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Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) reported record net sales of $2.5 billion for Q1 2022, reflecting a 12% increase sequentially. GAAP diluted EPS stood at $4.61, and adjusted EPS was $5.54, surpassing previous records by 10%. The company achieved an operating profit of $531 million and adjusted EBIT of $713 million. Celanese is poised for further growth after announcing a $11 billion acquisition of DuPont's Mobility & Materials business, expected to double annual free cash flow. The company forecasts Q2 adjusted earnings at approximately $4.50 per share.

Positive
  • Record net sales of $2.5 billion, a 12% increase over the previous record.
  • GAAP diluted EPS of $4.61 and adjusted EPS of $5.54, exceeding prior records by 10%.
  • Operating profit of $531 million and adjusted EBIT of $713 million, both record highs.
  • Successful mitigation of cost inflation and logistics constraints.
  • Definitive agreement to acquire DuPont's Mobility & Materials business for $11 billion, expected to double annual free cash flow.
Negative
  • Pricing for upstream products in the Acetyl Chain is moderating.
  • Challenges from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and global logistics reliability.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, today reported GAAP diluted earnings per share of $4.61 and adjusted earnings per share of $5.54 for the first quarter of 2022. The Company reported record quarterly net sales of $2.5 billion, a 12 percent increase over the previous record set in the fourth quarter of 2021. Net sales growth was driven by sequential volume and price expansion of 12 percent and 1 percent, respectively. Celanese successfully mitigated continued cost inflation as well as sourcing and logistics constraints to deliver first quarter consolidated operating profit of $531 million and adjusted EBIT of $713 million, both records. In February, the Company announced a definitive agreement to acquire a majority of the Mobility & Materials ("M&M") business of DuPont for $11.0 billion, which will establish Celanese as the preeminent global specialty materials company and is expected to drive a doubling of annual free cash flow generation, inclusive of run-rate synergies.

"I thank our teams for delivering record adjusted earnings per share in the first quarter, exceeding our prior record by 10 percent, and for establishing tremendous momentum at the start of 2022," said Lori Ryerkerk, chairman and chief executive officer. "We are squarely focused on continuing this momentum in our business performance and preparing ourselves for the close of the M&M acquisition which will usher in the next phase of shareholder value creation at Celanese."

First Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights:

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,
2022

December 31,
2021

March 31,
2021

 

(unaudited)

 

(In $ millions, except per share data)

Net Sales

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

 

910

 

 

707

 

 

645

 

Acetate Tow

 

125

 

 

129

 

 

119

 

Acetyl Chain

 

1,538

 

 

1,476

 

 

1,056

 

Intersegment Eliminations

 

(35

)

 

(37

)

 

(22

)

Total

 

2,538

 

 

2,275

 

 

1,798

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Profit (Loss)

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

 

124

 

 

67

 

 

130

 

Acetate Tow

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

16

 

Acetyl Chain

 

499

 

 

535

 

 

251

 

Other Activities

 

(96

)

 

(89

)

 

(71

)

Total

 

531

 

 

517

 

 

326

 

 

 

 

 

Net Earnings (Loss)

 

504

 

 

526

 

 

323

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBIT(1)

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

 

211

 

 

113

 

 

160

 

Acetate Tow

 

40

 

 

38

 

 

61

 

Acetyl Chain

 

503

 

 

536

 

 

282

 

Other Activities

 

(41

)

 

(35

)

 

(21

)

Total

 

713

 

 

652

 

 

482

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Earnings and Dividend Income, Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

 

49

 

 

30

 

 

25

 

Acetate Tow

 

36

 

 

34

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

Operating EBITDA(1)

 

813

 

 

745

 

 

570

 

Diluted EPS - continuing operations

$

4.61

 

$

4.83

 

$

2.83

 

Diluted EPS - total

$

4.61

 

$

4.79

 

$

2.82

 

Adjusted EPS(1)

$

5.54

 

$

4.91

 

$

3.46

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(149

)

 

(1,286

)

 

98

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(95

)

 

(99

)

 

(371

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

316

 

 

584

 

 

116

 

Free cash flow(1)

 

175

 

 

415

 

 

19

 

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(1) See "Non-US GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Recent Highlights:

  • Announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a majority of the M&M business for $11.0 billion in cash, including a broad portfolio of engineered thermoplastics and elastomers, industry-renowned brands and intellectual property, global production assets, and a world-class organization.
  • Completed the restructuring of the Korea Engineering Plastics Co. (KEPCO) joint venture to a manufacturing entity. Celanese will market approximately 70 kt of POM offtake, consistent with its 50 percent ownership stake.
  • Lori Ryerkerk was awarded The Chemists' Club Kavaler Award 2022, voted on by chemical industry peers to recognize exceptional performance of innovators and disruptors of the status quo in the sector.
  • Elected Rahul Ghai to the Company's Board of Directors in February. Mr. Ghai currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Otis Worldwide Corporation.
  • Elected Michael Koenig to the Company's Board of Directors in February. Mr. Koenig serves as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Nobian Industrial Chemicals B.V.
  • Received a third investment grade credit rating for the Company as Fitch Ratings assigned a first-time credit rating on Celanese of BBB- with a Stable Outlook.

First Quarter 2022 Business Segment Overview

Engineered Materials

Engineered Materials generated record net sales of $910 million in the first quarter due to a sequential volume increase of 23 percent and price increase of 7 percent. Approximately one-third of the sequential volume increase was delivered by legacy products, excluding Santoprene, as the business produced to meet elevated demand led by automotive. With five consecutive quarters of pricing expansion, Engineered Materials maintained a full pass-through of total cost inflation spanning raw materials, energy, and logistics. First quarter GAAP operating profit of $124 million and adjusted EBIT of $211 million increased over the prior quarter by $57 million and $98 million, respectively. Affiliate earnings contributed an additional $19 million sequentially, due to strong performance of the KEPCO and Infraserv affiliates.

