Celanese Corp (CE) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2018


Celanese Corp (NYSE:CE) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018. Celanese Corp is a chemical producer. It focus is to produce industrial specialties and acetyl which are used in various end markets including coatings and adhesives. It also produces cellulose derivatives. Celanese Corp has a market cap of $12.84 billion; its shares were traded at around $96.02 with a P/E ratio of 10.82 and P/S ratio of 1.84. The dividend yield of Celanese Corp stocks is 2.15%. Celanese Corp had annual average EBITDA growth of 6.20% over the past ten years.

For the last quarter Celanese Corp reported a revenue of $1.7 billion, compared with the revenue of $1.6 billion during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $7.2 billion, an increase of 16.5% from last year. For the last five years Celanese Corp had an average revenue growth rate of 0.3% a year.


The reported diluted earnings per share was $8.91 for the year, an increase of 46.3% from previous year. Over the last five years Celanese Corp had an EPS growth rate of 11% a year. The Celanese Corp had a decent operating margin of 18.59%, compared with the operating margin of 15.75% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Celanese Corp is 10.13%. The profitability rank of the company is 8 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, Celanese Corp has the cash and cash equivalents of $439.0 million, compared with $576.0 million in the previous year. The long term debt was $3 billion, compared with $3.3 billion in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is at a comfortable level of 10.6. Celanese Corp has a financial strength rank of 6 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $96.02, Celanese Corp is traded at 45.8% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $65.86. The P/S ratio of the stock is 1.84, while the historical median P/S ratio is 1.27. The stock lost 2.61% during the past 12 months.

For the complete 20-year historical financial data of CE, click here.

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