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2018

ANNUAL REPORT

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

OPERATING RESULTS  (IN THOUSANDS)
Sales and merchandising revenues

Gross profit

Equity in earnings of affiliates

Other income, net

Net income (loss)

Net income (loss) attributable to The Andersons, Inc.

EBITDA1

FINANCIAL POSITION (IN THOUSANDS)
Total assets

Working capital

Long-term debt

Long-term debt, non-recourse

Total equity

PER SHARE DATA
Net income (loss)—basic

Net income (loss)—diluted

Dividends declared

Year-end market value

RATIOS AND OTHER DATA
Net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc. return on 
     beginning equity attributable to The Andersons, Inc.

Adjusted net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc. return on
     beginning equity attributable to The Andersons, Inc.1

Funded long-term debt to equity ratio

Weighted average shares outstanding (basic) (in thousands)

Effective tax rate

2O18
 $3,045,382 

 302,005 

 27,141 

 16,002 

 41,225 

 41,484 

 171,560 

 2,392,003 

 189,848 

 349,834 

 146,353 

 876,764 

 1.47 

 1.46 

 0.665 

 29.89 

5.1%

5.7%

0.6-to-1

 28,258 

22.5%

2O17
 $3,686,345 

% Change
(17.4%)

 318,799 

 16,723 

22,507

 42,609 

 42,511 

87,356

 2,162,354 

 260,495 

 418,339 

-

 822,899 

 1.51 

 1.50 

 0.645 

 31.15 

5.5%

4.3%

0.5-to-1

 28,126 

307.6%

(5.3%)

62.3%

(28.9%)

(3.2%)

(2.4%)

96.4%

10.6%

(27.1%)

(16.4%)

N/A

6.5%

(2.6%)

(2.7%)

3.1%

(4.0%)

(7.3%)

30.9%

11.3%

0.5%

(92.7%)

Adjusted Net Income (Loss)  
Attributable to The Andersons, Inc.1
(Dollars in Millions)

Adjusted EBITDA1
(Dollars in Millions)

Adjusted Earnings (Loss)  
Per Share—Diluted1
(In Dollars)

$109.7

-$10.7

$99.0

$255.0 -$17.1

$237.9

$3.84

-$0.38

$3.46

$46.4

$41.5

+$4.9

$41.2

-$8.8

$42.5

$33.7

+$54.3

$11.6

-$13.1

$178.1

$171.6

+$6.5

$174.5

+$89.3

+$70.0

$157.4

$123.9

$85.2

$87.4

$1.63

$1.46

+$0.17

$1.45

-$0.31

$1.50

$1.19

+$1.91

$0.41

-$0.46

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2018

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Adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA for 2018 exclude after-tax and pretax charges, respectively, for one-time acquisition costs. Adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA 
for 2017 exclude after-tax and pretax charges, respectively, for goodwill impairments and asset impairments.  Adjusted net income for 2017 further excludes income tax benefits 
resulting from U.S. federal income tax reform. Adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA for 2015 exclude after-tax and pretax charges, respectively, for goodwill impairments, 
pension settlement charges, and one-time acquisition costs. Adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA for both 2014 and 2015 exclude an after-tax and pretax gain, respectively, 
from partial redemptions of our investment in Lansing Trade Group.

Left to right: CFO Brian Valentine, Chairman Mike Anderson and CEO Pat Bowe

DEAR 
SHAREHOLDERS 
AND FRIENDS, 

We think 2018 will prove to be a landmark year in the 
company’s history. We announced in March our plans to 
build a state-of-the-art bio-refinery called ELEMENT with 
a partner in Kansas. We closed the year by putting the 
final touches on the purchase of Lansing Trade Group and 
Thompsons Limited, the largest acquisition in our history. 
The transaction closed effective New Year’s Day, and 
we were happy to welcome nearly 800 new associates 
working in more than 40 locations. In addition, we achieved 
financial results that were considerably better than those 
of 2017. Three of our four business groups improved 
their performance after considering unusual items. 

For 2018, we reported GAAP net income attributable 
to the Company of $41.5 million dollars, or $1.46 per 
diluted share, and adjusted net income of $46.4 million 
dollars, or $1.63 per diluted share. The adjusted numbers 
were 35 percent better than our adjusted 2017 results. 
Our adjusted 2018 earnings before interest, taxes, 
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was $178.1 
million, 13 percent higher than adjusted 2017 EBITDA. 