Acetyl Chain

The Acetyl Chain generated record net sales of $1.5 billion in the first quarter due to an 8 percent sequential expansion in volume that offset a 3 percent decline in pricing. Sequential moderation in China acetic acid pricing was largely offset as the business shifted volume to the Western Hemisphere and captured higher pricing downstream in VAM, emulsions, redispersible powders (RDP), and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). In the quarter, the Acetyl Chain manufacturing team successfully completed three major turnarounds at the Clear Lake facility in methanol, acetic acid, and VAM. The Acetyl Chain offset production impacts by flexing its global footprint and sourcing from the industry to deliver first quarter GAAP operating profit of $499 million and adjusted EBIT of $503 million at margins of 32 percent and 33 percent, respectively. Across the last four quarters the Acetyl Chain has delivered over $2 billion in GAAP operating profit and adjusted EBIT.

Acetate Tow

Acetate Tow generated net sales of $125 million during the first quarter, which reflected a sequential price increase of 3 percent and a volume decrease of 6 percent. First quarter GAAP operating profit of $4 million and adjusted EBIT of $40 million were consistent with business expectations. Dividends from affiliates in the quarter were $36 million, consistent with the prior quarter.

Cash Flow and Tax

The Company generated operating cash flow of $316 million and free cash flow of $175 million in the first quarter. Capital expenditures in the quarter were $137 million as the Company progressed on several key projects across the Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain businesses. During the first quarter, Celanese returned $73 million in cash to shareholders via dividends.

The effective U.S. GAAP tax rate was 18 percent for the first quarter compared to 21 percent for the same quarter of 2021. The lower effective tax rate was due to non-recurring impacts of uncertain tax positions mainly due to lending terms related to internal treasury operations in the three months ended March 31, 2021. During the first quarter, the Company decreased the full year adjusted tax rate from 15 percent to 13 percent, primarily due to changes in jurisdictional earnings mix.

Outlook

"Our team continues to demonstrate the capability of our Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain business models to deliver robust performance despite persistent cost inflation and various external disruptions to our supply chain" said Lori Ryerkerk. "While we have successfully mitigated the vast majority of these disruptions, we are closely monitoring developing challenges including COVID-19 lockdowns across China and worsening reliability of global maritime logistics. As pricing in upstream products within the Acetyl Chain continues to moderate, we expect that strength in downstream Acetyl Chain products as well as continued robust performance in Engineered Materials will drive second quarter adjusted earnings of approximately $4.50 per share. With this strong start to the year, we now expect 2022 adjusted earnings per share to approach our 2021 adjusted earnings per share performance."

A reconciliation of forecasted adjusted earnings per share to U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share is not available without unreasonable efforts because a forecast of Certain Items, such as mark-to-market pension gains/losses, is not practical. For more information, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

The Company's prepared remarks related to the first quarter will be posted on its website at investors.celanese.com under Financial Information/Financial Document Library on April 28, 2022. Information about Non-US GAAP measures is included in a Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information document posted on our investor relations website under Financial Information/Non-GAAP Financial Measures. See also "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 8,500 employees worldwide and had 2021 net sales of $8.5 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain "forward-looking statements," which include information concerning the Company's plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs and other information that is not historical information. All forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and beliefs and various assumptions. There can be no assurance that the Company will realize these expectations or that these beliefs will prove correct. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements contained in this release. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things: changes in general economic, business, political and regulatory conditions in the countries or regions in which we operate; volatility or changes in the price and availability of raw materials, particularly changes in the demand for, supply of, and market prices of ethylene, methanol, natural gas, wood pulp and fuel oil and the prices for electricity and other energy sources; the length and depth of product and industry business cycles, particularly in the automotive, electrical, mobility, textiles, medical, electronics and construction industries; the extent to which resurgences or variants of COVID-19 may adversely impact the economic environment, market demand, our operations, availability and cost of transportation and materials, the labor supply and pace of economic recovery; the ability to pass increases in raw material prices on to customers or otherwise improve margins through price increases; the ability to maintain plant utilization rates and to implement planned capacity additions and expansions as well as facility turnarounds; the ability to reduce or maintain their current levels of production costs and to improve productivity by implementing technological improvements to existing plants; the ability to identify desirable potential acquisition targets and to complete and integrate acquisition or investment transactions consistent with the Company's strategy; the ability to obtain regulatory approval for, and satisfy closing conditions to, the M&M acquisition, the timing of closing thereof, and the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the transaction; the ability to identify and execute on other attractive investment opportunities towards which to deploy capital; increased price competition and the introduction of competing products by other companies; market acceptance of our products and technology; compliance and other costs and potential disruption or interruption of production or operations due to accidents, interruptions in sources of raw materials, transportation or logistics disruptions, cyber security incidents, terrorism or political unrest, public health crises (including, but not limited to, the COVID-19 pandemic); other unforeseen events or delays in construction or operation of facilities, including as a result of geopolitical conditions, the occurrence of acts of war (such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict) or terrorist incidents or as a result of weather or natural disasters or other crises including public health crises; the ability to obtain governmental approvals and to construct facilities on terms and schedules acceptable to the Company; changes in the degree of intellectual property and other legal protection afforded to our products or technologies, or the theft of such intellectual property; potential liability for remedial actions and increased costs under existing or future environmental, health and safety regulations, including those relating to climate change; potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation, or from changes in the laws, regulations or policies of governments or other governmental activities in the countries in which we operate; changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates; our level of indebtedness, which could diminish our ability to raise additional capital to fund operations or limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or the chemicals industry; tax rates and changes thereto; our ability to obtain regulatory approval for, and satisfy closing conditions to, any transactions described herein; and various other factors discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Presentation

This document presents the Company's three business segments, Engineered Materials, Acetate Tow and Acetyl Chain.

Use of Non-US GAAP Financial Information

This release uses the following Non-US GAAP measures: adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin, operating EBITDA, adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow. These measures are not recognized in accordance with US GAAP and should not be viewed as an alternative to US GAAP measures of performance or liquidity. The most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with US GAAP in our consolidated financial statements for adjusted EBIT and operating EBITDA is net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation; for adjusted EBIT margin is operating margin; for adjusted earnings per share is earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Celanese Corporation per common share-diluted; and for free cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operations.

