MIAMI – Element Solutions announced second quarter sales of $392 million for its Electronics segment, a year-over-year increase of 10%.

As a whole, the company's Q2 sales of $613 million represented an increase of 5% from last year's second quarter.

"Element Solutions delivered an exceptional second quarter," said president and CEO Benjamin Gliklich. "Earnings growth accelerated despite an only modest recovery in consumer electronics and subdued global industrial markets. Our business was propelled by strong demand for high-performance computing applications, data centers and semiconductor fabrication. These high-value end-markets drove favorable mix which, combined with year-over-year raw material price declines, drove substantial margin expansion. The rapid evolution in the electronics industry is creating new sources of high-value demand, and we are capitalizing on those opportunities. Our addressable markets are growing substantially, and we have positioned ourselves to benefit disproportionately from that growth. This quarter is the output from several years of solid execution in terms of strategy and margin recapture.

"We recently increased our adjusted EBITDA guidance range to $530 million to $545 million, which translates to approximately 15% constant currency growth at the midpoint. While improving, overall electronics markets are closer to trough than the long-term trend. Should the broader electronics market recovery continue and, in particular, should mobile phone demand accelerate, we believe we will deliver full-year adjusted EBITDA above the midpoint of that range. Looking ahead, a multi-year recovery in electronics seems likely. Given that outlook and the foundation laid by several years of strong strategic execution, we have growing confidence for several years of record earnings ahead."

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