celanese q4_2005_ir_slides

Celanese held a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2005 earnings. Key highlights included strong underlying business results driven by higher pricing and demand. The company also provided an outlook for 2006, forecasting adjusted EPS between $2.50-$2.90. Significant contributions continue to come from equity and cost investments, which paid $154 million in dividends for full-year 2005, up from $77 million in 2004. Capitalization was also discussed, with net debt of $3.047 billion as of December 31, 2005.