Definitions of Non-US GAAP Financial Measures

  • Adjusted EBIT is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation, plus (earnings) loss from discontinued operations, less interest income, plus interest expense, plus refinancing expense and taxes, and further adjusted for Certain Items (refer to Table 8 of our Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information document). We do not provide reconciliations for adjusted EBIT on a forward-looking basis (including those contained in this document) when we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of Certain Items, such as mark-to-market pension gains and losses, that have not yet occurred, are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Adjusted EBIT margin is defined by the Company as adjusted EBIT divided by net sales.
  • Operating EBITDA is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation, plus (earnings) loss from discontinued operations, less interest income, plus interest expense, plus refinancing expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for Certain Items, which Certain Items include accelerated depreciation and amortization expense. Operating EBITDA is equal to adjusted EBIT plus depreciation and amortization.
  • Adjusted earnings per share is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Celanese Corporation, adjusted for income tax (provision) benefit, Certain Items, and refinancing and related expenses, divided by the number of basic common shares and dilutive restricted stock units and stock options calculated using the treasury method. We do not provide reconciliations for adjusted earnings per share on a forward-looking basis (including those contained in this document) when we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of Certain Items, such as mark-to-market pension gains and losses, that have not yet occurred, are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.

    Note: The income tax expense (benefit) on Certain Items ("Non-GAAP adjustments") is determined using the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which the Non-GAAP adjustments occurred and includes both current and deferred income tax expense (benefit). The income tax rate used for adjusted earnings per share approximates the midpoint in a range of forecasted tax rates for the year. This range may include certain partial or full-year forecasted tax opportunities and related costs, where applicable, and specifically excludes changes in uncertain tax positions, discrete recognition of GAAP items on a quarterly basis, other pre-tax items adjusted out of our GAAP earnings for adjusted earnings per share purposes and changes in management's assessments regarding the ability to realize deferred tax assets for GAAP. In determining the adjusted earnings per share tax rate, we reflect the impact of foreign tax credits when utilized, or expected to be utilized, absent discrete events impacting the timing of foreign tax credit utilization. We analyze this rate quarterly and adjust it if there is a material change in the range of forecasted tax rates; an updated forecast would not necessarily result in a change to our tax rate used for adjusted earnings per share. The adjusted tax rate is an estimate and may differ from the actual tax rate used for GAAP reporting in any given reporting period. Table 3a of our Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information document summarizes the reconciliation of our estimated GAAP effective tax rate to the adjusted tax rate. The estimated GAAP rate excludes discrete recognition of GAAP items due to our inability to forecast such items. As part of the year-end reconciliation, we will update the reconciliation of the GAAP effective tax rate to the adjusted tax rate for actual results.
  • Free cash flow is a liquidity measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as cash flow from operations, less capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment, and adjusted for capital contributions from or distributions to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui") related to our methanol joint venture, Fairway Methanol LLC ("Fairway").

Reconciliation of Non-US GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of the Non-US GAAP financial measures used in this press release to the comparable US GAAP financial measure, together with information about the purposes and uses of Non-US GAAP financial measures, are included in our Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information document filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on or about April 28, 2022 and also available on our website at investors.celanese.com under Financial Information/Financial Document Library.

Results Unaudited

The results in this document, together with the adjustments made to present the results on a comparable basis, have not been audited and are based on internal financial data furnished to management. Quarterly results should not be taken as an indication of the results of operations to be reported for any subsequent period or for the full fiscal year.

Supplemental Information

Additional information about our prior period performance is included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information document.

Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,
2022

December 31,
2021

March 31,
2021

 

(In $ millions, except share and per share data)

Net sales

2,538

 

2,275

 

1,798

 

Cost of sales

(1,793

)

(1,554

)

(1,313

)

Gross profit

745

 

721

 

485

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

(174

)

(170

)

(137

)

Amortization of intangible assets

(11

)

(8

)

(6

)

Research and development expenses

(24

)

(23

)

(20

)

Other (charges) gains, net

(1

)

 

6

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

(1

)

 

3

 

Gain (loss) on disposition of businesses and assets, net

(3

)

(3

)

(5

)

Operating profit (loss)

531

 

517

 

326

 

Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates

56

 

36

 

29

 

Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit (expense) income

24

 

(7

)

38

 

Interest expense

(35

)

(21

)

(25

)

Interest income

1

 

1

 

1

 

Dividend income - equity investments

37

 

33

 

42

 

Other income (expense), net

2

 

(2

)

(2

)

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax

616

 

557

 

409

 

Income tax (provision) benefit

(112

)

(27

)

(85

)

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

504

 

530

 

324

 

Earnings (loss) from operation of discontinued operations

 

(3

)

(1

)

Income tax (provision) benefit from discontinued operations

 

(1

)

 

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(4

)

(1

)

Net earnings (loss)

504

 

526

 

323

 

Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

(2

)

(2

)

(1

)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation

502

 

524

 

322

 

Amounts attributable to Celanese Corporation

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

502

 

528

 

323

 

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(4

)

(1

)

Net earnings (loss)

502

 

524

 

322

 

Earnings (loss) per common share - basic

 

 

 

Continuing operations

4.64

 

4.86

 

2.85

 

Discontinued operations

 

(0.04

)

(0.01

)

Net earnings (loss) - basic

4.64

 

4.82

 

2.84

 

Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted

 

 

 

Continuing operations

4.61

 

4.83

 

2.83

 

Discontinued operations

 

(0.04

)

(0.01

)

Net earnings (loss) - diluted

4.61

 

4.79

 

2.82

 

Weighted average shares (in millions)

 

 

 

Basic

108.2

 

108.6

 

113.5

 

Diluted

108.9

 

109.4

 

114.0

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited

 

As of
March 31,
2022

As of
December 31,
2021

 

 

(In $ millions)

ASSETS

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

605

 

536

 

Trade receivables - third party and affiliates, net

1,390

 

1,161

 

Non-trade receivables, net

523

 

506

 

Inventories

1,549

 

1,524

 

Marketable securities

9

 

10

 

Other assets

124

 

70

 

Total current assets

4,200

 

3,807

 

Investments in affiliates

847

 

823

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

4,188

 

4,193

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

267

 

236

 

Deferred income taxes

244

 

248

 

Other assets

569

 

521

 

Goodwill

1,396

 

1,412

 

Intangible assets, net

715

 

735

 

Total assets

12,426

 

11,975

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third party and affiliates

860

 

