Celanese Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2023 Earnings

Mon, August 7 2023

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, today reported second quarter 2023 GAAP diluted earnings per share of $2.00 and adjusted earnings per share of $2.17. The Company generated net sales of $2.8 billion in the quarter, a decrease of 2 percent from the prior quarter, reflecting a sequential decrease in pricing of 4 percent partially offset by a sequential increase in volume of 2 percent. The Company reported second quarter consolidated operating profit of $335 million, adjusted EBIT of $444 million, and operating EBITDA of $616 million, sequential increases of 33, 5, and 3 percent, respectively.

The Company initiated incremental actions to reduce cost, align production and inventory levels with demand, and maximize cash generation in response to continued demand softness, destocking across certain end-markets, and heightened competitive dynamics. As a result, the Company:

• Reduced inventory balances by $235 million in the second quarter with inventory reductions across Engineered Materials and the Acetyl Chain of 10 percent and 5 percent, respectively;

• Generated second quarter operating cash flow of $762 million and free cash flow of $611 million, all-time records by $132 million and $91 million, respectively; and

• Reduced net debt by $515 million in the second quarter, including a $386 million sequential decrease in debt and a $129 million sequential increase in cash.

"While we continue to navigate a persistently soft demand environment and volatile competitive backdrop, our team executed incremental actions that enabled us to deliver sequential earnings growth and record cash generation in the second quarter," said Lori Ryerkerk, chair and chief executive officer. "Our priority is to continue to maximize cash generation and I thank our team for exceeding our working capital reduction target in the second quarter to support free cash flow that was 18 percent higher than any quarter in our history. With strong free cash flow and anticipated net proceeds of approximately $450 million from the Food Ingredients joint venture, I am confident that we will meaningfully exceed the full year objective to reduce net debt by $1 billion in 2023."

Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights:

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2023				March 31, 2023				June 30, 2022
	(unaudited)
	(In $ millions, except per share data)
Net Sales
Engineered Materials		1,585				1,630				948
Acetyl Chain		1,233				1,250				1,559
Intersegment Eliminations		(23	)			(27	)			(21	)
Total		2,795				2,853				2,486
Operating Profit (Loss)
Engineered Materials		158				112				166
Acetyl Chain		295				278				428
Other Activities		(118	)			(139	)			(111	)
Total		335				251				483
Net Earnings (Loss)		221				93				436
Adjusted EBIT(1)
Engineered Materials		205				215				224
Acetyl Chain		332				316				475
Other Activities		(93	)			(107	)			(53	)
Total		444				424				646
Equity Earnings and Dividend Income, Other Income (Expense)
Engineered Materials		20				10				53
Acetyl Chain		32				34				39
Operating EBITDA(1)		616				596				744
Diluted EPS - continuing operations	$	2.00			$	0.86			$	4.03
Diluted EPS - total	$	2.01			$	0.83			$	3.98
Adjusted EPS(1)	$	2.17			$	2.01			$	4.99
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(163	)			(178	)			(136	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(447	)			(69	)			(159	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		762				(96	)			495
Free cash flow(1)		611				(261	)			368

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(1)	See "Non-US GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Recent Highlights:

• Announced the signing of a definitive agreement with finalized terms and value for the Food Ingredients joint venture, Nutrinova. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. will acquire a 70 percent stake at a purchase price of $472.5 million representing an enterprise valuation of approximately 15 times 2022 EBITDA.
• Awarded the 2023 Manufacturing Leadership Award by the Manufacturing Leadership Council and the National Association of Manufacturers for the Company's efforts to deploy a private 5G network at its Clear Lake, Texas facility to enable its strategic initiative of creating the digital plant of the future.
• Received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR Award 2023 Partner of the Year designation for the eighth consecutive year and the Sustained Excellence designation, the highest honor of the ENERGY STAR Awards, for the sixth consecutive year.

