Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ECVT • • Industrial / General

Basic MaterialsSpecialty ChemicalsCatalysts & Process ChemicalsRefining & Petrochemical Catalysts

AboutEcovyst Inc. provides specialty catalysts and services in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Ecoservices and Catalyst Technologies. The Ecoservices segment offers sulfuric acid recycling services for production of alkylate for refineries; and virgin sulfuric acid for mining, water treatment, and industrial applications. The Catalyst Technologies segment provides customized catalyst products and process solutions to producers and licensors of polyethylene and methyl methacrylate. Its catalyst supports the production of plastics used in packaging films, bottles, containers, and other molded applications. This segment also provides zeolite-based emission control catalysts, which enable the removal of nitrogen oxides from diesel engine emissions, as well as sulfur dioxide from fuels during the refining process. The company was formerly known as PQ Group Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Ecovyst Inc. in August 2021. Ecovyst Inc. was founded in 1831 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.Show more

Revenue $704M +1.9%
EBITDA $187M +3.4%
Net Income -$7M -109.3%
EPS (Diluted) -0.06 -110.0%
Gross Margin 28.61% -0.1%
EBITDA Margin 26.61% +1.5%
Operating Margin 13.92% -0.4%
Net Margin -0.94% -109.2%
ROE -0.95% -109.4%
ROIC 4.95% +3.4%
Debt/Equity 1.28 +0.6%
Interest Coverage 1.98 -8.1%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Share count reduced 2.3% through buybacks
✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-

5Y5.75%

3Y4.85%

TTM7.74%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-299.88%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-151.41%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.04%

5Y Avg4.19%

3Y Avg5.74%

Latest5.76%

Peer Comparison

Refining & Petrochemical Catalysts

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
IOSPInnospec Inc.	2.03B	81.89	57.67	-5.31%	-0.07%	-0.09%	7.05%	0.04
MTXMinerals Technologies Inc.	2.11B	67.64	13.08	-2.37%	-0.08%	-0.09%	6.98%	0.57
CBTCabot Corporation	3.89B	73.56	12.22	-7.04%	8.91%	19.67%	10.05%	0.66
SSLSasol Limited	4.51B	7.15	0.68	-9.46%	-7.15%	-23.8%	100%	0.77
ALBAlbemarle Corporation	20.45B	173.78	-15.52	-44.08%	-0.43%	-0.21%		0.35
ECVTEcovyst Inc.	1.23B	10.79	-179.83	1.94%	-14.33%	-17.66%	6.58%	1.28

