What does performance materials — adjusted EBITDA mean?

A measure of the segment's operational cash flow excluding non-cash and non-recurring expenses.

How do you interpret performance materials — adjusted EBITDA?

Higher values indicate stronger operational cash flow generation and better segment performance.

How does performance materials — adjusted EBITDA compare across companies?

Standardized across the chemical industry as a key metric for comparing operational profitability between segments and competitors.

Element Solutions ESI Performance Materials — Adjusted EBITDA

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '15

Similar metrics at other companies

WCCEES — Adjusted EBITDA

$185M+29.7%

IROperating Segments — Adjusted EBITDA

$150.7M+50.2%

EHCOperating Segments — Adjusted EBITDA

$257.3M+12.2%

IRMOperating Segments — Adjustedearningsbeforeinterestexpensenetprovisionbenefitforincometaxesdepreciationandamortization

$315.05M+15.9%

DDPerformance Materials And Coatings — Pro Forma Operating Income Loss Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization And Significant Items

$460M+33.3%

ALBOperating Segments — Adjusted EBITDA

$572.17M+16.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$840.0M+41.5%

Gross profit$322.7M+28.8%

Operating income$111.4M+43.9%

Net income$55.9M-43.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.23-42.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$177.3M-64.5%

Total debt$2.3B+38.8%

Total equity$2.7B+8.5%

Total assets$5.7B+19.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$66.6M-356%

CapEx$25.1M+128%

Free cash flow-$91.7M-711%

Valuation

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Market cap$11.2B+51.7%

Enterprise value$13.28B+57.3%

P/E75.3×+49.5×

P/S4×+1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.8%-1.2pp

Operating margin13.4%-0.4pp

Net margin5.3%-6.2pp

FCF margin4.3%-6.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity5.7%-6.2pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.2×

Current ratio2.7×-1.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Element Solutions in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept pah:AdjustedEBITDA.

The official record: Element Solutions’s 10-K, filed March 11, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does performance materials — adjusted EBITDA mean?: A measure of the segment's operational cash flow excluding non-cash and non-recurring expenses.
How do you interpret performance materials — adjusted EBITDA?: Higher values indicate stronger operational cash flow generation and better segment performance.
How does performance materials — adjusted EBITDA compare across companies?: Standardized across the chemical industry as a key metric for comparing operational profitability between segments and competitors.