Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Gene Shiels - Director of Investor Relations Kurt Bitting - Chief Executive Officer Michael Feehan - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Alex Yefremov - KeyBanc Capital Markets Patrick Cunningham - Citi Laurence Alexander - Jefferies Hamed Khorsand - BWS Financial David Silver - CL King Operator Good morning. My name is Madison [ph] and I will be your conference operator today.
Ecovyst (ECVT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.12 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.14 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.29 per share a year ago.
Ecovyst has seen some market-wide pressures recently, with industrial end-markets affecting their Ecoservices segment and randomness (timing) affecting their Catalyst Tech segment. Over time, I think this is a business that can grow notwithstanding their material leverage to gasoline demand. At the current price under $9/share, a fair value closer to $10 or $11 seems more reasonable, which is likely to be realized should sales stabilize.
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