Eastman faces shrinking petrochemical margins.
Eastman reported third-quarter results that were in line with our expectations. Higher volumes drove 11% operating earnings growth year on year to $460 million during the quarter. With no changes to our long-term thesis, we maintain our $73 per share fair value estimate and no-moat rating.In the additives and functional products segment, operating earnings grew 16% versus the third quarter of 2016 to $186 million. The increase was primarily due to 14% volume growth. The segment, which accounts ...
Eastman Chemical is a global advanced materials and specialty additives company. The company's segments are: Additives and Functional Products, which manufactures chemicals for products in the transportation, consumables, building and construction, and other markets; Advanced Materials, which produces and markets polymers, films, and plastics in transportation, consumables, building and construction, durable goods, and health and wellness markets; Chemical Intermediates, which utilizes integration from the cellulose and acetyl, olefins, and alkylamines streams; and Fibers, which manufactures and sells Estron? acetate tow and Estrobond? triacetin plasticizers for use in filtration media.
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Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.
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