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<ul><li>Element Solutions Inc delivered its 2024 financial results, reporting record performance and showcasing strategic advancements in its operational capabilities.</li><li>The company reported full-year adjusted EBITDA growth of 13% in constant currency, reaching $535 million, and record free cash flow of $294 million, reflecting solid execution despite challenging market conditions.</li><li>In its financial overview, Element Solutions highlighted the strength of its Electronics segment, which experienced robust growth driven by emerging technology demands, particularly in high-performance computing and sectors like AI, electric vehicles, and satellite markets.</li></ul>

Element Solutions Inc delivered its 2024 financial results, reporting record performance and showcasing strategic advancements in its operational capabilities.The company reported full-year adjusted EBITDA growth of 13% in constant currency, reaching $535 million, and record free cash flow of $294 million, reflecting solid execution despite challenging market conditions.In its financial overview, Element Solutions highlighted the strength of its Electronics segment, which experienced robust growth driven by emerging technology demands, particularly in high-performance computing and sectors like AI, electric vehicles, and satellite markets.

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<ul><li>Element Solutions Inc. reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, showcasing notable growth and strategic initiatives that both bolster and challenge the company's outlook.</li><li>On the positive side, the company demonstrated a consistent strategic execution by targeting high value segments within the electronics supply chain.</li><li>This focus has allowed it to benefit from trends like advanced packaging and power electronics, especially in sectors like high-performance computing, electric vehicles (EVs), and semiconductor assembly.</li></ul>

Element Solutions Inc. reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, showcasing notable growth and strategic initiatives that both bolster and challenge the company's outlook.On the positive side, the company demonstrated a consistent strategic execution by targeting high value segments within the electronics supply chain.This focus has allowed it to benefit from trends like advanced packaging and power electronics, especially in sectors like high-performance computing, electric vehicles (EVs), and semiconductor assembly.

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Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

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Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

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Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 4 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 INDEX</a>, 6 changes for the S&amp;P Midcap400 Index and 14 changes for the S&amp;P SmallCap600 Index at the March rebalance.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doordash-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28881:1" rel="noopener">DoorDash (DASH US)</a> was newly eligible after meeting the profitability criterion, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/applovin-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32989:1" rel="noopener">AppLovin (APP US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/coinbase-global-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32227:1" rel="noopener">Coinbase Global (COIN US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/interactive-brokers-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13335:1" rel="noopener">Interactive Brokers Group, Inc (IBKR US)</a> were overlooked again.</li>
<li>There will be more same-way flow for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)</a> adds and deletes from the Select Sector index trackers.</li>
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There are 4 changes for the S&amp;P 500 INDEX, 6 changes for the S&amp;P Midcap400 Index and 14 changes for the S&amp;P SmallCap600 Index at the March rebalance.

DoorDash (DASH US) was newly eligible after meeting the profitability criterion, while AppLovin (APP US), Coinbase Global (COIN US) and Interactive Brokers Group, Inc (IBKR US) were overlooked again.
There will be more same-way flow for the S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX) adds and deletes from the Select Sector index trackers.


S&P500/400/600 Index Rebalance: DASH In as Stability Trumps Volatility

<ul><li>The recent surge in Element Solutions Inc’s (ESI) stock price, driven by reports that the specialty chemicals company is exploring sale options, has raised eyebrows across the financial world.</li><li>With Bloomberg revealing that the company has hired Bank of America and Goldman Sachs to explore strategic alternatives, the news has sparked interest from both peers and financial investors.</li><li>ESI’s core strengths lie in its specialized chemicals used across industries like electronics, automotive, and high-performance computing.</li></ul>

The recent surge in Element Solutions Inc’s (ESI) stock price, driven by reports that the specialty chemicals company is exploring sale options, has raised eyebrows across the financial world.With Bloomberg revealing that the company has hired Bank of America and Goldman Sachs to explore strategic alternatives, the news has sparked interest from both peers and financial investors.ESI’s core strengths lie in its specialized chemicals used across industries like electronics, automotive, and high-performance computing.

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<ul><li>Element is a global specialty chemicals producer focused on Electronics and Industrials/Specialty divisions</li><li>The company supplies a range of chemicals for electronics manufacturing, including Surface Mount Technologies and coatings for printed circuit boards and semiconductors</li><li>Element is a profitable company with attractive financial metrics such as EBITDA margins in the low-20s and strong free cash flow conversion, and its products are essential in the chemical-intensive electronics manufacturing industry</li></ul><p><em>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.</em></p>

Element is a global specialty chemicals producer focused on Electronics and Industrials/Specialty divisionsThe company supplies a range of chemicals for electronics manufacturing, including Surface Mount Technologies and coatings for printed circuit boards and semiconductorsElement is a profitable company with attractive financial metrics such as EBITDA margins in the low-20s and strong free cash flow conversion, and its products are essential in the chemical-intensive electronics manufacturing industryThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Element Solutions Inc (ESI) - Monday, Jul 15, 2024

United States

Element Solutions Inc operates as a specialty chemicals company. The Company manufactures and supplies specialty chemicals used by the electronics, metal and plastic plating, graphic arts, and offshore oil production and drilling industries. Element Solutions serves customers worldwide.

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