Element Solutions Inc

DB:PLQ Stock Report

Market Cap: €6.1b

Element Solutions Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Element Solutions has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 14.6%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 9.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.6% per year. Element Solutions's return on equity is 10.8%, and it has net margins of 11%.

Key information

14.6%

Earnings growth rate

15.4%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth12.4%
Revenue growth rate6.6%
Return on equity10.8%
Net Margin11.0%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Element Solutions makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:PLQ Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 242,40626660262
30 Jun 242,36019459460
31 Mar 242,33412958674
31 Dec 232,33311658568
30 Sep 232,3345158465
30 Jun 232,35313656563
31 Mar 232,44417256547
31 Dec 222,54918556949
30 Sep 222,62317858351
30 Jun 222,62016161552
31 Mar 222,53017762352
31 Dec 212,40020360050
30 Sep 212,29022757348
30 Jun 212,15122854446
31 Mar 211,95115150343
31 Dec 201,8547749849
30 Sep 201,77212145948
30 Jun 201,7597945347
31 Mar 201,8299246649
31 Dec 191,8367948342
30 Sep 191,860-1151443
30 Jun 191,883-1252444
31 Mar 191,928-7654144
31 Dec 181,961-8153944
30 Sep 181,971-8156046
30 Jun 181,963-11355246
31 Mar 181,509-17842636
31 Dec 171,879-19254546
30 Sep 172,340-18066357
30 Jun 172,750-3580367
31 Mar 173,624701,05086
31 Dec 161,770-15554245
30 Sep 163,371-16999976
30 Jun 163,078-41390472
31 Mar 162,831-41781070
31 Dec 152,542-30970963
30 Sep 152,081-44657756
30 Jun 151,680-29447345
31 Mar 151,194-28237633
31 Dec 14843-26328126
30 Sep 14755-18526725
30 Jun 14747-20225624
31 Mar 14747-19023624

Quality Earnings: PLQ has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: PLQ's current net profit margins (11%) are higher than last year (2.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PLQ has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 14.6% per year.

Accelerating Growth: PLQ's earnings growth over the past year (423.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (14.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: PLQ earnings growth over the past year (423.2%) exceeded the Chemicals industry 7.2%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: PLQ's Return on Equity (10.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/22 23:50
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/22 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Element Solutions Inc is covered by 23 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Waqar SyedATB Capital Markets
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Patrick Duffy FischerBarclays