791

 

Trade payables - third party and affiliates

1,169

 

1,160

 

Other liabilities

419

 

473

 

Income taxes payable

106

 

81

 

Total current liabilities

2,554

 

2,505

 

Long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs

3,132

 

3,176

 

Deferred income taxes

563

 

555

 

Uncertain tax positions

296

 

280

 

Benefit obligations

543

 

558

 

Operating lease liabilities

223

 

200

 

Other liabilities

162

 

164

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

Stockholders' Equity

 

 

Treasury stock, at cost

(5,492

)

(5,492

)

Additional paid-in capital

326

 

333

 

Retained earnings

10,106

 

9,677

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net

(333

)

(329

)

Total Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity

4,607

 

4,189

 

Noncontrolling interests

346

 

348

 

Total equity

4,953

 

4,537

 

Total liabilities and equity

12,426

 

11,975

 

Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information

April 28, 2022

In this document, the terms the "Company," "we" and "our" refer to Celanese Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide information of interest to investors, analysts and other parties including supplemental financial information and reconciliations and other information concerning our use of non-US GAAP financial measures. This document is updated quarterly.

Presentation

This document presents the Company's three business segments, Engineered Materials, Acetate Tow and Acetyl Chain.

Use of Non-US GAAP Financial Measures

From time to time, management may publicly disclose certain numerical "non-GAAP financial measures" in the course of our earnings releases, financial presentations, earnings conference calls, investor and analyst meetings and otherwise. For these purposes, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") defines a "non-GAAP financial measure" as a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that effectively exclude amounts, included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with US GAAP, and vice versa for measures that include amounts, or are subject to adjustments that effectively include amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable US GAAP measure so calculated and presented. For these purposes, "GAAP" refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by management are provided as additional information to investors, analysts and other parties because the Company believes them to be important supplemental measures for assessing our financial and operating results and as a means to evaluate our financial condition and period-to-period comparisons. These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental to, and should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to, net earnings (loss), operating profit (loss), operating margin, cash flow from operating activities (together with cash flow from investing and financing activities), earnings per share or any other US GAAP financial measure. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered within the context of our complete audited and unaudited financial results for the given period, which are available on the Financial Information/Financial Document Library page of our website, investors.celanese.com. The definition and method of calculation of the non-GAAP financial measures used herein may be different from other companies' methods for calculating measures with the same or similar titles. Investors, analysts and other parties should understand how another company calculates such non-GAAP financial measures before comparing the other company's non-GAAP financial measures to any of our own. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be indicative of the historical operating results of the Company nor are they intended to be predictive or projections of future results.

Pursuant to the requirements of SEC Regulation G, whenever we refer to a non-GAAP financial measure, we will also present in this document, in the presentation itself or on a Form 8-K in connection with the presentation on the Financial Information/Financial Document Library page of our website, investors.celanese.com, to the extent practicable, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, along with a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure we reference and such comparable GAAP financial measure.

This document includes definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures used from time to time by the Company.

Specific Measures Used

This document provides information about the following non-GAAP measures: adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin, operating EBITDA, operating EBITDA margin, operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation, adjusted earnings per share, net debt, free cash flow and return on invested capital (adjusted). The most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with US GAAP in our consolidated financial statements for adjusted EBIT and operating EBITDA is net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation; for adjusted EBIT margin and operating EBITDA margin is operating margin; for operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation is operating profit (loss); for adjusted earnings per share is earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Celanese Corporation per common share-diluted; for net debt is total debt; for free cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operations; and for return on invested capital (adjusted) is net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation divided by the sum of the average of beginning and end of the year short- and long-term debt and Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity.

Definitions

  • Adjusted EBIT is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation, plus (earnings) loss from discontinued operations, less interest income, plus interest expense, plus refinancing expense and taxes, and further adjusted for Certain Items (refer to Table 8). We believe that adjusted EBIT provides transparent and useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating and assessing our primary operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of unusual, non-operational or restructuring-related activities that affect comparability. Our management recognizes that adjusted EBIT has inherent limitations because of the excluded items. Adjusted EBIT is one of the measures management uses for planning and budgeting, monitoring and evaluating financial and operating results and as a performance metric in the Company's incentive compensation plan. We do not provide reconciliations for adjusted EBIT on a forward-looking basis (including those contained in this document) when we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of Certain Items, such as mark-to-market pension gains and losses, that have not yet occurred, are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Adjusted EBIT margin is defined by the Company as adjusted EBIT divided by net sales. Adjusted EBIT margin has the same uses and limitations as Adjusted EBIT.
  • Operating EBITDA is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation, plus (earnings) loss from discontinued operations, less interest income, plus interest expense, plus refinancing expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for Certain Items, which Certain Items include accelerated depreciation and amortization expense. Operating EBITDA is equal to adjusted EBIT plus depreciation and amortization. We believe that Operating EBITDA provides transparent and useful information to investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating our operating performance relative to our peer companies. Operating EBITDA margin is defined by the Company as Operating EBITDA divided by net sales. Operating EBITDA margin has the same uses and limitations as Operating EBITDA.
  • Operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation is defined by the Company as operating profit (loss), less earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests ("NCI"). We believe that operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation provides transparent and useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating our core operational performance. Operating margin attributable to Celanese Corporation is defined by the Company as operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation divided by net sales. Operating margin attributable to Celanese Corporation has the same uses and limitations as Operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation.
  • Adjusted earnings per share is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Celanese Corporation, adjusted for income tax (provision) benefit, Certain Items, and refinancing and related expenses, divided by the number of basic common shares and dilutive restricted stock units and stock options calculated using the treasury method. We believe that adjusted earnings per share provides transparent and useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating and assessing our primary operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of the above stated items that affect comparability and as a performance metric in the Company's incentive compensation plan. We do not provide reconciliations for adjusted earnings per share on a forward-looking basis (including those contained in this document) when we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of Certain Items, such as mark-to-market pension gains and losses, that have not yet occurred, are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.

