NYSE$CE

Celanese Corp · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Celanese reported Q3 2022 GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.76 and adjusted earnings per share of $3.94.

Celanese reported a decrease in net sales to $2.3 billion, a 7% decrease from the prior quarter. The company navigated declines in European and Asian demand, customer destocking, and continued cost inflation to deliver a consolidated operating profit of $308 million and an adjusted EBIT of $510 million. The acquisition of Mobility & Materials (M&M) was successfully completed on November 1, 2022.

  • Net sales were $2.3 billion, a 7% decrease from the prior quarter.
  • GAAP diluted earnings per share were $1.76 and adjusted earnings per share was $3.94.
  • Consolidated operating profit was $308 million and adjusted EBIT was $510 million.
  • Mobility & Materials acquisition completed on November 1, 2022.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.3B

Previous: $2.27B+1.5%
EPS (adj)

$3.94

Previous: $4.82-18.3%
Operating EBITDA

$607M

Previous: $739M-17.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$400M

Previous: -$304M-31.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$209M

Previous: $202M-203.5%
Net Income

$191M

Previous: $506M-62.3%
Operating Income

$308M

Previous: $536M-42.5%
Gross Profit

$546M

Previous: $715M-23.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$9.67B

Previous: $1.34B+621.7%
Total Assets

$21.3B

Previous: $11.6B+84.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$16M

Previous: $22M-27.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Celanese · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.3B

Q3 2022+1.5%vs Q3 2021
Beat estimate in 5 of 16 quarters(31%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Celanese · $2.2B total across 2 segments · Q3 2022

  • Acetyl Chain
    $1.27B-14.4%
  • Engineered Materials
    $929M+35.8%

Forward guidance

Celanese expects fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.50 to $2.00, inclusive of the currently expected impact from the M&M acquisition in November and December.

Headwinds

  • Current order books validate our belief that the remainder of 2022 and the start of 2023 will be challenged by typical winter seasonality.
  • Continued demand weakness in certain end-markets.
  • Customer destocking.
  • Taking a series of controllable actions across our global supply chain.
  • Committed as an organization to maximizing the earnings and cash generation of our businesses, integrating and synergizing M&M, and executing against our deleveraging plan.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2022

Historical avgQ3 2022

+0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.3%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

41 / 73 earnings

Positive

+16.4%

Q1 2015

Best reaction

-27.1%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.6%-13.9%-26.1%
Q4 2025-1.6%-6.1%+2.2%
Q3 2025+14.5%+8.3%+12.5%
Q2 2025-13.1%-10.4%-1.2%
Q1 2025+10.0%+14.4%+21.8%
Q4 2024-21.5%-24.3%-18.3%
Q3 2024-27.1%-32.1%-43.2%
Q2 2024-6.8%-10.0%-7.5%
Q1 2024-0.8%-1.5%-10.0%
Q4 2023-0.5%-1.1%+11.4%
Q3 2023-3.6%-2.0%+16.5%
Q2 2023+1.1%+1.7%+2.4%
Q1 2023-2.9%-4.9%+9.1%
Q4 2022+3.1%+1.8%-11.1%
Q3 2022-2.2%-0.2%+16.1%
Q2 2022-0.5%-5.7%-3.6%
Q1 2022+4.9%+7.3%+13.7%
Q4 2021-4.0%-1.3%-11.5%
Q3 2021+1.2%+3.0%-0.5%
Q2 2021+0.9%+1.7%+1.5%
Q1 2021-0.9%-1.3%+3.5%
Q4 2020+2.3%+4.7%+16.4%
Q3 2020-3.9%-5.6%+14.4%
Q2 2020+2.1%+2.1%+8.2%
Q1 2020+4.0%+0.7%+19.4%
Q4 2019-7.5%-4.1%-16.3%
Q3 2019-1.9%+1.6%+2.1%
Q2 2019+3.0%+3.8%+5.7%
Q1 2019+6.6%+3.2%-4.8%
Q4 2018-1.0%+1.5%+6.3%
Q3 2018-0.1%+0.3%+2.7%
Q2 2018+2.1%+2.9%+4.3%
Q1 2018+6.0%+7.2%+6.7%
Q4 2017+1.1%-0.3%-5.6%
Q3 2017-2.9%-1.6%-3.9%
Q2 2017-1.4%-3.2%+0.4%
Q1 2017-0.1%-0.9%-5.9%
Q4 2016+3.9%+4.3%+6.6%
Q3 2016+9.5%+11.5%+24.2%
Q2 2016-6.4%-9.7%-6.1%
Q1 2016+0.6%
Q4 2015+3.2%
Q3 2015+2.3%
Q2 2015-4.7%
Q1 2015+16.4%
Q4 2014-7.6%
Q3 2014+8.2%
Q2 2014-2.3%
Q1 2014+2.5%
Q4 2013-4.3%
Q3 2013+5.4%
Q2 2013+0.8%
Q1 2013+11.2%
Q4 2012+2.4%
Q3 2012+2.5%
Q2 2012+4.5%
Q1 2012+1.1%
Q4 2011-1.0%
Q3 2011+9.9%
Q2 2011-0.9%
Q1 2011+0.2%
Q4 2010+0.7%
Q3 2010+1.6%
Q2 2010-1.2%
Q1 2009-5.7%
Q1 2010+0.1%
Q4 2007+0.0%
Q4 2009+0.0%
Q3 2008+3.6%
Q3 2009+3.6%
Q4 2008+0.5%
Q2 2009+0.5%
Q2 2008+0.5%

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