Why is Celanese Corp. ?
1
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- NET PROFIT(9M) At USD -110 MM has Grown at -110.12%
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 1,020 MM
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at -25.69%
2
Risky -
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -37.11%, its profits have fallen by -104.1%
3
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -37.11% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Celanese Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Celanese Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Celanese Corp.
-11.85%
-1.11
63.75%
S&P 500
22.24%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.03%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.30%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.54
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.95
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.30
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.54
Tax Ratio
42.04%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
11.64%
ROE (avg)
32.55%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
26
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.66
EV to EBIT
28.90
EV to EBITDA
14.44
EV to Capital Employed
1.44
EV to Sales
2.33
PEG Ratio
0.07
Dividend Yield
0.10%
ROCE (Latest)
4.97%
ROE (Latest)
10.32%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
10What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
Higher at USD 41.43 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -4.91% (YoY
-5What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 38.43 MM has Fallen at -61.95%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 71 MM has Fallen at -34.41%
Here's what is working for Celanese Corp.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.91% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 208 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Celanese Corp.
Net Profit
At USD 38.43 MM has Fallen at -61.95%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 101 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 71 MM has Fallen at -34.41%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 108.25 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)