Second Quarter 2023 Business Segment Overview

Acetyl Chain

The Acetyl Chain delivered second quarter net sales of $1.2 billion, a 1 percent decrease from the prior quarter. Volume increased by 2 percent sequentially and decreased 2 percent from the same quarter last year due to muted seasonal recovery in demand and residual destocking in certain end-markets. Second quarter pricing across the Acetyl Chain decreased by 3 percent sequentially and 19 percent year over year as a result of lower global industry utilization due to demand. In response to the challenging environment, the business took decisive actions to exercise its commercial and supply chain optionality. The Acetyl Chain reliably supplied an incremental share of volume during second quarter industry turnarounds to offset a portion of macro demand softness. Additionally, the business directed more of its sales into downstream derivatives where stronger margins could be captured. The business continued to align its production and inventory to current demand conditions by reducing production rates at its highest cost facilities and delivering a second quarter inventory reduction of $29 million. As a result of these actions, the Acetyl Chain delivered sequential earnings growth with second quarter operating profit of $295 million, adjusted EBIT of $332 million, and operating EBITDA of $386 million at margins of 24, 27, and 31 percent, respectively. Through the first half of 2023, the Acetyl Chain has performed in line with foundational earnings guidance despite market conditions that remain sub-foundational.

Engineered Materials

Engineered Materials reported second quarter net sales of $1.6 billion, a sequential decrease of 3 percent, due to a 5 percent price decrease that offset a 2 percent volume increase. Pricing reflected poor demand conditions across several differentiated end-markets and continued destocking, which resulted in intensified industry competitive dynamics. In response, Engineered Materials took actions to reduce production rates at higher cost facilities and directed sales into alternative end-markets. By leveraging its broad customer base, the business offset sequential demand deterioration in certain end-markets to deliver sequential volume growth in aggregate. In support of free cash flow, the business reduced inventory by $207 million in the second quarter, which resulted in an unfavorable impact to earnings. Engineered Materials delivered second quarter operating profit of $158 million, adjusted EBIT of $205 million, and operating EBITDA of $317 million at margins of 10, 13, and 20 percent, respectively. The Mobility and Materials (M&M) contribution to EM earnings increased sequentially through volume growth and $11 million in incremental synergies delivered across the quarter.

Cash Flow and Tax

Celanese reported second quarter operating cash flow of $762 million and free cash flow of $611 million which included cash capital expenditures of $145 million. Celanese returned $76 million in cash to shareholders via dividends in the quarter.

The effective income tax rate was a benefit of 2 percent for the second quarter compared to an expense of 20 percent for the same quarter in 2022. The lower effective rate was primarily due to decreased earnings in high taxed jurisdictions related to current demand conditions and a decrease in valuation allowances on U.S. foreign tax credit carryforwards due to revised forecasts of foreign sourced income and expenses during the carryforward period. The effective tax rate for adjusted earnings was 12 percent based on expected jurisdictional earnings mix for the full year and consideration of other non-recurring U.S. GAAP items.

Outlook

"The current demand and competitive backdrop remains volatile and unpredictable," said Lori Ryerkerk. "We are executing on incremental actions to position our commercial teams in a fluid sales environment, align our production and inventory levels with current demand, aggressively reduce costs, and maximize cash generation. We expect contributions from these actions will support strong 2023 cash generation and continued earnings growth across the second half."

Reflective of controllable actions and improvement in destocking conditions across the remainder of the year, the Company anticipates third quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.00 to $2.50, inclusive of approximately $0.30 per share of M&M transaction amortization. Likewise, Celanese anticipates full year adjusted earnings per share of $9.00 to $10.00, inclusive of approximately $1.20 per share of M&M transaction amortization.

Reconciliations of forecasted non-GAAP measures such as adjusted earnings per share, adjusted EBIT or free cash flow to the equivalent U.S. GAAP measures (diluted earnings per share, net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation and net cash provided by (used in) operations, respectively), are not available without unreasonable efforts because a forecast of Certain Items, such as mark-to-market pension gains/losses, and other items is not practical. For more information, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