    Note: The income tax expense (benefit) on Certain Items ("Non-GAAP adjustments") is determined using the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which the Non-GAAP adjustments occurred and includes both current and deferred income tax expense (benefit). The income tax rate used for adjusted earnings per share approximates the midpoint in a range of forecasted tax rates for the year. This range may include certain partial or full-year forecasted tax opportunities and related costs, where applicable, and specifically excludes changes in uncertain tax positions, discrete recognition of GAAP items on a quarterly basis, other pre-tax items adjusted out of our GAAP earnings for adjusted earnings per share purposes and changes in management's assessments regarding the ability to realize deferred tax assets for GAAP. In determining the adjusted earnings per share tax rate, we reflect the impact of foreign tax credits when utilized, or expected to be utilized, absent discrete events impacting the timing of foreign tax credit utilization. We analyze this rate quarterly and adjust it if there is a material change in the range of forecasted tax rates; an updated forecast would not necessarily result in a change to our tax rate used for adjusted earnings per share. The adjusted tax rate is an estimate and may differ from the actual tax rate used for GAAP reporting in any given reporting period. Table 3a summarizes the reconciliation of our estimated GAAP effective tax rate to the adjusted tax rate. The estimated GAAP rate excludes discrete recognition of GAAP items due to our inability to forecast such items. As part of the year-end reconciliation, we will update the reconciliation of the GAAP effective tax rate to the adjusted tax rate for actual results.
  • Free cash flow is a liquidity measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net cash provided by (used in) operations, less capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment, and adjusted for capital contributions from or distributions to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui") related to our methanol joint venture, Fairway Methanol LLC ("Fairway"). We believe that free cash flow provides useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating the Company's liquidity and credit quality assessment because it provides an indication of the long-term cash generating ability of our business. Although we use free cash flow as a measure to assess the liquidity generated by our business, the use of free cash flow has important limitations, including that free cash flow does not reflect the cash requirements necessary to service our indebtedness, lease obligations, unconditional purchase obligations or pension and postretirement funding obligations.
  • Net debt is defined by the Company as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. We believe that net debt provides useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating changes to the Company's capital structure and credit quality assessment.
  • Return on invested capital (adjusted) is defined by the Company as adjusted EBIT, tax effected using the adjusted tax rate, divided by the sum of the average of beginning and end of the year short- and long-term debt and Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity. We believe that return on invested capital (adjusted) provides useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in order to assess our income generation from the point of view of our stockholders and creditors who provide us with capital in the form of equity and debt and whether capital invested in the Company yields competitive returns.

Supplemental Information

Supplemental Information we believe to be of interest to investors, analysts and other parties includes the following:

  • Net sales for each of our business segments and the percentage increase or decrease in net sales attributable to price, volume, currency and other factors for each of our business segments.
  • Cash dividends received from our equity investments.
  • For those consolidated ventures in which the Company owns or is exposed to less than 100% of the economics, the outside stockholders' interests are shown as NCI. Beginning in 2014, this includes Fairway for which the Company's ownership percentage is 50%. Amounts referred to as "attributable to Celanese Corporation" are net of any applicable NCI.

Results Unaudited

The results in this document, together with the adjustments made to present the results on a comparable basis, have not been audited and are based on internal financial data furnished to management. Quarterly results should not be taken as an indication of the results of operations to be reported for any subsequent period or for the full fiscal year.

Table 1

Adjusted EBIT and Operating EBITDA - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures - Unaudited

 

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

(In $ millions)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation

502

 

 

1,890

 

 

524

 

 

506

 

 

538

 

 

322

 

(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations

 

 

22

 

 

4

 

 

13

 

 

4

 

 

1

 

Interest income

(1

)

 

(8

)

 

(1

)

 

(2

)

 

(4

)

 

(1

)

Interest expense

35

 

 

91

 

 

21

 

 

21

 

 

24

 

 

25

 

Refinancing expense

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

112

 

 

330

 

 

27

 

 

102

 

 

116

 

 

85

 

Certain Items attributable to Celanese Corporation (Table 8)

65

 

 

139

 

 

77

 

 

(1

)

 

13

 

 

50

 

Adjusted EBIT

713

 

 

2,473

 

 

652

 

 

648

 

 

691

 

 

482

 

Depreciation and amortization expense(1)

100

 

 

362

 

 

93

 

 

91

 

 

90

 

 

88

 

Operating EBITDA

813

 

 

2,835

 

 

745

 

 

739

 

 

781

 

 

570

 

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

(In $ millions)

Engineered Materials

4

 

9

 

4

 

2

 

1

 

2

Acetate Tow

 

 

 

 

 

Acetyl Chain

2

 

 

 

 

 

Other Activities(2)

 

 

 

 

 

Accelerated depreciation and amortization expense

6

 

9

 

4

 

2

 

1

 

2

Depreciation and amortization expense(1)

100

 

362

 

93

 

91

 

90

 

88

Total depreciation and amortization expense

106

 

371

 

97

 

93

 

91

 

90

______________________________

(1)

Excludes accelerated depreciation and amortization expense as detailed in the table above, which amounts are included in Certain Items above.

(2)

Other Activities includes corporate Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses, the results of captive insurance companies and certain components of net periodic benefit cost (interest cost, expected return on plan assets and net actuarial gains and losses).

Table 2 - Supplemental Segment Data and Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBIT and Operating EBITDA - Non-GAAP Measures - Unaudited
 

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

(In $ millions, except percentages)

Operating Profit (Loss) / Operating Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

124

 

 

13.6

%

 

411

 

 

15.1

%

 

67

 

 

9.5

%

 

91

 

 

13.3

%

 

123

 

 

18.0

%

 

130

 

 

20.2

%

Acetate Tow

4

 

 

3.2

%

 

56

 

 

10.9

%

 

4

 

 

3.1

%

 

12

 

 

9.4

%

 

24

 

 

17.4

%

 

16

 

 

13.4

%

Acetyl Chain(1)

499

 

 

32.4

%

 

1,819

 

 

33.5

%

 

535

 

 

36.2

%

 

517

 

 

34.7

%

 

516

 

 

36.6

%

 

251

 

 

23.8

%

Other Activities(2)

(96

)

 

 

 

(340

)

 

 

 

(89

)

 

 

 

(84

)

 

 

 

(96

)

 

 

 

(71

)

 

 

Total

531

 

