PPG Report
PPG announced muted third-quarter results due to higher costs in what has been a challenging year for the company. Given that management provided updated guidance on Oct. 8 citing raw material inflation and tepid demand, the results were largely as expected. Higher costs stem primarily from elevated crude oil prices, leading to margin compression for both segments. This comes despite PPG being able to push about a 2% increase in selling prices over the quarter. In the longer term, we expect rece...PPG Industries manufactures and distributes a range of paints, coatings and specialty materials. The company's business is comprised of two reportable business segments: Performance Coatings, which primarily supplies a variety of protective and decorative coatings, sealants and finishes along with paint strippers, stains and related chemicals, as well as transparencies and transparent armor; and Industrial Coatings, which primarily supplies a variety of protective and decorative coatings and finishes along with adhesives, sealants, metal pretreatment products, optical monomers and coatings, precipitated silicas and other specialty materials.
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