earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
Celanese Q1 adj EPS $2.01, sales $2.9B; Q2 guidance adj EPS ~$2.50
Celanese Corp
2023-Q1 EPS reported
$0.83
revenue$2,853,000,000
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.86, adjusted EPS $2.01; net sales $2.9B (+22% sequential).
- Engineered Materials sales $1.63B (+32% seq), Acetyl Chain $1.25B (+10% seq).
- Operating cash flow $(96)M, free cash flow $(261)M on working capital build; expects Q2 improvement.
- Term sheet for Food Ingredients JV with Mitsui: Mitsui to take 70% stake; cash proceeds to pay down debt.
- Completed mechanical construction of 1.3M ton acetic acid unit at Clear Lake; startup in Q3 2023.