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Celanese (CE) Prices Additional Financing for DuPont M&M Buyout
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Celanese Corporation (CE - Free Report) priced an additional €1.5 billion (or $1.5 billion) in permanent financing for the purchase of a majority of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials business.
Celanese stated that its subsidiary, Celanese US Holdings LLC, has priced a registered offering of €1.5 billion in total principal amount of euro notes with 4-year and 6.5-year maturities at interest rates of 4.78% and 5.34%, respectively. The notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the company and certain Celanese domestic subsidiaries, similar to earlier issuances. The offering is expected to complete on or about Jul 19, 2022.
Celanese has secured $10.5 billion in permanent financing to date for the acquisition at an effective net borrowing rate of around 5.4%. This includes the registered offering of $7.5 billion principal amount of U.S. dollar notes priced on Jul 7, 2022, the euro currency swap entered into concurrently, these Notes, and the $1.5 billion of delayed draw term loan commitments (as announced in March 2022) under the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated Mar 18, 2022.
The net borrowing rate includes an assumed interest rate on the delayed draw term loan based on the existing interest rate forward curve.
Shares of Celanese have declined 30.6% in the past year compared with a 22.5% fall of the industry.
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Celanese, in its last earnings call, stated that it continues to demonstrate the capability of its Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain business models to deliver solid performance amid continued cost inflation and various external disruptions to its supply chain.
With moderation in the pricing of upstream products within the Acetyl Chain, the company anticipates strength in downstream Acetyl Chain products and strong performance in Engineered Materials to drive second-quarter adjusted earnings of roughly $4.50 per share.
Celanese currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Celanese (CE) Prices Additional Financing for DuPont M&M Buyout
Celanese Corporation (CE - Free Report) priced an additional €1.5 billion (or $1.5 billion) in permanent financing for the purchase of a majority of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials business.
Celanese stated that its subsidiary, Celanese US Holdings LLC, has priced a registered offering of €1.5 billion in total principal amount of euro notes with 4-year and 6.5-year maturities at interest rates of 4.78% and 5.34%, respectively. The notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the company and certain Celanese domestic subsidiaries, similar to earlier issuances. The offering is expected to complete on or about Jul 19, 2022.
Celanese has secured $10.5 billion in permanent financing to date for the acquisition at an effective net borrowing rate of around 5.4%. This includes the registered offering of $7.5 billion principal amount of U.S. dollar notes priced on Jul 7, 2022, the euro currency swap entered into concurrently, these Notes, and the $1.5 billion of delayed draw term loan commitments (as announced in March 2022) under the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated Mar 18, 2022.
The net borrowing rate includes an assumed interest rate on the delayed draw term loan based on the existing interest rate forward curve.
Shares of Celanese have declined 30.6% in the past year compared with a 22.5% fall of the industry.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
Celanese, in its last earnings call, stated that it continues to demonstrate the capability of its Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain business models to deliver solid performance amid continued cost inflation and various external disruptions to its supply chain.
With moderation in the pricing of upstream products within the Acetyl Chain, the company anticipates strength in downstream Acetyl Chain products and strong performance in Engineered Materials to drive second-quarter adjusted earnings of roughly $4.50 per share.
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Zacks Rank & Key Picks
Celanese currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the basic materials space are Albemarle Corporation (ALB - Free Report) , Cabot Corporation (CBT - Free Report) and Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI - Free Report) .
Albemarle has a projected earnings growth rate of 231.7% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ALB's current-year earnings has been revised 17.9% upward in the past 60 days.
Albemarle’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last four quarters. It has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of roughly 22.5%, on average. ALB has gained around 5.5% in a year and currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Cabot, currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1, has an expected earnings growth rate of 22.5% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CBT's earnings for the current year has been revised 6% upward in the past 60 days.
Cabot’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, the average being 16.2%. CBT has gained around 15.5% over a year.
Allegheny has a projected earnings growth rate of 1,046.2% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ATI’s current-year earnings has been revised 15.5% upward in the past 60 days.
Allegheny’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, the average being 128.9%. ATI has gained 8.7% in a year. The company sports a Zacks Rank #1.