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Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (OEC) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

OEC • • Industrial / General
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AboutOrion Engineered Carbons S.A., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells carbon black products in Germany, the United States, South Korea, Brazil, China, South Africa, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Specialty Carbon Black and Rubber Carbon Black. The company offers post-treated specialty carbon black grades for coatings and printing applications; high purity carbon black grades for the fiber industry; and conductive carbon black grades for polymers, coatings, and battery electrodes. It also provides rubber carbon black products for applications in mechanical rubber goods under the PUREX brand, as well as in tires under the ECORAX brand name. The company was formerly known as Orion Engineered Carbons S.à r.l. and changed its name to Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. in July 2014. Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Senningerberg, Luxembourg.Show more
  • Revenue $1.88B -0.9%
  • EBITDA $289M -8.9%
  • Net Income $44M -57.3%
  • EPS (Diluted) 0.76 -56.1%
  • Gross Margin 22.84% -4.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 15.4% -8.1%
  • Operating Margin 8.73% -19.2%
  • Net Margin 2.35% -56.9%
  • ROE 9.27% -58.0%
  • ROIC 8.7% -21.2%
  • Debt/Equity 2.16 +11.7%
  • Interest Coverage 3.32 -17.5%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 19.5%
  • ✓Share count reduced 2.7% through buybacks
  • ✓Trading at only 0.8x book value
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.0x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.2x
  • ✗Profits declining 12.7% over 5 years
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 18 (bottom 18%)
  • ✗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

10Y1.59%
5Y4.92%
3Y6.67%
TTM-4.31%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-12.65%
3Y-31.03%
TTM-199.69%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-11.75%
3Y-29.94%
TTM-208.33%

