Company: CF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001324404-25-000006
Chunk: 107

Company: CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 107
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 Waggaman acquisition, due to a 10% decrease in average selling prices and a 4% decrease in sales volume.

Our average selling price was $313 per ton in 2024 compared to $347 per ton in 2023, a decrease of 10%, due to lower average selling prices across all of our segments, as lower global energy costs reduced the global market clearing price required to meet global demand. The impact of lower average selling prices, excluding the impact of the Waggaman acquisition, was a decrease in net sales of approximately $716 million for 2024 compared to 2023. 

Our total sales volume of 18.9 million product tons in 2024 was 1% lower compared to 19.1 million product tons in 2023, due primarily to lower sales volume in our UAN, AN and Other segments, partially offset by higher sales volume in our Ammonia segment driven by the impact of the Waggaman acquisition, which increased our 2024 sales volume by 644,000 tons due to the incremental eleven months of ownership compared to 2023. Excluding the impact of the Waggaman acquisition, the impact of lower sales volume was a decrease in net sales of approximately $228 million.

Gross ammonia production for 2024 increased to approximately 9.8 million tons compared to 9.5 million tons in 2023. We expect gross ammonia production for 2025 will be approximately 10 million tons. 

Cost of Sales

Our cost of sales includes manufacturing costs, purchased product costs, distribution and storage costs, and freight. Manufacturing costs, the most significant element of cost of sales, consist primarily of raw materials, realized and unrealized gains and losses on natural gas derivatives, maintenance, direct labor, depreciation and other plant overhead expenses. Purchased product costs primarily include the cost to purchase nitrogen fertilizers to augment or replace production at our facilities. Distribution costs consist of the cost of freight required to transport finished products from our manufacturing facilities to our distribution facilities, which are recognized in cost of sales when the product is sold to our customers. Storage costs consist of costs incurred prior to final shipment to customers. Freight consists of shipping and handling costs incurred by us to deliver the product to our customer’s intended destination.

Our total cost of sales decreased $206 million, or 5%, to $3.88 billion in 2024 as compared to $4.09 billion in 2023. The decrease in our cost of sales primarily reflects lower realized