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Celanese Corporation (CE) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

CE • • Industrial / General
Basic MaterialsChemicalsSpecialty Polymers & ResinsEngineered Polymers & Performance Materials
AboutCelanese Corporation, a technology and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells high performance engineered polymers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Engineered Materials, Acetate Tow, and Acetyl Chain. The Engineered Materials segment develops, produces, and supplies specialty polymers for automotive and medical applications, as well as for use in industrial products and consumer electronics. It also offers acesulfame potassium, a sweetener for use in various beverages, confections, and dairy products; and food protection ingredients, such as potassium sorbate and sorbic acid for use in foods, beverages, and personal care products. The Acetate Tow segment provides acetate tows and flakes for use in filter products applications. The Acetyl Chain segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomers, acetic anhydride, and acetate esters that are used as starting materials for colorants, paints, adhesives, coatings, and pharmaceuticals; and organic solvents and intermediates for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and chemical products. It also offers vinyl acetate-based emulsions for use in paints and coatings, adhesives, construction, glass fiber, textiles, and paper applications; and ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, as well as low-density polyethylene for use in flexible packaging films, lamination film products, hot melt adhesives, automotive parts, and carpeting applications. In addition, it manufactures ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.Show more
  • Revenue $10.28B -6.0%
  • EBITDA $126M -94.7%
  • Net Income -$1.52B -177.7%
  • EPS (Diluted) -13.93 -177.7%
  • Gross Margin 22.92% -3.7%
  • EBITDA Margin 1.23% -94.4%
  • Operating Margin -6.78% -144.0%
  • Net Margin -14.81% -182.6%
  • ROE -23.13% -180.6%
  • ROIC -2.79% -143.7%
  • Debt/Equity 2.31 +23.7%
  • Interest Coverage -1.03 -144.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓15 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 10.3%
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 6.0%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 16.0%
  • ✓Trading at only 0.9x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.3x
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y4.22%
5Y10.3%
3Y6.39%
TTM-7.34%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-383.76%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-384.41%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.89%
5Y Avg8.4%
3Y Avg4.3%
Latest-3.36%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
CECelanese Corporation5.16B47.14-3.38-6.03%-31.85%-70.63%10.29%2.31
HUNHuntsman Corporation2.09B12.05-10.95-1.23%-5.69%-10.96%3.77%0.71

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+5.67B5.39B6.14B7.16B6.3B5.66B8.54B9.67B10.94B10.28B
Revenue Growth %-0.17%-0.05%0.14%0.17%-0.12%-0.1%0.51%0.13%0.13%-0.06%
Cost of Goods Sold+4.36B3.98B4.63B5.18B4.69B4.36B5.86B7.29B8.34B7.92B
COGS % of Revenue0.77%0.74%0.75%0.72%0.74%0.77%0.69%0.75%0.76%0.77%
Gross Profit+1.32B1.41B1.51B1.97B1.61B1.29B2.68B2.38B2.6B2.36B
Gross Margin %0.23%0.26%0.25%0.28%0.26%0.23%0.31%0.25%0.24%0.23%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.18%0.07%0.08%0.3%-0.19%-0.19%1.07%-0.11%0.09%-0.09%
Operating Expenses+636M503M548M642M772M629M736M1B916M3.05B
OpEx % of Revenue0.11%0.09%0.09%0.09%0.12%0.11%0.09%0.1%0.08%0.3%
Selling, General & Admin506M416M456M546M483M482M633M824M1.07B1.03B