 

20.9

%

 

1,946

 

 

22.8

%

 

517

 

 

22.7

%

 

536

 

 

23.7

%

 

567

 

 

25.8

%

 

326

 

 

18.1

%

Less: Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to NCI(1)

2

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Operating Profit (Loss) Attributable to Celanese Corporation

529

 

 

20.8

%

 

1,940

 

 

22.7

%

 

515

 

 

22.6

%

 

535

 

 

23.6

%

 

565

 

 

25.7

%

 

325

 

 

18.1

%

Operating Profit (Loss) / Operating Margin Attributable to Celanese Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

124

 

 

13.6

%

 

411

 

 

15.1

%

 

67

 

 

9.5

%

 

91

 

 

13.3

%

 

123

 

 

18.0

%

 

130

 

 

20.2

%

Acetate Tow

4

 

 

3.2

%

 

56

 

 

10.9

%

 

4

 

 

3.1

%

 

12

 

 

9.4

%

 

24

 

 

17.4

%

 

16

 

 

13.4

%

Acetyl Chain(1)

497

 

 

32.3

%

 

1,813

 

 

33.4

%

 

533

 

 

36.1

%

 

516

 

 

34.7

%

 

514

 

 

36.5

%

 

250

 

 

23.7

%

Other Activities(2)

(96

)

 

 

 

(340

)

 

 

 

(89

)

 

 

 

(84

)

 

 

 

(96

)

 

 

 

(71

)

 

 

Total

529

 

 

20.8

%

 

1,940

 

 

22.7

%

 

515

 

 

22.6

%

 

535

 

 

23.6

%

 

565

 

 

25.7

%

 

325

 

 

18.1

%

Equity Earnings and Dividend Income, Other Income (Expense) Attributable to Celanese Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

49

 

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

40

(3)

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

Acetate Tow

36

 

 

 

 

146

 

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

Acetyl Chain

4

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

Other Activities(2)

6

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Total

95

 

 

 

 

288

 

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

Non-Operating Pension and Other Post-Retirement Employee Benefit (Expense) Income Attributable to Celanese Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acetate Tow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acetyl Chain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Activities(2)

24

 

 

 

 

106

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

Total

24

 

 

 

 

106

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

Certain Items Attributable to Celanese Corporation (Table 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

38

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

Acetate Tow

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

Acetyl Chain

2

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

Other Activities(2)

25

 

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

Total

65

 

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

___________________________

(1)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to NCI is included within the Acetyl Chain segment.

(2)

Other Activities includes corporate SG&A expenses, the results of captive insurance companies and certain components of net periodic benefit cost (interest cost, expected return on plan assets and net actuarial gains and losses).

(3)

Includes $39 million of Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates and $1 million of Other income.

Table 2 - Supplemental Segment Data and Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBIT and Operating EBITDA - Non-GAAP Measures - Unaudited (cont.)

 

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

(In $ millions, except percentages)

Adjusted EBIT / Adjusted EBIT Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

211

 

 

23.2

%

 

571

 

 

21.0

%

 

113

 

 

16.0

%

 

137

 

 

20.0

%

 

161

 

 

23.6

%

 

160

 

 

24.8

%

Acetate Tow

40

 

 

32.0

%

 

207

 

 

40.3

%

 

38

 

 

29.5

%

 

46

 

 

35.9

%

 

62

 

 

44.9

%

 

61

 

 

51.3

%

Acetyl Chain

503

 

 

32.7

%

 

1,849

 

 

34.1

%

 

536

 

 

36.3

%

 

517

 

 

34.7

%

 

514

 

 

36.5

%

 

282

 

 

26.7

%

Other Activities(2)

(41

)

 

 

 

(154

)

 

 

 

(35

)

 

 

 

(52

)

 

 

 

(46

)

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

Total

713

 

 

28.1

%

 

2,473

 

 

29.0

%

 

652

 

 

28.7

%

 

648

 

 

28.6

%

 

691

 

 

31.4

%

 

482

 

 

26.8

%

Depreciation and Amortization Expense(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

42

 

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

Acetate Tow

11

 

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

Acetyl Chain

43

 

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

Other Activities(2)

4

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

Total

100

 

 

 

 

362

 

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

 

88

 

 

 

Operating EBITDA / Operating EBITDA Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineered Materials

253

 

 

27.8

%

 

706

 

 

26.0

%

 

148

 

 

20.9

%

 

170

 

 

24.9

%

 

195

 

 

28.6

%

 

193

 

 

29.9

%

Acetate Tow

51

 

 

40.8

%

 

246

 

 

47.9

%

 

48

 

 

37.2

%

 

56

 

 

43.8

%

 

71

 

 

51.4

%

 

71

 

 

59.7

%

Acetyl Chain

546

 

 

35.5

%

 

2,020

 

 

37.2

%

 

579

 

 

39.2

%

 

561

 

 

37.7

%

 

557

 

 

39.5

%

 

323

 

 

30.6

%

Other Activities(2)

(37

)

 

 

 

(137

)

 

 

 

(30

)

 

 

 

(48

)

 

 

 

(42

)

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

Total

813

 

 

32.0

%

 

2,835

 

 

33.2

%

 

745

 

 

32.7

%

 

739

 

 

32.6

%

 

781

 

 

35.5

%

 

570

 

 

31.7

%

___________________________

(1)

Excludes accelerated depreciation and amortization expense, which amounts are included in Certain Items above. See Table 1 for details.

(2)

Other Activities includes corporate SG&A expenses, the results of captive insurance companies and certain components of net periodic benefit cost (interest cost, expected return on plan assets and net actuarial gains and losses).