The Company's prepared remarks related to the second quarter will be posted on its website at investors.celanese.com under Financial Information/Financial Document Library on August 7, 2023. Information about Non-US GAAP measures is included in a Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information document posted on our investor relations website under Financial Information/Non-GAAP Financial Measures. See also "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 13,000 employees worldwide and had 2022 net sales of $9.7 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain "forward-looking statements," which include information concerning the Company's plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future revenues, cash flow, financial performance, synergies, capital expenditures, financing needs and other information that is not historical information. All forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and beliefs and various assumptions. There can be no assurance that the Company will realize these expectations or that these beliefs will prove correct. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements contained in this release. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things: changes in general economic, business, political and regulatory conditions in the countries or regions in which we operate; volatility or changes in the price and availability of raw materials and energy, particularly changes in the demand for, supply of, and market prices of ethylene, methanol, natural gas, wood pulp and fuel oil and the prices for electricity and other energy sources; the length and depth of product and industry business cycles, particularly in the automotive, electrical, mobility, textiles, medical, electronics and construction industries; the ability to pass increases in raw material prices, logistics costs and other costs on to customers or otherwise improve margins through price increases; the accuracy or inaccuracy of our beliefs or assumptions regarding anticipated benefits of the acquisition (the "M&M Acquisition") by us of the majority of the Mobility & Materials business (the "M&M Business") of DuPont de Nemours, Inc.; the possibility that we will not be able to realize all of the anticipated improvements in the M&M Business's financial performance — including optimizing pricing, currency mix and inventory — or realize all of the anticipated benefits of the M&M Acquisition, including synergies and growth opportunities, within the anticipated timeframe, or at all, whether as a result of difficulties arising from the operation or integration of the M&M Business or other unanticipated delays, costs, inefficiencies or liabilities; increased commercial, legal or regulatory complexity of entering into, or expanding our exposure to, certain end markets and geographies; risks in the global economy and equity and credit markets and their potential impact on our ability to pay down debt in the future and/or refinance at suitable rates, in a timely manner, or at all; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities and other disruption caused by the M&M Acquisition and the integration processes and their impact on our existing business and relationships; risks and costs associated with increased leverage from the M&M Acquisition, including increased interest expense and potential reduction of business and strategic flexibility; the ability to maintain plant utilization rates and to implement planned capacity additions, expansions and maintenance; the ability to reduce or maintain their current levels of production costs and to improve productivity by implementing technological improvements to existing plants; increased price competition and the introduction of competing products by other companies; the ability to identify desirable potential acquisition or divestiture opportunities and to complete such transactions, including obtaining regulatory approvals, consistent with the Company's strategy; market acceptance of our products and technology; compliance and other costs and potential disruption or interruption of production or operations due to accidents, interruptions in sources of raw materials, transportation, logistics or supply chain disruptions, cybersecurity incidents, terrorism or political unrest, public health crises (including, but not limited to, the COVID-19 pandemic), or other unforeseen events or delays in construction or operation of facilities, including as a result of geopolitical conditions, the occurrence of acts of war (such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict) or terrorist incidents or as a result of weather, natural disasters, or other crises; the ability to obtain governmental approvals and to construct facilities on terms and schedules acceptable to the Company; changes in applicable tariffs, duties and trade agreements, tax rates or legislation throughout the world including, but not limited to, adjustments, changes in estimates or interpretations or the resolution of tax examinations or audits that may impact recorded or future tax impacts and potential regulatory and legislative tax developments in the United States and other jurisdictions; changes in the degree of intellectual property and other legal protection afforded to our products or technologies, or the theft of such intellectual property; potential liability for remedial actions and increased costs under existing or future environmental, health and safety regulations, including those relating to climate change or other sustainability matters; potential liability resulting from pending or future claims or litigation, including investigations or enforcement actions, or from changes in the laws, regulations or policies of governments or other governmental activities in the countries in which we operate; changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates; our level of indebtedness, which could diminish our ability to raise additional capital to fund operations or limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or the chemicals industry; tax rates and changes thereto; our ability to obtain regulatory approval for, and satisfy closing conditions to, any transactions described herein that have not closed; and various other factors discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Presentation

This document presents the Company's two business segments, Engineered Materials and the Acetyl Chain.

Use of Non-US GAAP Financial Information

This release uses the following Non-US GAAP measures: adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin, operating EBITDA, operating EBITDA margin, adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow. These measures are not recognized in accordance with US GAAP and should not be viewed as an alternative to US GAAP measures of performance or liquidity. The most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with US GAAP in our consolidated financial statements for adjusted EBIT and operating EBITDA is net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation; for adjusted EBIT margin is operating margin; for operating EBITDA margin is operating margin; for adjusted earnings per share is earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Celanese Corporation per common share-diluted; and for free cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operations.