SG&A % of Revenue0.09%0.08%0.07%0.08%0.08%0.09%0.07%0.09%0.1%0.1%
Research & Development119M78M72M72M67M74M86M112M146M130M
R&D % of Revenue0.02%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Other Operating Expenses-8M-2M-57M-45M222M73M17M66M-305M1.89B
Operating Income+326M893M901M1.33B834M664M1.95B1.38B1.69B-697M
Operating Margin %0.06%0.17%0.15%0.19%0.13%0.12%0.23%0.14%0.15%-0.07%
Operating Income Growth %-0.57%1.74%0.01%0.48%-0.37%-0.2%1.93%-0.29%0.22%-1.41%
EBITDA+689M1.18B1.21B1.68B1.19B1.02B2.32B1.86B2.4B126M
EBITDA Margin %0.12%0.22%0.2%0.23%0.19%0.18%0.27%0.19%0.22%0.01%
EBITDA Growth %-0.11%0.72%0.02%0.39%-0.29%-0.14%1.28%-0.2%0.29%-0.95%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)363M290M305M343M356M356M378M478M711M823M
EBIT607M1.16B1.2B1.64B1.1B2.36B2.34B1.83B1.9B-320M
Net Interest Income+-118M-124M-120M-120M-113M-103M-92M-336M-681M-643M
Interest Income1M2M2M6M6M6M8M69M39M33M
Interest Expense119M126M122M125M119M109M100M405M720M676M
Other Income/Expense162M96M218M176M154M1.59B302M43M-504M-299M
Pretax Income+488M1.03B1.07B1.51B988M2.25B2.25B1.42B1.18B-996M
Pretax Margin %0.09%0.19%0.18%0.21%0.16%0.4%0.26%0.15%0.11%-0.1%
Income Tax+201M122M213M292M124M247M330M-489M-790M510M
Effective Tax Rate %0.62%0.87%0.78%0.8%0.86%0.88%0.84%1.33%1.66%1.53%
Net Income+304M900M843M1.21B852M1.99B1.89B1.89B1.96B-1.52B
Net Margin %0.05%0.17%0.14%0.17%0.14%0.35%0.22%0.2%0.18%-0.15%
Net Income Growth %-0.51%1.96%-0.06%0.43%-0.29%1.33%-0.05%0%0.03%-1.78%
Net Income (Continuing)287M908M862M1.22B864M2B1.92B1.91B1.97B-1.51B
Discontinued Operations0000-6M-12M-22M-8M-9M-8M
Minority Interest451M433M412M395M391M369M348M468M461M434M
EPS (Diluted)+2.006.186.098.916.8416.7516.8617.3417.92-13.93
EPS Growth %-0.5%2.09%-0.01%0.46%-0.23%1.45%0.01%0.03%0.03%-1.78%
EPS (Basic)2.026.216.118.996.8816.8516.9917.4818.01-13.93
Diluted Shares Outstanding152.29M145.67M138.3M135.4M124.65M118.48M112.08M109.24M109.38M109.27M
Basic Shares Outstanding150.84M144.94M137.9M134.3M123.93M117.8M111.22M108.38M108.85M109.27M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.57%0.22%0.29%0.23%0.35%0.15%0.16%0.16%0.16%-

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+2.79B2.47B2.79B2.87B2.77B3.76B3.81B6.61B6.22B5.14B
Cash & Short-Term Investments997M668M608M470M503M1.49B546M1.51B1.8B962M
Cash Only967M638M576M439M463M955M536M1.51B1.8B962M
Short-Term Investments30M30M32M31M40M533M10M000
Accounts Receivable991M1.02B1.23B1.32B1.18B1.24B1.67B2.05B1.78B1.61B
Days Sales Outstanding63.7569.3673.1267.2468.4680.1671.2777.5159.5257.31
Inventory682M720M900M1.05B1.04B978M1.52B2.81B2.36B2.28B
Days Inventory Outstanding57.1565.9671.0373.6680.7781.8495.01140.53103.19105.21
Other Current Assets117M60M54M40M43M55M70M241M272M285M
Total Non-Current Assets+5.8B5.88B6.75B6.44B6.71B7.15B8.17B19.66B20.38B17.71B
Property, Plant & Equipment3.61B3.58B3.76B3.72B3.92B4.17B4.43B6B6.01B5.66B
Fixed Asset Turnover1.57x1.51x1.63x1.92x1.61x1.36x1.93x1.61x1.82x1.82x
Goodwill705M796M1B1.06B1.07B1.17B1.41B7.14B6.98B5.39B
Intangible Assets125M194M301M310M312M319M735M4.11B3.98B3.64B
Long-Term Investments838M852M976M979M975M820M823M1.06B1.22B1.22B
Other Non-Current Assets300M307M338M290M338M411M521M547M524M555M
Total Assets+8.59B8.36B9.54B9.31B9.48B10.91B11.97B26.27B26.6B22.86B
Asset Turnover0.66x0.64x0.64x0.77x0.66x0.52x0.71x0.37x0.41x0.45x
Asset Growth %-0.03%-0.03%0.14%-0.02%0.02%0.15%0.1%1.19%0.01%-0.14%
Total Current Liabilities+1.55B1.08B1.56B1.78B1.75B1.97B2.5B4.07B4.07B3.85B
Accounts Payable587M625M807M819M780M797M1.16B1.52B1.51B1.23B
Days Payables Outstanding49.1957.2663.6957.6860.6966.6972.3175.9766.1156.56
Short-Term Debt513M118M326M561M496M496M791M1.31B1.38B1.5B
