Element Solutions Inc

$ 45.97 1.59 %

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Element Solutions Inc (ESI) operates as a multinational specialty chemicals enterprise, with significant business operations in the United States, China, and various international territories. The company's activities are divided into two primary segments: Electronics, and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics division focuses on researching, developing, and supplying advanced chemical formulations and materials essential for a wide spectrum of electronic hardware products. This segment provides crucial supplies for the electronics assembly industry, encompassing solder technologies, fluxes, and various cleaning and attachment solutions. Furthermore, it offers proprietary liquid chemical processes vital for the manufacture of printed circuit boards (PCBs), alongside sophisticated technologies such as advanced copper interconnects, die attachment, wafer bumping processes, and photomask solutions, all indispensable for integrated circuit (IC) fabrication and semiconductor packaging. Key industries served by this segment include mobile communications, computing, automotive, and aerospace equipment. The Industrial & Specialty segment delivers a diverse range of industrial solutions. This includes specialized chemical systems designed to both protect and enhance the aesthetic appeal of metal and plastic surfaces. It also produces consumable chemicals fundamental for image transfer in flexible packaging printing. Additionally, the segment develops chemistries integral to water-based hydraulic control fluids, especially for demanding offshore energy production applications. Its broad customer base extends across end markets such as aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer electronics, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and the oil and gas production sector. Element Solutions Inc, founded in 1785, was formerly known as Platform Specialty Products Corporation before officially changing its name in January 2019.

CEO: Benjamin Gliklich - https://elementsolutionsinc.com

Price objectif

$42.43 -7.70 %

Recommandation

Buy

DCF

$ 17.95

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Quick ratio

1.91

suggests a healthy liquidity position, showing that the company can likely meet its short-term obligations.

P/E ratio

74.15

is considered reasonable, suggesting that the company has a valuation in line with its current profits.

EPS

0.62

is the net profit of a company divided by the number of outstanding shares, indicating the profit earned per share.

ROE

5.56 %

indicates low profitability, suggesting that the company is not using equity efficiently to generate profits.

ROIC

7.11 %

does not generate enough return to cover its financing costs, which indicates value destruction and may pose long-term profitability issues.

WACC

9.33

is a company's average cost of capital, weighted by the proportion of debt and equity in its financing. It represents the minimum return the company must generate to satisfy its investors.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

0.79

indicates that the company uses more equity than debt, suggesting prudent management.

Free cash flow per share

0.50

is a measure of a company's financial flexibility that is determined by dividing free cash flow by the total number of shares outstanding.

Dividend payout ratio

52.59 %

indicates that the company is retaining a large portion of its profits to reinvest in growth

Earnings per share

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Financials

Piotroski score
5 indicates moderate financial health
Altman score
2.82 indicates an uncertain financial situation
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Cash / Debt

Cash Ratio
0.33 indicates liquidity risk, as the company may not have enough cash to meet its immediate obligations
Debt Ratio
0.38 indicates that the company uses little debt to finance its assets, suggesting good financial stability
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Free Cash Flow

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Earnings Per Share (annual)

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Sales

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