ROCE

10Y Avg15.47%
5Y Avg13.2%
3Y Avg14.29%
Latest11.99%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+1.22B1.08B1.33B1.58B1.48B1.14B1.55B2.03B1.89B1.88B
Revenue Growth %-0.24%-0.11%0.23%0.19%-0.06%-0.23%0.36%0.31%-0.07%-0.01%
Cost of Goods Sold+865.31M727.55M950.7M1.15B1.09B844.03M1.16B1.58B1.44B1.45B
COGS % of Revenue0.71%0.67%0.72%0.73%0.74%0.74%0.75%0.78%0.76%0.77%
Gross Profit+350.19M355.8M377.6M429.97M389.71M292.35M386.6M448.8M451M428.8M
Gross Margin %0.29%0.33%0.28%0.27%0.26%0.26%0.25%0.22%0.24%0.23%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.04%0.02%0.06%0.14%-0.09%-0.25%0.32%0.16%0%-0.05%
Operating Expenses+212.33M208.75M225.65M252.24M226.76M196.34M232.4M248.8M246.4M264.9M
OpEx % of Revenue0.17%0.19%0.17%0.16%0.15%0.17%0.15%0.12%0.13%0.14%
Selling, General & Admin186.09M192.58M210.3M231.92M206.89M176.14M210.4M227.1M221.9M237.8M
SG&A % of Revenue0.15%0.18%0.16%0.15%0.14%0.16%0.14%0.11%0.12%0.13%
Research & Development14.65M15.28M18.16M20.32M19.87M20.2M22M21.7M24.5M27.1M
R&D % of Revenue0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Other Operating Expenses-5.26M1.32M00000000
Operating Income+142.77M165.34M151.94M177.73M162.95M96.01M154.2M200M204.6M163.9M
Operating Margin %0.12%0.15%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.08%0.1%0.1%0.11%0.09%
Operating Income Growth %-0.1%0.16%-0.08%0.17%-0.08%-0.41%0.61%0.3%0.02%-0.2%
EBITDA+222.34M252.08M250.3M275.89M259.66M192.53M258.3M305.7M317.6M289.2M
EBITDA Margin %0.18%0.23%0.19%0.17%0.18%0.17%0.17%0.15%0.17%0.15%
EBITDA Growth %-0.12%0.13%-0.01%0.1%-0.06%-0.26%0.34%0.18%0.04%-0.09%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)79.57M86.74M98.36M98.16M96.71M96.53M104.1M105.7M113M125.3M
EBIT123.11M116.79M121.88M195M143.55M53.37M223M202.3M211.9M100.6M
Net Interest Income+-47.53M-41.44M-44.13M-28.64M-23.97M-38.7M-38M-39.9M-50.9M-49.4M
Interest Income2.16M740.04K824K0000000
Interest Expense49.68M42.18M29.08M28.64M23.97M38.7M38M39.9M50.9M49.4M
Other Income/Expense-68.79M-90.27M-67.35M-9.48M-42.81M-69.72M32.2M-42.3M-40.8M-110M
Pretax Income+73.98M75.07M84.6M168.25M120.14M26.29M186.4M157.7M163.8M53.9M
Pretax Margin %0.06%0.07%0.06%0.11%0.08%0.02%0.12%0.08%0.09%0.03%
Income Tax+26.43M25.71M19.74M46.94M33.22M8.13M51.7M51.5M60.3M9.7M
Effective Tax Rate %0.64%0.66%0.77%0.72%0.72%0.69%0.72%0.67%0.63%0.82%
Net Income+47.54M49.37M64.86M121.31M86.92M18.16M134.7M106.2M103.5M44.2M
Net Margin %0.04%0.05%0.05%0.08%0.06%0.02%0.09%0.05%0.05%0.02%
Net Income Growth %1.64%0.04%0.31%0.87%-0.28%-0.79%6.42%-0.21%-0.03%-0.57%
Net Income (Continuing)47.54M49.37M64.86M121.31M86.92M18.16M134.7M106.2M103.5M44.2M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+0.790.821.071.991.420.302.211.731.730.76
EPS Growth %1.59%0.04%0.3%0.86%-0.29%-0.79%6.37%-0.22%0%-0.56%
EPS (Basic)0.790.831.092.041.450.302.221.741.750.76
Diluted Shares Outstanding59.83M60.15M60.67M61.05M61.3M61.41M60.95M61.38M59.98M58.37M
Basic Shares Outstanding59.63M59.35M59.32M59.57M59.99M60.43M60.71M60.9M58.99M58.22M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.93%0.9%0.7%0.39%0.55%0.66%-0.05%0.05%0.11%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+409.65M435.1M521.2M575.32M507.72M500.46M665M778.5M646.1M613.3M
Cash & Short-Term Investments74.77M83.26M75.27M69.59M75.07M68.5M65.7M60.8M37.5M54.1M
Cash Only71.35M77.73M72.28M57.02M63.73M64.87M65.7M60.8M37.5M44.2M
Short-Term Investments3.42M5.54M2.98M12.57M11.35M3.63M0009.9M
Accounts Receivable197.75M224.69M285.19M262.82M266.68M234.8M324.4M404.3M284.4M253.5M
Days Sales Outstanding59.3875.778.3760.7865.9375.4276.5572.6654.8149.28
Inventory114.92M120.26M159.33M183.63M164.8M141.46M229.8M277.9M287.1M290.4M
Days Inventory Outstanding48.4760.3361.1758.3755.3661.1772.364.1172.6373.17
Other Current Assets22.22M33.11M3.89M58.09M044.45M27.6M16.8M21.5M5.4M
Total Non-Current Assets+651.42M615.11M647.61M697.7M749.68M889.34M966M1.11B1.19B1.24B
Property, Plant & Equipment421.86M407.77M462.13M483.53M561.59M696.17M792.5M812M935.8M1.08B
Fixed Asset Turnover2.88x2.66x2.87x3.26x2.63x1.63x1.95x2.50x2.02x1.73x
Goodwill53.04M51.02M58.18M55.55M77.34M84.48M78M73.4M76.1M71.5M
Intangible Assets103.65M82.02M70.72M95.25M50.6M46.77M36.3M131.9M100.6M18.5M
Long-Term Investments8.42M7.19M5.81M8.05M7.73M6.4M6M61.9M41.6M8M
Other Non-Current Assets4.04M3.01M7.22M2.93M3.7M2.96M2.8M1.9M3.4M41.5M
