers | 267 | 337 | 909 | 1,017 | 1,307 |
| Sales to internal customers | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
| Segment profit | 50 | 88 | 223 | 278 | 338 |
| Depreciation and Amortization | 19 | 17 | 54 | 49 | 67 |
| Capital expenditures* | 16 | 26 | 61 | 56 | 74 |
* For information regarding the effect of IFRS 16 implementation on 2019 capital expenditures, see "Note 3 – Operating segments" of the accompanying financial statements.
| Sales | Expenses | Operating income | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | ||||
| Q3 2019 figures | 339 | (251) | 88 | |
| Quantity | (76) | 31 | (45) | |
| Price | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Exchange rates | 4 | (6) | (2) | |
| Raw materials | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Energy | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Transportation | - | - | - | |
| Operating and other expenses | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Q3 2020 figures | 270 | (220) | 50 | |
Quantity – The negative impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to a decrease in the quantities sold of bromine-based industrial solutions, mainly clear brine fluids and elemental bromine, as well as bromine-based flame retardants, mainly due to a decrease in global demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was partly offset by an increase in sales volumes of phosphorus-based flame retardants.
Price – The minor positive impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to an increase in the selling prices of specialty minerals.
Exchange rates – The unfavorable impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to the appreciation of the average exchange rate of the Israeli shekel against the dollar, which increased operational costs. This was partly offset by the appreciation of the average exchange rate of the euro against the dollar, which contributed to the segment's revenue more than it increased operational costs.
| Sales | Expenses | Operating income | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | ||||
| YTD 2019 figures | 1,025 | (747) | 278 | |
| Quantity | (113) | 53 | (60) | |
| Price | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Exchange rates | - | (7) | (7) | |
| Raw materials | - | (1) | (1) | |
| Energy | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Transportation | - | (1) | (1) | |
| Operating and other expenses | - | 5 | 5 | |
| YTD 2020 figures | 919 | (696) | 223 | |
Quantity – The negative impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to a decrease in the quantities sold of bromine-based industrial solutions and brominebased flame retardants, mainly due to a decrease in global demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Price – The positive impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to an increase in the selling prices of specialty minerals.
Exchange rates – The unfavorable impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to the appreciation of the average exchange rate of the Israeli shekel against the dollar, which increased operational costs.
Operating and other expenses – The positive impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to lower payment of royalties due to the decrease in sales volumes.
The Potash segment produces and sells mainly potash, using an evaporation process to extract potash from the Dead Sea in Israel and conventional mining from an underground mine in Spain. The segment also produces Polysulphate® in its Boulby mine in the UK and magnesium in the Dead Sea in Israel. In addition, the segment sells salt produced in its facilities, and has a power plant in Sodom, which supplies electricity to ICL's companies in Israel (electricity surplus is sold to external customers) and steam to all facilities in the Sodom site.
The Potash segment's sales and operating income decreased in the third quarter of 2020 by 17% and 66%, respectively, compared to the same quarter in the prior year. Business performance was primarily impacted by a \$64 decrease in the average potash realized price per tonne, mainly due to higher sales volumes to India and China at low contract prices, and higher operating costs, mainly due to decreased production in Spain and costs related to COVID-19. As of the date of the report, production sites are operating as planned, with ICL Dead Sea reaching a record high production level for the first nine months of the year, and we do not expect a very significant impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on the segment's results in the fourth quarter of 2020, although the full effect of the pandemic on our operations is uncertain and difficult to assess or predict.
• Global potash market - average prices and imports:
| Average prices | Q3 2020 | Q3 2019 | VS Q3 2019 |
Q2 2020 | VS Q2 2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granular potash - Brazil | CFR spot (\$ per tonne) |
239 | 327 | (27%) | 222 | 8% |
| Granular potash - Northwest Europe |
CIF spot/contract (€ per tonne) |
241 | 280 | (14%) | 245 | (2%) |
| Standard potash -Southeast Asia CFR spot | (\$ per tonne) | 240 | 293 | (18%) | 243 | (1%) |
| Potash imports | ||||||
| To Brazil | million tonnes | 3.3 | 3.4 | (3%) | 3.1 | 6% |
| To China | million tonnes | 2.9 | 2.3 | 26% | 1.7 | 71% |
| To India | million tonnes | 1.5 | 1.0 | 50% | 0.9 | 67% |
Sources: CRU (Fertilizer Week Historical Price: October 2020), FAI, Brazil and Chinese customs data.
| 7-9/2020 | 7-9/2019 | 1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | 1-12/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |
| Segment sales | 313 | 376 | 967 | 1,192 | 1,494 |
| Potash sales to external customers | 224 | 280 | 703 | 889 | 1,081 |
| Potash sales to internal customers | 20 | 26 | 67 | 77 | 100 |
| Other and eliminations* | 69 | 70 | 197 | 226 | 313 |
| Gross profit | 115 | 176 | 334 | 544 | 643 |
| Segment profit | 28 | 83 | 80 | 267 | 289 |
| Depreciation and Amortization | 42 | 37 | 123 | 111 | 149 |
| Capital expenditures** | 76 | 93 | 192 | 341 | 478 |
| Average realized price (in \$)*** | 220 | 284 | 231 | 289 | 286 |
* Primarily includes salt produced in underground mines in the UK and Spain, Polysulphate® and Polysulphate®-based products, magnesium-based products and sales of excess electricity produced by our power plants in Israel.
** For information regarding the effect of IFRS 16 implementation on 2019 capital expenditures, see "Note 3 – Operating segments" of the accompanying Financial Statements.
*** Potash average realized price (dollar per tonne) is calculated by dividing total potash revenue by total sales quantities. The difference between FOB price and average realized price is primarily due to marine transportation costs.
Potash – Production and Sales
| Thousands of tonnes | 7-9/2020 | 7-9/2019 | 1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | 1-12/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | 1,064 | 1,050 | 3,319 | 3,315 | 4,159 |
| Total sales (including internal sales) | 1,111 | 1,079 | 3,333 | 3,345 | 4,130 |
| Closing inventory | 401 | 355 | 401 | 355 | 414 |
| Sales | Expenses | Operating income | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | ||||
| Q3 2019 figures | 376 | (293) | 83 | |
| Quantity | (1) | 18 | 17 | |
| Price | (66) | - | (66) | |
| Exchange rates | 4 | (5) | (1) | |
| Energy | - | (2) | (2) | |
| Transportation | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Operating and other expenses | - | (7) | (7) | |
| Q3 2020 figures | 313 | (285) | 28 |
Quantity – Despite having a minor negative impact on revenues, the favorable site and product sales mix had a positive impact on the segment's operating income, as the increase in sales volumes of potash from ICL Dead Sea more than offset decreased sales volumes of potash from ICL Iberia due to the closure of the Sallent site and decreased sales of lower margin products.
Price – The negative impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to a decrease of \$64 in the average realized price per tonne of potash compared to the same quarter last year.
Exchange rates – The unfavorable impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to the appreciation of the average exchange rate of the Israeli shekel and the British pound against the dollar, which increased operational costs. This negative impact was mostly offset by the appreciation of the average exchange rate of the euro against the dollar, which increased revenue.
Operating and other expenses – The negative impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to higher operating costs, due to decreased production in Spain, costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic and higher depreciation costs. This negative impact was partly offset by increased production at ICL Dead Sea.
| Sales | Expenses | Operating income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||
| 1,192 | (925) | 267 | |
| (26) | 56 | 30 | |
| (199) | - | (199) | |
| - | (6) | (6) | |
| - | 1 | 1 | |
| - | 12 | 12 | |
| - | (25) | (25) | |
| 967 | (887) | 80 | |
The Phosphate Solutions segment operates ICL's phosphate value chain, using phosphate rock and fertilizer-grade phosphoric acid to produce phosphate-based specialty products with higher added value, as well as to produce and sell phosphate-based fertilizers.
The segment's sales were stable, while operating income decreased by 13%, year-over-year, mainly due to lower phosphate commodity market prices, which started to gradually recover during the third quarter, partly offset by lower raw materials prices and efficiency initiatives. Strong phosphate specialties performance, despite global challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing positive operating income of the YPH JV in China and a recovery in phosphate commodity prices resulted in a significant sequential improvement in operating income. Fourth quarter results for both the commodities and the specialties phosphate businesses are expected to decrease, compared to the current quarter, due to the usual seasonal pattern.
Phosphate specialties sales of \$295 million and operating income of \$34 million in the third quarter of 2020 were approximately 2% and 13% higher, respectively, compared to the third quarter of 2019. The increase in operating income was driven mainly by strong volumes, lower costs and a positive exchange rates impacts.
