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David Wang, CFA
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Huntsman Reports Improved 1Q; Our Long-Term Outlook Remains Unchanged

No-moat Huntsman reported improved first-quarter 2017 results versus the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA increased 23% to $329 million, as growth in polyurethanes, textile effects, and pigments more than offset declines in advanced materials and performance products. Management raised its 2017 guidance for free cash flow by $100 million, to over $450 million. While we increase our near-term forecast because of slightly better than expected results, our long-term outlook remains unchanged. While poly...
Underlying
Huntsman Corporation

Huntsman is a manufacturer of organic chemical products. The company's products are used in a range of applications, including those in the adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, personal care and hygiene, durable and non-durable consumer products, digital inks, electronics, insulation, medical, packaging, coatings and construction, power generation, refining, synthetic fiber, textile chemicals and dyes industries. The company's primary product lines include methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, amines, maleic anhydride, epoxy-based polymer formulations, textile chemicals and dyes. The company's segments are: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials and Textile Effects.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

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.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
David Wang, CFA

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