05 Oct 2017 --- Monsanto Company, which is in the process of merging with fellow multinational Bayer, reports that it concluded the fiscal year 2017 with encouraging results including as-reported earnings per share (EPS) of US$5.09, up from last year’s as-reported full-year EPS of US$2.99. The company adds that EPS is expected to grow in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.