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K001000K000
Other Current Liabilities215M99M166M107M279M494M108M594M516M390M
Current Ratio1.80x2.30x1.79x1.62x1.58x1.91x1.52x1.63x1.53x1.34x
Quick Ratio1.36x1.63x1.21x1.03x0.98x1.41x0.91x0.93x0.95x0.74x
Cash Conversion Cycle71.7178.0680.4683.2288.5395.3193.96142.0796.6105.95
Total Non-Current Liabilities+4.21B4.26B4.68B4.16B4.82B5.04B4.93B16.1B14.97B13.39B
Long-Term Debt2.47B2.89B3.31B2.97B3.41B3.06B3.03B13.37B12.3B11.08B
Capital Lease Obligations000143M181M379M348M364M325M294M
Deferred Tax Liabilities136M130M367M413M257M509M555M1.24B999M933M
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.55B1.19B1.1B736M928M1.05B1B1.12B1.35B1.09B
Total Liabilities5.76B5.34B6.24B5.93B6.58B7.01B7.44B20.17B19.05B17.25B
Total Debt+2.98B3.01B3.64B3.53B4.12B3.97B4.2B15.13B14.1B12.95B
Net Debt2.01B2.37B3.06B3.09B3.65B3.01B3.67B13.62B12.29B11.99B
Debt / Equity1.05x1.00x1.10x1.04x1.42x1.02x0.93x2.48x1.87x2.31x
Debt / EBITDA4.33x2.54x3.02x2.11x3.46x3.89x1.81x8.15x5.88x102.79x
Net Debt / EBITDA2.92x2.00x2.54x1.84x3.07x2.95x1.58x7.34x5.13x95.16x
Interest Coverage2.74x7.09x7.39x10.67x7.01x6.09x19.46x3.40x2.34x-1.03x
Total Equity+2.83B3.02B3.3B3.38B2.9B3.9B4.54B6.11B7.55B5.61B
Equity Growth %-0.08%0.07%0.09%0.02%-0.14%0.34%0.16%0.35%0.24%-0.26%
Book Value per Share18.5820.7423.8524.9623.2532.8740.4855.8969.0451.33
Total Shareholders' Equity2.38B2.59B2.89B2.98B2.51B3.53B4.19B5.64B7.09B5.17B
Common Stock0000000000
Retained Earnings3.62B4.32B4.92B5.85B6.4B8.09B9.68B11.27B12.93B11.1B
Treasury Stock-1.03B-1.53B-2.03B-2.85B-3.85B-4.49B-5.49B-5.49B-5.49B-5.49B
Accumulated OCI-348M-358M-177M-247M-300M-328M-329M-518M-744M-848M
Minority Interest451M433M412M395M391M369M348M468M461M434M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+862M893M803M1.56B1.45B1.34B1.76B1.82B1.9B966M
Operating CF Margin %0.15%0.17%0.13%0.22%0.23%0.24%0.21%0.19%0.17%0.09%
Operating CF Growth %-0.1%0.04%-0.1%0.94%-0.07%-0.08%0.31%0.04%0.04%-0.49%
Net Income285M906M849M1.21B858M2B1.89B1.9B1.96B-1.51B
Depreciation & Amortization363M295M310M349M356M356M378M478M711M823M
Stock-Based Compensation40M31M47M71M48M28M95M60M40M32M
Deferred Taxes42M83M-152M137M-31M77M13M-835M-967M216M
Other Non-Cash Items143M-304M-424M36M72M-1.4B-131M-66M-365M1.61B
Working Capital Changes-11M-118M173M-248M151M280M-488M280M516M-204M
Change in Receivables61M-59M-110M-48M165M141M-396M218M105M92M
Change in Inventory62M8M-97M-158M6M124M-367M-253M398M11M
Change in Payables-111M7M126M15M-59M-6M353M-84M20M-234M
Cash from Investing+-558M-439M-549M-507M-493M592M-1.12B-11.14B-134M-470M
Capital Expenditures-520M-246M-267M-337M-370M-364M-467M-543M-568M-435M
CapEx % of Revenue0.09%0.05%0.04%0.05%0.06%0.06%0.05%0.06%0.05%0.04%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-36M-27M-14M-39M-387M-1.61B-520M-57M-98M-52M
Cash from Financing+-66M-759M-351M-1.17B-935M-1.47B-1.04B10.29B-1.46B-1.31B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-174M-201M-241M-280M-300M-293M-304M-297M-305M-307M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing205M-51M-53M-40M-51M-56M-142M-175M-63M-59M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+342M647M536M1.22B1.08B979M1.29B1.28B1.33B531M
FCF Margin %0.06%0.12%0.09%0.17%0.17%0.17%0.15%0.13%0.12%0.05%
FCF Growth %0.2%0.89%-0.17%1.28%-0.11%-0.1%0.32%-0.01%0.04%-0.6%
FCF per Share2.254.443.889.028.708.2611.5111.6812.174.86
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.84x0.99x0.95x1.29x1.71x0.68x0.93x0.96x0.97x-0.63x
Interest Paid120M130M130M133M118M120M105M122M780M701M
Taxes Paid151M129M123M100M157M167M215M122M780M701M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)10.29%30.77%26.68%36.15%27.15%58.44%44.83%35.59%28.7%-23.13%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)4.95%13.09%11.5%15.59%9.61%7.4%19.32%7.4%6.4%-2.79%
