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Element Solutions Inc (ESI)

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Element Solutions Inc (ESI) operates as a multinational specialty chemicals enterprise, with significant business operations in the United States, China, and various international territories. The company's activities are divided into two primary segments: Electronics, and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics division focuses on researching, developing, and supplying advanced chemical formulations and materials essential for a wide spectrum of electronic hardware products. This segment provides crucial supplies for the electronics assembly industry, encompassing solder technologies, fluxes, and various cleaning and attachment solutions. Furthermore, it offers proprietary liquid chemical processes vital for the manufacture of printed circuit boards (PCBs), alongside sophisticated technologies such as advanced copper interconnects, die attachment, wafer bumping processes, and photomask solutions, all indispensable for integrated circuit (IC) fabrication and semiconductor packaging. Key industries served by this segment include mobile communications, computing, automotive, and aerospace equipment. The Industrial & Specialty segment delivers a diverse range of industrial solutions. This includes specialized chemical systems designed to both protect and enhance the aesthetic appeal of metal and plastic surfaces. It also produces consumable chemicals fundamental for image transfer in flexible packaging printing. Additionally, the segment develops chemistries integral to water-based hydraulic control fluids, especially for demanding offshore energy production applications. Its broad customer base extends across end markets such as aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer electronics, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and the oil and gas production sector. Element Solutions Inc, founded in 1785, was formerly known as Platform Specialty Products Corporation before officially changing its name in January 2019.

Sector: Miscellaneous Chemical Products

Industry: Chemicals - Specialty

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Element Solutions Inc

NYSE:ESIBasic Materials
+0.30%$33.21
AH Close$33.21+0.00%vs close
Mkt Cap$8.09B
Float227.36M
O/S243.69M
Inst Own-
SI3.4%
Div Yield0.96%
Dilution
Delisting Issues Timeline
Financials Summary
Revenue$2.55B
Net Income$190.8M
Total Assets$5.1B
Free Cash Flow$227.6M
Debt & Equity
Debt 38%
Equity 62%
Total Debt$1.64B
Total Equity$2.67B
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History

No splits on record

Nothing in ESI's public trading history: no forward or reverse split has affected the share count.