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	388.88M	1.06B	1.47B	1.61B	532.75M	495.92M	611.2M	820.16M	691.12M	704.49M
Revenue Growth %	-	1.74%	0.38%	0.09%	-0.67%	-0.07%	0.23%	0.34%	-0.16%	0.02%
Cost of Goods Sold+	278.79M	810.09M	1.1B	1.23B	365.54M	344.97M	434.54M	595.53M	493.15M	502.97M
COGS % of Revenue	0.72%	0.76%	0.74%	0.76%	0.69%	0.7%	0.71%	0.73%	0.71%	0.71%
Gross Profit+	110.08M	254.09M	376.84M	381.63M	167.21M	150.95M	176.66M	224.63M	197.97M	201.52M
Gross Margin %	0.28%	0.24%	0.26%	0.24%	0.31%	0.3%	0.29%	0.27%	0.29%	0.29%
Gross Profit Growth %	-	1.31%	0.48%	0.01%	-0.56%	-0.1%	0.17%	0.27%	-0.12%	0.02%
Operating Expenses+	42.01M	141.23M	187.63M	210.61M	101.24M	99.39M	122.05M	120.25M	101.31M	103.43M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.11%	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	0.19%	0.2%	0.2%	0.15%	0.15%	0.15%
Selling, General & Admin	35.2M	111.19M	148.88M	168.63M	83.51M	81.55M	97.78M	85.33M	79.22M	83.88M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.09%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.1%	0.11%	0.12%
Research & Development	0	7.27M	13.86M	15.56M	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	6.81M	30.05M	38.75M	41.98M	17.73M	17.84M	24.27M	34.91M	22.1M	19.55M
Operating Income+	55.77M	84.19M	167.5M	183.56M	65.97M	51.57M	54.61M	104.39M	96.65M	98.09M
Operating Margin %	0.14%	0.08%	0.11%	0.11%	0.12%	0.1%	0.09%	0.13%	0.14%	0.14%
Operating Income Growth %	-	0.51%	0.99%	0.1%	-0.64%	-0.22%	0.06%	0.91%	-0.07%	0.01%
EBITDA+	94.78M	212.48M	344.64M	368.79M	140.75M	128.49M	134.35M	183.55M	181.25M	187.46M
EBITDA Margin %	0.24%	0.2%	0.23%	0.23%	0.26%	0.26%	0.22%	0.22%	0.26%	0.27%
EBITDA Growth %	-	1.24%	0.62%	0.07%	-0.62%	-0.09%	0.05%	0.37%	-0.01%	0.03%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	39M	128.29M	177.14M	185.23M	74.78M	76.93M	79.74M	79.16M	84.6M	89.36M
EBIT	55.77M	139.04M	118.41M	202.59M	110.29M	52.62M	50.93M	131.95M	126.67M	44.4M
Net Interest Income+	-44.35M	-140.31M	-179.04M	-90.76M	-66.87M	-50.41M	-36.99M	-37.22M	-44.73M	-49.43M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	44.35M	140.31M	179.04M	90.76M	66.87M	50.41M	36.99M	37.22M	44.73M	49.43M
Other Income/Expense	-44.35M	-150.66M	-226.52M	-99.54M	-22.55M	-49.35M	-40.67M	-9.65M	-14.71M	-103.12M
Pretax Income+	11.43M	-69.12M	-60.63M	88.62M	43.42M	2.21M	13.94M	94.73M	81.94M	-5.02M
Pretax Margin %	0.03%	-0.06%	-0.04%	0.06%	0.08%	0%	0.02%	0.12%	0.12%	-0.01%
Income Tax+	0	10.04M	-119.2M	29M	12.3M	-52.06M	12.15M	24.94M	10.79M	1.63M
Effective Tax Rate %	1%	1.15%	-0.95%	0.66%	1.83%	-125.86%	-10.04%	0.78%	0.87%	1.32%
Net Income+	11.43M	-79.75M	57.6M	58.3M	79.54M	-278.77M	-139.95M	73.7M	71.15M	-6.65M
Net Margin %	0.03%	-0.07%	0.04%	0.04%	0.15%	-0.56%	-0.23%	0.09%	0.1%	-0.01%
Net Income Growth %	-	-7.98%	1.72%	0.01%	0.36%	-4.5%	0.5%	1.53%	-0.03%	-1.09%
Net Income (Continuing)	11.43M	-79.16M	58.56M	50.38M	31.12M	54.28M	1.79M	69.8M	71.15M	-6.65M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	9.03M	49.19M	-333.05M	-141.74M	3.9M	0	0
Minority Interest	0	5.06M	3.9M	4.6M	5.87M	53K	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	0.11	-1.02	0.52	0.43	0.59	-2.06	0.01	0.52	0.60	-0.06
EPS Growth %	-	-10.27%	1.51%	-0.17%	0.37%	-4.49%	1%	51%	0.15%	-1.1%
EPS (Basic)	0.11	-1.02	0.52	0.44	0.59	-2.06	0.01	0.52	0.60	-0.06
Diluted Shares Outstanding	103.98M	78.02M	111.67M	134.68M	135.55M	136.45M	137.71M	135.09M	119.49M	116.72M
Basic Shares Outstanding	103.98M	78.02M	111.3M	133.38M	134.39M	135.53M	136.17M	133.6M	118.37M	116.72M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	1.01%	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	71.53M	492.68M	549M	558.6M	569.49M	428.67M	291.67M	267.7M	245.99M	303.71M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	25.16M	70.74M	66.2M	57.9M	53.86M	113.38M	140.89M	110.92M	88.36M	146.01M
Cash Only	25.16M	70.74M	66.2M	57.9M	53.86M	113.38M	140.89M	110.92M	88.36M	146.01M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	34.33M	164.78M	193.46M	196.77M	140.04M	45.94M	80.8M	74.76M	81.31M	77.94M
Days Sales Outstanding	32.23	56.52	47.97	44.66	95.95	33.81	48.25	33.27	42.94	40.38
Inventory	10.18M	227.05M	262.4M	264.7M	137.62M	52.79M	53.81M	44.36M	45.12M	57.13M
Days Inventory Outstanding	13.33	102.3	87.45	78.77	137.42	55.85	45.2	27.19	33.39	41.46
Other Current Assets	0	14.91M	0	0	206.37M	205.09M	0	37.66M	31.19M	22.64M
Total Non-Current Assets+	936.11M	3.77B	3.87B	3.77B	3.75B	2.77B	1.64B	1.62B	1.59B	1.5B
Property, Plant & Equipment	481.07M	1.18B	1.23B	1.21B	1.06B	620.65M	626.35M	613.15M	601.18M	602.83M
Fixed Asset Turnover	0.81x	0.90x	1.20x	1.33x	0.50x	0.80x	0.98x	1.34x	1.15x	1.17x
Goodwill	311.89M	1.24B	1.31B	1.25B	973.58M	391.56M	406.14M	403.16M	404.47M	404.1M
Intangible Assets	137.28M	816.57M	786.1M	728.4M	555.27M	137.45M	145.62M	129.93M	116.55M	98.41M
Long-Term Investments	0	459.41M	469.3M	468.2M	472.81M	458.13M	446.07M	436.01M	459.22M	349.31M
Other Non-Current Assets	5.86M	-127.13M	-114.64M	-87.82M	691.02M	1.16B	15.37M	34.59M	10.34M	43.95M
Total Assets+	1.01B	4.26B	4.42B	4.33B	4.32B	3.2B	1.93B	1.88B	1.84B	1.8B
Asset Turnover	0.39x	0.25x	0.33x	0.37x	0.12x	0.16x	0.32x	0.44x	0.38x	0.39x
Asset Growth %	-	3.23%	0.04%	-0.02%	-0%	-0.26%	-0.4%	-0.02%	-0.02%	-0.02%
Total Current Liabilities+	56.27M	242.39M	288.4M	255.6M	270.36M	201.87M	145.08M	129.4M	119.08M	115.13M
Accounts Payable	15.88M	128.48M	149.33M	148.37M	114.99M	38.13M	51.86M	40.02M	40.2M	43.93M
