Celanese Corporation

Company Profile

Celanese Corporation had its IPO on 2005-01-21 under the ticker symbol CE.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Chemicals industry. Celanese Corporation has a staff strength of 13,263 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Celanese Corporation opened at $125.64 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $124.87 - $127.09, and closed at $125.99.

This is a 0% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,080,634 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Celanese Corporation have slipped by -2.26%.

Celanese Corporation's Key Ratios

Celanese Corporation has a market cap of $12.39 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.2163 and a price to sales ratio of 1.1566.

In the last 12-months Celanese Corporation’s revenue was $9.99 billion with a gross profit of $2.38 billion and an EBITDA of $1.74 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Celanese Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Celanese Corporation’s operating margin was 12.22% while its return on assets stood at 3.96% with a return of equity of 27.11%.

In Q1, Celanese Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -81.9% while revenue growth was a positive 12.4%.

Celanese Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

7.3584

Trailing PE

7.7154

PEG

7.8465

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $14.76 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 7.3584 and a PEG multiple of 7.8465. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Celanese Corporation’s profitability.

Celanese Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.4463 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 5.0972. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.1566.

Celanese Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $2.76 per share, indicating a yield of 2.64% and a payout ratio of 22.46%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$26.09 billion

Total Liabilities

$3.85 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-178000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$164 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

22.46%

Celanese Corporation ended 2024 with $26.09 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $26.09 billion while shareholder equity stood at $5.66 billion.

Celanese Corporation ended 2024 with $1.22 billion in deferred long-term liabilities, $3.85 billion in other current liabilities, in common stock, $11.29 billion in retained earnings and $7.14 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1.17 billion and cash and short-term investments were $1.17 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,386,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $13.40 billion.

Celanese Corporation’s total current assets stands at $6.45 billion while long-term investments were $1.05 billion and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $2.31 billion compared to accounts payable of $1.45 billion and inventory worth $2.75 billion.

In 2024, Celanese Corporation's operating cash flow was $-178000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $164 million.

Comparatively, Celanese Corporation paid $0.22 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$125.99

52-Week High

$156.2995

52-Week Low

$85.0004

Analyst Target Price

$124.07

Celanese Corporation stock is currently trading at $125.99 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $156.2995 and a 52-week low of $156.2995. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $124.07.

Its 50-day moving average was $121.96 and 200-day moving average was $112.34 The short ratio stood at 3.43 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 34.6% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9691.3% are held by institutions.