Sales of phosphate commodities amounted to \$211 million, approximately 3% lower than the third quarter of 2019, mostly due to significantly lower market prices which was partly offset by higher sales volumes and favorable exchange rates. Operating loss of \$6 million in the third quarter of 2020, compared to operating income of \$2 million in the third quarter of 2019, is attributed to a decrease in prices, partly offset by lower raw materials costs and higher sales volumes, mainly to Asia and North America.
| \$ per tonne | Q3 2020 | Q3 2019 | VS Q3 2019 |
Q2 2020 | VS Q2 2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | CFR India Spot | 338 | 342 | (1.2%) | 316 | 7.0% |
| TSP | CFR Brazil Spot | 246 | 306 | (19.6%) | 245 | 0.4% |
| SSP Sulphur |
CPT Brazil inland 18-20% P2O5 Spot Bulk FOB Adnoc monthly contract |
170 59 |
221 84 |
(23.1%) (29.8%) |
173 60 |
(1.7%) (1.7%) |
Source: CRU (Fertilizer Week Historical Prices, October 2020).
Results of operations
| 7-9/2020 | 7-9/2019 | 1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | 1-12/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |
| Segment Sales | 506 | 508 | 1,447 | 1,563 | 1,980 |
| Sales to external customers | 488 | 491 | 1,392 | 1,501 | 1,901 |
| Sales to internal customers | 18 | 17 | 55 | 62 | 79 |
| Segment profit | 28 | 32 | 45 | 99 | 100 |
| Depreciation and Amortization | 55 | 44 | 156 | 133 | 177 |
| Capital expenditures* | 56 | 51 | 180 | 255 | 326 |
* For information regarding the effect of IFRS 16 implementation on 2019 capital expenditures see "Note 3 – Operating segments" of the accompanying financial statements.
| Sales | Expenses | Operating income | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | ||||
| Q3 2019 figures | 508 | (476) | 32 | |
| Quantity | 16 | (14) | 2 | |
| Price | (30) | - | (30) | |
| Exchange rates | 12 | (9) | 3 | |
| Raw materials | - | 16 | 16 | |
| Energy | - | - | - | |
| Transportation | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating and other expenses | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Q3 2020 figures | 506 | (478) | 28 |
Quantity – The positive impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to higher sales volumes of phosphate fertilizers and dairy proteins. This was partly offset by the divestiture of the Hagesud business during the second quarter of 2020.
Price – The negative impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to a decrease in the selling prices of phosphate fertilizers and acids.
Exchange rates The favorable impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to the devaluation of the average exchange rate of the Brazilian real against the dollar, which decreased operational costs. Additionally, the appreciation of the average exchange rate of the euro and the Chinese yuan against the dollar contributed to the segment's revenue more than it increased operational costs. The above trend was partly offset by the appreciation of the average exchange rate of the Israeli shekel, which increased operational costs.
| Sales | Expenses | Operating income | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | ||||
| YTD 2019 figures | 1,563 | (1,464) | 99 | |
| Quantity | (9) | 11 | 2 | |
| Price | (103) | - | (103) | |
| Exchange rates | (4) | 4 | - | |
| Raw materials | - | 58 | 58 | |
| Energy | - | (3) | (3) | |
| Transportation | - | (1) | (1) | |
| Operating and other expenses | - | (7) | (7) | |
| YTD 2020 figures | 1,447 | (1,402) | 45 | |
Quantity – Despite the negative effect on revenues, the positive impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to increased sales volumes of higher-margin phosphate specialties products, together with an increase in the quantities of phosphate fertilizers sold. This was partly offset by the divestiture of the Hagesud business during the second quarter of 2020, as well as lower sales volumes of phosphate rock.
Price – The negative impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to a significant decrease in the selling prices of phosphate commodities products.
Exchange rates – The devaluation of the average exchange rate of the Brazilian real and the Chinese yuan against the dollar and the appreciation of the Israeli shekel against the dollar offset each other and had no impact on the segment's operating income.
Raw materials – The positive impact of raw material prices on the segment's operating income was primarily related to lower prices of sulphur consumed during the period.
Operating and other expenses – The negative impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to higher depreciation expenses and operating costs.
The Innovative Ag Solutions (IAS) segment develops, manufactures, markets and sells specialty fertilizers based primarily on nitrogen, potash and phosphate. The segment produces water soluble specialty fertilizers, liquid fertilizers, soluble fertilizers and controlled-release fertilizers in its plants in Israel, Europe, China and the United States. The segment markets its products worldwide, mainly in Europe, Asia, North America, Brazil and Israel.
Sales in the third quarter of 2020 increased by 8% year-over-year, driven by higher sales volumes of both specialty agriculture and turf and ornamental products, mainly in Europe and North America, as well as favorable exchange rates, partly offset by lower prices. Operating income amounted to \$6 million in the third quarter of 2020, compared to an operating loss of \$2 million in the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to lower cost of raw materials, higher sales volumes and cost-saving initiatives. Fourth quarter results are expected to follow the usual seasonal pattern.
Results of operations
| 7-9/2020 | 7-9/2019 | 1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | 1-12/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |
| Segment Sales | 173 | 160 | 568 | 567 | 717 |
| Sales to external customers | 168 | 156 | 557 | 554 | 699 |
| Sales to internal customers | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 18 |
| Segment profit | 6 | (2) | 35 | 23 | 21 |
| Depreciation and Amortization | 7 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 21 |
| Capital expenditures* | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 |
* For information regarding the effect of IFRS 16 implementation on 2019 capital expenditures, see "Note 3 – Operating segments" of the accompanying financial statements.
| Sales | Expenses | Operating income | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | ||||
| Q3 2019 figures | 160 | (162) | (2) | |
| Quantity | 13 | (9) | 4 | |
| Price | (4) | - | (4) | |
| Exchange rates | 4 | (4) | - | |
| Raw materials | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Energy | - | - | - | |
| Transportation | - | - | - | |
| Operating and other expenses | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Q3 2020 figures | 173 | (167) | 6 |
Quantity – The positive impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to an increase in sales volumes of both specialty agriculture and turf and ornamental products, mainly in Europe and North America.
Price – The negative impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to a decrease in the selling prices of specialty agriculture products, mainly liquid NPK fertilizers.
Exchange rates – The appreciation of the average exchange rate of the euro and the Israeli shekel against the dollar contributed to the segment's revenue at the same level it increased operational costs.
Raw materials – The positive impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to lower costs of commodities fertilizers and ammonia.
| Sales | Expenses | Operating income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||
| 567 | (544) | 23 | |
| 9 | (7) | 2 | |
| (6) | - | (6) | |
| (2) | 2 | - | |
| - | 12 | 12 | |
| - | - | - | |
| - | 1 | 1 | |
| - | 3 | 3 | |
| 568 | (533) | 35 | |
Quantity – The positive impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to an increase in sales volumes of both specialty agriculture and turf and ornamental products, mainly in Asia and North America.
Price – The negative impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to a decrease in the selling prices of specialty agriculture products, mainly liquid NPK fertilizers.
Exchange rate – The appreciation of the average exchange rate of the Israeli shekel against the dollar and the euro-dollar exchange rate fluctuations offset each other and had no impact on the segment's operating income.
Raw materials – The positive impact on the segment's operating income was primarily related to lower costs of commodities fertilizers.
As at September 30, 2020 the Company retained high levels of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and deposits in the amount of \$314 million compared to \$191 million as at December 31, 2019. The increase is part of the Company's initiatives to enhance its financial flexibility in light of the current challenging global economic environment.
Net cash flows provided by operating activities decreased by \$165 million compared to the corresponding quarter last year, mainly due to lower net income, primarily relating to a decrease in the selling prices of potash and phosphate commodity products and a decrease in the quantities of bromine-based products sold, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the lower net income led to a lower decrease in the working capital.
Net cash flows used in investing activities amounted to \$144 million and are at a similar level to the corresponding quarter last year. Purchases of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets amounted to \$143 million in the current quarter and \$147 million in the corresponding quarter last year.
Net cash used in financing activities decreased by \$84 million compared to the corresponding quarter last year, mainly due to a decrease in the net repayment of long-term and short-term loans in the amount of \$46 million, along with lower dividend payments in the current quarter.
As at September 30, 2020, ICL's net financial liabilities amounted to \$2,425 million, an increase of \$15 million compared to December 31, 2019.
In September 2020, the Company signed a new securitization agreement with three international banks for a committed amount of \$300 million and an additional uncommitted amount of \$100 million, maturing in September 2025, that replaces the previous securitization agreement in the amount of \$350 million, which matured recently. The new securitization agreement has similar terms as the previous agreement. As at September 30, 2020, ICL had utilized approximately \$178 million of the facility's framework.
In addition, ICL has long-term credit facilities of \$1,100 million (not including the CCFF agreement with the Bank of England described below), of which \$164 million were utilized as at September 30, 2020. Further to Note 14 to the annual financial statements, in connection to the termination date of the Company's long-term credit facility, in October 2020, most lenders decided to extend the credit facility maturity regarding the amount of \$900 million, by an additional year, until March 2025.
