secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Celanese Corp (CE)
CIK:        0001306830
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001306830-25-000100
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Celanese Q1 GAAP loss $0.15, adj EPS $0.57; guides Q2 adj EPS $1.30-$1.50
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- Q1 GAAP diluted loss $0.15/sh; adjusted EPS $0.57; net sales $2.4B (+1% QoQ, -8% YoY).
- Engineered Materials op profit $96M, adj EBIT $126M; Acetyl Chain op profit $162M, adj EBIT $168M.
- Raised cost reduction target to ~$120M from $80M; intends to divest Micromax business; completed $2.6B refinancing.
- Q2 adj EPS guidance $1.30-$1.50; FY25 FCF guidance $700-$800M; no direct tariff impact expected in Q2.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683025000100/0001306830-25-000100-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683025000100/ce-20250505.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-25-000100

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