Days Payables Outstanding	20.79	57.89	49.76	44.15	114.83	40.35	43.56	24.53	29.75	31.88
Short-Term Debt	5M	14.48M	45.17M	7.24M	7.77M	0	9M	9M	9M	8.73M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	1.64M	9.67M	3.12M	2.16M	97.5M	130.89M	30.08M	30.89M	34.32M	23.47M
Current Ratio	1.27x	2.03x	1.90x	2.19x	2.11x	2.12x	2.01x	2.07x	2.07x	2.64x
Quick Ratio	1.09x	1.10x	0.99x	1.15x	1.60x	1.86x	1.64x	1.73x	1.69x	2.14x
Cash Conversion Cycle	24.76	100.93	85.65	79.28	118.54	49.32	49.89	35.93	46.59	49.96
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	716.08M	2.99B	2.5B	2.41B	2.27B	1.72B	1.05B	1.05B	1.01B	986.74M
Long-Term Debt	668.1M	2.55B	2.19B	2.11B	1.84B	1.4B	872.84M	865.87M	858.95M	852.1M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	34.91M	22.32M	33.39M	27.65M	20.98M	26M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	20.24M	318.46M	189.3M	196.1M	210.3M	126.21M	134.41M	144.4M	115.79M	105.5M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	27.74M	441.62M	309.81M	102.98M	171.18M	157.02M	4.77M	10M	17.48M	3.24M
Total Liabilities	772.34M	3.23B	2.78B	2.66B	2.54B	1.92B	1.19B	1.18B	1.13B	1.1B
Total Debt+	673.1M	2.56B	2.23B	2.11B	1.9B	1.43B	926.71M	913.53M	900.19M	899.16M
Net Debt	647.95M	2.49B	2.16B	2.06B	1.84B	1.32B	785.82M	802.61M	811.83M	753.15M
Debt / Equity	2.86x	2.49x	1.37x	1.27x	1.06x	1.12x	1.25x	1.29x	1.28x	1.28x
Debt / EBITDA	7.10x	12.06x	6.47x	5.73x	13.48x	11.13x	6.90x	4.98x	4.97x	4.80x
Net Debt / EBITDA	6.84x	11.73x	6.28x	5.57x	13.10x	10.24x	5.85x	4.37x	4.48x	4.02x
Interest Coverage	1.26x	0.60x	0.94x	2.02x	0.99x	1.02x	1.48x	2.80x	2.16x	1.98x
Total Equity+	235.29M	1.03B	1.63B	1.66B	1.79B	1.28B	740.74M	707.23M	705.46M	700.46M
Equity Growth %	-	3.37%	0.59%	0.02%	0.07%	-0.28%	-0.42%	-0.05%	-0%	-0.01%
Book Value per Share	2.26	13.18	14.61	12.36	13.17	9.36	5.38	5.24	5.90	6.00
Total Shareholders' Equity	235.29M	1.02B	1.63B	1.66B	1.78B	1.28B	740.74M	707.23M	705.46M	700.46M
Common Stock	0	73K	1.4M	1.4M	1.37M	1.37M	1.38M	1.4M	1.41M	1.41M
Retained Earnings	-10.63M	-90.38M	-32.8M	25.5M	103.01M	-175.76M	-315.71M	-242.01M	-170.86M	-177.51M
Treasury Stock	0	-239K	0	-2.92M	-6.48M	-11.08M	-12.55M	-149.62M	-226.71M	-222.83M
Accumulated OCI	648K	-53.71M	4.3M	-39.1M	-15.35M	-15.27M	-5.79M	5.99M	-958K	-7.41M
Minority Interest	0	5.06M	3.9M	4.6M	5.87M	53K	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	44.72M	119.72M	116.1M	248.6M	267.7M	223.6M	129.9M	186.61M	137.6M	149.89M
Operating CF Margin %	0.11%	0.11%	0.08%	0.15%	0.5%	0.45%	0.21%	0.23%	0.2%	0.21%
Operating CF Growth %	-	1.68%	-0.03%	1.14%	0.08%	-0.16%	-0.42%	0.44%	-0.26%	0.09%
Net Income	11.43M	-79.16M	58.6M	59.6M	80.3M	-281.7M	-139.6M	69.8M	71.15M	-6.65M
Depreciation & Amortization	39M	128.29M	177.2M	185.2M	182M	76.93M	79.8M	79.16M	84.6M	89.36M
Stock-Based Compensation	2.26M	5.43M	8.8M	19.5M	18.2M	17.19M	31.84M	20.63M	16.03M	14.04M
Deferred Taxes	-8.13M	835K	-140.2M	3.4M	18.3M	-60.06M	4.5M	1.65M	-17.07M	-7.93M
Other Non-Cash Items	-1.63M	51.28M	53.1M	2.8M	-26.2M	456.72M	171.46M	17.53M	3.65M	81.9M
Working Capital Changes	1.78M	13.05M	-41.4M	-21.9M	-4.9M	14.52M	-18.1M	-2.17M	-20.76M	-20.83M
Change in Receivables	10.75M	10.26M	-11.46M	-10.5M	11.41M	6.97M	-33.48M	5.5M	-6.09M	3.1M
Change in Inventory	-1.74M	-2.31M	-21.2M	-9M	-18.9M	-2.98M	600K	9.9M	-1.4M	-11.18M
Change in Payables	-2.49M	11.88M	4.3M	-100K	-2.3M	6.87M	10M	-10.13M	2.35M	2.37M
Cash from Investing+	-38.73M	-1.93B	-182.7M	-119.3M	-35.3M	551.47M	835.7M	-63.02M	-65.33M	-73.45M
Capital Expenditures	-40.99M	-121.42M	-140.5M	-131.7M	-127.6M	-51.6M	-60M	-58.87M	-65.33M	-68.95M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.11%	0.11%	0.1%	0.08%	0.24%	0.1%	0.1%	0.07%	0.09%	0.1%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-1.7M	-30.52M	8.4M	13.5M	18M	2.38M	-40.1M	81K	0	0
Cash from Financing+	-3.46M	1.86B	19.83M	-137.2M	-216.1M	-722.82M	-964.2M	-148.19M	-93.5M	-17.84M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	-44.07M	-80M	-80M	-243.75M	-435.59M	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	0	-16.79M	-36.27M	71.68M	78.49M	-26.22M	1.18M	247K	-2.93M	-1.01M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	3.72M	-1.7M	-24.4M	116.9M	140.1M	172M	69.9M	127.74M	72.26M	80.94M
FCF Margin %	0.01%	-0%	-0.02%	0.07%	0.26%	0.35%	0.11%	0.16%	0.1%	0.11%
FCF Growth %	-	-1.46%	-13.34%	5.79%	0.2%	0.23%	-0.59%	0.83%	-0.43%	0.12%
FCF per Share	0.04	-0.02	-0.22	0.87	1.03	1.26	0.51	0.95	0.60	0.69
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	3.91x	-1.50x	2.02x	4.26x	3.37x	-0.80x	-0.93x	2.53x	1.93x	-22.53x
Interest Paid	44.07M	132.58M	170.13M	0	0	0	59.04M	35.37M	42.08M	48.97M
Taxes Paid	8K	16.98M	29.2M	0	0	0	11.84M	25.56M	22.44M	26.26M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	4.86%	-12.63%	4.33%	3.54%	4.61%	-18.21%	-13.87%	10.18%	10.07%	-0.95%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-	2.87%	3.43%	3.66%	1.35%	1.24%	1.99%	5.16%	4.79%	4.95%
Gross Margin	28.31%	23.88%	25.6%	23.73%	31.39%	30.44%	28.9%	27.39%	28.64%	28.61%
Net Margin	2.94%	-7.49%	3.91%	3.63%	14.93%	-56.21%	-22.9%	8.99%	10.3%	-0.94%
Debt / Equity	2.86x	2.49x	1.37x	1.27x	1.06x	1.12x	1.25x	1.29x	1.28x	1.28x
Interest Coverage	1.26x	0.60x	0.94x	2.02x	0.99x	1.02x	1.48x	2.80x	2.16x	1.98x
FCF Conversion	3.91x	-1.50x	2.02x	4.26x	3.37x	-0.80x	-0.93x	2.53x	1.93x	-22.53x
Revenue Growth	-	173.66%	38.33%	9.24%	-66.87%	-6.91%	23.25%	34.19%	-15.73%	1.94%

