earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.80
Celanese Q2 GAAP EPS $2.00, adj EPS $2.17; record FCF $611M; Q3 adj EPS guidance $2.00-$2.50
Celanese Corp
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$2.85
revenue$5,648,000,000
- Net sales $2.8B, down 2% sequentially; operating profit $335M, adjusted EBIT $444M.
- Record operating cash flow $762M and free cash flow $611M; net debt reduced by $515M.
- Acetyl Chain operating profit $295M (adj EBIT $332M); Engineered Materials $158M ($205M).
- Food Ingredients JV Nutrinova: Mitsui to acquire 70% stake for $472.5M (~15x 2022 EBITDA).
- Full-year adj EPS guidance $9.00-$10.00; Q3 adj EPS $2.00-$2.50 (incl. ~$0.30 M&M amort).