earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
Cabot Q1 adjusted EPS $0.98, reaffirms FY23 guidance $6.25-$6.75
CABOT CORP
2023-Q1 EPS reported
$0.93
revenue$965,000,000
- Diluted EPS $0.93; adjusted EPS $0.98; net income $54M; revenue $965M (nearly flat YoY).
- Reinforcement Materials EBIT $94M (+11% YoY) on improved margins; Performance Chemicals EBIT fell $23M due to destocking.
- Battery Materials volumes up 63% YoY; plans to increase U.S. manufacturing capacity over next 5 years.
- Calendar 2023 Reinforcement Materials customer agreements finalized with ~$100M annualized EBIT improvement expected.
- FY2023 adjusted EPS guidance reaffirmed at $6.25-$6.75; liquidity ~$1.1B at Dec 31, 2022.