Revenue by Segment

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Ecoservices	-	-	-	-	500.51M	702.47M	584.85M	-
Ecoservices Growth	-	-	-	-	-	40.35%	-16.74%	-
Catalyst Technologies	-	-	-	-	131.33M	132.59M	-	-
Catalyst Technologies Growth	-	-	-	-	-	0.96%	-	-
Performance Chemicals	-	-	675.09M	614.7M	-	-	-	-
Performance Chemicals Growth	-	-	-	-8.95%	-	-	-	-
Refining Services	-	-	443.68M	398.66M	-	-	-	-
Refining Services Growth	-	-	-	-10.15%	-	-	-	-
Catalysts	-	-	170.34M	94M	-	-	-	-
Catalysts Growth	-	-	-	-44.81%	-	-	-	-
Performance Materials	-	-	362.74M	-	-	-	-	-
Performance Materials Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Performance Materials & Chemicals	1B	1.08B	-	-	-	-	-	-
Performance Materials & Chemicals Growth	-	8.18%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Environmental Catalysts & Services	-	524.34M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Environmental Catalysts & Services Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UNITED STATES	874.76M	963.72M	953.51M	655.01M	571.59M	774.12M	649.65M	666.34M
UNITED STATES Growth	-	10.17%	-1.06%	-31.30%	-12.74%	35.43%	-16.08%	2.57%
Non-US	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38.15M
Non-US Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Foreign Countries	362.36M	397.04M	377.72M	236.47M	39.61M	46.04M	41.47M	-
Other Foreign Countries Growth	-	9.57%	-4.87%	-37.40%	-83.25%	16.22%	-9.93%	-
NETHERLANDS	118.57M	127.8M	117.21M	108.34M	-	-	-	-
NETHERLANDS Growth	-	7.79%	-8.29%	-7.57%	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) reported $749.2M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 93% increase from $388.9M in 2015.

Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) grew revenue by 1.9% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) reported a net loss of $107.3M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) has a return on equity (ROE) of -0.9%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) generated $73.2M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ECVT • • Industrial / General

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Revenue $704M +1.9%
EBITDA $187M +3.4%
Net Income -$7M -109.3%
EPS (Diluted) -0.06 -110.0%
Gross Margin 28.61% -0.1%
EBITDA Margin 26.61% +1.5%
Operating Margin 13.92% -0.4%
Net Margin -0.94% -109.2%
ROE -0.95% -109.4%
ROIC 4.95% +3.4%
Debt/Equity 1.28 +0.6%
Interest Coverage 1.98 -8.1%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Share count reduced 2.3% through buybacks
✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-

5Y5.75%

3Y4.85%

TTM7.74%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-299.88%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-151.41%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.04%

5Y Avg4.19%

3Y Avg5.74%

Latest5.76%

Peer Comparison

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IOSPInnospec Inc.	2.03B	81.89	57.67	-5.31%	-0.07%	-0.09%	7.05%	0.04
MTXMinerals Technologies Inc.	2.11B	67.64	13.08	-2.37%	-0.08%	-0.09%	6.98%	0.57
CBTCabot Corporation	3.89B	73.56	12.22	-7.04%	8.91%	19.67%	10.05%	0.66
SSLSasol Limited	4.51B	7.15	0.68	-9.46%	-7.15%	-23.8%	100%	0.77
ALBAlbemarle Corporation	20.45B	173.78	-15.52	-44.08%	-0.43%	-0.21%		0.35
ECVTEcovyst Inc.	1.23B	10.79	-179.83	1.94%	-14.33%	-17.66%	6.58%	1.28