Definitions of Non-US GAAP Financial Measures

• Adjusted EBIT is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation, plus (earnings) loss from discontinued operations, less interest income, plus interest expense, plus refinancing expense and taxes, and further adjusted for Certain Items (refer to Table 8 of our Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information document). We do not provide reconciliations for adjusted EBIT on a forward-looking basis (including those contained in this document) when we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of Certain Items, such as mark-to-market pension gains and losses, that have not yet occurred, are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Adjusted EBIT margin is defined by the Company as adjusted EBIT divided by net sales.

• Operating EBITDA is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation, plus (earnings) loss from discontinued operations, less interest income, plus interest expense, plus refinancing expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for Certain Items, which Certain Items include accelerated depreciation and amortization expense. Operating EBITDA is equal to adjusted EBIT plus depreciation and amortization. Operating EBITDA margin is defined by the Company as operating EBITDA divided by net sales.

• Adjusted earnings per share is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Celanese Corporation, adjusted for income tax (provision) benefit, Certain Items, and refinancing and related expenses, divided by the number of basic common shares and dilutive restricted stock units and stock options calculated using the treasury method. We do not provide reconciliations for adjusted earnings per share on a forward-looking basis (including those contained in this document) when we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of Certain Items, such as mark-to-market pension gains and losses, that have not yet occurred, are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.
  
  Note: The income tax expense (benefit) on Certain Items ("Non-GAAP adjustments") is determined using the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which the Non-GAAP adjustments occurred and includes both current and deferred income tax expense (benefit). The income tax rate used for adjusted earnings per share approximates the midpoint in a range of forecasted tax rates for the year. This range may include certain partial or full-year forecasted tax opportunities and related costs, where applicable, and specifically excludes changes in uncertain tax positions, discrete recognition of GAAP items on a quarterly basis, other pre-tax items adjusted out of our GAAP earnings for adjusted earnings per share purposes and changes in management's assessments regarding the ability to realize deferred tax assets for GAAP. In determining the adjusted earnings per share tax rate, we reflect the impact of foreign tax credits when utilized, or expected to be utilized, absent discrete events impacting the timing of foreign tax credit utilization. We analyze this rate quarterly and adjust it if there is a material change in the range of forecasted tax rates; an updated forecast would not necessarily result in a change to our tax rate used for adjusted earnings per share. The adjusted tax rate is an estimate and may differ from the actual tax rate used for GAAP reporting in any given reporting period. Table 3a of our Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information document summarizes the reconciliation of our estimated GAAP effective tax rate to the adjusted tax rate. The estimated GAAP rate excludes discrete recognition of GAAP items due to our inability to forecast such items. As part of the year-end reconciliation, we will update the reconciliation of the GAAP effective tax rate to the adjusted tax rate for actual results.

• Free cash flow is a liquidity measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net cash provided by (used in) operations, less capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment, and adjusted for contributions from or distributions to our noncontrolling interest joint ventures. We do not provide reconciliations for free cash flow on a forward-looking basis (including those contained in this document) when we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of items such as working capital changes, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact and timing of potential acquisitions and divestitures, and other structural changes, that have not yet occurred, are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.

Reconciliation of Non-US GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of the Non-US GAAP financial measures used in this press release to the comparable US GAAP financial measure, together with information about the purposes and uses of Non-US GAAP financial measures, are included in our Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information document filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on or about August 7, 2023 and also available on our website at investors.celanese.com under Financial Information/Financial Document Library.

Results Unaudited

The results in this document, together with the adjustments made to present the results on a comparable basis, have not been audited and are based on internal financial data furnished to management. Quarterly results should not be taken as an indication of the results of operations to be reported for any subsequent period or for the full fiscal year.

Supplemental Information

Additional information about our prior period performance is included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information document.

Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2023			March 31, 2023			June 30, 2022
	(In $ millions, except share and per share data)
Net sales	2,795			2,853			2,486
Cost of sales	(2,109	)		(2,222	)		(1,781	)
Gross profit	686			631			705
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(274	)		(285	)		(197	)
Amortization of intangible assets	(42	)		(41	)		(11	)
Research and development expenses	(40	)		(42	)		(26	)
Other (charges) gains, net	(10	)		(23	)		1
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	15			6			(1	)
Gain (loss) on disposition of businesses and assets, net	—			5			12
Operating profit (loss)	335			251			483
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	23			15			60
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit (expense) income	(2	)		1			25
Interest expense	(182	)		(182	)		(48	)
Interest income	7			8			1
Dividend income - equity investments	31			34			36
Other income (expense), net	4			(6	)		(3	)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax	216			121			554
Income tax (provision) benefit	4			(25	)		(112	)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	220			96			442
Earnings (loss) from operation of discontinued operations	—			(3	)		(8	)
Income tax (provision) benefit from discontinued operations	1			—			2
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	1			(3	)		(6	)
Net earnings (loss)	221			93			436
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1	)		(2	)		(2	)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation	220			91			434
Amounts attributable to Celanese Corporation
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	219			94			440
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	1			(3	)		(6	)
Net earnings (loss)	220			91			434
Earnings (loss) per common share - basic
Continuing operations	2.01			0.87			4.06
Discontinued operations	0.01			(0.03	)		(0.06	)
Net earnings (loss) - basic	2.02			0.84			4.00
Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted
Continuing operations	2.00			0.86			4.03
Discontinued operations	0.01			(0.03	)		(0.05	)
Net earnings (loss) - diluted	2.01			0.83			3.98
Weighted average shares (in millions)
Basic	108.9			108.6			108.4
Diluted	109.3			109.2			109.1

Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited

	As of June 30, 2023			As of December 31, 2022
	(In $ millions)
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,296			1,508
Trade receivables - third party and affiliates, net	1,338			1,379
Non-trade receivables, net	625			675
Inventories	2,514			2,808
Assets held for sale	211			—
Other assets	268			241
Total current assets	6,252			6,611
Investments in affiliates	1,028			1,062
Property, plant and equipment, net	5,541			5,584
Operating lease right-of-use assets	403			413
Deferred income taxes	832			808
Other assets	523			547
Goodwill	7,063			7,142
Intangible assets, net	4,007			4,105
Total assets	25,649			26,272
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third party and affiliates	1,507			1,306
Trade payables - third party and affiliates	1,243			1,518
Liabilities held for sale	19			—
Other liabilities	1,146			1,201
Income taxes payable	7			43
Total current liabilities	3,922			4,068
Long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs	12,889			13,373
Deferred income taxes	1,220			1,242
Uncertain tax positions	285			322
Benefit obligations	406			411
Operating lease liabilities	347			364
Other liabilities	492			387
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
Treasury stock, at cost	(5,490	)		(5,491	)
Additional paid-in capital	383			372
Retained earnings	11,433			11,274
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net	(702	)		(518	)
Total Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity	5,624			5,637
Noncontrolling interests	464			468
Total equity	6,088			6,105
Total liabilities and equity	25,649			26,272

Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Information

August 7, 2023

In this document, the terms the "Company," "we" and "our" refer to Celanese Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide information of interest to investors, analysts and other parties including supplemental financial information and reconciliations and other information concerning our use of non-US GAAP financial measures. This document is updated quarterly.

Presentation

This document presents the Company's two business segments, Engineered Materials and the Acetyl Chain.

Use of Non-US GAAP Financial Measures

From time to time, management may publicly disclose certain numerical "non-GAAP financial measures" in the course of our earnings releases, financial presentations, earnings conference calls, investor and analyst meetings and otherwise. For these purposes, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") defines a "non-GAAP financial measure" as a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that effectively exclude amounts, included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with US GAAP, and vice versa for measures that include amounts, or are subject to adjustments that effectively include amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable US GAAP measure so calculated and presented. For these purposes, "GAAP" refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by management are provided as additional information to investors, analysts and other parties because the Company believes them to be important supplemental measures for assessing our financial and operating results and as a means to evaluate our financial condition and period-to-period comparisons. These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental to, and should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to, net earnings (loss), operating profit (loss), operating margin, cash flow from operating activities (together with cash flow from investing and financing activities), earnings per share or any other US GAAP financial measure. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered within the context of our complete audited and unaudited financial results for the given period, which are available on the Financial Information/Financial Document Library page of our website, investors.celanese.com. The definition and method of calculation of the non-GAAP financial measures used herein may be different from other companies' methods for calculating measures with the same or similar titles. Investors, analysts and other parties should understand how another company calculates such non-GAAP financial measures before comparing the other company's non-GAAP financial measures to any of our own. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be indicative of the historical operating results of the Company nor are they intended to be predictive or projections of future results.

Pursuant to the requirements of SEC Regulation G, whenever we refer to a non-GAAP financial measure, we will also present in this document, in the presentation itself or on a Form 8-K in connection with the presentation on the Financial Information/Financial Document Library page of our website, investors.celanese.com, to the extent practicable, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, along with a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure we reference and such comparable GAAP financial measure.