Gross Margin23.23%26.07%24.67%27.56%25.5%22.86%31.42%24.6%23.79%22.92%
Net Margin5.36%16.7%13.73%16.87%13.53%35.1%22.14%19.58%17.92%-14.81%
Debt / Equity1.05x1.00x1.10x1.04x1.42x1.02x0.93x2.48x1.87x2.31x
Interest Coverage2.74x7.09x7.39x10.67x7.01x6.09x19.46x3.40x2.34x-1.03x
FCF Conversion2.84x0.99x0.95x1.29x1.71x0.68x0.93x0.96x0.97x-0.63x
Revenue Growth-16.58%-5.02%13.94%16.53%-11.99%-10.2%50.96%13.31%13.1%-6.03%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Engineered Materials---75M71M64M2.72B4.02B6.15B5.61B
Engineered Materials Growth-----5.33%-9.86%4146.88%48.05%52.81%-8.81%
Acetyl Chain---3.91B3.27B3.06B5.43B5.74B4.88B4.76B
Acetyl Chain Growth-----16.30%-6.72%77.74%5.76%-14.96%-2.48%
Acetate Tow---39M29M12M514M---
Acetate Tow Growth-----25.64%-58.62%4183.33%---
Acetyl Intermediates2.74B2.44B2.67B-------
Acetyl Intermediates Growth--11.04%9.34%-------
Advanced Engineered Materials1.33B1.44B2.1B-------
Advanced Engineered Materials Growth-8.90%45.15%-------
Industrial Specialties1.08B979M1.02B-------
Industrial Specialties Growth--9.52%4.49%-------
Consumer Specialties969M929M785M-------
Consumer Specialties Growth--4.13%-15.50%-------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES1.46B1.45B1.57B1.77B1.71B1.49B2B2.56B2.82B2.75B
UNITED STATES Growth--0.82%8.34%12.53%-3.17%-13.02%34.50%27.84%10.11%-2.59%
GERMANY1.78B1.54B1.78B2.33B2.13B1.84B2.67B2.93B2.47B2.2B
GERMANY Growth--13.43%15.32%31.48%-8.69%-13.84%45.62%9.68%-15.88%-10.82%
CHINA800M745M833M1.07B859M888M1.62B1.52B1.95B1.98B
CHINA Growth--6.88%11.81%28.45%-19.72%3.38%82.55%-5.92%28.00%1.64%
SINGAPORE703M758M867M997M787M627M1.2B1.21B1.15B1B
SINGAPORE Growth-7.82%14.38%14.99%-21.06%-20.33%91.71%0.58%-5.21%-12.65%
BELGIUM417M408M295M261M259M274M268M251M499M400M
BELGIUM Growth--2.16%-27.70%-11.53%-0.77%5.79%-2.19%-6.34%98.80%-19.84%
MEXICO204M214M257M307M244M200M330M359M361M344M
MEXICO Growth-4.90%20.09%19.46%-20.52%-18.03%65.00%8.79%0.56%-4.71%
SWITZERLAND-----81M140M165M223M294M
SWITZERLAND Growth------72.84%17.86%35.15%31.84%
JAPAN-------87M312M278M
JAPAN Growth--------258.62%-10.90%
Other Foreign Countries146M150M189M301M228M190M199M288M263M209M
Other Foreign Countries Growth-2.74%26.00%59.26%-24.25%-16.67%4.74%44.72%-8.68%-20.53%
INDIA--------150M155M
INDIA Growth---------3.33%
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF-------68M154M140M
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Growth--------126.47%-9.09%
BRAZIL--------140M140M
BRAZIL Growth---------0.00%
CANADA162M123M92M115M75M68M98M120M146M127M
CANADA Growth--24.07%-25.20%25.00%-34.78%-9.33%44.12%22.45%21.67%-13.01%
UNITED KINGDOM--------86M78M
UNITED KINGDOM Growth----------9.30%
FRANCE--------84M68M
FRANCE Growth----------19.05%
ITALY--259M-----77M63M
ITALY Growth----------18.18%
SPAIN--------58M50M
SPAIN Growth----------13.79%
NETHERLANDS-------105M--
NETHERLANDS Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Celanese Corporation (CE) reported $9.71B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 44% increase from $6.76B in 2011.

Celanese Corporation (CE) saw revenue decline by 6.0% over the past year.

Celanese Corporation (CE) reported a net loss of $3.09B for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Celanese Corporation (CE) pays a dividend with a yield of 5.96%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Celanese Corporation (CE) has a return on equity (ROE) of -23.1%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Celanese Corporation (CE) generated $1.02B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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