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	388.88M	1.06B	1.47B	1.61B	532.75M	495.92M	611.2M	820.16M	691.12M	704.49M
Revenue Growth %	-	1.74%	0.38%	0.09%	-0.67%	-0.07%	0.23%	0.34%	-0.16%	0.02%
Cost of Goods Sold+	278.79M	810.09M	1.1B	1.23B	365.54M	344.97M	434.54M	595.53M	493.15M	502.97M
COGS % of Revenue	0.72%	0.76%	0.74%	0.76%	0.69%	0.7%	0.71%	0.73%	0.71%	0.71%
Gross Profit+	110.08M	254.09M	376.84M	381.63M	167.21M	150.95M	176.66M	224.63M	197.97M	201.52M
Gross Margin %	0.28%	0.24%	0.26%	0.24%	0.31%	0.3%	0.29%	0.27%	0.29%	0.29%
Gross Profit Growth %	-	1.31%	0.48%	0.01%	-0.56%	-0.1%	0.17%	0.27%	-0.12%	0.02%
Operating Expenses+	42.01M	141.23M	187.63M	210.61M	101.24M	99.39M	122.05M	120.25M	101.31M	103.43M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.11%	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	0.19%	0.2%	0.2%	0.15%	0.15%	0.15%
Selling, General & Admin	35.2M	111.19M	148.88M	168.63M	83.51M	81.55M	97.78M	85.33M	79.22M	83.88M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.09%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.1%	0.11%	0.12%
Research & Development	0	7.27M	13.86M	15.56M	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	6.81M	30.05M	38.75M	41.98M	17.73M	17.84M	24.27M	34.91M	22.1M	19.55M
Operating Income+	55.77M	84.19M	167.5M	183.56M	65.97M	51.57M	54.61M	104.39M	96.65M	98.09M
Operating Margin %	0.14%	0.08%	0.11%	0.11%	0.12%	0.1%	0.09%	0.13%	0.14%	0.14%
Operating Income Growth %	-	0.51%	0.99%	0.1%	-0.64%	-0.22%	0.06%	0.91%	-0.07%	0.01%
EBITDA+	94.78M	212.48M	344.64M	368.79M	140.75M	128.49M	134.35M	183.55M	181.25M	187.46M
EBITDA Margin %	0.24%	0.2%	0.23%	0.23%	0.26%	0.26%	0.22%	0.22%	0.26%	0.27%
EBITDA Growth %	-	1.24%	0.62%	0.07%	-0.62%	-0.09%	0.05%	0.37%	-0.01%	0.03%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	39M	128.29M	177.14M	185.23M	74.78M	76.93M	79.74M	79.16M	84.6M	89.36M
EBIT	55.77M	139.04M	118.41M	202.59M	110.29M	52.62M	50.93M	131.95M	126.67M	44.4M
Net Interest Income+	-44.35M	-140.31M	-179.04M	-90.76M	-66.87M	-50.41M	-36.99M	-37.22M	-44.73M	-49.43M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	44.35M	140.31M	179.04M	90.76M	66.87M	50.41M	36.99M	37.22M	44.73M	49.43M
Other Income/Expense	-44.35M	-150.66M	-226.52M	-99.54M	-22.55M	-49.35M	-40.67M	-9.65M	-14.71M	-103.12M
Pretax Income+	11.43M	-69.12M	-60.63M	88.62M	43.42M	2.21M	13.94M	94.73M	81.94M	-5.02M
Pretax Margin %	0.03%	-0.06%	-0.04%	0.06%	0.08%	0%	0.02%	0.12%	0.12%	-0.01%
Income Tax+	0	10.04M	-119.2M	29M	12.3M	-52.06M	12.15M	24.94M	10.79M	1.63M
Effective Tax Rate %	1%	1.15%	-0.95%	0.66%	1.83%	-125.86%	-10.04%	0.78%	0.87%	1.32%
Net Income+	11.43M	-79.75M	57.6M	58.3M	79.54M	-278.77M	-139.95M	73.7M	71.15M	-6.65M
Net Margin %	0.03%	-0.07%	0.04%	0.04%	0.15%	-0.56%	-0.23%	0.09%	0.1%	-0.01%
Net Income Growth %	-	-7.98%	1.72%	0.01%	0.36%	-4.5%	0.5%	1.53%	-0.03%	-1.09%
Net Income (Continuing)	11.43M	-79.16M	58.56M	50.38M	31.12M	54.28M	1.79M	69.8M	71.15M	-6.65M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	9.03M	49.19M	-333.05M	-141.74M	3.9M	0	0
Minority Interest	0	5.06M	3.9M	4.6M	5.87M	53K	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	0.11	-1.02	0.52	0.43	0.59	-2.06	0.01	0.52	0.60	-0.06
EPS Growth %	-	-10.27%	1.51%	-0.17%	0.37%	-4.49%	1%	51%	0.15%	-1.1%
EPS (Basic)	0.11	-1.02	0.52	0.44	0.59	-2.06	0.01	0.52	0.60	-0.06
Diluted Shares Outstanding	103.98M	78.02M	111.67M	134.68M	135.55M	136.45M	137.71M	135.09M	119.49M	116.72M
Basic Shares Outstanding	103.98M	78.02M	111.3M	133.38M	134.39M	135.53M	136.17M	133.6M	118.37M	116.72M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	1.01%	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	71.53M	492.68M	549M	558.6M	569.49M	428.67M	291.67M	267.7M	245.99M	303.71M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	25.16M	70.74M	66.2M	57.9M	53.86M	113.38M	140.89M	110.92M	88.36M	146.01M
Cash Only	25.16M	70.74M	66.2M	57.9M	53.86M	113.38M	140.89M	110.92M	88.36M	146.01M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	34.33M	164.78M	193.46M	196.77M	140.04M	45.94M	80.8M	74.76M	81.31M	77.94M
Days Sales Outstanding	32.23	56.52	47.97	44.66	95.95	33.81	48.25	33.27	42.94	40.38
Inventory	10.18M	227.05M	262.4M	264.7M	137.62M	52.79M	53.81M	44.36M	45.12M	57.13M
Days Inventory Outstanding	13.33	102.3	87.45	78.77	137.42	55.85	45.2	27.19	33.39	41.46
Other Current Assets	0	14.91M	0	0	206.37M	205.09M	0	37.66M	31.19M	22.64M
Total Non-Current Assets+	936.11M	3.77B	3.87B	3.77B	3.75B	2.77B	1.64B	1.62B	1.59B	1.5B
Property, Plant & Equipment	481.07M	1.18B	1.23B	1.21B	1.06B	620.65M	626.35M	613.15M	601.18M	602.83M
Fixed Asset Turnover	0.81x	0.90x	1.20x	1.33x	0.50x	0.80x	0.98x	1.34x	1.15x	1.17x
Goodwill	311.89M	1.24B	1.31B	1.25B	973.58M	391.56M	406.14M	403.16M	404.47M	404.1M
Intangible Assets	137.28M	816.57M	786.1M	728.4M	555.27M	137.45M	145.62M	129.93M	116.55M	98.41M
Long-Term Investments	0	459.41M	469.3M	468.2M	472.81M	458.13M	446.07M	436.01M	459.22M	349.31M
Other Non-Current Assets	5.86M	-127.13M	-114.64M	-87.82M	691.02M	1.16B	15.37M	34.59M	10.34M	43.95M
Total Assets+	1.01B	4.26B	4.42B	4.33B	4.32B	3.2B	1.93B	1.88B	1.84B	1.8B
Asset Turnover	0.39x	0.25x	0.33x	0.37x	0.12x	0.16x	0.32x	0.44x	0.38x	0.39x
Asset Growth %	-	3.23%	0.04%	-0.02%	-0%	-0.26%	-0.4%	-0.02%	-0.02%	-0.02%
Total Current Liabilities+	56.27M	242.39M	288.4M	255.6M	270.36M	201.87M	145.08M	129.4M	119.08M	115.13M
Accounts Payable	15.88M	128.48M	149.33M	148.37M	114.99M	38.13M	51.86M	40.02M	40.2M	43.93M