The Grain Group’s year was highlighted by completing the 
agreement to purchase the remaining equity in Lansing, 
a business in which we had owned a minority stake since 
2003. We have been working diligently to integrate Lansing 
with the Grain Group. On an adjusted basis, the group’s base 
business results were lower year over year, as the group 
earned considerably less income from storing wheat than 
it did in 2017. On the other hand, the results of the group’s 
growing food ingredients and specialty grains business 
were much improved, and the group’s share of income 
earned by Lansing and Thompsons more than tripled. 

The Ethanol Group performed well with higher income for 
the year in the face of difficult market conditions, even 
as many other industry players struggled. In fact, the 
group raised its pretax income by more than 15 percent 
by marketing its products wisely and running its four 
plants in a highly efficient manner. The Ethanol team set 
several annual production records, primarily due to the 
expanded Albion plant operating for a full year. The group 
also increased its industry-leading sales of E85 by more 
than 25 percent for the second consecutive year. Corn to 
ethanol yields and DDG values also improved compared to 
2017 results. Despite early rain delays, the construction of 
ELEMENT is back on schedule, and the group expects to 
begin production in mid-2019. The Ethanol Group remains 
focused on maximizing margin per bushel of corn.

The Plant Nutrient (PN) Group also improved its results 
despite depressed margins and difficult weather 
during the fall application season. In the primary and 
specialty fertilizer business, slightly higher volumes 
could not overcome significantly lower margins per 
ton on specialty nutrients. The group’s lawn and 
contract manufacturing business recorded its highest-
ever pretax income. PN also did a nice job controlling 
expenses, reducing them by 6 percent year over year. 

The Rail Group’s pretax income declined in 2018, but that 
result was not unexpected. Income from car sales was 
substantially lower for two reasons. New accounting rules 
governing revenue recognition eliminated the group’s ability 
to record income from certain financing transactions. In 
addition, the group decided to take advantage of relatively 
high mid-year scrap steel rates to scrap more than 600 
idle cars, resulting in a significant book loss. However, 
that decision allowed the group to generate cash, lower 
carrying costs and increase the average remaining life of 
its fleet. The group also bought almost 2,400 cars and 
added four repair facilities. Utilization rates and the total 
number of cars on lease both increased in 2018 as well.

The company made progress on other initiatives during 
the year. We implemented more than $7.5 million of 
additional run-rate productivity enhancements and 

savings, bringing our three-year total to nearly $30 
million. We continued to implement SAP, our enterprise 
resource planning system, across PN’s wholesale fertilizer 
business. Our safety results were also better for the year.  

We also made three changes in our senior leadership 
team. Brian Valentine joined us as senior vice president 
and CFO in August after a distinguished tenure at The 
Lubrizol Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio. Former Lansing 
CEO Bill Krueger became president of commodities and 
merchandising effective January 1, 2019, joining Corey 
Jorgenson, president of assets and originations, as a co-
leader of the new Trade Group. Most recently, we announced 
that Jim Pirolli will succeed Mike Irmen, who is retiring from 
his role as president of the Ethanol Group. We thank Mike 
for his more than forty years of service to the company. 

• 

• 

The Plant Nutrient Group expects its results to 
improve over those of 2018. Primary and specialty 
fertilizer volumes should get a boost this spring 
after less than ideal fall and winter weather. While 
PN’s lawn and contract manufacturing business 
does not expect to match its 2018 results, that 
business should continue to perform well. The 
group is taking steps to further reduce cost, use 
capital more efficiently and improve productivity. 

The Rail Group anticipates continued steady 
improvement in the railcar market, which 
should translate to better performance in 2019. 
It remains focused on maintaining its high 
utilization, profitably growing its lease fleet 
and expanding its railcar repair network.

We have much on our plate as 2019 continues to unfold:

•  We will continue to focus on safety and the road to zero 
harm. We are also working to enhance engagement 
and productivity among all our employees.

On a corporate level, while we have added more debt and 
issued some additional shares to acquire Lansing, we remain 
well-positioned to grow. Also, in January we increased our 
quarterly dividend by three percent to $0.17 per share.

• 

• 

In the new Trade Group, we will continue to integrate 
Lansing’s businesses with our own. We are progressing 
well toward identifying and implementing $10 
million in run-rate cost and productivity synergies; 
we expect to achieve that goal by the end of 2020. 
We are also exploring opportunities to use our 
combined knowledge, larger scale and broader 
geographic reach to better serve our expanded 
customer base and generate more income.

