(News Bulletin 247) – UBS reiterates its advice to buy the stock with a target price of 17.5 Swiss francs. The analyst expects a recovery, however limited, in the second half of 2023.

‘The new EBITDA guidance for FY2023 is 14% below consensus. Catalyst business is improving, UBS said.

Remember that last Friday Clariant revised downwards its sales forecasts for 2023

FY 2023 revenue is expected to be between CHF 4.55 billion and CHF 4.65 billion (compared to a previous estimate of CHF 5 billion).

Reported EBITDA for FY2023 is expected to be between CHF 650m and 700m (14.3% – 15.1% reported EBITDA margin).

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