earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Stepan posts record Q2 net income of $52.1M; EPS $2.26, revenue up 26%
STEPAN CO
2022-Q2 EPS reported
$4.19
revenue$1,426,909,000
- Adjusted net income record $53.0M ($2.30 diluted EPS) vs $42.2M ($1.81) a year ago.
- Surfactant segment operating income $48.2M (+5%); Polymer $33.9M (+47%); Specialty $9.9M (+41%).
- Quarterly dividend of $0.335 per share declared, payable Sept 15, record Aug 31 (unchanged rate).
- Company repurchased $7.0M of stock in Q2; $133M remaining under buyback authorization.
- Full-year capex guidance raised to $350–375M; new alkoxylation facility in Pasadena, TX advancing.