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Aug 11, 2022

Albemarle Raises Guidance Yet Again, Expects to Be FCF Positive in 2022
Image Shown: Albemarle Corporation’s lithium operations have posted stellar financial performance in recent quarters and underpin the firm’s bright long-term growth outlook. Image Source: Albemarle Corporation – Second Quarter of 2022 IR Earnings Presentation. We liked what we saw in Albemarle’s latest earnings report. Albemarle is betting the farm that the supply-demand dynamics will remain favorable for lithium producers. Volume growth and favorable pricing for lithium derivatives is a powerful combination that Albemarle has effectively capitalized on so far. Lithium is a major component in lithium-ion batteries which are used to power electric vehicles (‘EVs’), battery storage facilities, consumer electronics, and much more. Should EV sales continue to grow while utilities are increasingly turning to battery storage solutions to supplement their backup power options, demand for lithium should continue to grow at a robust pace as well. Albemarle is well-positioned to capitalize on this upside, aided by its stellar operational execution. Shares of ALB yield ~0.7% as of this writing and the top end of our fair value estimate range for Albemarle sits at $309 per share.

Jun 4, 2022

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Dec 24, 2021

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Sep 8, 2021

Dividend Aristocrat Albemarle Bets Big on Lithium
Image Source: Albemarle Corporation – May 2021 IR Presentation. Dividend Aristocrat Albemarle Corp is a specialty chemicals company with three core business operating segments; ‘Lithium’ (primarily used for battery storage solutions), ‘Catalysts’ (primarily used in the oil refining industry), and ‘Bromine Specialties’ (primarily used as flame retardants). The company is focused on aggressively growing its lithium derivatives operations going forward, Albemarle’s largest in terms of revenues and most profitable in terms of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA performance. Albemarle offers investors a way to play both the ongoing EV boom and the recovery in global refined petroleum product demand (via its Catalysts business operating segment) as the world slowly emerges from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's learn more about this fascinating idea.

Sep 3, 2021

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Jun 5, 2020

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May 1, 2020

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Nov 22, 2019

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Mar 1, 2018

Trump’s Tariffs Ignite Concerns about Protectionism, Rising Input Costs
Image Source: Michael Vadon. President Trump is making true on his promise to protect the domestic steel and aluminum industries. Input costs may move higher for many global industrials, and the long-term implications of protectionist policy will be tested. We’re not expecting retaliation, but we can’t rule it out either. Rising rates remain our primary concern.

Feb 27, 2018

Buffett’s Berkshire, Corporate Buybacks on Pace for Record; Lithium, Steel Prices on the Move
Image Source: Berkshire Hathaway, Shareholder Letter (2017). “Fifteen common stock investments at year end that had the largest market value.” “The less the prudence with which others conduct their affairs, the greater the prudence with which we must conduct our own.” – Warren Buffett, Shareholder Letter (2017)