Trimming Our Eastman FVE to $94 on Lower Near-Term Profit Growth
Eastman Chemical reported mixed third-quarter results as growth in the advanced materials segment was more than offset by lower profits in the other three segments, resulting in a 2% year-on-year decline in EBIT to $451 million. Although management maintained 2018 guidance for adjusted earnings per share to grow 10%-14%, it noted that Eastman would probably come in closer to the bottom of the range. We had expected Eastman's 2018 adjusted EPS growth to be a little over 10%, but we have trimmed o...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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