Celanese Corporation | Mid-cap | Basic Materials

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 2.4B
Gross Profit 476.0M 19.92%
Operating Income 175.0M 7.33%
Net Income -17.0M -0.71%
EPS (Diluted) $-0.19

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 23.2B
Total Liabilities 17.6B
Shareholders Equity 5.6B
Debt to Equity 3.13

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 26.0M
Free Cash Flow -65.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Celanese Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i10.3B10.9B9.7B8.5B5.7B
Cost of Goods Sold i7.9B8.3B7.3B5.9B4.4B
Gross Profit i2.4B2.6B2.4B2.7B1.3B
Gross Margin % i22.9%23.8%24.6%31.4%22.9%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i130.0M146.0M112.0M86.0M74.0M
Selling, General & Administrative i1.0B1.1B824.0M633.0M482.0M
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i1.2B1.2B936.0M719.0M556.0M
Operating Income i1.0B1.2B1.4B1.9B715.0M
Operating Margin % i10.1%11.1%14.3%22.7%12.6%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i33.0M39.0M69.0M8.0M6.0M
Interest Expense i676.0M720.0M405.0M91.0M109.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-1.4B653.0M375.0M402.0M1.6B
Pre-tax Income i-996.0M1.2B1.4B2.2B2.3B
Income Tax i510.0M-790.0M-489.0M330.0M247.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i0.0%-66.8%-34.4%14.7%11.0%
Net Income i-1.5B2.0B1.9B1.9B2.0B
Net Margin % i-14.7%18.0%19.7%22.2%35.2%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i2.1B2.0B2.2B2.6B1.2B
EPS (Basic) i$-13.93$18.01$17.48$16.99$16.85
EPS (Diluted) i$-13.93$17.92$17.34$16.86$16.75
Basic Shares Outstanding i109273779108800000108400000111200000117800000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i109273779108800000108400000111200000117800000

Income Statement Trend

Celanese Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i962.0M1.8B1.5B536.0M955.0M
Short-term Investments i---10.0M533.0M
Accounts Receivable i1.1B1.2B1.4B1.2B792.0M
Inventory i2.3B2.4B2.8B1.5B978.0M
Other Current Assets285.0M272.0M241.0M80.0M55.0M
Total Current Assets i5.1B6.2B6.6B3.8B3.8B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i388.0M422.0M413.0M236.0M232.0M
Goodwill i14.4B17.9B18.4B3.6B2.7B
Intangible Assets i3.6B4.0B4.1B735.0M319.0M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets1.8B2.2B1.4B769.0M670.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i17.7B20.4B19.7B8.2B7.1B
Total Assets i22.9B26.6B26.3B12.0B10.9B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i1.2B1.5B1.5B1.2B797.0M
Short-term Debt i1.6B1.5B1.4B828.0M532.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities386.0M395.0M468.0M122.0M253.0M
Total Current Liabilities i3.9B4.1B4.1B2.5B2.0B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i11.4B12.6B13.7B3.4B3.4B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i933.0M999.0M1.2B555.0M509.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities408.0M591.0M387.0M164.0M214.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i13.4B15.0B16.1B4.9B5.0B
Total Liabilities i17.2B19.0B20.2B7.4B7.0B
Equity
Common Stock i00000
Retained Earnings i11.1B12.9B11.3B9.7B8.1B
Treasury Stock i5.5B5.5B5.5B5.5B4.5B
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i5.6B7.6B6.1B4.5B3.9B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i13.0B14.1B15.1B4.2B4.0B
Working Capital i1.3B2.1B2.5B1.3B1.8B

Balance Sheet Composition

Celanese Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i-1.5B2.0B1.9B1.9B2.0B
Depreciation & Amortization i823.0M739.0M478.0M378.0M356.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i32.0M40.0M60.0M95.0M28.0M
Working Capital Changes i-204.0M516.0M280.0M-488.0M280.0M
Operating Cash Flow i-676.0M2.3B1.8B1.7B2.6B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-----
Acquisitions i0532.0M-10.5B-1.1B1.5B
Investment Purchases i--00-544.0M
Investment Sales i17.0M00516.0M43.0M
Investing Cash Flow i-35.0M434.0M-10.6B-652.0M956.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i00-17.0M-1.0B-650.0M
Dividends Paid i-307.0M-305.0M-297.0M-304.0M-293.0M
Debt Issuance i328.0M3.0B10.8B990.0M0
Debt Repayment i-1.5B-4.5B-526.0M-792.0M-783.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-1.7B-2.3B10.3B-1.0B-2.2B
Free Cash Flow i531.0M1.3B1.3B1.3B979.0M
Net Change in Cash i-2.4B362.0M1.5B35.0M1.3B

Cash Flow Trend

Celanese Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 6.78
Forward P/E 5.05
Price to Book 1.02
Price to Sales 0.53
PEG Ratio 5.05

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin -16.54%
Operating Margin 7.41%
Return on Equity -24.98%
Return on Assets 2.66%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.94
Debt to Equity 234.12
Beta 1.14

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $-15.12
Book Value per Share $47.40
Revenue per Share $91.97

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
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Methanex 2.6B9.530.9812.88%7.04%128.81
Olin 2.1B40.211.07-0.80%-0.21%165.21
Huntsman 1.6B46.180.54-2.19%-2.63%74.27
Rex American 839.7M15.791.5711.48%8.86%4.23

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.