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Overview

* Ecovyst ( ECVT ) Q2 sales miss analyst expectations, per LSEG data

* Adjusted EPS and net income beat analysts' estimates, per LSEG data

* Co completed acquisition of Cornerstone Chemical's sulfuric acid assets, repurchased $21.9 mln stock

Outlook

* Ecovyst ( ECVT ) sees full-year 2025 sales of $795 mln to $835 mln

* Company expects full-year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA of $242 mln to $254 mln

* Ecovyst anticipates higher Ecoservices sales volumes in H2 2025

* Company cautious about global polyethylene demand due to tariffs

Result Drivers

* ECOSERVICES SALES - Sales increased due to higher sulfur costs and favorable pricing for regeneration services, offset by lower sales volume due to customer downtime

* ADVANCED MATERIALS SALES - Sales decreased due to timing of niche custom catalyst sales, despite positive momentum in sustainable fuel catalysts

* WAGGAMAN ACQUISITION - Acquisition expected to contribute positively to sales, but offset by integration and upgrade costs

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q2 Sales Miss $200.10 $202.80

mln mln (6

Analysts

)

Q2 Beat $0.12 $0.1 (6

Adjusted Analysts

EPS )

Q2 Beat $13.70 $12.30

Adjusted mln mln (5

Net Analysts

Income )

Q2 Net $6 mln

Income

Q2 Beat $55.70 $52.90

Adjusted mln mln (6

EBITDA Analysts

)

Q2 Gross $49.70

Profit mln

Q2 $17.80

Operatin mln

g Income

Q2 $8 mln

Pretax

Profit

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the diversified chemicals peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Ecovyst Inc ( ECVT ) is $10.00, about 16.1% above its August 6 closing price of $8.39

* The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago

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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)