Days Payables Outstanding	20.79	57.89	49.76	44.15	114.83	40.35	43.56	24.53	29.75	31.88
Short-Term Debt	5M	14.48M	45.17M	7.24M	7.77M	0	9M	9M	9M	8.73M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	1.64M	9.67M	3.12M	2.16M	97.5M	130.89M	30.08M	30.89M	34.32M	23.47M
Current Ratio	1.27x	2.03x	1.90x	2.19x	2.11x	2.12x	2.01x	2.07x	2.07x	2.64x
Quick Ratio	1.09x	1.10x	0.99x	1.15x	1.60x	1.86x	1.64x	1.73x	1.69x	2.14x
Cash Conversion Cycle	24.76	100.93	85.65	79.28	118.54	49.32	49.89	35.93	46.59	49.96
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	716.08M	2.99B	2.5B	2.41B	2.27B	1.72B	1.05B	1.05B	1.01B	986.74M
Long-Term Debt	668.1M	2.55B	2.19B	2.11B	1.84B	1.4B	872.84M	865.87M	858.95M	852.1M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	34.91M	22.32M	33.39M	27.65M	20.98M	26M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	20.24M	318.46M	189.3M	196.1M	210.3M	126.21M	134.41M	144.4M	115.79M	105.5M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	27.74M	441.62M	309.81M	102.98M	171.18M	157.02M	4.77M	10M	17.48M	3.24M
Total Liabilities	772.34M	3.23B	2.78B	2.66B	2.54B	1.92B	1.19B	1.18B	1.13B	1.1B
Total Debt+	673.1M	2.56B	2.23B	2.11B	1.9B	1.43B	926.71M	913.53M	900.19M	899.16M
Net Debt	647.95M	2.49B	2.16B	2.06B	1.84B	1.32B	785.82M	802.61M	811.83M	753.15M
Debt / Equity	2.86x	2.49x	1.37x	1.27x	1.06x	1.12x	1.25x	1.29x	1.28x	1.28x
Debt / EBITDA	7.10x	12.06x	6.47x	5.73x	13.48x	11.13x	6.90x	4.98x	4.97x	4.80x
Net Debt / EBITDA	6.84x	11.73x	6.28x	5.57x	13.10x	10.24x	5.85x	4.37x	4.48x	4.02x
Interest Coverage	1.26x	0.60x	0.94x	2.02x	0.99x	1.02x	1.48x	2.80x	2.16x	1.98x
Total Equity+	235.29M	1.03B	1.63B	1.66B	1.79B	1.28B	740.74M	707.23M	705.46M	700.46M
Equity Growth %	-	3.37%	0.59%	0.02%	0.07%	-0.28%	-0.42%	-0.05%	-0%	-0.01%
Book Value per Share	2.26	13.18	14.61	12.36	13.17	9.36	5.38	5.24	5.90	6.00
Total Shareholders' Equity	235.29M	1.02B	1.63B	1.66B	1.78B	1.28B	740.74M	707.23M	705.46M	700.46M
Common Stock	0	73K	1.4M	1.4M	1.37M	1.37M	1.38M	1.4M	1.41M	1.41M
Retained Earnings	-10.63M	-90.38M	-32.8M	25.5M	103.01M	-175.76M	-315.71M	-242.01M	-170.86M	-177.51M
Treasury Stock	0	-239K	0	-2.92M	-6.48M	-11.08M	-12.55M	-149.62M	-226.71M	-222.83M
Accumulated OCI	648K	-53.71M	4.3M	-39.1M	-15.35M	-15.27M	-5.79M	5.99M	-958K	-7.41M
Minority Interest	0	5.06M	3.9M	4.6M	5.87M	53K	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	44.72M	119.72M	116.1M	248.6M	267.7M	223.6M	129.9M	186.61M	137.6M	149.89M
Operating CF Margin %	0.11%	0.11%	0.08%	0.15%	0.5%	0.45%	0.21%	0.23%	0.2%	0.21%
Operating CF Growth %	-	1.68%	-0.03%	1.14%	0.08%	-0.16%	-0.42%	0.44%	-0.26%	0.09%
Net Income	11.43M	-79.16M	58.6M	59.6M	80.3M	-281.7M	-139.6M	69.8M	71.15M	-6.65M
Depreciation & Amortization	39M	128.29M	177.2M	185.2M	182M	76.93M	79.8M	79.16M	84.6M	89.36M
Stock-Based Compensation	2.26M	5.43M	8.8M	19.5M	18.2M	17.19M	31.84M	20.63M	16.03M	14.04M
Deferred Taxes	-8.13M	835K	-140.2M	3.4M	18.3M	-60.06M	4.5M	1.65M	-17.07M	-7.93M
Other Non-Cash Items	-1.63M	51.28M	53.1M	2.8M	-26.2M	456.72M	171.46M	17.53M	3.65M	81.9M
Working Capital Changes	1.78M	13.05M	-41.4M	-21.9M	-4.9M	14.52M	-18.1M	-2.17M	-20.76M	-20.83M
Change in Receivables	10.75M	10.26M	-11.46M	-10.5M	11.41M	6.97M	-33.48M	5.5M	-6.09M	3.1M
Change in Inventory	-1.74M	-2.31M	-21.2M	-9M	-18.9M	-2.98M	600K	9.9M	-1.4M	-11.18M
Change in Payables	-2.49M	11.88M	4.3M	-100K	-2.3M	6.87M	10M	-10.13M	2.35M	2.37M
Cash from Investing+	-38.73M	-1.93B	-182.7M	-119.3M	-35.3M	551.47M	835.7M	-63.02M	-65.33M	-73.45M
Capital Expenditures	-40.99M	-121.42M	-140.5M	-131.7M	-127.6M	-51.6M	-60M	-58.87M	-65.33M	-68.95M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.11%	0.11%	0.1%	0.08%	0.24%	0.1%	0.1%	0.07%	0.09%	0.1%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-1.7M	-30.52M	8.4M	13.5M	18M	2.38M	-40.1M	81K	0	0
Cash from Financing+	-3.46M	1.86B	19.83M	-137.2M	-216.1M	-722.82M	-964.2M	-148.19M	-93.5M	-17.84M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	-44.07M	-80M	-80M	-243.75M	-435.59M	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	0	-16.79M	-36.27M	71.68M	78.49M	-26.22M	1.18M	247K	-2.93M	-1.01M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	3.72M	-1.7M	-24.4M	116.9M	140.1M	172M	69.9M	127.74M	72.26M	80.94M
FCF Margin %	0.01%	-0%	-0.02%	0.07%	0.26%	0.35%	0.11%	0.16%	0.1%	0.11%
FCF Growth %	-	-1.46%	-13.34%	5.79%	0.2%	0.23%	-0.59%	0.83%	-0.43%	0.12%
FCF per Share	0.04	-0.02	-0.22	0.87	1.03	1.26	0.51	0.95	0.60	0.69
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	3.91x	-1.50x	2.02x	4.26x	3.37x	-0.80x	-0.93x	2.53x	1.93x	-22.53x
Interest Paid	44.07M	132.58M	170.13M	0	0	0	59.04M	35.37M	42.08M	48.97M
Taxes Paid	8K	16.98M	29.2M	0	0	0	11.84M	25.56M	22.44M	26.26M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	4.86%	-12.63%	4.33%	3.54%	4.61%	-18.21%	-13.87%	10.18%	10.07%	-0.95%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-	2.87%	3.43%	3.66%	1.35%	1.24%	1.99%	5.16%	4.79%	4.95%
Gross Margin	28.31%	23.88%	25.6%	23.73%	31.39%	30.44%	28.9%	27.39%	28.64%	28.61%
Net Margin	2.94%	-7.49%	3.91%	3.63%	14.93%	-56.21%	-22.9%	8.99%	10.3%	-0.94%
Debt / Equity	2.86x	2.49x	1.37x	1.27x	1.06x	1.12x	1.25x	1.29x	1.28x	1.28x
Interest Coverage	1.26x	0.60x	0.94x	2.02x	0.99x	1.02x	1.48x	2.80x	2.16x	1.98x
FCF Conversion	3.91x	-1.50x	2.02x	4.26x	3.37x	-0.80x	-0.93x	2.53x	1.93x	-22.53x
Revenue Growth	-	173.66%	38.33%	9.24%	-66.87%	-6.91%	23.25%	34.19%	-15.73%	1.94%

