Dow Q3 2022 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Dow reported a decrease in net sales and operating EBIT compared to the year-ago period, driven by higher raw material and energy costs, as well as lower equity earnings. However, the company focused on cash flow generation and returned $1.3 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.
GAAP earnings per share (EPS) was $1.02; Operating EPS was $1.11, compared to $2.75 in the year-ago period.
Net sales were $14.1 billion, down 5% versus the year-ago period.
Local price increased 3% versus the year-ago period.
Returns to shareholders totaled $1.3 billion, comprised of $800 million in share repurchases and $493 million in dividends in the quarter.
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Forward Guidance
Dow expects the macro environment to remain dynamic in the near-term and has outlined a playbook of actions that have the potential to deliver more than $1 billion in cost savings in 2023.
Positive Outlook
- Leveraging scale
- Geographic diversity
- Feedstock and derivative flexibility
- Advancing Decarbonize and Grow strategy
- Higher-return investments
Challenges Ahead
- Dynamic macro environment
- High energy costs
- Feedstock costs
- Record inflation
- Lockdowns in China
Revenue & Expenses
Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income