Stepan Third Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Lag

Simply Wall St

November 09, 2024

Stepan (NYSE:SCL) Third Quarter 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

Revenue: US$546.8m (down 2.7% from 3Q 2023).
Net income: US$23.6m (up 88% from 3Q 2023).
Profit margin: 4.3% (up from 2.2% in 3Q 2023). The increase in margin was driven by lower expenses.
EPS: US$1.03 (up from US$0.55 in 3Q 2023).

earnings-and-revenue-growth — NYSE:SCL Earnings and Revenue Growth November 9th 2024

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Stepan EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Fall Short

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 5.3%. Earnings per share (EPS) exceeded analyst estimates by 51%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 8.1% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, compared to a 4.6% growth forecast for the Chemicals industry in the US.

Performance of the American Chemicals industry.

The company's shares are up 8.5% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

What about risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Stepan you should know about.

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