Celanese Balance Sheet Health

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Celanese has a total shareholder equity of $7.7B and total debt of $12.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 165.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $25.9B and $18.2B respectively. Celanese's EBIT is $1.1B making its interest coverage ratio 2.1. It has cash and short-term investments of $813.0M.

Key information

165.5%

Debt to equity ratio

US$12.77b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio2.1x
CashUS$813.00m
EquityUS$7.72b
Total liabilitiesUS$18.17b
Total assetsUS$25.89b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Celanese Presents Attractive Risk-Adjusted Return For Patient Investors

Dec 05

Celanese Corporation: The Pain Of Leverage

Nov 12

Celanese Corporation Just Missed EPS By 61%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Nov 06
Celanese Corporation Just Missed EPS By 61%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Celanese: Sold In January 2024, Back In Again With A 'Buy'

Oct 21

Celanese (NYSE:CE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.70

Oct 21
Celanese (NYSE:CE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.70

Here's Why Celanese (NYSE:CE) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Sep 27
Here's Why Celanese (NYSE:CE) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Aug 15
Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Celanese Corporation: Margin Expansion Story Doesn't Offset Leverage Risks

Aug 07

Celanese (NYSE:CE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.70

Jul 21
Celanese (NYSE:CE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.70

Is Celanese (NYSE:CE) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 26
Is Celanese (NYSE:CE) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Potentially Undervalued?

Jun 08
Is Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Potentially Undervalued?

Celanese: Debt Front Loaded, Performance Still On Drawing Board

May 23

Celanese's (NYSE:CE) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

May 21
Celanese's (NYSE:CE) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

Shareholders May Find It Hard To Justify A Pay Rise For Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) CEO This Year

May 07
Shareholders May Find It Hard To Justify A Pay Rise For Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) CEO This Year

Celanese's (NYSE:CE) Dividend Will Be $0.70

Apr 22
Celanese's (NYSE:CE) Dividend Will Be $0.70

Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Apr 09
Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Celanese: Appetite For Acquisitions Remains

Mar 11

Here's Why Celanese (NYSE:CE) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Feb 29
Here's Why Celanese (NYSE:CE) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Celanese (NYSE:CE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.70

Feb 11
Celanese (NYSE:CE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.70

Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Shares Could Be 30% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jan 25
Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Shares Could Be 30% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE)?

Jan 07
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE)?

Celanese Corporation: A Sign Of Relief

Dec 27

Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Dec 20
Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Celanese: Highly Leveraged Specialty Materials Leader

Oct 18

Celanese: Business Is So Bad They're Dusting Off COVID Operating Model

Aug 09

Celanese: A Bad Deal Sinking The Stock

Jul 07

Celanese: Clear Lake Is A Catalyst, Rewards Outweigh Risks

Jun 22

Celanese, Mitsui launch new Food Ingredients venture, extend Fairway Methanol JV

Feb 23

Celanese expanding portfolio of sustainable products across Acetyl Chain

Feb 08

Celanese: The Seed Is Planted, Now Watch Returns Grow

Dec 16

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: CE's short term assets ($5.7B) exceed its short term liabilities ($4.2B).

Long Term Liabilities: CE's short term assets ($5.7B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($14.0B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: CE's net debt to equity ratio (154.9%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: CE's debt to equity ratio has increased from 115.8% to 165.5% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: CE's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (10.2%).

Interest Coverage: CE's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.1x coverage).


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DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 05:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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null nullArgus Research Company
Ghansham PanjabiBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research