The Ethanol Group began 2019 in a difficult margin 
environment characterized by higher year-over-year 
production and stocks, and with fewer opportunities 
to hedge its production than in recent quarters. In 
addition to completing the construction of ELEMENT, 
which will be producing some exciting new feed 
coproducts by year-end, the group is planning 
several capital projects in its other plants that will 
further improve efficiency and help them maximize 
the value of every bushel of corn they grind. 

We are excited about the prospect of 
delivering a third straight year of improved 
results in 2019, and in making substantial 
progress toward our goal of generating 
$300 million in adjusted EBITDA by 2020. 
We appreciate your continued faith in 
us and look forward to sharing news of 
more successes in the year to come.

Mike Anderson,
Chairman

Pat Bowe,
President & CEO

Brian Valentine,
Senior VP & CFO

Grain storage facility, Toledo, Ohio

Railcar repair shop, Maumee, Ohio

Fertilizer distribution terminal, Walton, Indiana

ELEMENT construction site, Colwich, Kansas

CORPORATE 
INFORMATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gerard M. Anderson(3)(4)
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
DTE Energy

Michael J. Anderson
Chairman
The Andersons, Inc.

Patrick E. Bowe
President & Chief Executive Officer
The Andersons, Inc.

Stephen F. Dowdle
Retired President of Sales
PotashCorp 

Catherine M. Kilbane (2)(4)(5)
Retired Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary
The Sherwin-Williams Company

Robert J. King, Jr.(2)(3)
Senior Advisor
FNB Corporation

Ross W. Manire(1)(3)
Retired President & 
Chief Executive Officer
ExteNet Systems, Inc.

Patrick S. Mullin(1)(4)
Retired Managing Partner
Northeast Ohio Practice
Deloitte & Touche LLP

John T. Stout, Jr.(2)(3)
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Plaza Belmont Management Group, LLC

Jacqueline F. Woods(1)(2)
Retired President
AT&T Ohio

( 1) Audit Committee

(2) Compensation/Leadership 
      Development Committee

(3) Finance Committee

(4) Governance/Nominating Committee

(5) Lead Independent Director

CORPORATE OFFICERS

Jeffrey C. Blair
President, Plant Nutrient Group

Valerie M. Blanchett
Vice President, Human Resources

Patrick E. Bowe
President & Chief Executive Officer

Naran U. Burchinow
Senior Vice President, 
General Counsel & Secretary

Srikanth R. Dasari
Vice President, Treasurer

Michael T. Hoelter
Corporate Controller 

Michael S. Irmen
Senior Advisor, ELEMENT, LLC*

Corbett J. Jorgenson
President, Assets & Originations,   
Trade Group

William E. Krueger
President, Commodities & 
Merchandising, Trade Group 

Anthony A. Lombardi
Chief Information Officer

Joseph E. McNeely
President, Rail Group

James J. Pirolli
President, Ethanol Group*

Anne G. Rex
Vice President, Strategy,            
Planning & Development

Brian A. Valentine
Senior Vice President &                   
Chief Financial Officer

*Positions effective April 1, 2019.

INVESTOR INFORMATION

Corporate Offices
The Andersons, Inc. 
1947 Briarfield Boulevard 
Maumee, OH 43537 
419-893-5050 
www.andersonsinc.com

NASDAQ Symbol
The Andersons, Inc. common shares are 
traded on the Nasdaq National Market tier 
of The Nasdaq Stock Market under the 
symbol ANDE.

Common Stock
28.3 million shares outstanding as of 
December 31, 2018.

Direct Stock Purchase and 
Dividend Reinvestment
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stock purchase and dividend reinvestment 
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Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and 
not by The Andersons, Inc., provides an 
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and selling shares in The Andersons, Inc. 
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Transfer Agent & Registrar
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P.O. Box 43078 
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312-360-5260 
Toll-free within the U.S. & Canada:   
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Investor CentreTM portal:   
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Form 10-K
Additional copies of The Andersons’ 2018 
Form 10-K, filed on February 27, 2019, with 
the SEC, are available to shareholders and 
interested individuals without charge by 
writing or calling Investor Relations.

Investor Relations
John Kraus | Director, Investor Relations 
419-891-6544 | john_kraus@andersonsinc.com

Independent Registered Public  
Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP 
Cleveland, OH

Annual Meeting
The annual shareholders’ meeting of 
The Andersons, Inc. will be held at The 
Andersons’ headquarters, 
1947 Briarfield Boulevard 
Maumee, OH 43537 
at 8:00 a.m. on May 10, 2019.

The Andersons, Inc.
1947 Briarfield Boulevard
Maumee, Ohio 43537

www.andersonsinc.com