In March 2020, the United Kingdom Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) and the Bank of England lending facility, launched the COVID Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF). The facility is designed to support liquidity among larger firms, helping them to bridge coronavirus disruption to their cash flows through the purchase of short-term debt in the form of commercial paper. On July 2, 2020, the Company entered into a CCFF agreement with the Bank of England, according to which, the Company has eligibility to withdraw up to £300 million (about \$385 million), bearing an annual interest rate of SONIA + 0.6%. As at the reporting date, the Company has withdrawn £50 million (about \$64 million) with a maturity date of May 18, 2021.
Following the issuance of series G debentures in Israel on January 2, 2020, the Company completed an expansion of the series G debentures offering in Israel, in the amount of NIS 386 million (approximately \$112 million) on May 18, 2020. The aggregate principal amount of the Series G debentures after the expansion amounts to NIS 766 million (approximately \$223 million). The principal of the series G debentures shall be payable in thirteen consecutive but unequal annual payments, to be paid on December 30 of each of the years 2022 through 2034. The series G debentures carry an annual coupon of 2.4% to be paid in semiannual installments on June 30 and December 30 of each year, commencing June 30, 2020. On May 14, 2020 the series G debentures were rated as "ilAA" by the Standard & Poor's Maalot rating agency. The interest rate on the series G debentures will increase by 0.25% above the base interest rate for any rating level decrease starting at a rating of "ilA" and reaching a maximum cumulative interest rate increase of 1% upon reaching a rating of "ilBBB".
On June 29, 2020, the credit rating agency S&P reaffirmed the Company's international credit rating 'BBB-' with stable outlook. The credit rating agency S&P Ma'alot reaffirmed the Company's credit rating 'ilAA' with stable outlook.
On June 23, 2020, Fitch Ratings revised the outlook of the Company's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating to stable from positive and affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at 'BBB-'. The revision of the outlook was due to a decrease in potash and phosphate prices combined with reduced demand for industrial solutions. The revision of the outlook from positive to stable does not constitute a decrease in the Company's credit rating.
As at September 30, 2020, the Company is in compliance with all its financial covenants stipulated in its financing agreements.
In the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2020 there were no material changes in the critical accounting estimates previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019.
On April 23, 2020, the annual general meeting of shareholders approved the appointment, or reelection, of the members of the Company's Board of Directors (excluding external directors), as well as the reappointment of Somekh Chaikin, a member firm of KPMG International, as the Company's independent auditor. The shareholders further approved an amendment to the Company's Memorandum of Association ("MOA") and Articles of Association ("AOA"), to facilitate a change in the Company's formal name, as well as the award of equity-based compensation to certain directors of the Company (excluding officers and directors of Israel Corporation Ltd.). For further information regarding the equity-based compensation award, see Note 6 to the Company's financial statements as at September 30, 2020.
On May 4, 2020, the Company formally changed its name to ICL Group Ltd.
On October 14, 2020, the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders approved the Company's engagement in a Bridge Supply Agreement with Tamar Reservoir for the purchase of natural gas by the Company for an interim period until full gas supply is maintained pursuant to our long-term agreement with Energean PLC, the owner of the Karish/Tanin natural gas fields in Israel.
On November 11, 2020, ICL's Board of Directors resolved to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, for: (1) the approval of the re-election of Ruth Ralbag as an external director of the Company (within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law, 1999) for an additional three-year term, (2) the approval of the Renewed Management Services Agreement with Israel Corporation Ltd. for 2021-2023, and (3) the approval to extend the period for exemption from liability and indemnification undertakings under the Company's Letter of Exemption and Indemnification with directors who are office holders (within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law, 1999) of Israel Corporation Ltd., who may serve from time to time, for an additional period, such that they shall apply to events that occur during an additional period until November 30, 2029. Further details regarding these items will be set forth in the Notice and Proxy Statement for the meeting that is expected to be published soon.
Further to Item 7B – Related (and Interested) Party Transactions - Management Fees to Controlling Shareholder, of the 2019 Annual Report on Form 20-F published on March 5, 2020, on May 7, 2020, the Audit & Accounting Committee examined the management services that were actually rendered in 2019 against the management fees paid in that year and concluded that the fees were reasonable. A renewed Management Services Agreement for 2021-2023 will be brought for shareholders' approval, as mentioned above.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the market and economy, and due to their personal commitment and sense of responsibility for the Company's support efforts towards our employees and the communities in which we operate, the Company's senior management members, the Company's members of the board who are entitled to receive compensation for their services as such (including the Company's external and independent directors), and the Company's controlling shareholder, Israel Corporation Ltd., have approached the Company, requesting to voluntarily reduce their pay for a period of 6 consecutive months, as follows: (1) a 10% reduction in the monthly salary of senior management team, including the Company's President & CEO, for the said period; and (2) a 10% reduction in the annual fixed and per meeting compensation paid to the said board members (3) a 10% reduction in the annual management fee paid to Israel Corp, pursuant to the management services agreement therewith, respectively. On May 7, 2020 and May 11, 2020, the Company's HR & Compensation Committee and Board of Directors, respectively, accepted the said requests.
Except as set forth below, in the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2020, there were no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, resulting in shutdowns of manufacturing and commerce in the months that followed. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, the pandemic has continued to spread across the globe at varying rates and has introduced significant business and economic uncertainty and volatility to global markets. Accordingly, there has been, and may continue to be, a significant decline in global economic activity, including depressed commodity prices (including oil prices), in part, due to preventative ongoing measures taken by various governmental organizations around the world, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and shutdowns.
Towards the end of the second quarter of 2020, certain countries, including Israel, began to experience an outbreak of a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, having even a more severe effect than the first one in some of these regions. Towards the end of the third quarter, as the infection rate increased significantly in Israel, the government mandated a lockdown for the second time this year. Significant mitigation actions, including lockdowns, are being enforced in other countries as well, in order to control the increasing infection rate globally.
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to modify our business practices, including implementing policies, health and safety measures and procedures to protect our employees in all of our facilities and offices. In addition, in order to manage these measures and to enable an immediate response to new health and safety requirements, a special COVID-19 response team was established. The team is responsible for constant monitoring of new guidelines and instructions of global and local health organizations, daily monitoring of operations across the Company's facilities, quick implementation of necessary adjustments to our operations, management of internal communications to inform our employees on a regular basis and supporting our employees to adapt to this challenging environment. We may take further actions as required by government authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners and suppliers. For example, at the end of March 2020, our potash mining operations in Spain were temporarily halted for approximately three weeks and since then gradually ramped back up to normal capacity at the Suria site; Polysulphate® mining activities in the UK were curtailed and gradually ramped back up to normal capacity; and some of our external contractors declared force majeure that led to a delay in few of our projects. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by the pandemic. Furthermore, our ability to perform certain functions might be affected if we are required to take additional steps.
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on our business performance during the first nine months of the year, as revenues decreased mainly from lower demand for some of our Industrial Products segment products such as clear brine fluids, as a result of a significant decline in oil prices and demand, and certain flame retardants, due to lower activity in the automotive and electronics industries. In addition, our operating results were negatively impacted, mainly as a result of lower production in Europe and other operational costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Furthermore, we expect a continuing impact on our results for the next few quarters, though the full future effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and our business is uncertain, and it may be difficult to assess or predict. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, will depend on future developments, including, but not limited to:
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rapidly evolve, and we will continue to closely monitor the situation. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or a similar health epidemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. To the extent that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacts our business, results of operations, liquidity or financial condition, it may also have the effect of increasing many of the other risks described in the risk factors in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
Reference is made to "Item 11 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Further to Item 8 in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 20-F, on May 21, 2020, the Tel-Aviv District Court rejected the application for a derivative action filed by an ICL shareholder for the approval of a derivative action against three former officers and directors of the Company's subsidiary, Dead Sea Works Ltd ("DSW"), following claims relating to damages caused in the late 1990s and early 2000s to certain bridges in Israel, allegedly as a result of potash leaks from DSW trucks on their way to Eilat port.
According to the announcement issued by the Company on May 10, 2017, ICL Europe Coöperatief U.A. ("ICL Europe"), a subsidiary of the Company, filed a Notice of Arbitration against the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ("Ethiopia") under the Agreement of Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between Ethiopia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands ("the Ethiopia- Netherlands BIT"). A three-member arbitration tribunal ("Tribunal") was constituted under the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL Rules") to hear the case, which is being administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration located in The Hague, the Netherlands. Following ICL Europe's filing of Notice of Arbitration on May 10, 2017 and Ethiopia's response thereto on June 12, 2017, ICL Europe submitted to the Tribunal on June 19, 2018 its Statement of Claim, seeking compensation in the amount of \$181 million plus interest for damage its claims as a result of Ethiopia's coercive, arbitrary, discriminatory and unlawful conduct, culminating in the imposition without legal basis of a purported tax on ICL Europe's indirectly owned Ethiopian company, Allana Potash Afar Plc, and Ethiopia's violation of multiple provisions of the Ethiopia-Netherlands BIT, including the requirements to accord fair and equitable treatment to ICL Europe's investment, to provide full protection and security to ICL Europe's investment and not to expropriate unlawfully ICL Europe's investment. On October 19, 2018, Ethiopia submitted to the Tribunal its Statement of Defense and Objections to Jurisdiction. Among other things, Ethiopia argues that ICL Europe failed to make its investment in compliance with Ethiopian law and that the Tribunal lacks jurisdiction under the Ethiopia-Netherlands BIT as a result, that the challenged tax was lawful and does not provide a basis for presenting a claim under the Ethiopia-Netherlands BIT and that ICL terminated its investment for reasons unrelated to any of the alleged unlawful acts and omissions of Ethiopia. On August 12, 2019, ICL submitted its Reply in support of its claims against Ethiopia to which and in response Ethiopia submitted on November 25, 2019 its Rejoinder. Due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic the Tribunal decided on June 19, 2020 that the hearing would proceed in two phases, in August and December 2020, with the first phase to proceed by videoconference and with the examination of Ethiopia's fact witnesses deferred to the second phase of the hearing. On August 13, 2020, the first phase was completed.
