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PPG Industries (PPG) Introduces Aquacron Line of Coatings
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PPG Industries (PPG - Free Report) has introduced Aquacron 200 and 100 coatings to address the challenges faced by shed and barn manufacturers.
PPG Industries’ Aquacron 200 waterborne acrylic urethane enamels offer high-end, rustic aesthetic and excellent substrate protection. Also, it provides ease of application with excellent sag resistance.
The products are available in both solid and semi-transparent colors that create stain-like finishes on a variety of primed substrates, including engineered, pre-primed boards such as LP Smartside and Duratemp products and other engineered, pre-primed boards, as well as T-111 wood siding.
Shares of the company have moved up around 8.4% over a year, underperforming the roughly 16% growth recorded by its industry.
To improve cost structure, PPG Industries is pursuing significant restructuring actions that are mainly focused on regions and end-use markets with the weakest business conditions. The restructuring activities are projected to deliver around $125 million in annual savings with roughly $50 million of savings already realized in 2017 and another $45-$50 million expected in 2018.
During the fourth-quarter call, PPG Industries stated that it is committed toward deploying at least $2.4 billion of cash in 2018 on acquisitions and share repurchases as part of its earlier communicated goal of deploying $3.5 billion in 2017 and 2018 combined.
PPG Industries is also implementing appropriate pricing strategies to offset the impact of raw materials cost inflation. The company anticipates raw material inflation to continue through first-half 2018.
Some better-ranked stocks in the chemical space are LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB - Free Report) , Kronos Worldwide Inc. (KRO - Free Report) and BASF SE (BASFY - Free Report) .
LyondellBasell has an expected long-term earnings growth rate of 9% and sports a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy). The company’s shares have moved up 21.1% in a year. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Kronos has an expected long-term earnings growth rate of 5% and flaunts a Zacks Rank #1. Its shares have gained 52% over a year.
BASF has an expected long-term earnings growth rate of 6.7% and carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Its shares have moved up 8.2% in a year.
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PPG Industries (PPG) Introduces Aquacron Line of Coatings
PPG Industries (PPG - Free Report) has introduced Aquacron 200 and 100 coatings to address the challenges faced by shed and barn manufacturers.
PPG Industries’ Aquacron 200 waterborne acrylic urethane enamels offer high-end, rustic aesthetic and excellent substrate protection. Also, it provides ease of application with excellent sag resistance.
The products are available in both solid and semi-transparent colors that create stain-like finishes on a variety of primed substrates, including engineered, pre-primed boards such as LP Smartside and Duratemp products and other engineered, pre-primed boards, as well as T-111 wood siding.
Shares of the company have moved up around 8.4% over a year, underperforming the roughly 16% growth recorded by its industry.
To improve cost structure, PPG Industries is pursuing significant restructuring actions that are mainly focused on regions and end-use markets with the weakest business conditions. The restructuring activities are projected to deliver around $125 million in annual savings with roughly $50 million of savings already realized in 2017 and another $45-$50 million expected in 2018.
During the fourth-quarter call, PPG Industries stated that it is committed toward deploying at least $2.4 billion of cash in 2018 on acquisitions and share repurchases as part of its earlier communicated goal of deploying $3.5 billion in 2017 and 2018 combined.
PPG Industries is also implementing appropriate pricing strategies to offset the impact of raw materials cost inflation. The company anticipates raw material inflation to continue through first-half 2018.
PPG Industries, Inc. Price and Consensus
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Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
PPG Industries carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the chemical space are LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB - Free Report) , Kronos Worldwide Inc. (KRO - Free Report) and BASF SE (BASFY - Free Report) .
LyondellBasell has an expected long-term earnings growth rate of 9% and sports a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy). The company’s shares have moved up 21.1% in a year. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Kronos has an expected long-term earnings growth rate of 5% and flaunts a Zacks Rank #1. Its shares have gained 52% over a year.
BASF has an expected long-term earnings growth rate of 6.7% and carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Its shares have moved up 8.2% in a year.
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It's hard to believe, even for us at Zacks. But while the market gained +18.8% from 2016 - Q1 2017, our top stock-picking screens have returned +157.0%, +128.0%, +97.8%, +94.7%, and +90.2% respectively.
And this outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. Over the years it has been remarkably consistent. From 2000 - Q1 2017, the composite yearly average gain for these strategies has beaten the market more than 11X over. Maybe even more remarkable is the fact that we're willing to share their latest stocks with you without cost or obligation.
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