Table 3

Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share - Reconciliation of a Non-GAAP Measure - Unaudited

 

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

 

 

per share

 

 

 

per share

 

 

 

per share

 

 

 

per share

 

 

 

per share

 

 

 

per share

 

(In $ millions, except per share data)

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Celanese Corporation

502

 

 

4.61

 

1,912

 

 

17.06

 

528

 

 

4.83

 

519

 

 

4.67

 

542

 

 

4.81

 

323

 

 

2.83

Income tax provision (benefit)

112

 

 

 

 

330

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax

614

 

 

 

 

2,242

 

 

 

 

555

 

 

 

 

621

 

 

 

 

658

 

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

Certain Items attributable to Celanese Corporation (Table 8)

65

 

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

Refinancing and related expenses(1)

14

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax

693

 

 

 

 

2,390

 

 

 

 

632

 

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

 

671

 

 

 

 

458

 

 

 

Income tax (provision) benefit on adjusted earnings(2)

(90

)

 

 

 

(359

)

 

 

 

(95

)

 

 

 

(94

)

 

 

 

(105

)

 

 

 

(64

)

 

 

Adjusted earnings (loss) from continuing operations(3)

603

 

 

5.54

 

2,031

 

 

18.12

 

537

 

 

4.91

 

535

 

 

4.82

 

566

 

 

5.02

 

394

 

 

3.46

 

Diluted shares (in millions)(4)

Weighted average shares outstanding

108.2

 

 

 

 

111.2

 

 

 

 

108.6

 

 

 

 

110.5

 

 

 

 

112.3

 

 

 

 

113.5

 

 

 

Incremental shares attributable to equity awards

0.7

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

Total diluted shares

108.9

 

 

 

 

112.1

 

 

 

 

109.4

 

 

 

 

111.0

 

 

 

 

112.8

 

 

 

 

114.0

 

 

 

______________________________

(1)

Includes $14 million of interest expense for fees related to a bridge facility commitment letter for our acquisition of a majority of the Mobility & Materials business of DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

(2)

Calculated using adjusted effective tax rates (Table 3a) as follows:

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

 

Adjusted effective tax rate

13

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

(3)

Excludes the immediate recognition of actuarial gains and losses and the impact of actual vs. expected plan asset returns.

 

 

Actual Plan
Asset Returns

 

Expected
Plan Asset
Returns

 

 

(In percentages)

2021

 

1.1

 

6.3

(4)

Potentially dilutive shares are included in the adjusted earnings per share calculation when adjusted earnings are positive.

Table 3a

Adjusted Tax Rate - Reconciliation of a Non-GAAP Measure - Unaudited

 

 

Estimated

 

Actual

 

2022

 

2021

 

(In percentages)

US GAAP annual effective tax rate

17

 

 

15

 

Discrete quarterly recognition of GAAP items(1)

(1

)

 

(2

)

Tax impact of other charges and adjustments(2)

(3

)

 

(1

)

Utilization of foreign tax credits

 

 

(1

)

Changes in valuation allowances, excluding impact of other charges and adjustments(3)

 

 

3

 

Other(4)

 

 

1

 

Adjusted tax rate

13

 

 

15

 

______________________________

Note: As part of the year-end reconciliation, we will update the reconciliation of the GAAP effective tax rate for actual results.

(1)

Such as changes in tax laws (including US tax reform), deferred taxes on outside basis differences, changes in uncertain tax positions and prior year audit adjustments.

(2)

Reflects the tax impact on pre-tax adjustments presented in Certain Items (Table 8), which are excluded from pre-tax income for adjusted earnings per share purposes.

(3)

Reflects changes in valuation allowances related to changes in judgment regarding the realizability of deferred tax assets or current year operations, excluding other charges and adjustments.

(4)

Tax impacts related to full-year forecasted tax opportunities and related costs.

Table 4

Net Sales by Segment - Unaudited

 

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

(In $ millions)

Engineered Materials

910

 

 

2,718

 

 

707

 

 

684

 

 

682

 

 

645

 

Acetate Tow

125

 

 

514

 

 

129

 

 

128

 

 

138

 

 

119

 

Acetyl Chain

1,538

 

 

5,430

 

 

1,476

 

 

1,489

 

 

1,409

 

 

1,056

 

Other Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intersegment eliminations(1)

(35

)

 

(125

)

 

(37

)

 

(35

)

 

(31

)

 

(22

)

Net sales

2,538

 

 

8,537

 

 

2,275

 

 

2,266

 

 

2,198

 

 

1,798

 

___________________________

(1)

Includes intersegment sales primarily related to the Acetyl Chain.

Table 4a

Factors Affecting Segment Net Sales Sequentially - Unaudited

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

23

 

 

7

 

 

(1

)

 

 

29

 

 

Acetate Tow

(6

)

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

Acetyl Chain

8

 

 

(3

)

 

(1

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

12

 

 

1

 

 

(1

)

 

 

12

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

(1

)

 

5

 

(1

)

 

 

3

(1)

 

Acetate Tow

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Acetyl Chain

(10

)

 

10

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

(7

)

 

8

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

(2

)

 

3

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

Acetate Tow

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8

)

 

Acetyl Chain

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

1

 

 

3

 

(1

)

 

 

3

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

(1

)

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

Acetate Tow

16

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Acetyl Chain

7

 

 

27

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

4

 

 

18

 

 

 

22

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

6

 

 

6

 

 

1

 

 

13

 

 

Acetate Tow

(10

)

 

(1

)

 

 

 

(11

)

 

Acetyl Chain

(7

)

 

23

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

(3

)

 

15

 

 

1

 

 

13

 

 

________________________

(1)

2021 includes the effect of the acquisition of the Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates elastomers business.

Table 4b

Factors Affecting Segment Net Sales Year Over Year - Unaudited

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

20

 

25

 

(4

)

 

 

 

41

 

Acetate Tow

1

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Acetyl Chain

8

 

39

 

(1

)

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

12

 

32

 

(2

)

 

(1

)

 

41

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

5

 

 

20

 

 

(1

)

 

 

24

 

 

Acetate Tow

(3

)

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

(4

)

 

Acetyl Chain

(6

)

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

(2

)

 

46

 

 

(1

)

 

 

43

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

11

 

17

 

 

2

 

 

30

 

 

Acetate Tow

 

(2

)

 

 

1

 

(1

)

 

Acetyl Chain

11

 

80

 

 

1

 

 

92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

10

 

50

 

 

1

 

 

61

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

43

 

11

 

 

8

 

 

 

62

 

Acetate Tow

10

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

9

 

Acetyl Chain

27

 

83

 

 

3

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

31

 

50

 

 

4

 

(1

)

 

84

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

7

 

 

2

 

6

 

 

15

 

 

Acetate Tow

(8

)

 

 

 

 

(8

)

 