Pursuant to Item 4 of the Company's Annual Report for 2019 under the "Regulatory and Environmental, Health and Safety Matters" section, in connection with the Ashalim incident, in 2019, per the requirement of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, ICL has conducted a risk assessment process along the Creek. The assessment was meant to assure that the Creek's hiking trails can be reopened and do not pose risks to the returning hikers' health, pending approval of re-opening by the necessary authorities. The process was conducted by leading experts from Israel and abroad, utilizing advanced methodologies. The risk assessment was completed in late 2019 and the results were presented to the authorities. The Creek was found to be safe for re-opening to hikers and was re-opened to the general public in June 2020. As part of the re-opening, ICL has committed to the continued monitoring of environmental parameters of the creek's water holes and is currently formulating the monitoring plan with the relevant authorities.
For further information regarding legal proceedings and other contingencies, see Note 7 to the Company's condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2020.
In October 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Agro Fertiláqua Participações S.A. (hereinafter - Fertiláqua), one of Brazil's leading specialty plant nutrition companies, for a consideration of approximately \$120 million.
The acquisition is expected to expand ICL's specialty plant nutrition product portfolio and significantly enhance its customer base and on-ground presence across agriculture regions in Brazil. With over 100 different products, Fertiláqua offers a complete portfolio of plant life-cycle solutions for plant nutrition and stimulation, soil revitalization, seed treatment and plant health across all key Brazilian crops, including soybeans, corn, sugarcane, cotton, coffee, fruits and vegetables.
The closing of the acquisition is expected to occur by early 2021 and is subject to the fulfilment of customary closing conditions. Following the closing, ICL expects to leverage Fertiláqua's strong market presence and distribution capabilities to increase the sales of its organic fertilizers, controlled-released fertilizers and other specialty plant nutrition products to the Brazilian market.
In early August 2020, ICL published its 2019 corporate responsibility (CSR) web-report, publicly available on ICL's website at www.icl-group-sustainability.com (English version). The Hebrew version of the report was published in early November 2020 and is publicly available on ICL's website at www.icl-group-sustainability.co.il. Our interactive report covers a broad range of topics, including ICL's sustainability vision for 2030, environmental protection, safety, ethics, employment, sustainable solutions and innovation, responsible procurement, community engagement and other topics.
The report also describes ICL's response to the different challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, ICL's vital contribution to employment and economic development in the countries wherein it operates, and ICL's ongoing efforts to be an employer of choice and to promote diversity and gender equality in the workplace. The Company is continuously lauded for its leadership position in ESG/Sustainability practices, manifested in ICL's consistent high scores and rankings in various international sustainability indexes, such as Bloomberg, FTSE, CDP, Maala, EcoVadis and others.
The reference to our website is intended to be an inactive textual reference and the information on, or accessible through, our website is not intended to be part of this Form 6-K.
During the second quarter of 2020, ICL consolidated its crop nutrition sales and marketing infrastructure, creating a unified commercial platform facing the agriculture endmarkets, in order to drive internal synergies and optimize distribution channels of commodity, specialty and semi-specialty fertilizers. The Company expects that this new operating model, which will be managed on a regional basis, will serve to achieve commercial excellence, increase the efficiency of its global operations and better leverage its regionspecific knowledge, agronomic and R&D capabilities, logistical assets, and customer relationships. The described structural change has no impact on the Company's operating segments.
This announcement contains statements that constitute "forwardlooking statements", many of which can be identified by the use of forwardlooking words such as "anticipate", "believe", "could", "expect", "should", "plan", "intend", "estimate" and "potential", among others.
Forwardlooking statements appear in a number of places in this announcement and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations. Forwardlooking statements are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and the actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forwardlooking statements due to various factors, including, but not limited to:
Loss or impairment of business licenses or mineral extractions permits or concessions; volatility of supply and demand and the impact of competition; the difference between actual reserves and our reserve estimates; natural disasters; failure to raise the water level in evaporation Pond 5 in the Dead Sea; construction of a new pumping station; disruptions at our seaport shipping facilities or regulatory restrictions affecting our ability to export our products overseas; general market, political or economic conditions in the countries in which we operate; price increases or shortages with respect to our principal raw materials; delays in the completion of major projects by third party contractors and/or termination of engagements with contractors and/or governmental obligations; the inflow of significant amounts of water into the Dead Sea could adversely affect production at our plants; labor disputes, slowdowns and strikes involving our employees; pension and health insurance liabilities; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted, and may continue to impact our sales, operating results and business operations by disrupting our ability to purchase raw materials, by negatively impacting the demand and pricing for some of our products, by disrupting our ability to sell and/or distribute products, impacting customers' ability to pay us for past or future purchases and/or temporarily closing our facilities or the facilities of our suppliers or customers and their contract manufacturers, or restricting our ability to travel to support our sites or our customers around the world; changes to governmental incentive programs or tax benefits, creation of new fiscal or tax related legislation; changes in our evaluations and estimates, which serve as a basis for the recognition and manner of measurement of assets and liabilities; higher tax liabilities; failure to integrate or realize expected benefits from mergers and acquisitions, organizational restructuring and joint ventures; currency rate fluctuations; rising interest rates; government examinations or investigations; disruption of our, or our service providers', information technology systems or breaches of our, or our service providers', data security; failure to retain and/or recruit key personnel; inability to realize expected benefits from our cost reduction program according to the expected timetable; inability to access capital markets on favorable terms; cyclicality of our businesses; changes in demand for our fertilizer products due to a decline in agricultural product prices, lack of available credit, weather conditions, government policies or other factors beyond our control; sales of our magnesium products being affected by various factors that are not within our control; our ability to secure approvals and permits from the authorities in Israel to continue our phosphate mining operations in Rotem; volatility or crises in the financial markets; uncertainties surrounding the proposed withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; hazards inherent to mining and chemical manufacturing; the failure to ensure the safety of our workers and processes; cost of compliance with environmental legislative and licensing restrictions; laws, regulations and physical impacts of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions; litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings; exposure to third party and product liability claims; product recalls or other liability claims as a result of food safety and food-borne illness concerns; insufficiency of insurance coverage; closing of transactions, mergers and acquisitions; war or acts of terror and/or political, economic and military instability in Israel and its region; filing of class actions and derivative actions against the Company, its executives and Board members; and other risk factors discussed under "Item 3 - Key Information— D. Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 5, 2020.
Forwardlooking statements speak only as at the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments or to release publicly any revisions to these statements in order to reflect later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
This report for the third quarter of 2020 (hereinafter – "the Quarterly Report") should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report published by the Company on Form 20-F as at and for the year ended December 31, 2019 (hereinafter – the "Annual Report") and the report for the first quarter and second quarter of 2020 published by the Company (the "prior quarterly reports"), including the description of the events occurring subsequent to the date of the statement of financial position, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of the Quarterly Report, the Company updated the disclosures provided in the Annual Report, to the extent there were material developments since the publication date of the Annual Report, on March 5, 2020 and the prior quarterly reports, on May 12, 2020 and July 29, 2020, and up to the publication date of the Quarterly Report.

