secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
CIK:        0001590714
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001590714-24-000143
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Element Solutions Q3 net sales +8% to $645M; net income $40M vs loss; guides FY adj EBITDA $535-540M
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- Net sales $645M (+8% reported, +6% organic); Electronics up 14% to $419M; Industrial & Specialty down 3% to $226M.
- Reported net income $40M vs $32M loss in Q3 2023; GAAP diluted EPS $0.17 vs $(0.13); adjusted EPS $0.39 vs $0.36.
- Adjusted EBITDA $143M, +6% reported (+8% constant currency); margin 22.1% down 30 bps.
- FY2024 adjusted EBITDA guidance narrowed to $535-540M, implying record earnings; free cash flow guidance $280-300M.
- Announced $325M sale of MacDermid Graphics Solutions; debt repricing reduced borrowings by $100M and lowered interest rate by 25 bps.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071424000143/0001590714-24-000143-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071424000143/esi-20241028.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001590714-24-000143

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