Celanese Earnings: Shares Drop on Outlook Below Consensus; Reducing Fair Value Estimate
Celanese reported solid second-quarter results, as higher prices in the commodity chemical business generated strong profit growth.
Celanese Corp Class A CE
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Celanese built out its core acetic acid production facilities at a significantly lower capital cost per ton than its competitors, thanks to the scale of its facilities (2 million tons versus the average of 0.5 million tons).
Bears
Celanese's acetyl chain business will face long-term margin pressure from a narrower spread between Brent oil and US natural gas.
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $44.30
- Day Range
- $44.33–45.86
- 52-Week Range
- $35.13–70.70
- Bid/Ask
- $44.75 / $46.04
- Shares Outstanding
- 109.75M
- Market Cap
- $5.01B
- Volume/Avg
- 1M / 2M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 8.60
- Price/Sales
- 0.52
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 0.26%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 0.26%
- Total Yield
- 0.26%
Company Profile
Celanese is one of the world's largest producers of acetic acid and its downstream derivative chemicals, which are used in various end markets, including coatings and adhesives. The company is also one of the largest producers of specialty polymers, which are used in the automotive, electronics, medical, building, and consumer end markets. The company also makes cellulose derivatives used in cigarette filters.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Stock Style Box
- Small Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 11,434
- Website
- https://www.celanese.com
Competitors
Valuation
|
Metric
|
CE
|
DD
|
EMN
|
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 8.60 | 17.88 | 14.96 |
Price/Book Value | 1.20 | 1.43 | 1.39 |
Price/Sales | 0.52 | 3.08 | 0.96 |
Price/Cash Flow | 5.73 | 41.14 | 7.18 |
Price/Earnings
CE
DD
EMN
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
CE
|
DD
|
EMN
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.81 | 1.74 | 0.72 |
Current Ratio | 1.45 | 2.43 | 1.50 |
Interest Coverage | −0.60 | 0.74 | 3.40 |
Quick Ratio
CE
DD
EMN
Profitability
|
Metric
|
CE
|
DD
|
EMN
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 0.43% | 4.09% | 3.77% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 2.23% | 6.47% | 9.62% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 3.08% | 5.40% | 6.73% |
Return on Assets
CE
DD
EMN
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