Elementis 確信して of hitting 十分な-year 的s after strong first 4半期/4分の1
- The 化学製品s 商売/仕事 makes 成分s for deodorants and 肌 creams?
- Turnover was 上げるd by rising 需要・要求する for cosmetics and 塗装s 製品s
Elementis remains 楽観的な of its 年次の results 提携させるing with 予測(する)s に引き続いて a solid start to the year.
The 化学製品s 商売/仕事, which makes 成分s for deodorants and 肌 creams, said its adjusted operating 利益(をあげる)s rose by 二塁打-digits in the first three months of 2024, while its operating 利ざや experienced a '構成要素 改良.'
Its 歳入s also 増加するd by 3 per cent at constant 通貨 levels thanks to rising 需要・要求する for cosmetics and 塗装s 製品s, with the latter 支えるd by 改善するd restocking.
化学製品s 会社/堅い Elementis makes 成分s for deodorants and 肌 creams?
Turnover growth was muted by lower orders of talc, a ありふれた 構成要素 in ceramics, 予定 to 産業の 活動/戦闘 by the Finnish 輸送(する) 労働者s' union.
The AKT union's strike led to port 終結s and a four-week 停止(させる) to rail freight traffic in Finland, 同様に as 女性 sales and higher 兵たん業務 costs for E lementis.
Nonetheless, the company said it 記録,記録的な/記録するd a 'good' first-4半期/4分の1 result and 推定する/予想するs to 地位,任命する a 十分な-year 業績/成果 in line with 期待s, 含むing a 15.8 per cent operating 利ざや and $117million adjusted operating 利益(をあげる).
Paul Waterman, its 長,指導者 (n)役員/(a)執行力のある, said: 'I am 確信して that our (疑いを)晴らす 戦略 焦点(を合わせる)d on 革新, growth and efficiency will 許す us to 達成する a 重要な 改良 in our 十分な-year 業績/成果 and continued 利ざや 拡大.'
Elementis' 最新の 貿易(する)ing update comes a day after a 目だつ 株主 called on Waterman to 辞職する, (人命などを)奪う,主張するing he had overseen a long period of poor results 原因(となる)d by 'self-(打撃,刑罰などを)与えるd 管理/経営 失敗s.'
Gatemore 資本/首都 管理/経営 criticised Elementis in a public letter for '執拗な and 重要な underperformance'?when compared to its peers and spending too much on 取得/買収s.
It reserved particular 批評 for the 引き継ぎ/買収 of talc 生産者 Mondo Minerals, which Elementis bought i n 2018 for $500million from 私的な 公正,普通株主権 巨大(な) Advent International.
Gatemore said the '約束d synergies' from the Mondo 取引,協定 failed to materialise and 与える/捧げるd to より悪くするing 負債 and cash flow problems, 主要な to a covenant reset and the axing of (株主への)配当s.
The 行動主義者 投資家 示唆するd the 会社/堅い 取って代わる Waterman because he is 'no longer 信用d to be the individual' to 訂正する 'past missteps.'
It also wants Elementis to 加速する its cost 貯金 programme and 行為/行う a 戦略の review to make it 'more attractive for a 戦略の 買い手.'
Elementis 株 were 0.3 per cent lower at 141.8p during the late afternoon on Tuesday but have still grown by around 16 per cent over the past year.