Recap: Celanese Q4 Earnings

Celanese (NYSE:CE) reported its Q4 earnings results on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 04:30 PM. Here’s what investors…

Celanese (NYSE:CE) reported its Q4 earnings results on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 04:30 PM.

Here’s what investors need to know about the announcement.

Earnings

Celanese missed estimated earnings by 3.03%, reporting an EPS of $2.24 versus an estimate of $2.31.

Revenue was up $221.00 million from the same period last year.

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.27 which was followed by a 2.88% drop in the share price the next day.

Here’s a look at Celanese’s past performance:

Quarter Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022
EPS Estimate 2.23 2.46 1.64 1.66
EPS Actual 2.50 2.17 2.01 1.44
Revenue Estimate 2.77B 2.84B 2.86B 2.40B
Revenue Actual 2.72B 2.79B 2.85B 2.35B

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Guidance

Celanese management provided guidance for Q1 2024, expecting earnings between $1.75 and $2.0 per share.

To track all earnings releases for Celanese visit their earnings calendar here.

This article was generated by Benzinga’s automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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