Celanese Corporation · NYSE:CE
Celanese — Q4 2024 Earnings Presentation
10 slides from Celanese's earnings presentation, Feb 19, 2025
Slide 1: 2025 Key Actions
2025 Key Actions February 2025
Slide 2: Disclosures
Disclosures Forward-Looking Statements This presentation may contain "forward-looking statements," which include information concerning Celanese Corporation’s (the “Company”) plans objectives, goals, strategies, future revenues, cash flow, financial performance, synergies, capital expenditures, dele
Slide 3: Discussion Topics
Discussion Topics Company Overview Historical Financials Strategic Priorities 3
Slide 4: Company Snapshot
Company Snapshot . . . A global chemical and specialty materials Dallas 56 20+ company that engineers and MANUFACTURING SITES COUNTRIES HEADQUARTERS manufactures a variety of products 12,163 ~$10.3B ~$2.4B * essential to everyday living GLOBAL EMPLOYEES 2024 NET SALES 2024 Operating EBITDA * Represe
Slide 5: Committed to Taking Bold Action to Reestablish Industry Leadership and Lift Earnings
Committed to Taking Bold Action to Reestablish Industry Leadership and We are committed to: Lift Earnings • Reestablishing consistent Operating EBITDA ($B) * earnings growth + 7% CAGR 2.2 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.4 • Driving performance 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.5 improvement and enhanced productivity 2012
Slide 6: Advancing Strategic Priorities to Realize Celanese's Potential
Advancing Strategic Priorities to Realize Celanese’s Potential INCREASE CASH INTENSIFY COST DRIVE TOP-LINE FLOW REDUCTION GROWTH to by through Deleverage the Driving productivity Supercharging the balance sheet everyday pipeline & industry opportunities 6
Slide 7: Increase Cash Flow to Deleverage the Balance Sheet
Increase Cash Flow to Deleverage the Balance Sheet Actions Taken 2025 Priorities Reduced CapEx Spend Refinance certain debt maturities and de-risk capital structure $568M $435M Actively pursue divestiture $300-$350M opportunities to advance deleveraging Reduce inventory in Engineered Materials (EM)
Slide 8: Intensify Cost Reduction
Intensify Cost Reduction Actions Taken 2025 Priorities Implemented Workforce Reductions $75 million in SG&A cost reductions underway with a goal of 11% achieving top tier SG&A / sales 13,263 12,410 12,163 ~11,850 Streamline Engineered Materials post-integration complexities to deliver $50 - $100M in
Slide 9: Drive Top-Line Growth
Drive Top-Line Growth Actions Taken 2025 Priorities Engineered Materials - Projects Won in High Growth Segments Percent increase 2024 vs 2023 50% 75% Align revenue enhancement model to global growth 31% sectors 21% Refocus on smaller volume, high-margin projects Electric Vehicles Future Connectivity
Slide 10: Why Own Celanese Today
Why Own Celanese Today Our mission is to position Celanese New leadership driving Actions underway to Strong earnings as a top quartile change deliver near-term leverage as demand company for total earnings improvement recovers shareholder return by delivering earnings growth in Disciplined stewards