MOSAIC CO
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 3, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Mar 3, 2025
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Market Risk
We are exposed to the impact of fluctuations in the relative value of currencies, fluctuations in interest rates, fluctuations in the purchase prices of natural gas, nitrogen, ammonia and sulfur consumed in operations, and changes in freight costs, as well as changes in the market value of our financial instruments. We periodically enter into derivatives in order to mitigate our
F- 19 interest rate risks, foreign currency risks and the effects of changing commodity prices and freight prices, but not for speculative purposes. Unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses on derivatives are recorded in Corporate, Eliminations and Other. Once realized, they are recorded in the related business segment.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates
Due to the global nature of our operations, we are exposed to currency exchange rate changes, which may cause fluctuations in our earnings and cash flows. Our primary foreign currency exposures are the Canadian dollar and Brazilian real. To reduce economic risk and volatility on expected cash flows that are denominated in the Canadian dollar and Brazilian real, we use financial instruments that may include forward contracts, zero-cost collars and/or futures.
The functional currency of several of our Canadian entities is the Canadian dollar. For those entities, sales are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, but the costs are paid principally in Canadian dollars. We generally enter into derivative instruments for a portion of the currency risk exposure on anticipated cash inflows and outflows, including outflows for capital expenditures denominated in Canadian dollars. Mosaic hedges cash flows on a declining basis, up to 18 months for the Canadian dollar. A stronger Canadian dollar generally reduces these entities’ operating earnings. A weaker Canadian dollar has the opposite effect. Depending on the underlying exposure, such derivatives can create additional earnings volatility because we do not apply hedge accounting. Gains or losses on these derivative contracts, both for open contracts at quarter-end (unrealized) and settled contracts (realized), are recorded in either cost of goods sold or foreign currency transaction gain (loss).
The functional currency for our Brazilian subsidiaries is the Brazilian real. We finance our Brazilian inventory purchases with U.S. dollar-denominated liabilities. We hedge a portion of cash flows on a declining basis, up to 12 months for the Brazilian real. A stronger Brazilian real relative to the U.S. dollar has the impact of reducing these liabilities on a functional currency basis. When this occurs, an associated foreign currency transaction gain is recorded as non-operating income. A weaker Brazilian real generally has the opposite effect. We also enter into derivative instruments for a portion of our currency risk exposure on anticipated Brazilian real cash flows and record an associated gain or loss in either cost of goods sold or foreign currency transaction gain (loss) line in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. A stronger Brazilian real generally reduces our Brazilian subsidiaries operating earnings. A weaker Brazilian real has the opposite effect.
As discussed above, we have Canadian dollar, Brazilian real and other foreign currency exchange contracts. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the fair value of our major foreign currency exchange contracts was an asset of $82.6 million and a liability of $28.4 million, respectively. We recorded an unrealized loss of $108.0 million in cost of goods sold and recorded an unrealized loss of $2.1 million in foreign currency transaction gain (loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for 2024.
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The table below provides information about Mosaic’s significant foreign exchange derivatives.
| As of December 31, 2024 · As of December 31, 2023 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExpectedMaturity Date Years ending December 31, · FairValue · ExpectedMaturity Date Years ending December 31, · FairValue | |||||||
| (in millions) · 2025 · 2026 · 2027 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 | |||||||
| Foreign Currency Exchange Forwards | |||||||
| Canadian Dollar | $(32.6) | $15.5 | |||||
| Notional (million US$) - short Canadian dollars | $51.6 | $— | $— | $297.3 | $— | $— | |
| Weighted Average Rate - Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar | 1.3771 | — | — | 1.3387 | — | — | |
| Notional (million US$) - long Canadian dollars | $638.3 | $— | $— | $1,068.5 | $120.5 | $— | |
| Weighted Average Rate - Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar | 1.3504 | — | — | 1.3430 | 1.3445 | — | |
| Indian Rupee | $— | $— | |||||
| Notional (million US$) - short Indian rupee | $2.0 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | |
| Weighted Average Rate - Indian rupee to U.S. dollar | 84.0382 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Foreign Currency Exchange Non-Deliverable Forwards | |||||||
| Brazilian Real | $(51.2) | $14.6 | |||||
| Notional (million US$) - long Brazilian real | $563.4 | $— | $— | $741.7 | $— | $— | |
| Weighted Average Rate - Brazilian real to U.S. dollar | 5.8279 | — | — | 5.0023 | — | — | |
| Indian Rupee | $1.1 | $(0.3) | |||||
| Notional (million US$) - short Indian rupee | $89.1 | $— | $— | $80.0 | $— | $— | |
| Weighted Average Rate - Indian rupee to U.S. dollar | 84.7720 | — | — | 83.7458 | — | — | |
| China Renminbi | $0.1 | $(1.4) | |||||
| Notional (million US$) - short China renminbi | $33.0 | $— | $— | $110.7 | $— | $— | |
| Weighted Average Rate - China renminbi to U.S. dollar | 7.1923 | — | — | 7.1336 | — | — | |
| Total Fair Value | $(82.6) | $28.4 | |||||
Commodities
We use forward purchase contracts, swaps and occasionally three-way collars to reduce the risk related to significant price changes in our inputs and product prices.
All gains and losses on commodities contracts are recorded in cost of goods sold in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the fair value of our major commodities contracts was ($1.8) million and ($10.3) million, respectively. We recorded an unrealized gain of $7.2 million in cost of goods sold in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for 2024.
Our primary commodities exposure relates to price changes in natural gas.
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The table below provides information about Mosaic’s natural gas derivatives which are used to manage the risk related to significant price changes in natural gas.
| As of December 31, 2024 · As of December 31, 2023 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected Maturity Date Years ending December 31, · Fair Value · Expected Maturity Date Years ending December 31, · Fair Value | |||||||
| (in millions) · 2025 · 2026 · 2027 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 | |||||||
| Natural Gas Swaps | $(1.8) | $(10.3) | |||||
| Notional (million MMBTU) - long | 2.5 | — | — | 15.1 | 2.0 | — | |
| Weighted Average Rate (US$/MM BTU) | $2.73 | $— | $— | $2.75 | $3.30 | $— | |
| Total Fair Value | $(1.8) | $(10.3) | |||||
Interest Rates
From time to time, we enter into interest rate swap agreements to hedge our exposure to changes in future interest rates related to anticipated debt issuances. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had no interest rate swap agreements in effect.
Summary
Overall, there have been no material changes in our primary market risk exposures since the prior year. In 2025, we do not expect any material changes in our primary risk exposures. Additional information about market risk associated with our investments held in the RCRA Trusts is provided in Note 12 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information related to derivatives, see Notes 15 and 16 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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