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CE (Celanese) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Celanese Financial Strength?

Celanese has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Celanese's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.03. Celanese's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.38. As of today, Celanese's Altman Z-Score is 1.39.


Competitive Comparison of Celanese's Financial Strength

For the Chemicals subindustry, Celanese's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Celanese's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Celanese's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Celanese's Financial Strength falls into.


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Celanese Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Celanese's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-170 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $175 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $12,662 Mil.

Celanese's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*175/-170
=1.03

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Celanese's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(484 + 12662) / 9556
=1.38

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Celanese has a Z-score of 1.39, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.39 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Celanese  (NYSE:CE) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Celanese has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Celanese Business Description

Address
222 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 900N, Irving, TX, USA, 75039-5421
Celanese is one of the world's largest producers of acetic acid and its downstream derivative chemicals, which are used in various end markets, including coatings and adhesives. The company is also one of the largest producers of specialty polymers, which are used in the automotive, electronics, medical, building, and consumer end markets. The company also makes cellulose derivatives used in cigarette filters.
Executives
Mark Christopher Murray officer: VP - Bus. Strat & Development 100 MATSONFORD ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Deborah J. Kissire director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Scott Mcdougald Sutton officer: EVP & Pres, Materials Solution C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Scott A Richardson officer: SVP & CFO C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Thomas Francis Kelly officer: SVP, EM 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Aaron M Mcgilvray officer: Chief Accounting Officer 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rahul Ghai director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael Koenig director 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD., SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Vanessa Dupuis officer: SVP, HR (CHRO) C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
John K Wulff director C/O HERCULES INC, 1313 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19894-0001
John G Fotheringham officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Lori Ryerkerk director, officer: CEO AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD., 2001 MARKET STREET, SUITE 3600, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Todd L Elliott officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
A. Lynne Puckett officer: SVP & GC C/O 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rucker Kim K.w. director KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093