Albemarle Corporation is a fine chemical manufacturing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
| Revenue (TTM) | $6.15B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $1.61B |
| EBITDA | $1.70B |
| Operating Margin | 11.70% |
| Return on Equity | 7.05% |
| Return on Assets | 3.95% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $52.20 |
| Book Value | $70.39 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.40 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.90 |
| EV/Revenue | 2.256 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.36 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -66.20% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.80% |
| Shares Outstanding | $118.01M |
| Float | $117.61M |
| % Insiders | 0.21% |
| % Institutions | 102.37% |
Volatility is currently expanding
ALB beats Q3 earnings estimates as strong lithium demand, cost reductions and higher Specialties profits support growth despite volatile lithium prices.
Albemarle NYSE: ALB reported higher third-quarter sales and earnings as stronger lithium prices and demand for bromine products boosted results, while management raised its outlook for the specialties business and cut its capital spending plans.
Albemarle's Q3 earnings beat estimates as higher lithium pricing drove a sharp profit increase and stronger cash flow.
ALB heads into Q3 earnings with cost savings and productivity gains offering support, while lithium price weakness and Energy Storage volume pressures pose challenges.
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