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Why Bunge Ltd Stock Soared Today

What happened

Shares ofBunge Ltd.(NYSE: BG)rose 10% on Wednesday after the agribusiness and food company released strong fourth-quarter 2016 results.

So what

Quarterly revenue grew 8.6% year over year, to $12.1 billion, and translated to 14.1% growth in adjusted earnings per share, to $1.70. Analysts, on average, were only expecting Bunge to report revenue of $11.4 billion and adjusted earnings of $1.57 per share.

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Bunge CEO Soren Schroder elaborated:

Now what

Looking forward, Bunge CFO Thomas Boehlert also stated that the company's full-year 2017 outlook "remains largely consistent with the assumptions that we provided at our December investor day." More specifically, Bunge expects full-year earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to be $895 million to $1.05 billion in agribusiness, $270 million to $290 million at food and ingredients, $100 million to $200 million in sugar and bioenergy, and $30 million in fertilizer.

In the end, this was a strong performance for the company despite operating in a difficult industry environment. Management provided an encouraging reiterated outlook with no big surprises. So it's no surprise to see Bunge shares trading higher today.

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