Element Solutions Inc (ESI) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2019

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Feb 29, 2020
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Element Solutions Inc (ESI, Financial)(30-Year Financial) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2019. Platform Specialty Products Corp is a producer of high technology specialty chemical products and provider of post-sale technical services. Element Solutions Inc has a market cap of $2.6 billion; its shares were traded at around $10.39 with a P/E ratio of 54.72 and P/S ratio of 1.50. GuruFocus has detected 1 severe warning sign with Element Solutions Inc. .

For the last quarter Element Solutions Inc reported a revenue of $464.7 million, compared with the revenue of $488.5 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $1.8 billion, a decrease of 6.4% from the previous year. For the complete 30-year financial data, please go here.. For the last five years Element Solutions Inc had an average revenue growth rate of 9.5% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was 35 cents for the year, compared with the loss per share of $1.52 in the previous year. The Element Solutions Inc had a decent operating margin of 13.57%, compared with the operating margin of 12.67% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Element Solutions Inc is 7.80%. The profitability rank of the company is 4 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, Element Solutions Inc has the cash and cash equivalents of $190.1 million, compared with $233.6 million in the previous year. The long term debt was $1.5 billion, compared with $5.4 billion in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is 2.7, which is not a favorable level. Element Solutions Inc has a financial strength rank of 4 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $10.39, Element Solutions Inc is traded at close to its historical median P/S valuation band of $11.55. The P/S ratio of the stock is 1.50, while the historical median P/S ratio is 1.66. The stock lost 7.73% during the past 12 months.

For the complete 20-year historical financial data of ESI, click here.