Sensient Technologies
SXT
$92.39 -2.15%
Exchange: NYSE | Sector: Basic Materials | Industry: Chemicals Specialty
Q2 2024
Published: Aug 7, 2024

Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $403.53M up 7.8% year-over-year
  • EPS of $0.73 decreased by 9.9% from previous year
  • Gross margin of 32.4%
  • Net income of 30.93M
  • ""The volume improvement is due to our strong new sales wins across each of our groups, our focus on our sales execution, and more stable market dynamics post-destocking."" - Paul Manning
SXT
Sensient Technologies Corporation

Executive Summary

In Q2 2024, Sensient Technologies Corporation reported a robust revenue increase of 7.8% year-over-year, driven primarily by a solid growth in local currency sales across all segments, and particularly in the Flavors & Extracts Group, which achieved an impressive 11% growth. Despite challenges with input costs impacting margins, management expressed optimism about future performance, forecasting continued growth in sales volume and profitability. This confidence comes from a strong sales pipeline, improving cost structures, and successful new product launches across the company’s key divisions. The outlook for the remainder of 2024 is positive, with management raising revenue and EBITDA guidance to mid- to high-single digits.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue
Increasing
403.53M
QoQ: 4.90% | YoY: 7.80%
Gross Profit
Increasing
130.72M
32.40% margin
QoQ: 3.30% | YoY: 6.99%
Operating Income
Decreasing
49.66M
QoQ: 0.51% | YoY: -3.75%
Net Income
Decreasing
30.93M
QoQ: -0.03% | YoY: -9.11%
EPS
Decreasing
0.73
QoQ: 0.00% | YoY: -9.88%

Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Historical Earnings Comparison

PeriodRevenue ($M)EPS ($)YoY GrowthReport
Q1 2025 0.39 0.81 -99.9% View
Q4 2024 376.42 0.71 +7.8% View
Q3 2024 392.61 0.77 +7.9% View
Q2 2024 403.53 0.73 +7.8% View
Q1 2024 384.67 0.73 +4.2% View