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Yahoo
19-05-2025
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Arkema Strengthens Its Range of Lower Global Warming Potential Refrigerant Solutions
PARIS LA DÉFENSE, May 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Arkema (Paris:AKE) will offer a range of lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants to the global market, increasing access to next generation refrigerant solutions. The expansion of Arkema's portfolio through a commercial arrangement with Honeywell International Inc. will strengthen global supply chains, address increased demand for HFO blends in the HVACR industry and ensure continued supply, consistent with the HFC phasedown. Arkema will sell HFO blends under its Forane® brand. These refrigerants – many of which are already preferred by leading equipment manufacturers – meet HVACR industry regulations and improve energy efficiency for businesses and homeowners. The solutions include: Forane® 454B (R-454B), which possesses a GWP of 466 and exhibits properties comparable to R-410A. This refrigerant has been specified by several original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for use in comfort cooling applications. Forane® 448A (R-448A) and Forane® 449A (R-449A) have been developed as replacements for R-404A, R-507A, R-22 and R-407. They are particularly well-suited for use in low to medium commercial refrigeration applications, including supermarkets, cold storage rooms, walk-in coolers and freezers, refrigerated display cases, and centralized rack systems. Forane® 452A (R-452A) is another alternative to R-404A for transport refrigeration. Forane® 513A (R-513A) reduces GWP by over 50% compared to R-134A. It's suitable for centrifugal chillers, medium temperature refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps. Arkema remains dedicated to delivering innovative, sustainable solutions for the HVACR industry. For more information about Forane® low-GWP refrigerant offerings, visit Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science, Arkema offers a portfolio of first-class technologies to address ever-growing demand for new and more sustainable materials. With the ambition to become a pure player in Specialty Materials, the Group is structured into 3 complementary, resilient and highly innovative segments dedicated to Specialty Materials - Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions - accounting for some 92% of Group sales in 2024, and a well-positioned and competitive Intermediates segment. Arkema offers cutting-edge technological solutions to meet the challenges of, among other things, new energies, access to water, recycling, urbanization and mobility, and fosters a permanent dialogue with all its stakeholders. The Group reported sales of around € 9.5 billion in 2024, and operates in some 55 countries with 21,150 employees worldwide. View source version on Contacts Investor relations contactsBéatrice Zilm +33 (0)1 49 00 75 58 James Poutier +33 (0)1 49 00 73 12 Colombe Boiteux +33 (0)1 49 00 72 07 Alexis Noël +33 (0)1 49 00 74 37 Media Contact : Anne Plaisance +33 (0)6 81 87 48 77
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) Delivers Strong Q1 Numbers
Long-term growth is the most important, but within industrials, a half-decade historical view may miss new industry trends or demand cycles. Hudson Technologies's performance shows it grew in the past but relinquished its gains over the last two years, as its revenue fell by 15.5% annually. Examining a company's long-term performance can provide clues about its quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but many enduring ones grow for years. Regrettably, Hudson Technologies's sales grew at a mediocre 6.8% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years. This fell short of our benchmark for the industrials sector and is a tough starting point for our analysis. Brian F. Coleman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Technologies commented, 'First quarter 2025 revenue reflected a slight increase in refrigerant sales volume, which was more than offset by lower overall refrigerant market pricing as compared to last year's first quarter. First quarter 2025 sequential market pricing declined slightly from the fourth quarter of 2024, contributing to gross margin of 22%. We expect to be on track for our mid-twenty percent expected gross margin as we move through the core portion of the nine-month selling season. Additionally, we saw continued strength in the refrigerant recovery activities that feed our reclamation business, bolstered by our strengthened capabilities from the strategic acquisition of USA Refrigerants last year. We are pleased with the start to 2025 and remain focused on successfully executing on the elements of our business that we can control – most importantly by ensuring that our customers have the refrigerants they need as the weather turns warmer and the cooling season gets fully underway. Free Cash Flow was $12.75 million, up from -$1.89 million in the same quarter last year Operating Margin: 5.6%, down from 19.6% in the same quarter last year Is now the time to buy Hudson Technologies? Find out in our full research report . Refrigerant services company Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) reported Q1 CY2025 results topping the market's revenue expectations , but sales fell by 15.2% year on year to $55.34 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.06 per share was in line with analysts' consensus estimates. Story Continues Hudson Technologies Year-On-Year Revenue Growth This quarter, Hudson Technologies's revenue fell by 15.2% year on year to $55.34 million but beat Wall Street's estimates by 6%. Looking ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 5.7% over the next 12 months. Although this projection implies its newer products and services will spur better top-line performance, it is still below the sector average. Today's young investors likely haven't read the timeless lessons in Gorilla Game: Picking Winners In High Technology because it was written more than 20 years ago when Microsoft and Apple were first establishing their supremacy. But if we apply the same principles, then enterprise software stocks leveraging their own generative AI capabilities may well be the Gorillas of the future. So, in that spirit, we are excited to present our Special Free Report on a profitable, fast-growing enterprise software stock that is already riding the automation wave and looking to catch the generative AI next. Operating Margin Hudson Technologies has been a well-oiled machine over the last five years. It demonstrated elite profitability for an industrials business, boasting an average operating margin of 24%. This result isn't surprising as its high gross margin gives it a favorable starting point. Analyzing the trend in its profitability, Hudson Technologies's operating margin rose by 3.8 percentage points over the last five years, as its sales growth gave it operating leverage. Hudson Technologies Trailing 12-Month Operating Margin (GAAP) In Q1, Hudson Technologies generated an operating profit margin of 5.6%, down 14 percentage points year on year. Since Hudson Technologies's operating margin decreased more than its gross margin, we can assume it was less efficient because expenses such as marketing, R&D, and administrative overhead increased. Earnings Per Share We track the long-term change in earnings per share (EPS) for the same reason as long-term revenue growth. Compared to revenue, however, EPS highlights whether a company's growth is profitable. Hudson Technologies's full-year EPS flipped from negative to positive over the last five years. This is encouraging and shows it's at a critical moment in its life. Hudson Technologies Trailing 12-Month EPS (GAAP) Like with revenue, we analyze EPS over a more recent period because it can provide insight into an emerging theme or development for the business. Sadly for Hudson Technologies, its EPS declined by more than its revenue over the last two years, dropping 55.9%. This tells us the company struggled to adjust to shrinking demand. We can take a deeper look into Hudson Technologies's earnings to better understand the drivers of its performance. Hudson Technologies's operating margin has declined by 23.8 percentage points over the last two years. This was the most relevant factor (aside from the revenue impact) behind its lower earnings; taxes and interest expenses can also affect EPS but don't tell us as much about a company's fundamentals. In Q1, Hudson Technologies reported EPS at $0.06, down from $0.20 in the same quarter last year. Despite falling year on year, this print easily cleared analysts' estimates. Over the next 12 months, Wall Street expects Hudson Technologies to perform poorly. Analysts forecast its full-year EPS of $0.37 will hit $0.50. Key Takeaways from Hudson Technologies's Q1 Results We were impressed by how significantly Hudson Technologies blew past analysts' revenue expectations this quarter. We were also glad its EPS outperformed Wall Street's estimates. Zooming out, we think this was a solid print. The stock traded up 1.3% to $6.80 immediately after reporting. Hudson Technologies may have had a good quarter, but does that mean you should invest right now? We think that the latest quarter is just one piece of the longer-term business quality puzzle. Quality, when combined with valuation, can help determine if the stock is a buy. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here, it's free.