Total Assets+1.06B1.05B1.17B1.27B1.26B1.39B1.63B1.89B1.83B1.86B
Asset Turnover1.15x1.03x1.14x1.24x1.17x0.82x0.95x1.08x1.03x1.01x
Asset Growth %-0.15%-0.01%0.11%0.09%-0.01%0.11%0.17%0.16%-0.03%0.01%
Total Current Liabilities+185.22M229.88M284.39M320.34M285.21M324.75M448.7M552.8M440.3M516.7M
Accounts Payable102.32M129.27M169.62M163.59M156.3M131.25M195.1M184.1M183.7M156.2M
Days Payables Outstanding43.1664.8565.125252.556.7661.3842.4746.4739.35
Short-Term Debt4.95M4.76M6.02M41.02M36.41M94.69M151.7M258.3M137M258.8M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K0000
Other Current Liabilities31.04M52.36M53.14M60.07M42.75M37.53M52M50.7M49.8M38.1M
Current Ratio2.21x1.89x1.83x1.80x1.78x1.54x1.48x1.41x1.47x1.19x
Quick Ratio1.59x1.37x1.27x1.22x1.20x1.11x0.97x0.91x0.82x0.62x
Cash Conversion Cycle64.6971.1874.4267.1668.7979.8387.4794.380.9783.09
Total Non-Current Liabilities+821.53M764.72M784.56M793.79M786.17M884.1M862.6M876.5M914.6M865.7M
Long-Term Debt711.26M645.25M681.14M643.75M630.26M655.83M631.2M657M677.3M647M
Capital Lease Obligations000021.46M74.53M73M87.9M100.3M106.5M
Deferred Tax Liabilities43.79M46.86M25.12M45.5M43.31M38.8M61.8M70M66.3M36.5M
Other Non-Current Liabilities61.05M75.46M102.77M150.04M91.14M115M96.6M61.6M70.7M75.7M
Total Liabilities1.01B994.6M1.07B1.11B1.07B1.21B1.31B1.43B1.35B1.38B
Total Debt+716.69M651.13M682.4M684.77M695.73M825.05M867.5M1.01B927.2M1.03B
Net Debt645.34M573.41M610.12M627.75M632.01M760.18M801.8M952.8M889.7M983.3M
Debt / Equity13.19x11.71x6.83x4.31x3.74x4.56x2.71x2.21x1.94x2.16x
Debt / EBITDA3.22x2.58x2.73x2.48x2.68x4.29x3.36x3.32x2.92x3.55x
Net Debt / EBITDA2.90x2.27x2.44x2.28x2.43x3.95x3.10x3.12x2.80x3.40x
Interest Coverage2.87x3.92x5.23x6.21x6.80x2.48x4.06x5.01x4.02x3.32x
Total Equity+54.32M55.62M99.86M158.9M186.01M181.01M319.7M459.4M478.5M474.9M
Equity Growth %-0.19%0.02%0.8%0.59%0.17%-0.03%0.77%0.44%0.04%-0.01%
Book Value per Share0.910.921.652.603.032.955.257.487.988.14
Total Shareholders' Equity54.32M55.62M99.86M158.9M186.01M181.01M319.7M459.4M478.5M474.9M
Common Stock65.2M62.72M83.77M84.25M85.03M85.32M85.3M85.3M85.3M85.3M
Retained Earnings46.87M46.93M75.26M39.41M78.3M84.41M217.8M319M417.6M457M
Treasury Stock0-3.59M-3.77M-8.68M-8.52M-8.52M-6.3M-8.8M-70.1M-82.2M
Accumulated OCI-57.75M-50.44M-55.4M-19.63M-34.36M-48.7M-48.5M-12.5M-39.9M-69.9M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+192.21M176.45M147.74M121.98M231.51M125.28M145.2M81M345.9M125.3M
Operating CF Margin %0.16%0.16%0.11%0.08%0.16%0.11%0.09%0.04%0.18%0.07%
Operating CF Growth %0.79%-0.08%-0.16%-0.17%0.9%-0.46%0.16%-0.44%3.27%-0.64%
Net Income47.54M49.37M64.86M121.31M86.92M18.16M134.7M106.2M103.5M44.2M
Depreciation & Amortization80.8M86.74M98.36M98.16M96.71M96.53M104.1M105.7M113M125.3M
Stock-Based Compensation03.96M8.84M13.92M000000
Deferred Taxes00-7.67M-3.63M15.83M-12.15M20.3M7.2M6.3M-19.7M
Other Non-Cash Items32.5M18.66M13.77M20.09M14.38M11.64M800K900K15M16.9M
Working Capital Changes31.36M21.69M-21.58M-113.93M17.66M11.1M-114.7M-139M108.1M-41.4M
Change in Receivables51.94M-15.55M-15.88M-39.68M45.41M-16.5M-67.6M-95.6M131.2M13.8M
Change in Inventory28.58M-9.1M-25.63M-31.41M16.41M29.95M-94.9M-60.1M-7.7M-19.6M
Change in Payables-31.52M33.03M17.55M5.44M-12.04M-18.73M65M9.2M1.6M-14.8M
Cash from Investing+-82.93M-68.77M-90.28M-88.06M-155.85M-144.94M-214.7M-232.8M-172.8M-206.7M
Capital Expenditures-57.15M-71.12M-90.28M-116.16M-155.85M-144.94M-214.7M-232.8M-172.8M-206.7M
CapEx % of Revenue0.05%0.07%0.07%0.07%0.11%0.13%0.14%0.11%0.09%0.11%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing00064.67M000000
Cash from Financing+-113.67M-100.41M-68.5M-43.77M-68.61M13.54M73.3M149.3M-197.1M89.3M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-44.36M-44.24M-45.7M-47.66M-48.03M-12.04M0-5M-4.9M-4.8M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing000000-2.9M-200K0-200K
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+135.05M105.32M57.46M5.83M75.66M-19.66M-69.5M-151.8M173.1M-81.4M
FCF Margin %0.11%0.1%0.04%0%0.05%-0.02%-0.04%-0.07%0.09%-0.04%
FCF Growth %4.39%-0.22%-0.45%-0.9%11.98%-1.26%-2.53%-1.18%2.14%-1.47%
FCF per Share2.261.750.950.101.23-0.32-1.14-2.472.89-1.39
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)4.04x3.57x2.28x1.01x2.66x6.90x1.08x0.76x3.34x2.83x
Interest Paid041.78M25.91M24.37M000000
Taxes Paid019.65M39.55M60.23M000000