| September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | ||
| Current assets | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 216 | 96 | 95 | |
| Short-term investments and deposits | 98 | 91 | 96 | |
| Trade receivables | 813 | 979 | 778 | |
| Inventories | 1,233 | 1,205 | 1,312 | |
| Other receivables | 388 | 324 | 403 | |
| Total current assets | 2,748 | 2,695 | 2,684 | |
| Non-current assets | ||||
| Investments at fair value through other comprehensive income | 73 | 144 | 111 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 121 | 97 | 109 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 5,368 | 5,068 | 5,331 | |
| Intangible assets | 645 | 641 | 652 | |
| Other non-current assets | 311 | 468 | 286 | |
| Total non-current assets | 6,518 | 6,418 | 6,489 | |
| Total assets | 9,266 | 9,113 | 9,173 | |
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Short-term credit | 614 | 476 | 420 | |
| Trade payables | 669 | 691 | 712 | |
| Provisions | 51 | 34 | 42 | |
| Other current liabilities | 633 | 578 | 587 | |
| Total current liabilities | 1,967 | 1,779 | 1,761 | |
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Long-term debt and debentures | 2,125 | 2,101 | 2,181 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 307 | 357 | 341 | |
| Long-term employee liabilities | 602 | 576 | 575 | |
| Provisions | 268 | 221 | 202 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 57 | 45 | 52 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 3,359 | 3,300 | 3,351 | |
| Total liabilities | 5,326 | 5,079 | 5,112 | |
| Equity | ||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 3,791 | 3,901 | 3,925 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 149 | 133 | 136 | |
| Total equity | 3,940 | 4,034 | 4,061 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 9,266 | 9,113 | 9,173 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
| For the three-month period ended |
For the nine-month period ended |
For the year ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2019 | |||||
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |
| Sales | 1,204 | 1,325 | 3,726 | 4,165 | 5,271 |
| Cost of sales | 839 | 853 | 2,641 | 2,684 | 3,454 |
| Gross profit | 365 | 472 | 1,085 | 1,481 | 1,817 |
| Selling, transport and marketing expenses | 191 | 199 | 562 | 590 | 767 |
| General and administrative expenses | 55 | 62 | 175 | 190 | 254 |
| Research and development expenses | 13 | 13 | 37 | 38 | 50 |
| Other expenses | 6 | 2 | 252 | 23 | 30 |
| Other income | - | (5) | (4) | (28) | (40) |
| Operating income | 100 | 201 | 63 | 668 | 756 |
| Finance expenses | 52 | 67 | 130 | 195 | 220 |
| Finance income | (23) | (35) | (18) | (91) | (91) |
| Finance expenses, net | 29 | 32 | 112 | 104 | 129 |
| Share in earnings of equity-accounted investees | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 73 | 169 | (45) | 565 | 628 |
| Provision for income taxes | 14 | 35 | 1 | 132 | 147 |
| Net income (loss) | 59 | 134 | (46) | 433 | 481 |
| Net income attributable to the non-controlling interests | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of the Company | 54 | 130 | (54) | 427 | 475 |
| Earnings (loss) per share attributable to the shareholders of the Company: | |||||
| 0.04 | 0.10 | (0.04) | 0.33 | 0.37 | |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars) | |||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars) | 0.04 | 0.10 | (0.04) | 0.33 | 0.37 |
| Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding: | |||||
| Basic (in thousands) | 1,280,179 | 1,280,586 | 1,279,964 | 1,279,146 | 1,278,950 |
| Diluted (in thousands) | 1,280,403 | 1,283,675 | 1,280,190 | 1,283,401 | 1,282,056 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
| For the three-month period ended For the nine-month period ended |
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| September 30, 2020 |
September 30, 2019 |
September 30, 2020 |
September 30, 2019 |
December 31, 2019 |
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| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |
| Net income (loss) | 59 | 134 | (46) | 433 | 481 |
| Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified subsequently to net income |
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| Currency translation differences | 64 | (62) | 29 | (63) | (20) |
| Change in fair value of cash flow hedges transferred to the statement of income | (6) | (13) | (8) | (38) | (38) |
| Effective portion of the change in fair value of cash flow hedges | 1 | 19 | (8) | 40 | 42 |
| Tax relating to items that will be reclassified subsequently to net income | 1 | (1) | 4 | - | (1) |
| 60 | (57) | 17 | (61) | (17) | |
| Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to net income |
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| Net changes of investments at fair value through other comprehensive income | 7 | (23) | (7) | 6 | 10 |
| Losses from defined benefit plans | (13) | (31) | (1) | (62) | (75) |
| Tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to net income | 2 | 7 | (3) | 5 | 10 |
| (4) | (47) | (11) | (51) | (55) | |
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | 115 | 30 | (40) | 321 | 409 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interests | 13 | (2) | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of the Company | 102 | 32 | (53) | 320 | 405 |
| For the three-month period ended | For the nine-month period ended | For the year ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2019 | |||||
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Net income (loss) | 59 | 134 | (46) | 433 | 481 |
| Adjustments for: | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization and impairment of fixed assets | 82 | 110 | 450 | 320 | 433 |
| Exchange rate and interest expenses, net | (7) | 68 | 56 | 146 | 153 |
| Share in earnings of equity-accounted investees | (2) | - | (4) | (1) | (1) |
| Loss from divestiture of businesses | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Capital loss (gain) | - | - | 1 | (12) | (12) |
| Share-based compensation | - 2 |
3 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Deferred tax expenses (income) | - | 14 | (42) | 90 | 67 |
| 75 | 195 | 472 | 552 | 652 | |
| Change in inventories | (10) | (26) | 52 | - | (72) |
| Change in trade receivables | 33 | 70 | (42) | (11) | 199 |
| Change in trade payables | (55) | 27 | 12 | (9) | (58) |
| Change in other receivables | 28 | (15) | 14 | (4) | 5 |
| Change in other payables | 35 | (19) | (41) | (184) | (194) |
| Change in provisions and employee benefits | 38 | 2 | 125 | 3 | (21) |
| 69 | 39 | 120 | (205) | (141) | |
| Net change in operating assets and liabilities | |||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 203 | 368 | 546 | 780 | 992 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Proceeds (investments) in deposits, net | (1) | (7) | 28 | 4 | (2) |
| Business combinations, net of cash acquired | - | - | (27) | - | - |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | (143) | (147) | (443) | (419) | (576) |
| Proceeds from divestiture of businesses net of transaction expenses | - | - | 17 | - | - |
| Dividends from equity-accounted investees | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | - | 1 | 2 | 36 | 50 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (144) | (153) | (420) | (378) | (525) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||
| Dividends paid to the Company's shareholders | (35) | (73) | (88) | (209) | (273) |
| Payments from transactions in derivatives used for hedging | (2) | - | (4) | - | - |
| Receipt of long-term debt | 182 | 50 | 1,059 | 457 | 657 |
| Payments of long-term debt | (375) | (138) | (926) | (550) | (689) |
| Receipts (payments) of short-term credit from banks and others, net | 61 | (90) | (47) | (120) | (183) |
| Other | - | (2) | - | (2) | (2) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (169) | (253) | (6) | (424) | (490) |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (110) | (38) | 120 | (22) | (23) |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of the period | |||||
| Net effect of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents | 323 3 |
137 (3) |
95 1 |
121 (3) |
121 (3) |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the period | 216 | 96 | 216 | 96 | 95 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
| For the three-month period ended | For the nine-month period ended | For the year ended | ||||
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| September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2019 \$ millions |
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| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | |||
| Income taxes paid (received), net of refunds | (13) | 20 | 11 | 78 | 120 | |
| Interest paid | 19 | 17 | 75 | 77 | 115 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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| Attributable to the shareholders of the Company | controlling | Total | |||||||
| interests | equity | ||||||||
| Cumulative Treasury |
Total | ||||||||
| Share Share translation |
Capital | shares, Retained |
shareholders' | ||||||
| capital | premium | adjustments | reserves | at cost | earnings | equity | |||
| \$ millions | |||||||||
| For the three-month period ended September 30, 2020 |
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| Balance as at July 1, 2020 | 546 | 200 | (474) | (16) | (260) | 3,726 | 3,722 | 136 | 3,858 |
| Share-based compensation | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Dividends | - | - | - | - | - | (35) | (35) | - | (35) |
| Comprehensive Income | - | - | 56 | 3 | - | 43 | 102 | 13 | 115 |
| Balance as at September 30, 2020 | 546 | 200 | (418) | (11) | (260) | 3,734 | 3,791 | 149 | 3,940 |
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| Attributable to the shareholders of the Company | controlling | Total | ||||||||
| interests | equity | |||||||||
| Cumulative | Treasury | Total | ||||||||
| Share | Share | translation | Capital | shares, | Retained | shareholders' | ||||
| capital | premium | adjustments | reserves | at cost | earnings | equity | ||||
| \$ millions | ||||||||||
| For the three-month period ended September 30, 2019 |
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| Balance as at July 1, 2019 | 546 | 193 | (426) | 15 | (260) | 3,871 | 3,939 | 137 | 4,076 | |
| Share-based compensation | - | 3 - |
- | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Dividends | - | - - |
- | - | (73) | (73) | (2) | (75) | ||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | - | - (56) |
(18) | - | 106 | 32 | (2) | 30 | ||
| Balance as at September 30, 2019 | 546 | 196 | (482) | (3) | (260) | 3,904 | 3,901 | 133 | 4,034 |
| Non controlling interests |
Total equity |
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| Cumulative | Treasury | Total | |||||||
| Share | Share | translation | Capital | shares, | Retained | shareholders' | |||
| capital | premium | adjustments | reserves | at cost | earnings | equity | |||
| \$ millions | |||||||||
| For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 Balance as at January 1, 2020 |
546 | 198 | (442) | 3 | (260) | 3,880 | 3,925 | 136 | 4,061 |
| Share-based compensation Dividends |
- - |
2 - |
- - |
5 - |
- - |
- (88) |
7 (88) |
- - |
7 (88) |
| Comprehensive income (loss) Balance as at September 30, 2020 |
- 546 |
- 200 |
24 (418) |
(19) (11) |
- (260) |
(58) 3,734 |
(53) 3,791 |
13 149 |
(40) 3,940 |
| Attributable to the shareholders of the Company | Total equity |
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| Share | Share | translation | Capital | shares, | Retained | shareholders' | ||||
| capital | premium | adjustments | reserves | at cost | earnings | equity | ||||
| \$ millions | ||||||||||
| For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 |
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| Balance as at January 1, 2019 | 546 | 193 | (424) | (17) | (260) | 3,743 | 3,781 | 134 | 3,915 | |
| Share-based compensation | - | 3 - |
6 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | ||
| Dividends | - | - - |
- | - | (209) | (209) | (2) | (211) | ||
| Comprehensive income | - | (58) - |
8 | - | 370 | 320 | 1 | 321 | ||
| Balance as at September 30, 2019 | 546 | 196 | (482) | (3) | (260) | 3,904 | 3,901 | 133 | 4,034 |
| Attributable to the shareholders of the Company | Total equity |
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| Cumulative | Treasury | Total | ||||||||
| Share | Share | translation | Capital | shares, | Retained | shareholders' | ||||
| capital | premium | adjustments | reserves | at cost | earnings | equity | ||||
| \$ millions | ||||||||||
| For the year ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||
| Balance as at January 1, 2019 | 546 | 193 | (424) | (17) | (260) | 3,743 | 3,781 | 134 | 3,915 | |
| Share-based compensation | - | 5 - |
7 | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | ||
| Dividends | - | - - |
- | - | (273) | (273) | (2) | (275) | ||
| Comprehensive income | - | - (18) |
13 | - | 410 | 405 | 4 | 409 | ||
| Balance as at December 31, 2019 | 546 | 198 | (442) | 3 | (260) | 3,880 | 3,925 | 136 | 4,061 |
ICL Group Ltd. (hereinafter – the Company), is a company domiciled and incorporated in Israel. The Company's shares are traded on both the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker: ICL. The address of the Company's registered headquarters is 23 Aranha St., Tel Aviv, Israel. The Company is a subsidiary of Israel Corporation Ltd., a public company traded on the TASE. The Company together with its subsidiaries, associated companies and joint ventures (hereinafter – the Group or ICL), is a leading specialty minerals group that operates a unique, integrated business model. The Company competitively extracts certain minerals as raw materials and utilizes processing and product formulation technologies to add value to customers in two main end-markets: agriculture and Industrial (including food additives). ICL's products are used mainly in the areas of agriculture, electronics, food, fuel and gas exploration, water purification and desalination, detergents, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and automotive.
