Report
Seth Goldstein, CFA
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

The Dow-DuPont merger is likely to be value-accretive to shareholders of both companies.

Dow Chemical reported first-quarter results that generally met our expectations. Operating EBITDA jumped 20% year over year but was considerably boosted by the addition of Dow Corning's silicones business. Sequentially, operating EBITDA increased a less impressive 3% versus the fourth quarter of 2016, which also included the silicones business. Still, the 4% volume growth at the company level, excluding the impact of acquisitions, was solid reflecting Dow's efforts to push its end market focus t...
Underlying
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

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Morningstar
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Analysts
Seth Goldstein, CFA

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