Braskem SANYSE: BAK

I recommend buying Braskem shares post-2Q24 results, which showed operational improvement despite missing market expectations and ongoing financial challenges. BAK's revenue remained stable at $3.65 billion, with excellent cost control leading to a 9% recurring EBITDA margin. Valuation is attractive with a potential 33.8% appreciation, trading at 6.5x EV/EBITDA against an industry average of 8.7x.

The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 46.2% in Braskem (BAK). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5, and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a global market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, and WEAV3D Inc., an advanced manufacturing and materials startup, today announced Braskem's and WEAV3D Inc.'s thermoplastic composite lattice technology, in partnership with the Clemson Composites Center at Clemson University, were named first place winners of.

SÃO PAULO, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BRASKEM S.A. (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) the largest resin producer in the Americas and the world's leading biopolymers producer, presents its 2Q24 Earnings Release.

Braskem's controlling holding, Novonor, is looking for a buyer for its stake in the company. The proposals to purchase this stake exceed the company's current market cap by two times. For this reason, I believe that the dangerous risks, such as the sinking of Maceió, are already in the price, bringing a good opportunity.

A Brazilian congressional committee on Tuesday suggested charging petrochemical producer Braskem with crimes against the environment and public properties over the sinking soil of a city that forced thousands of families to relocate.

Braskem S.A. (BAK) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras wants a partner to share the management of petrochemical producer Braskem , said the oil firm's Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates on Tuesday.

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