The State of Israel holds a Special State Share in ICL and in some of its subsidiaries, entitling the State the right to safeguard the State of Israel vital interests.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create significant business and economic uncertainty and volatility to global markets and accordingly, the downward trend in global economic activity continues. During the second quarter of 2020, certain countries, Israel included, began to experience a second outbreak of the pandemic and toward the end of the third quarter, as the infection rate increased significantly in Israel, the government mandated a lockdown for the second time this year. Given these conditions, ICL has taken measures to ensure the health and safety of its employees, suppliers, business partners and the communities in which it operates in order to ensure, among others, the operation level, the proper functioning of its facilities around the world and to minimize the potential impact on its business.
Manufacturing continues in most of the Company's sites around the world without any interruption. However, in order to comply with the local authorities' guidelines and to ensure the well-being of ICL's employees, by the end of March 2020, the Company's mining activities in Spain and England were partially reduced. Since then, the Company gradually resumed production until a full ramp up. Nevertheless, as part of the Company's response to the outbreak and its impact on the Company's results, several efficiency initiatives and measures were initiated, which include, among other things, the closure of the Sallent site (Vilafruns mine) in Spain, as of June 30, 2020, and a plan to discontinue unprofitable phosphate rock production and sale in Rotem Amfert Israel. For further information regarding the efficiency initiatives, see Note 4(1).
There is a difficulty in assessing the future impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's operations, inter alia, in light of the heightened volatility in the markets, the uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic, the extent of its intensity and effects on the markets in which the Company operates and additional countermeasures the governments and central banks may take.
The Company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Company uses IFRS as its generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with IAS 34, "Interim Financial Reporting" and do not include all the information required in complete, annual financial statements. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes are unaudited and should be read together with the Company's audited financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 (hereinafter – the Annual Financial Statements), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
The accounting policies and assumptions used in preparation of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those used in preparation of the Company's Annual Financial Statements and in the Company's opinion include all the adjustments necessary to fairly present such information. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the Company's expected results for the entire year.
ICL is a global specialty minerals and chemicals company operating bromine, potash and phosphate mineral value chains in a unique, integrated business model.
Our operations are organized under four segments: Industrial Products, Potash, Phosphate Solutions and Innovative Ag Solutions.
Industrial Products – Industrial Products segment produces bromine out of a solution that is a by-product of the potash production process in Sodom, Israel, as well as bromine-based compounds. Industrial Products uses most of the bromine it produces for self-production of bromine compounds at its production sites in Israel, the Netherlands and China. In addition, the Industrial Products segment produces several grades of salt, magnesium chloride and some other products. Industrial Products is also engaged in the production and marketing of phosphorous-based flame retardants and additional phosphorus-based products.
Potash – The Potash segment produces and sells mainly potash, salt, Polysulphate®, magnesium and electricity. Potash is produced in Israel and Spain, using evaporation process to extract potash from the Dead Sea in Israel and conventional mining from an underground mine in Spain. In its Boulby mine in the UK, the Company produces Polysulphate®, which is composed of sulphur, potash, calcium and magnesium. The Company's FertilizerpluS product line is based mainly on Polysulphate®. The segment also includes magnesium activity under which it produces, markets and sells pure magnesium and magnesium alloys, and also produces chlorine and sylvinite. In addition, the segment sells salt produced in its potash and Polysulphate® underground mines in Spain and the UK, respectively. The Company has a power plant in Sodom, which supplies electricity to ICL companies in Israel (electricity surplus is sold to external customers) and steam to all facilities in the Sodom site.
Phosphate Solutions – The Phosphate Solutions segment is based on a phosphate value chain which uses phosphate commodity products, such as phosphate rock and fertilizer-grade phosphoric acid ("green phosphoric acid"), to produce specialty products with higher added value. The segment also produces and markets phosphate-based fertilizers.
Phosphate rock is mined and processed from open pit mines, three of which are located in the Negev Desert in Israel, while the fourth is situated in Yunnan province in China. Sulphuric acid, green phosphoric acid and phosphate fertilizers are produced in facilities in Israel, China and Europe.
The Phosphate Solutions segment manufactures pure phosphoric acid by purifying green phosphoric acid. Pure phosphoric acid and green phosphoric acid are used to manufacture downstream products with high added value, such as phosphate salts and acids, for a wide range of food and industrial applications. Phosphate salts and acids are used in various industrial end markets, such as oral care, cleaning products, paints and coatings, water treatment, asphalt modification, construction, metal treatment and more. The segment's products for the food industry include functional food ingredients and phosphate additives, which provide texture and stability solutions for processed meat, meat alternatives, poultry, seafood, dairy, beverage and baked goods. In addition, the segment supplies pure phosphoric acid to ICL's specialty fertilizers business and produces milk and whey proteins for the food ingredients industry.
Innovative Ag Solutions – The Innovative Ag Solutions segment aims to achieve global leadership in specialty agriculture markets by enhancing its global positions in its core markets of specialty agriculture, ornamental horticulture, turf and landscaping, targeting high-growth markets such as Brazil, India and China, by leveraging its unique R&D capabilities, vast agronomic experience, global footprint, backward integration to potash and phosphate and chemistry know-how, as well as seeking M&A opportunities. ICL is working to expand its broad product portfolio of controlled release fertilizers (CRF), water soluble fertilizers (WSF), liquid fertilizers and straights (MKP/MAP/PeKacid).
The Innovative Ag Solutions segment develops, manufactures, markets and sells fertilizers that are based primarily on nitrogen, potash (potassium chloride) and phosphate. It produces water soluble specialty fertilizers in Belgium, liquid fertilizers and soluble fertilizers in Israel, Spain and China, and controlled-release fertilizers in the Netherlands and the United States. ICL's specialty fertilizers business markets its products worldwide, mainly in Europe, Asia, North America, Brazil and Israel.
Other Activities – Business activities which include, among other things, ICL's innovative arm, promoting innovation, developing new products and services, as well as digital platforms and technological solutions for farmers and agronomists. These activities are not presented as reportable segments, since they do not meet the required quantitative thresholds.
The capital investments made by the segments, for each of the reporting periods, include mainly property, plant and equipment, as well as intangible assets acquired in the ordinary course of business and as part of business combinations.
Segment's revenue, expenses and results include inter-segment transfers, which are based on transactions' prices in the ordinary course of business. This being aligned with the reports that are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker. The inter-segment transfers are eliminated as part of the financial statements' consolidation process.