Acetyl Chain

5

 

 

25

 

2

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

5

 

 

14

 

4

 

 

23

 

 

Table 4c

Factors Affecting Segment Net Sales Year Over Year - Unaudited

 

Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

Volume

 

Price

 

Currency

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(In percentages)

 

Engineered Materials

15

 

12

 

 

4

 

 

31

 

 

Acetate Tow

 

(1

)

 

 

 

(1

)

 

Acetyl Chain

9

 

62

 

 

2

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

10

 

39

 

 

2

 

 

51

 

 

Table 5

Free Cash Flow - Reconciliation of a Non-GAAP Measure - Unaudited

 

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

(In $ millions, except percentages)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(149

)

 

(1,119

)

 

(1,286

)

 

(108

)

 

177

 

 

98

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(95

)

 

(1,042

)

 

(99

)

 

(228

)

 

(344

)

 

(371

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

316

 

 

1,757

 

 

584

 

 

630

 

 

427

 

 

116

 

Capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment

(137

)

 

(467

)

 

(163

)

 

(102

)

 

(110

)

 

(92

)

Distributions to NCI

(4

)

 

(27

)

 

(6

)

 

(8

)

 

(8

)

 

(5

)

Free cash flow(1)(2)

175

 

 

1,263

 

 

415

 

 

520

 

 

309

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

2,538

 

 

8,537

 

 

2,275

 

 

2,266

 

 

2,198

 

 

1,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free cash flow as % of Net sales

6.9

%

 

14.8

%

 

18.2

%

 

22.9

%

 

14.1

%

 

1.1

%

______________________________

(1)

Free cash flow is a liquidity measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment, and adjusted for capital contributions or distributions to Mitsui related to our joint venture, Fairway.

(2)

Excludes required debt service and finance lease payments of $25 million and $30 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Table 6

Cash Dividends Received - Unaudited

 

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

(In $ millions)

Dividends from equity method investments

26

 

112

 

51

 

8

 

18

 

35

Dividends from equity investments without readily determinable fair values

37

 

147

 

33

 

35

 

37

 

42

Total

63

 

259

 

84

 

43

 

55

 

77

Table 7

Net Debt - Reconciliation of a Non-GAAP Measure - Unaudited

 

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

(In $ millions)

Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third party and affiliates

860

 

 

791

 

 

791

 

 

103

 

 

500

 

 

497

 

Long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs

3,132

 

 

3,176

 

 

3,176

 

 

3,724

 

 

3,156

 

 

3,135

 

Total debt

3,992

 

 

3,967

 

 

3,967

 

 

3,827

 

 

3,656

 

 

3,632

 

Cash and cash equivalents

(605

)

 

(536

)

 

(536

)

 

(1,340

)

 

(1,054

)

 

(791

)

Net debt

3,387

 

 

3,431

 

 

3,431

 

 

2,487

 

 

2,602

 

 

2,841

 

Table 8

Certain Items - Unaudited

The following Certain Items attributable to Celanese Corporation are included in Net earnings (loss) and are adjustments to non-GAAP measures:

 

 

Q1 '22

 

2021

 

Q4 '21

 

Q3 '21

 

Q2 '21

 

Q1 '21

 

Income Statement Classification

 

(In $ millions)

 

 

Exit and shutdown costs

7

 

18

 

 

8

 

7

 

 

5

 

(2

)

 

Cost of sales / SG&A / Other (charges) gains, net / Gain (loss) on disposition of businesses and assets, net / Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit (expense) income

Asset impairments

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

Cost of sales / Other (charges) gains, net

Impact from plant incidents and natural disasters(1)

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

 

 

Cost of sales

Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions

56

 

29

 

 

19

 

4

 

 

6

 

 

 

Cost of sales / SG&A

Actuarial (gain) loss on pension and postretirement plans

 

43

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales / SG&A / Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit (expense) income

Legal settlements and commercial disputes

2

 

16

 

 

4

 

2

 

 

1

 

9

 

 

Cost of sales / SG&A / Other (charges) gains, net

Other

 

(10

)

 

3

 

(14

)(2)

 

 

1

 

 

Cost of sales / SG&A / Gain (loss) on disposition of businesses and assets, net

Certain Items attributable to Celanese Corporation

65

 

139

 

 

77

 

(1

)

 

13

 

50

 

 

 

___________________________

(1)

Primarily associated with Winter Storm Uri.

(2)

Primarily associated with the sale of our Spondon site.

Table 9

Return on Invested Capital (Adjusted) - Presentation of a Non-GAAP Measure - Unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In $ millions, except
percentages)

 

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation

 

 

 

 

1,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBIT (Table 1)

 

 

 

 

2,473

 

Adjusted effective tax rate (Table 3a)

 

 

 

 

15

%

Adjusted EBIT tax effected

 

 

 

 

2,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

Average

 

(In $ millions, except percentages)

Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third parties and affiliates

791

 

496

 

644

 

Long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs

3,176

 

3,227

 

3,202

 

Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity

4,189

 

3,526

 

3,858

 

Invested capital

 

 

 

 

7,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on invested capital (adjusted)

 

 

 

 

27.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation as a percentage of invested capital

 

 

 

 

24.5

%

 

Investor Relations

Brandon Ayache

Phone: +1 972 443 8509

brandon.ayache@celanese.com

Media - U.S.

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Phone: +1 972 443 3750

william.jacobsen@celanese.com

Media - Europe

Petra Czugler

Phone: +49 69 45009 1206

petra.czugler@celanese.com

Source: Celanese Corporation

FAQ

What were Celanese's Q1 2022 earnings results?

Celanese reported diluted EPS of $4.61 and adjusted EPS of $5.54 in Q1 2022.

What were the record sales figures for Celanese in Q1 2022?

Celanese achieved record net sales of $2.5 billion in Q1 2022.

What is the expected adjusted earnings per share for Q2 2022?

Celanese expects adjusted earnings of approximately $4.50 per share for Q2 2022.

What major acquisition did Celanese announce?

Celanese announced a $11 billion acquisition of DuPont's Mobility & Materials business.

How did Celanese manage cost inflation in Q1 2022?

Celanese successfully mitigated cost inflation and logistics constraints, achieving record profits.

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