This document includes definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures used from time to time by the Company.

Specific Measures Used

This document provides information about the following non-GAAP measures: adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin, operating EBITDA, operating EBITDA margin, operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation, adjusted earnings per share, net debt, free cash flow and return on invested capital (adjusted). The most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with US GAAP in our consolidated financial statements for adjusted EBIT and operating EBITDA is net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation; for adjusted EBIT margin and operating EBITDA margin is operating margin; for operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation is operating profit (loss); for adjusted earnings per share is earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Celanese Corporation per common share-diluted; for net debt is total debt; for free cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operations; and for return on invested capital (adjusted) is net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation divided by the sum of the average of beginning and end of the year short- and long-term debt and Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity.

Definitions

• Adjusted EBIT is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation, plus (earnings) loss from discontinued operations, less interest income, plus interest expense, plus refinancing expense and taxes, and further adjusted for Certain Items (refer to Table 8). We believe that adjusted EBIT provides transparent and useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating and assessing our primary operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of unusual, non-operational or restructuring-related activities that affect comparability. Our management recognizes that adjusted EBIT has inherent limitations because of the excluded items. Adjusted EBIT is one of the measures management uses for planning and budgeting, monitoring and evaluating financial and operating results and as a performance metric in the Company's incentive compensation plan. We do not provide reconciliations for adjusted EBIT on a forward-looking basis (including those contained in this document) when we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of Certain Items, such as mark-to-market pension gains and losses, that have not yet occurred, are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Adjusted EBIT margin is defined by the Company as adjusted EBIT divided by net sales. Adjusted EBIT margin has the same uses and limitations as Adjusted EBIT.

• Operating EBITDA is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation, plus (earnings) loss from discontinued operations, less interest income, plus interest expense, plus refinancing expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for Certain Items, which Certain Items include accelerated depreciation and amortization expense. Operating EBITDA is equal to adjusted EBIT plus depreciation and amortization. We believe that Operating EBITDA provides transparent and useful information to investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating our operating performance relative to our peer companies. Operating EBITDA margin is defined by the Company as Operating EBITDA divided by net sales. Operating EBITDA margin has the same uses and limitations as Operating EBITDA.

• Operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation is defined by the Company as operating profit (loss), less earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests ("NCI"). We believe that operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation provides transparent and useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating our core operational performance. Operating margin attributable to Celanese Corporation is defined by the Company as operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation divided by net sales. Operating margin attributable to Celanese Corporation has the same uses and limitations as Operating profit (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation.

• Adjusted earnings per share is a performance measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Celanese Corporation, adjusted for income tax (provision) benefit, Certain Items, and refinancing and related expenses, divided by the number of basic common shares and dilutive restricted stock units and stock options calculated using the treasury method. We believe that adjusted earnings per share provides transparent and useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating and assessing our primary operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of the above stated items that affect comparability and as a performance metric in the Company's incentive compensation plan. We do not provide reconciliations for adjusted earnings per share on a forward-looking basis (including those contained in this document) when we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of Certain Items, such as mark-to-market pension gains and losses, that have not yet occurred, are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.
  
  Note: The income tax expense (benefit) on Certain Items ("Non-GAAP adjustments") is determined using the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which the Non-GAAP adjustments occurred and includes both current and deferred income tax expense (benefit). The income tax rate used for adjusted earnings per share approximates the midpoint in a range of forecasted tax rates for the year. This range may include certain partial or full-year forecasted tax opportunities and related costs, where applicable, and specifically excludes changes in uncertain tax positions, discrete recognition of GAAP items on a quarterly basis, other pre-tax items adjusted out of our GAAP earnings for adjusted earnings per share purposes and changes in management's assessments regarding the ability to realize deferred tax assets for GAAP. In determining the adjusted earnings per share tax rate, we reflect the impact of foreign tax credits when utilized, or expected to be utilized, absent discrete events impacting the timing of foreign tax credit utilization. We analyze this rate quarterly and adjust it if there is a material change in the range of forecasted tax rates; an updated forecast would not necessarily result in a change to our tax rate used for adjusted earnings per share. The adjusted tax rate is an estimate and may differ from the actual tax rate used for GAAP reporting in any given reporting period. Table 3a summarizes the reconciliation of our estimated GAAP effective tax rate to the adjusted tax rate. The estimated GAAP rate excludes discrete recognition of GAAP items due to our inability to forecast such items. As part of the year-end reconciliation, we will update the reconciliation of the GAAP effective tax rate to the adjusted tax rate for actual results.