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)78.25%89.81%83.44%93.77%50.4%9.89%53.8%27.26%22.07%9.27%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)14.27%18.67%17.02%17.81%15.23%8.19%11.21%11.84%11.04%8.7%
Gross Margin28.81%32.84%28.43%27.24%26.4%25.73%24.99%22.1%23.81%22.84%
Net Margin3.91%4.56%4.88%7.69%5.89%1.6%8.71%5.23%5.46%2.35%
Debt / Equity13.19x11.71x6.83x4.31x3.74x4.56x2.71x2.21x1.94x2.16x
Interest Coverage2.87x3.92x5.23x6.21x6.80x2.48x4.06x5.01x4.02x3.32x
FCF Conversion4.04x3.57x2.28x1.01x2.66x6.90x1.08x0.76x3.34x2.83x
Revenue Growth-24.18%-10.87%22.61%18.81%-6.45%-23.03%36.12%31.3%-6.75%-0.87%

Revenue by Segment

20172018201920202021202220232024
Rubber-1.03B195.6M170.3M590.9M480.2M1.28B1.23B
Rubber Growth---81.06%-12.93%246.98%-18.73%167.24%-4.06%
Specialties-545.38M--148.7M177M610.6M646.3M
Specialties Growth-----19.03%244.97%5.85%

Revenue by Geography

20172018201920202021202220232024
EMEA------804.5M831.6M
EMEA Growth-------3.37%
Americas------657.4M622.5M
Americas Growth--------5.31%
UNITED STATES293.15M401.94M394.35M289.48M405.1M564.9M515.3M430M
UNITED STATES Growth-37.11%-1.89%-26.59%39.94%39.45%-8.78%-16.55%
Asia Pacific------432M423.4M
Asia Pacific Growth--------1.99%
CHINA56.85M75.64M63.15M60.15M92.7M114.2M178.3M187M
CHINA Growth-33.05%-16.51%-4.76%54.13%23.19%56.13%4.88%
GERMANY464.64M628.71M593.77M486.45M648.6M829.4M778M168.3M
GERMANY Growth-35.31%-5.56%-18.07%33.33%27.88%-6.20%-78.37%
BRAZIL71.02M95.61M94.54M64.82M100.1M156.3M145.4M145.5M
BRAZIL Growth-34.63%-1.12%-31.43%54.42%56.14%-6.97%0.07%
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF218.38M279.02M241.24M173.45M208.9M237.5M203M130.4M
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Growth-27.77%-13.54%-28.10%20.44%13.69%-14.53%-35.76%
Rest Of Asia------114.7M106M
Rest Of Asia Growth--------7.59%
ITALY------84.8M83.6M
ITALY Growth--------1.42%
SOUTH AFRICA41.59M56.37M54.75M34M53.3M69.9M69.5M66.8M
SOUTH AFRICA Growth-35.54%-2.89%-37.90%56.77%31.14%-0.57%-3.88%
SPAIN------52.8M53.3M
SPAIN Growth-------0.95%
FRANCE------46.2M46.4M
FRANCE Growth-------0.43%
Other European Countries-16.63M10.96M8.55M13.2M33.4M25.8M-
Other European Countries Growth---34.06%-22.04%54.44%153.03%-22.75%-
Other Miscellaneous Countries-24.29M23.6M19.49M24.9M25.3M19.5M-
Other Miscellaneous Countries Growth---2.85%-17.44%27.78%1.61%-22.92%-
Other Countries20.56M-------
Other Countries Growth--------
Rest Of Europe11.03M-------
Rest Of Europe Growth--------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (OEC) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.4x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (OEC) reported $1.83B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 1% decrease from $1.85B in 2012.

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (OEC) saw revenue decline by 0.9% over the past year.

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (OEC) reported a net loss of $31.8M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (OEC) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.28%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (OEC) has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.3%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (OEC) generated $33.2M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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