Addendum—DE’s Construction & Forestry segment (which accounted for 25% of DE’s overall equipment sales in the most recent quarter) is benefiting from contractors’ inability to hire sufficient labor, which induces the contractors to compensate for the labor shortage by expanding and/or upgrading their machinery. I.e. newer and more technologically advanced equipment requires fewer workers to operate at peak efficiency.
“The efficient-market hypothesis may be the foremost piece of B.S. ever promulgated in any area of human knowledge!”