ALB Albemarle Corp

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Price (delayed)

$112.15

Market cap

$13.17B

P/E Ratio

8.36

Dividend/share

$1.6

EPS

$13.41

Enterprise value

$16.44B

Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a global specialty chemicals company with leading positions in lithium, bromine and refining catalysts. We think beyond business-as-usual to power the potential of ...

Highlights
ALB's P/E is 80% below its 5-year quarterly average of 41.4 but 10% above its last 4 quarters average of 7.6
The revenue is up by 31% year-on-year but it has declined by 2.7% since the previous quarter
Albemarle's gross margin has plunged by 71% YoY and by 58% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has plunged by 61% YoY and by 59% from the previous quarter
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Website: http://www.albemarle.com
Peers: DOW HUN WLK XOM

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of ALB
Market
Shares outstanding
117.4M
Market cap
$13.17B
Enterprise value
$16.44B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
8.36
Price to book (P/B)
1.4
Price to sales (P/S)
1.37
EV/EBIT
7.76
EV/EBITDA
6.45
EV/Sales
1.71
Earnings
Revenue
$9.62B
EBIT
$2.12B
EBITDA
$2.55B
Free cash flow
-$823.96M
Per share
EPS
$13.41
Free cash flow per share
-$7.02
Book value per share
$80.2
Revenue per share
$81.98
TBVPS
$139.61
Balance sheet
Total assets
$18.27B
Total liabilities
$8.61B
Debt
$4.17B
Equity
$9.41B
Working capital
$1.66B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.44
Current ratio
1.47
Quick ratio
0.73
Net debt/EBITDA
1.29
Margins
EBITDA margin
26.5%
Gross margin
12.3%
Net margin
16.4%
Operating margin
2.6%
Efficiency
Return on assets
8.5%
Return on equity
16.4%
Return on invested capital
14.2%
Return on capital employed
14.4%
Return on sales
22%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.43%
DPS
$1.6
Payout ratio
11.9%

ALB stock price

How has the Albemarle stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.31%
1 week
-8.51%
1 month
-6.96%
1 year
-44.97%
YTD
-22.38%
QTD
-14.87%

Financial performance

How have Albemarle's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$9.62B
Gross profit
$1.19B
Operating income
$251.88M
Net income
$1.57B
Gross margin
12.3%
Net margin
16.4%
The operating margin has plunged by 92% YoY and by 87% from the previous quarter
Albemarle's operating income has shrunk by 90% YoY and by 87% QoQ
Albemarle's gross margin has plunged by 71% YoY and by 58% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has plunged by 61% YoY and by 59% from the previous quarter

Growth

What is Albemarle's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Albemarle stock price valuation
ALB P/E details
P/E
8.36
P/B
1.4
P/S
1.37
EV/EBIT
7.76
EV/EBITDA
6.45
EV/Sales
1.71
ALB's P/E is 80% below its 5-year quarterly average of 41.4 but 10% above its last 4 quarters average of 7.6
The EPS has dropped by 53% since the previous quarter and by 42% year-on-year
ALB's price to book (P/B) is 53% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 3.0 and 39% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 2.3
The equity has grown by 18% year-on-year but it has declined by 4.9% since the previous quarter
ALB's price to sales (P/S) is 66% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 4.0 and 43% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 2.4
The revenue is up by 31% year-on-year but it has declined by 2.7% since the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Albemarle business performance
Albemarle's ROE has plunged by 59% YoY and by 54% from the previous quarter
Albemarle's return on assets has shrunk by 58% YoY and by 55% QoQ
Albemarle's ROIC has plunged by 50% YoY and by 47% from the previous quarter
The ROS is down by 50% year-on-year and by 42% since the previous quarter

Dividends

What is ALB's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$1.6
Dividend yield
1.43%
Payout ratio
11.9%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Albemarle financials performed over time
Albemarle's total assets is 112% more than its total liabilities
Albemarle's quick ratio has decreased by 30% YoY and by 13% from the previous quarter
The company's current ratio fell by 22% YoY and by 19% QoQ
The company's debt is 56% lower than its equity
The company's debt rose by 30% YoY and by 14% QoQ
The debt to equity has grown by 19% from the previous quarter and by 10% YoY

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.