Eastman Chemical falls on downbeat Q3 profit expectations

Eastman Chemical Co

01/08/2025 11:10

** Shares of chemical company Eastman Chemical EMN.N fall 12.1% at $63.80 in premarket trading

** Company forecast downbeat third-quarter profit and plans to cut inventory owing to lower demand and U.S. trade policy challenges

** Customer caution is intensifying due to a changing tariff landscape and weak underlying demand - Eastman CEO Mark Costa

** "Currently, we think Q3 could be challenged as is the case for other chemical names, although given about $75 mln to $100 mln of inventory management headwinds in 2H25, we expect improvement in 1H26" - RBC Capital Markets analyst Arun Viswanathan

** EMN expects Q3 adjusted profit to be $1.25 per share vs analysts' average estimate of $1.91 per share - data compiled by LSEG

** Up to last close, stock down 20.5% YTD

(Reporting by Pranav Mathur in Bengaluru)

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