Revenue by Segment

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Ecoservices	-	-	-	-	500.51M	702.47M	584.85M	-
Ecoservices Growth	-	-	-	-	-	40.35%	-16.74%	-
Catalyst Technologies	-	-	-	-	131.33M	132.59M	-	-
Catalyst Technologies Growth	-	-	-	-	-	0.96%	-	-
Performance Chemicals	-	-	675.09M	614.7M	-	-	-	-
Performance Chemicals Growth	-	-	-	-8.95%	-	-	-	-
Refining Services	-	-	443.68M	398.66M	-	-	-	-
Refining Services Growth	-	-	-	-10.15%	-	-	-	-
Catalysts	-	-	170.34M	94M	-	-	-	-
Catalysts Growth	-	-	-	-44.81%	-	-	-	-
Performance Materials	-	-	362.74M	-	-	-	-	-
Performance Materials Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Performance Materials & Chemicals	1B	1.08B	-	-	-	-	-	-
Performance Materials & Chemicals Growth	-	8.18%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Environmental Catalysts & Services	-	524.34M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Environmental Catalysts & Services Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UNITED STATES	874.76M	963.72M	953.51M	655.01M	571.59M	774.12M	649.65M	666.34M
UNITED STATES Growth	-	10.17%	-1.06%	-31.30%	-12.74%	35.43%	-16.08%	2.57%
Non-US	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38.15M
Non-US Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Foreign Countries	362.36M	397.04M	377.72M	236.47M	39.61M	46.04M	41.47M	-
Other Foreign Countries Growth	-	9.57%	-4.87%	-37.40%	-83.25%	16.22%	-9.93%	-
NETHERLANDS	118.57M	127.8M	117.21M	108.34M	-	-	-	-
NETHERLANDS Growth	-	7.79%	-8.29%	-7.57%	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) reported $749.2M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 93% increase from $388.9M in 2015.

Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) grew revenue by 1.9% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) reported a net loss of $107.3M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) has a return on equity (ROE) of -0.9%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) generated $73.2M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.