B. Operating segment data
| Industrial Products |
Potash | Phosphate Solutions |
Innovative Ag Solutions |
Other Activities |
Reconciliations | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||||||
| For the three-month period ended September 30, 2020 |
|||||||
| Sales to external parties | 267 | 274 | 488 | 168 | 7 | - | 1,204 |
| Inter-segment sales | 3 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 1 | (66) | - |
| Total sales | 270 | 313 | 506 | 173 | 8 | (66) | 1,204 |
| Segment profit (loss) | 50 | 28 | 28 | 6 | (1) | (5) | 106 |
| Other expenses not allocated to the segments | (6) | ||||||
| Operating income | 100 | ||||||
| Financing expenses, net | (29) | ||||||
| Share in earnings of equity-accounted investees |
2 | ||||||
| Income before income taxes | 73 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 19 | 42 | 55 | 7 | - | - | 123 |
| Capital expenditures | 16 | 76 | 56 | 4 | - | 6 | 158 |
| Industrial Products |
Potash | Phosphate Solutions |
Innovative Ag Solutions |
Other Activities |
Reconciliations | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||||||
| For the three-month period ended September 30, 2019 |
|||||||
| Sales to external parties Inter-segment sales |
337 2 |
333 43 |
491 17 |
156 4 |
8 2 |
- (68) |
1,325 - |
| Total sales | 339 | 376 | 508 | 160 | 10 | (68) | 1,325 |
| Segment profit (loss) Other income not allocated to the segments |
88 | 83 | 32 | (2) | 5 | (5) | 201 - |
| Operating income | 201 | ||||||
| Financing expenses, net Income before income taxes |
(32) 169 |
||||||
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 17 | 37 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 110 |
| Implementation of IFRS 16 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Capital expenditures | 26 | 93 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 178 |
B. Operating segment data (cont'd)
| Industrial Products |
Potash | Phosphate Solutions |
Innovative Ag Solutions |
Other Activities |
Reconciliations | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||||||
| For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 |
|||||||
| Sales to external parties | 909 | 846 | 1,392 | 557 | 22 | - | 3,726 |
| Inter-segment sales | 10 | 121 | 55 | 11 | 3 | (200) | - |
| Total sales | 919 | 967 | 1,447 | 568 | 25 | (200) | 3,726 |
| Segment profit (loss) Other expenses not allocated to the segments Operating income |
223 | 80 | 45 | 35 | (3) | (14) | 366 (303) 63 |
| Financing expenses, net Share in earnings of equity-accounted investees Loss before income taxes |
(112) 4 (45) |
||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 54 | 123 | 156 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 360 |
| Capital expenditures as part of business combination Capital expenditures |
- 61 |
- 192 |
- 180 |
- 11 |
25 4 |
- 7 |
25 455 |
B. Operating segment data (cont'd)
| Industrial Products |
Potash | Phosphate Solutions |
Innovative Ag Solutions |
Other Activities |
Reconciliations | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||||||
| For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 |
|||||||
| Sales to external parties | 1,017 | 1,068 | 1,501 | 554 | 25 | - | 4,165 |
| Inter-segment sales | 8 | 124 | 62 | 13 | 3 | (210) | - |
| Total sales | 1,025 | 1,192 | 1,563 | 567 | 28 | (210) | 4,165 |
| Segment profit | 278 | 267 | 99 | 23 | 17 | (12) | 672 |
| Other expenses not allocated to the segments | (4) | ||||||
| Operating income | 668 | ||||||
| Financing expenses, net | (104) | ||||||
| Share in earnings of equity-accounted investee |
1 | ||||||
| Income before income taxes | 565 | ||||||
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 49 | 111 | 133 | 15 | 16 | (4) | 320 |
| Implementation of IFRS 16 | 6 | 95 | 109 | 8 | 95 | 9 | 322 |
| Capital expenditures | 50 | 246 | 146 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 461 |
B. Operating segment data (cont'd)
| Industrial Products |
Potash | Phosphate Solutions |
Innovative Ag Solutions |
Other Activities |
Reconciliations | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||||||
| For the year ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||
| Sales to external parties | 1,307 | 1,330 | 1,901 | 699 | 34 | - | 5,271 |
| Inter-segment sales | 11 | 164 | 79 | 18 | 3 | (275) | - |
| Total sales | 1,318 | 1,494 | 1,980 | 717 | 37 | (275) | 5,271 |
| Segment profit | 338 | 289 | 100 | 21 | 19 | (7) | 760 (4) |
| Other expenses not allocated to the segments Operating income |
756 | ||||||
| Financing expenses, net | (129) | ||||||
| Share in earnings of equity-accounted investees |
1 | ||||||
| Income before income taxes | 628 | ||||||
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 67 | 149 | 177 | 21 | 22 | (3) | 433 |
| Implementation of IFRS 16 | 8 | 95 | 113 | 9 | 105 | 9 | 339 |
| Capital expenditures | 66 | 383 | 213 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 693 |
The following table presents the distribution of the operating segments sales by geographical location of the customer:
| 7-9/2020 | 7-9/2019 | 1-9/2020 | 1-9/2019 | 1-12/2019 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions |
% of sales |
\$ millions |
% of sales |
\$ millions |
% of sales |
\$ millions |
% of sales |
\$ millions |
% of sales |
||
| China | 209 | 17 | 207 | 16 | 566 | 15 | 663 | 16 | 802 | 15 | |
| USA | 178 | 15 | 228 | 17 | 583 | 16 | 650 | 16 | 840 | 16 | |
| Brazil | 115 | 10 | 161 | 12 | 331 | 9 | 475 | 11 | 581 | 11 | |
| United Kingdom | 73 | 6 | 80 | 6 | 262 | 7 | 285 | 7 | 347 | 7 | |
| Germany | 69 | 6 | 78 | 6 | 246 | 7 | 264 | 6 | 334 | 6 | |
| Israel | 67 | 6 | 55 | 4 | 197 | 5 | 187 | 4 | 241 | 5 | |
| France | 59 | 5 | 77 | 6 | 183 | 5 | 200 | 5 | 257 | 5 | |
| India | 57 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 139 | 4 | 128 | 3 | 178 | 3 | |
| Spain | 53 | 4 | 58 | 4 | 177 | 5 | 192 | 5 | 249 | 5 | |
| Australia | 33 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 74 | 2 | 68 | 2 | 95 | 2 | |
| All other | 291 | 23 | 327 | 25 | 968 | 25 | 1,053 | 25 | 1,347 | 25 | |
| Total | 1,204 | 100 | 1,325 | 100 | 3,726 | 100 | 4,165 | 100 | 5,271 | 100 |
The following tables present the distribution of the operating segments sales by geographical location of the customer:
| Industrial Products |
Phosphate Potash Solutions |
Innovative Ag Solutions |
Other Activities |
Reconciliations | Consolidated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||||||
| For the three-month period ended September 30, 2020 |
|||||||
| Europe | 112 | 73 | 168 | 71 | 7 (20) |
411 | |
| Asia | 80 | 120 | 128 | 32 | - - |
360 | |
| North America | 60 | 8 | 101 | 26 | (1) - |
194 | |
| South America | 6 | 66 | 51 | 7 | (1) - |
129 | |
| Rest of the world | 12 | 46 | 58 | 37 | 1 (44) |
110 | |
| Total | 270 | 313 | 506 | 173 | 8 (66) |
1,204 |
| Industrial Products |
Potash | Phosphate Solutions |
Innovative Ag Solutions |
Other Activities |
Reconciliations | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||||||
| For the three-month period ended September 30, 2019 |
|||||||
| Europe | 112 | 95 | 190 | 65 | 8 (23) |
447 | |
| Asia | 104 | 109 | 113 | 29 | 1 (2) |
354 | |
| North America | 105 | 19 | 101 | 20 | - - |
245 | |
| South America | 18 | 107 | 55 | 7 | - 4 |
191 | |
| Rest of the world | - | 46 | 49 | 39 | 1 (47) |
88 | |
| Total | 339 | 376 | 508 | 160 | 10 | (68) | 1,325 |
The following tables present the distribution of the operating segments sales by geographical location of the customer:
| Industrial Products |
Potash | Phosphate Solutions |
Innovative Ag Solutions |
Other Activities |
Reconciliations | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||||||
| For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 |
|||||||
| Europe | 338 | 305 | 510 | 267 | 22 | (55) | 1,387 |
| Asia | 284 | 317 | 329 | 100 | - | (7) | 1,023 |
| North America | 233 | 41 | 282 | 78 | 1 | (4) | 631 |
| South America | 23 | 164 | 175 | 16 | - | (1) | 377 |
| Rest of the world | 41 | 140 | 151 | 107 | 2 | (133) | 308 |
| Total | 919 | 967 | 1,447 | 568 | 25 | (200) | 3,726 |
| Industrial Products |
Potash | Phosphate Solutions |
Innovative Ag Solutions |
Other Activities |
Reconciliations | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||||||
| For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 |
|||||||
| Europe | 369 | 331 | 569 | 279 | 24 | (66) | 1,506 |
| Asia | 313 | 377 | 349 | 92 | 1 | (10) | 1,122 |
| North America | 267 | 79 | 286 | 70 | - (1) |
701 | |
| South America | 45 | 269 | 215 | 17 | - (1) |
545 | |
| Rest of the world | 31 | 136 | 144 | 109 | 3 | (132) | 291 |
| Total | 1,025 | 1,192 | 1,563 | 567 | 28 | (210) | 4,165 |
The following table presents the distribution of the operating segments sales by geographical location of the customer:
| Industrial Products |
Potash | Phosphate Solutions |
Innovative Ag Solutions |
Other Activities |
Reconciliations | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | |||||||
| For the year ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||
| Europe | 469 | 422 | 712 | 336 | 31 | (85) | 1,885 |
| Asia | 399 | 470 | 447 | 118 | 1 | (12) | 1,423 |
| North America | 353 | 95 | 370 | 95 | - | (3) | 910 |
| South America | 56 | 327 | 263 | 23 | - | (1) | 668 |
| Rest of the world | 41 | 180 | 188 | 145 | 5 | (174) | 385 |
| Total | 1,318 | 1,494 | 1,980 | 717 | 37 | (275) | 5,271 |
Rotem's efficiency plan is mainly comprised of (1) a plan to discontinue unprofitable phosphate rock production and sale, which results in an impairment of fixed assets and other assets in the amount of \$70 million, a write-off of inventory, mainly inventory-in-process unlikely to be realized, in the amount of \$55 million and an increase in the provision for assets retirement obligation (ARO), in the amount of \$22 million; and (2) the said employees retirement plan, which also takes into account the required employee benefits provision following the said discontinuation. The said provision for ARO, represents the Company's current estimation regarding the costs that will be associated with the said discontinuation. Nevertheless, the actual ARO costs that may be required may differ, even substantially, from the current provision, as a result of the inherent complexity of such estimation, the Company's future decisions regarding the facilities and regulatory requirements. For further information regarding the regulatory aspects relating to Rotem's facilities in Israel, see Note 7(1) below.
