secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB)
CIK:        0000915913
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000915913-25-000081
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Albemarle Q1 net sales down 21% to $1.08B; adj. EBITDA $267M, adj. diluted EPS loss $0.18
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- Net sales $1.08B, down 21% YoY; Energy Storage sales -34% to $525M due to lower pricing.
- Adjusted EBITDA $267M (-8% YoY); Specialties +30%, Ketjen +76% offset by Energy Storage -6%.
- Adjusted diluted EPS loss of $0.18 vs prior-year gain of $0.26 per share; net income $41M.
- Maintained full-year 2025 outlook: Adj. EBITDA $0.8-1.0B based on ~$9/kg LCE observed market price.
- Achieved ~90% run-rate against $350M cost reduction target; line of sight to $300-400M high-end.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591325000081/0000915913-25-000081-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591325000081/alb-20250430.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915913-25-000081

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