Compared to Estimates, Huntsman (HUN) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

Huntsman (HUN) reported $1.41 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 4.1%. EPS of -$0.11 for the same period compares to -$0.06 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.48 billion, representing a surprise of -4.68%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.11.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Huntsman performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Sales Volume - Polyurethanes: 3% versus 4.2% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Local Currency - Price - Polyurethanes: -3% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1.5%.
• Total - Polyurethanes: -2% versus 1% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Sales Volume - Performance Products: -16% versus the three-analyst average estimate of -2.9%.
• Local Currency - Price - Performance Products: 5% versus the three-analyst average estimate of -0.7%.
• Exchange Rate - Advanced Materials: -2% compared to the -1.3% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Sales Volume - Advanced Materials: 1% versus 5.1% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Local Currency - Price - Advanced Materials: -4% versus -3.3% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Revenues- Polyurethanes: $912 million compared to the $943.78 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.5% year over year.
• Revenues- Advanced Materials: $249 million versus $264.13 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.6% change.
• Revenues- Performance Products: $257 million compared to the $282.54 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -11.7% year over year.
• Revenues- Intersegment Eliminations: -$8 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of -$15.03 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 0%.

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