Balance Sheet Details
Assets$5.1B
Liabilities$2.41B
Accounts Receivable$517.7M
Accounts Payable$165.5M
Inventory$294.7M
PP&E (Net)$319.6M
Goodwill$2.24B
Intangible Assets$657.2M
Income Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-31
Revenue$2.55B$2.46B$2.33B$2.55B$2.4B$1.85B$1.84B$1.96B$3.78B$3.59B$2.54B$843.19M$731.22M$731.2M$728.77M
YoY Growth3.8%5.3%-8.5%6.2%29.5%1.0%-6.4%-48.1%5.3%41.1%201.5%15.3%0.0%0.3%-
Cost of Revenue$1.48B$1.42B$1.41B$1.6B$1.44B$1.07B$1.05B$1.12B$2.19B$2.08B$1.55B$446.63M$376.17M$376.1M$388.3M
Gross Profit$1.07B$1.04B$918.5M$952.7M$960.8M$786M$788.3M$837.6M$1.59B$1.51B$991.9M$396.55M$355.05M$355.1M$340.48M
Gross Margin42.0%42.2%39.4%37.4%40.0%42.4%42.9%42.7%42.1%42.1%39.0%47.0%48.6%48.6%46.7%
Research and Development$67.6M$63M$68.1M$48.8M$49.7M$48.6M$42.2M$44.3M$98.4M$84M$62.8M$26.23M$25.05M$25.1M$22.97M
Selling, General, and Administrative$660.7M$628.8M$596.8M$578.6M$611.2M$504.7M$497M$544.8M$1.11B$1.12B$857.5M$357.87M$214.61M$214.6M$260.67M
Other$0$0$80M$2.9M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$2.48M$292K$0$0
Total Operating Expenses$728.3M$691.8M$744.9M$627.4M$660.9M$553.3M$539.2M$589.1M$1.21B$1.21B$920.3M$384.1M$239.96M$239.7M$283.63M
Operating Income (EBIT)$342.2M$343.9M$173.6M$325.3M$299.9M$232.7M$249.1M$248.5M$221.3M$253M$71.6M$9.5M$115.1M$115.1M$55.95M
Operating Margin13.4%14.0%7.4%12.8%12.5%12.6%13.6%12.7%5.9%7.1%2.8%1.1%15.7%15.7%7.7%
Interest Expense$53.4M$56.3M$49.3M$51.2M$54.2M$63.4M$90.7M$311M$336.9M$376M$213.9M$37.9M$0$49.1M$54.05M
Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Income (Expense)-$226M-$56.2M-$44.5M-$53.3M-$48.2M-$151.6M-$108.2M-$301.7M-$460.6M-$137.4M-$300.9M-$40.4M-$316.54M-$44.1M-$44.64M
Income Before Tax (EBT)$116.2M$287.7M$129.1M$272M$251.7M$81.1M$140.9M-$53.2M-$289M-$48M-$229.3M-$30.89M-$24.67M$71M$11.31M
Income Tax Expense-$74.6M$44.8M$13M$85.8M$48.3M$4.3M$61.3M$23.8M$6.6M$29M$75.1M-$6.69M-$24.67M$24.7M$9.95M
Net Income$190.8M$244.2M$118.1M$187.2M$203.3M$75.7M$92.2M-$324.4M-$296.2M-$74M-$308.6M-$29.91M-$194.2M$46M$987K
Net Income Margin7.5%9.9%5.1%7.3%8.5%4.1%5.0%-16.5%-7.8%-2.1%-12.1%-3.5%-26.6%6.3%0.1%
Supplementary Data
EPS0.791.010.490.760.820.300.35-1.14-1.04-0.30-1.52-0.22-2.190.020.02
Diluted EPS0.791.010.490.750.820.300.35-1.13-1.04-0.27-1.52-0.22-2.190.020.02
Weighted Average OS242.00M242.10M241.40M245.10M247.40M248.80M257.60M283.79M284.12M243.30M203.03M135.30M88.53M88.53M49.58M
EBITDA$320.8M$501.6M$345.1M$496.1M$475.5M$305.9M$386.3M$411.5M$379.7M$482.8M$235.6M$95M-$183.29M$162.3M$112.11M
EBITDA Margin12.6%20.4%14.8%19.5%19.8%16.5%21.0%21.0%10.1%13.5%9.3%11.3%-25.1%22.2%15.4%
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-31
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$626.5M$359.4M$289.3M$265.6M$330.1M$291.9M$190.1M$233.6M$477.8M$423M$432.2M$397.28M$123.04M$143.35M
Short-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Cash and Short-Term Investments$626.5M$359.4M$289.3M$265.6M$330.1M$291.9M$190.1M$233.6M$477.8M$423M$432.2M$397.28M$123.04M$143.35M
Accounts Receivable$517.7M$439.6M$461.8M$455.8M$492.2M$403.4M$363.9M$382.4M$399.8M$1.05B$1.15B$327.3M$140.5M$138.97M
Inventory$294.7M$246.2M$298.9M$290.7M$274.4M$203.1M$199.6M$188.1M$490.4M$416M$517.5M$205.84M$89.62M$76.09M
Other Current Assets$115.3M$202.1M$115M$138.1M$88.4M$67.5M$61.5M$1.66B$1.48B$106.1M$100.6M$631.6M$19.5M$0
Total Current Assets$1.58B$1.27B$1.2B$1.19B$1.21B$989.9M$833.4M$2.48B$2.34B$2.07B$2.27B$1.58B$383.24M$374.53M
