Belgium's Syensqo Q3 sales rise 9% on materials unit growth

Overview

• Belgium specialty materials firm's Q3 sales rose 9% yr/yr, led by Materials segment growth

• Underlying EBITDA was stable yr/yr, with sequential improvement to €320 mln

• Q3 operating cash flow fell 14% yr/yr due to absence of prior litigation payment

Outlook

• Syensqo expects full-year underlying EBITDA of at least €1.1 bln, unchanged from prior outlook

• Company now sees full-year operating cash flow of at least €700 mln, up from prior outlook of approximately €700 mln

• Syensqo now expects 2026 capital expenditures below €450 mln, lowered from previous outlook of approximately €450 mln

Result Drivers

• MATERIALS SEGMENT - Co said 13% sales growth in Materials was driven by record performance in Composite Materials and strong demand in Specialty Polymers, especially from semiconductors and batteries

• HIGHER RAW MATERIAL COSTS - Co said increased raw materials costs and a higher proportion of Composite Materials weighed on gross margin

• COMMERCIAL ACTIONS IN SPECIALTY POLYMERS - Co said it is taking selective commercial actions to capture growth opportunities in Specialty Polymers while managing timing of pricing adjustments

Company press release:

Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy", 7 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the diversified chemicals peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Syensqo NV is €81.50, about 5.1% above its November 4 closing price of €77.55

• The stock recently traded at 18 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 20 three months ago

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