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LEASES
9 Months Ended
Jul. 28, 2024
LEASES  
LEASES

(6) LEASES

We lease John Deere equipment and a limited amount of non-John Deere equipment to retail customers through sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases. Sales-type and direct financing leases are reported in “Financing leases” and operating leases are reported in “Equipment on operating leases – net.”

Lease revenues earned by us were as follows:

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

July 28

July 30

July 28

July 30

2024

2023

2024

2023

Sales-type and direct financing lease revenues

$

30.4

$

25.2

$

83.7

$

63.6

Operating lease revenues

246.3

224.9

716.2

660.6

Variable lease revenues

 

4.0

 

.1

 

12.1

 

10.3

Total lease revenues

$

280.7

$

250.2

$

812.0

$

734.5

Variable lease revenues reported above primarily relate to separately invoiced property taxes on leased equipment in certain markets, late fees, and excess use and damage fees. Excess use and damage fees are reported in “Other income” and were $.6 and $1.7 for the third quarter and the nine months ended July 28, 2024, respectively, compared with $.1 and $1.3 for the same periods last year, respectively.

The cost of equipment on operating leases by market was as follows:

July 28

October 29

July 30

2024

2023

2023

Agriculture and turf

$

5,510.2

$

5,265.2

$

5,049.1

Construction and forestry

970.2

 

1,042.4

1,054.2

Total

6,480.4

6,307.6

6,103.3

Accumulated depreciation

 

(1,281.0)

(1,256.1)

(1,265.8)

Equipment on operating leases – net

$

5,199.4

$

5,051.5

$

4,837.5

Total operating lease residual values at July 28, 2024, October 29, 2023, and July 30, 2023 were $3,637.3, $3,538.3, and $3,351.1, respectively. John Deere dealers generally provide a first-loss residual value guarantee on operating lease originations. Total residual value guarantees were $649.6, $566.9, and $544.1 at July 28, 2024, October 29, 2023, and July 30, 2023, respectively.

We discuss with lessees and dealers options to purchase the equipment or extend the lease prior to operating lease maturity. We remarket equipment returned to us upon termination of leases. The matured operating lease inventory balances at July 28, 2024, October 29, 2023, and July 30, 2023 were $25.4, $16.2, and $16.2, respectively. Matured operating lease inventory is reported in “Other assets.”