Long-Term Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment Net$319.6M$276.8M$296.9M$277.2M$278.1M$240.4M$264.8M$266.9M$452.3M$461M$491.6M$174.96M$139.67M$100.39M
Goodwill$2.24B$2.13B$2.34B$2.41B$2.53B$2.25B$2.18B$2.18B$4.2B$4.18B$4.02B$1.41B$1B$476.23M
Intangible Assets$657.2M$732M$879.3M$805.5M$956.7M$855.9M$944.4M$1.02B$3.14B$3.23B$3.31B$1.34B$683M$251.77M
Long-Term Investments$0$17.8M$28.1M$70.4M$12.4M-$112.9M-$119.6M-$133M-$579.6M-$663.2M-$678.8M-$202.3M-$138.27M$0
Deferred Tax Assets$175.5M$133.3M$120.5M$51.5M$81.5M$112.9M$119.6M$133M$579.6M$663.2M$678.8M$202.3M$138.27M$0
Other Long-Term Assets$124.7M$312M$115.1M$97.6M$68.9M$144.5M$102.2M$3.45B$121M$110M$91.9M$57.42M$33.09M$30.99M
Total Long-Term Assets$3.52B$3.6B$3.78B$3.71B$3.92B$3.49B$3.49B$6.92B$7.91B$7.98B$7.92B$2.98B$1.86B$859.39M
Other Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Assets$5.1B$4.87B$4.97B$4.9B$5.14B$4.48B$4.32B$9.4B$10.25B$10.05B$10.19B$4.56B$2.24B$1.23B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$165.5M$121.3M$140.6M$132.2M$138.4M$95.6M$96.8M$100.9M$111.2M$383.6M$450.3M$106.7M$56.16M$53.42M
Short-Term Debt$0$10.4M$26.5M$11.5M$12.7M$7.4M$7.8M$25.3M$10.1M$116.1M$54.7M$15.1M$7.96M$26.82M
Current Income Tax Payable$0$68M$68.6M$59.8M$50M$33.3M$25.8M$29.6M$73.1M$83M$65.1M$16.67M$6.61M$4.44M
Current Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities$76.5M$85.1M$75.5M$68M$89.8M$91.3M$99.8M$931.5M$861.4M$397M$414.2M$72.8M$26.04M$29.18M
Total Current Liabilities$429.9M$379.7M$369.4M$344.4M$415.2M$314.3M$293.8M$1.14B$1.09B$1.08B$1.06B$242.6M$119.42M$128.15M
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$1.63B$1.81B$1.92B$1.88B$1.89B$1.51B$1.51B$5.35B$5.44B$5.12B$5.17B$1.4B$744.29M$693.82M
Long-Term Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities$93.1M$93.9M$108.9M$121.2M$140M$112.9M$119.6M$133M$170M$663M$678.8M$202.29M$138.27M$49.41M
Other Long-Term Liabilities$263.1M$121.9M$152.4M$133.8M$146.1M$189.9M$132.2M$594.2M$693.6M$295.5M$356.2M$159.3M$90.32M$90.1M
Total Long-Term Liabilities$1.98B$2.1B$2.26B$2.21B$2.22B$1.85B$1.81B$6.08B$6.3B$6.08B$6.21B$1.76B$972.88M$833.33M
Other Liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities$2.41B$2.48B$2.63B$2.55B$2.64B$2.17B$2.11B$7.22B$7.39B$7.17B$7.27B$2B$1.09B$961.48M
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$645.9M$20K$20.97M$525.03M
Common Stock$2.7M$2.7M$2.7M$2.7M$2.6M$2.6M$2.6M$2.9M$2.9M$3M$2.3M$1.9M$0$50M
Retained Earnings-$904.6M-$1.02B-$1.18B-$1.22B-$1.33B-$1.47B-$1.54B-$1.2B-$869.7M-$574M-$532.7M-$224.13M-$194.22M-$273.09M
Comprehensive Income & Other-$308.9M-$467.2M-$345.9M-$298.1M-$197.4M-$194.8M-$280.5M-$756.9M-$422M-$675M-$886.1M-$130.56M$14.78M-$30.27M
Other Stockholders' Equity$3.58B$3.4B$3.51B$3.55B$3.81B$3.79B$3.75B$3.3B$3.61B$3.31B$3.28B$2.68B$1.25B$495.81M
Total Equity$2.67B$2.38B$2.33B$2.33B$2.48B$2.32B$2.22B$2.11B$2.74B$2.73B$2.75B$2.46B$1.05B$272.73M
Minority Interest$14.9M$15.4M$15.8M$16.6M$20.1M-$1.7M-$1.6M$71.9M$116.9M$154M$169.4M$93M$96.02M-$288K
Total Liabilities and Equity$5.09B$4.86B$4.96B$4.89B$5.12B$4.49B$4.33B$9.33B$10.14B$9.9B$10.02B$4.46B$2.15B$1.23B
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$1.64B$1.91B$2.03B$1.98B$1.97B$1.57B$1.58B$5.38B$5.45B$5.24B$5.23B$1.42B$752.25M$720.64M
Net Debt$1.02B$1.55B$1.74B$1.72B$1.64B$1.28B$1.39B$5.14B$5B$4.82B$4.8B$1.02B$629.21M$577.29M
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-31
Operating Activities