Based on the evaluation performed, it was found that the carrying amount of Rotem Amfert Israel is higher than the recoverable amount. In addition, the Company updated the estimated restoration cost in Rotem. As a result, the Company recognized an expense of \$50 million under "other expenses" in the statements of income.
The carrying amounts in the books of certain financial assets and financial liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, investments, short-term deposits and loans, receivables and other debit balances, long-term investments and receivables, short-term credit, payables and other credit balances, long-term loans bearing variable interest and other liabilities, and derivative financial instruments, correspond to or approximate their fair value.
The following table details the carrying amount and fair value of financial instrument groups presented in the financial statements not in accordance with their fair value:
| September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount | Fair value | Carrying amount | Fair value | Carrying amount | Fair value | ||
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | ||
| Loans bearing fixed interest | 96 | 101 | 92 | 101 | 74 | 82 | |
| Debentures bearing fixed interest | |||||||
| Marketable | 1,467 | 1,660 | 1,248 | 1,412 | 1,237 | 1,395 | |
| Non-marketable | 278 | 291 | 277 | 288 | 281 | 293 | |
| 1,841 | 2,052 | 1,617 | 1,801 | 1,592 | 1,770 |
The following table presents an analysis of the financial instruments measured by fair value, using the valuation method.
Level 1: Quoted (unadjusted) prices in an active market for identical instruments
Level 2: Observed data (directly or indirectly) not included in Level 1 above.
| Level 1 | September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | ||
| Investments at fair value through other comprehensive income (1) | 114 | 144 | 151 | |
| Level 2 | September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | |
| \$ millions | \$ millions | \$ millions | ||
| Derivatives used for economic hedging, net | (43) | 10 | (3) | |
| Derivatives used for accounting hedging, net | 49 | 53 | 57 | |
| 6 | 63 | 54 |
(1) During the third quarter of 2020, the Company sold about 14.3 million of its shares in YYTH for a consideration of \$11 million. In the nine months period ended September 30, 2020, the Company sold a total of 42.9 million of its shares in YYTH for a consideration of \$32 million. As at September 30, 2020, the remaining balance of the investment is \$114 million, representing about 11% of YYTH's share capital.
The Company is exposed to changes in the exchange rate of the shekel against the dollar in respect of principal and interest in certain debentures and loans. The Company's risk management strategy is to hedge the changes in cash flows deriving from liabilities in shekels by using derivatives. These exposures are hedged from time to time, according to the assessment of the exposure and inherent risks against which the Company chooses to hedge, in accordance with the Company's risk management strategy.
In view of the above, in January and May 2020, the Company designated several swap contracts for accounting hedge. These transactions, which include principal and interest of Series G debentures, entitle the Company to receive fixed shekel interest against a liability to pay dollar interest at a fixed rate. For further information relating to Series G debentures, see item D below. The Company designated the spot component of the exchange rate swap contracts for hedging the currency risk in the cash flows of the said debt balances. The Company applies a 1:1 hedging ratio. The main source of potential ineffectiveness in these hedging ratios is the effect of the Company's and counterparty's credit risk on the fair value of the swap contracts. As at the date of the hedge transaction, the total balance of the hedged instruments amounted to about \$110 million and \$109 million, respectively.
In May 2020, the Company completed expansion of the series G debentures (hereinafter - G debentures) in Israel, in the amount of NIS 386 million (approximately \$112 million). The aggregated principal of G debentures, after the expansion, amounts to NIS 766 million (approximately \$223 million) and shall be payable in thirteen consecutive but unequal annual payments, to be paid on December 30 of each of the years 2022 through 2034. The G debentures carry an annual coupon of 2.4% to be paid in semiannual installments on June 30 and December 30 of each year, commencing June 30, 2020. The G debentures have been rated "ilAA" by Standard & Poor's Maalot rating agency.
Note 14 to the Annual Financial Statements provides disclosure regarding sale of receivables under securitization transaction, in September 2020, the Company signed a new securitization agreement with three international banks for a committed amount of \$300 million and an additional uncommitted amount of \$100 million, maturing in September 2025, that replaces the previous securitization agreement in the amount of \$350 million, which matured recently. The new securitization agreement has similar terms as the previous agreement. As at September 30, 2020, ICL had utilized approximately \$178 million of the facility's framework.
In November 2019, March 2020 and April 2020 the Company's HR & Compensation Committee, Board of Directors and shareholders, respectively, approved an equity grant for 2020 in the form of restricted shares, to the Company's directors (excluding directors whom are officers and directors of Israel Corporation Ltd.), in a value per grant of NIS 310,000 (\$87,152).
| Grant date |
Employees entitled | Number of instruments (thousands) |
Vesting conditions (*) | Instrument terms | Additional Information | Fair value at the grant date (Millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2020 | ICL's Directors (excluding directors who are officers or directors of Israel Corporation Ltd.) |
177 | 3 equal tranches: (1) one third on January 1, 2021 (2) one third on January 1, 2022 (3) one third on January 1,2023 |
An issuance for no consideration, under the amended 2014 Equity Compensation Plan. |
The value of the restricted shares was determined according to the closing price on the TASE on the most recent trading day preceding the Grant Date (the approval date of the annual General Meeting of shareholders). |
0.6 |
(*) Vesting of the Restricted Shares would be fully accelerated if the holder ceases to serve as a director of the Company, unless he/she ceased to hold office due to those certain circumstances regarding early termination of office or imposition of enforcement measures, as set forth in Sections 231-232a and 233(2) of the Israeli Companies Law.
| Decision date for dividend distribution by the Board of Directors | Actual date of dividend distribution | Distributed amount (\$ millions) |
Dividend per share (\$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2020 | March 18, 2020 | 23 | 0.02 |
| May 11, 2020 | June 17, 2020 | 30 | 0.02 |
| July 28, 2020 | September 16, 2020 | 36 | 0.03 |
| November 11, 2020 (after the reporting date)* | December 16, 2020 | 29 | 0.02 |
* The dividend will be distributed on December 16, 2020, with a record date for eligibility for the dividend of December 2, 2020.
The Company believes that it is more likely than not that the said approvals, permits and future phosphate rock sources will be granted within a timeframe, which will not materially impact the Company's results. Nevertheless, there is no certainty as to the receipt of such approvals, permits and future phosphate rock sources and/or the date of their receipt. Failure to obtain these approvals, permits and future phosphate rock sources and/or a significant delay in receiving them can lead to a material impact on the Company's business, financial position and results of operations. The Company is examining the alternatives available to it regarding the operation of the Rotem plant in Israel. For further information regarding Rotem's efficiency plan, see Note 4(1) above.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ICL Group Ltd.
By: /s/ Kobi Altman Name: Kobi Altman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
ICL Group Ltd.
By: /s/ Aya Landman
Name: Aya Landman Title: VP, Company Secretary & Global Compliance
Date: November 12, 2020
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