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1.1: Company Overview: Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) is a manufacturer, marketer, and developer of specialty chemicals. The company's energy storage segment continued to more efficient use of renewable energy via grid storage and energy storage for electric vehicles. The specialties segment is involved in the reduction of emissions from rubber tires, fire prevention for electronic equipment, and reduction for emissions from coal-fired power plants. Kalkine’s Global Green Energy Report covers the Investment Highlights, Management Insights, Key Financial Metrics, Risks, Technical Analysis along with the Valuation, Target Price, and Recommendation on the stock.
The top 10 shareholders together form ~36.51% of the total shareholding. The Vanguard Group, Inc. and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. are holding maximum stakes in the company at ~11.92% and ~4.76%, respectively.
In 2QFY23, the net sales increased by nearly 60% PcP, primarily driven by favourable price and volume mix in the Energy Storage segment. Total debt as of 30 June 2023 stood at USD 3.5bn, representing ALB’s debt covenant net debt to adjusted EBITDA of nearly 0.4x. Below is captured other metrics showing the quarterly trend of net sales and fixed asset turnover ratio since 2QFY22:
The stock price dipped by ~1.85% in last 1 month and over the last 6 months, stock prices went down by ~19.26%. The stock has a 52-week low and 52-week high of USD 171.82 and USD 334.55, respectively, and is currently trading below the mid-range of the 52-week-high-low levels. ALB was last covered in a report dated ’16 August 2023’.
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Note 1: Past performance is neither an indicator nor a guarantee of future performance.
Note 2: The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is 19 September 2023. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.
Note 3: Investment decisions should be made depending on an individual's appetite for upside potential, risks, holding duration, and any previous holdings. An 'Exit' from the stock can be considered if the Target Price mentioned as per the Valuation and or the technical levels provided has been achieved and is subject to the factors discussed above.
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