Net Income$190.8M$244.2M$118.1M$187.2M$203.3M$75.7M$92.2M-$324.4M-$296.2M-$73.7M-$308.6M-$29.9M-$181M$46M$1.35M
Depreciation & Amortization$151.2M$157.6M$166.7M$161.3M$163.9M$161.4M$154.7M$156.7M$156M$342.3M$251M$88M$45.6M$42.2M$46.74M
Deferred Income Tax-$12.6M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$16.01M
Stock-Based Compensation$0$14.8M$9.4M$17.7M$40.1M$6M$11.8M$15.4M$9.6M$6.2M$800K$1.4M$9.8M$200K$727K
Changes in Working Capital:
  Accounts Receivable-$57.6M-$29.9M-$6.8M$6.4M-$48.7M-$27.3M$21.8M$900K-$21.5M-$42.4M$66.7M$4.9M-$5.1M-$4.9M-$401K
  Inventory-$39.1M$7.8M-$9.5M-$31.2M-$46.5M$1.4M-$3.8M-$18.8M-$9.2M$7.6M-$7.3M$11.4M-$2.5M$800K$1.48M
  Accounts Payable$27.4M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$3.5M
  Other Working Capital-$9.2M$10.5M$15.7M-$74.3M$32.6M$25.4M-$83.6M-$6.2M$48.7M$26M$66.8M-$23.4M-$13.4M$0-$26.21M
Total Working Capital Change-$78.5M-$11.6M-$600K-$99.1M-$62.6M-$500K-$65.6M-$24.1M$18M-$8.8M$126.2M-$7.1M-$21M-$4.1M-$28.63M
Other Non-Cash Items$38.9M-$41.4M$42.2M$30.6M-$22.2M$18.7M-$184.1M$167.7M$263.6M-$76.2M$251.5M$45.8M$210.1M-$13M$45.56M
Net Cash from Operating$289.8M$363.6M$335.8M$297.7M$322.5M$261.3M$9M-$8.7M$151M$189.8M$320.9M$98.2M$63.5M$75.2M$49.75M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-$62.2M-$68.4M-$52.7M-$47.8M-$46.3M-$28.8M-$29.7M-$28.4M-$59.4M-$56M-$47.9M-$18.55M-$11.2M-$13.4M-$8.74M
Acquisitions$0-$3.9M-$214.8M-$22.6M-$536.5M-$9M$4.22B-$3.2M-$500K$1M-$4.67B-$1.36B-$922.4M-$5.1M$0
Purchases of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$28.4M-$40.5M-$36M-$34.4M$0$0$0$0
Sales of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$25M$17.5M$300K$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing Activities$348.3M-$1.5M$17.3M-$4.8M$13.9M-$2.1M$6.5M-$96.8M-$9.7M$16.7M$499.2M-$602.38M$5.5M$200K$5.29M
Net Cash from Investing$286.1M-$73.8M-$250.2M-$75.2M-$568.9M-$39.9M$4.19B-$75M-$92.6M-$74M-$4.26B-$1.98B-$928.1M-$18.3M-$3.45M
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid$202.6M$112.5M-$33M$16.4M-$388M$7.9M$3.86B$22.5M-$20.2M$38.7M-$3.64B-$669.7M-$374.6M$26.1M$36.98M
Common Stock Issuance$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1.4M$1.4M$391.5M$469.5M$1.51B$0$0$0
Common Stock Repurchases-$25M$0$0-$151M-$19.6M-$55.7M-$507.1M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends Paid-$77.8M-$78.2M-$77.4M-$78.4M-$61.9M-$12.4M$0$0$0$0$0$0-$229.8M$0$0
Other Financing Activities-$15M-$15.9M-$14.3M-$29.8M-$16.5M-$47.6M-$48.9M$38.5M-$96.4M-$63.5M-$94M-$13.4M$786.6M-$1.1M-$815K
Net Cash from Financing-$320.4M-$206.6M-$58.7M-$275.6M$290M-$123.6M-$4.43B$42.4M-$67.4M-$101M$4B$2.17B$931.4M-$27.2M-$37.8M
Forex Effect$11.6M-$13.1M-$3.2M-$11.4M-$5.4M$4M$4.8M-$27M$33.1M-$18M-$30.7M-$10.09M-$100K$200K-$1.78M
Net Change in Cash$267.1M$70.1M$23.7M-$64.5M$38.2M$101.8M-$225.4M-$68.3M$55.2M-$9M$34.9M$274.24M$96.65M$29.9M$6.71M
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow$289.8M$362M$335.8M$297.7M$322.5M$261.3M$9M-$8.7M$182.1M$185M$320.9M$98.16M$63.5M$75.2M$49.75M
Capital Expenditure-$62.2M-$68.4M-$52.7M-$47.8M-$46.3M-$28.8M-$29.7M-$28.4M-$59.4M-$56M-$47.9M-$18.55M-$11.2M-$13.4M-$8.74M
Free Cash Flow$227.6M$293.6M$283.1M$249.9M$276.2M$232.5M-$20.7M-$37.1M$122.7M$129M$273M$79.62M$52.3M$61.8M$41.01M
Cash at Beginning$359.4M$289.3M$265.6M$330.1M$291.9M$190.1M$415.5M$483.8M$422.6M$432M$397.3M$123.04M$113.45M$113.5M$106.74M
Cash at End$626.5M$359.4M$289.3M$265.6M$330.1M$291.9M$190.1M$415.5M$477.8M$423M$432.2M$397.28M$210.1M$143.4M$113.45M