• Free cash flow is a liquidity measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net cash provided by (used in) operations, less capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment, and adjusted for contributions from or distributions to our NCI joint ventures. We believe that free cash flow provides useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating the Company's liquidity and credit quality assessment because it provides an indication of the long-term cash generating ability of our business. Although we use free cash flow as a measure to assess the liquidity generated by our business, the use of free cash flow has important limitations, including that free cash flow does not reflect the cash requirements necessary to service our indebtedness, lease obligations, unconditional purchase obligations or pension and postretirement funding obligations. Free cash flow is not a measure of cash available for discretionary expenditures since the Company has certain debt service and finance lease payments that are not deducted from that measure. We do not provide reconciliations for free cash flow on a forward-looking basis when we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of items such as working capital changes, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact and timing of potential acquisitions and divestitures, and other structural changes, that have not yet occurred, are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.

• Net debt is defined by the Company as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. We believe that net debt provides useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating changes to the Company's capital structure and credit quality assessment.

• Return on invested capital (adjusted) is defined by the Company as adjusted EBIT, tax effected using the adjusted tax rate, divided by the sum of the average of beginning and end of the year short- and long-term debt and Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity. We believe that return on invested capital (adjusted) provides useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in order to assess our income generation from the point of view of our stockholders and creditors who provide us with capital in the form of equity and debt and whether capital invested in the Company yields competitive returns.

Supplemental Information

Supplemental Information we believe to be of interest to investors, analysts and other parties includes the following:

• Net sales for each of our business segments and the percentage increase or decrease in net sales attributable to price, volume, currency and other factors for each of our business segments.

• Cash dividends received from our equity investments.

• For those consolidated ventures in which the Company owns or is exposed to less than 100% of the economics, the outside stockholders' interests are shown as NCI. Amounts referred to as "attributable to Celanese Corporation" are net of any applicable NCI.

Results Unaudited

The results in this document, together with the adjustments made to present the results on a comparable basis, have not been audited and are based on internal financial data furnished to management. Quarterly results should not be taken as an indication of the results of operations to be reported for any subsequent period or for the full fiscal year.

Table 1 Celanese Adjusted EBIT and Operating EBITDA - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures - Unaudited
	Q2 '23			Q1 '23			2022			Q4 '22			Q3 '22			Q2 '22			Q1 '22
	(In $ millions)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation	220			91			1,894			767			191			434			502
(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations	(1	)		3			8			1			1			6			—
Interest income	(7	)		(8	)		(69	)		(33	)		(34	)		(1	)		(1	)
Interest expense	182			182			405			168			154			48			35
Income tax provision (benefit)	(4	)		25			(489	)		(840	)		127			112			112
Certain Items attributable to Celanese Corporation (Table 8)	54			131			422			239			71			47			65
Adjusted EBIT	444			424			2,171			302			510			646			713
Depreciation and amortization expense(1)	172			172			446			151			97			98			100
Operating EBITDA	616			596			2,617			453			607			744			813

	Q2 '23			Q1 '23			2022			Q4 '22			Q3 '22			Q2 '22			Q1 '22
	(In $ millions)
Engineered Materials	—			—			13			2			3			4			4
Acetyl Chain	—			—			2			—			—			—			2
Other Activities(2)	—			—			1			—			—			1			—
Accelerated depreciation and amortization expense	—			—			16			2			3			5			6
Depreciation and amortization expense(1)	172			172			446			151			97			98			100
Total depreciation and amortization expense	172			172			462			153			100			103			106

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(1)	Excludes accelerated depreciation and amortization expense as detailed in the table above, which amounts are included in Certain Items above.
(2)	Other Activities includes corporate Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses, results of captive insurance companies and certain components of net periodic benefit cost (interest cost, expected return on plan assets and net actuarial gains and losses).

Table 1a M&M Adjusted EBIT and Operating EBITDA - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures - Unaudited
	Q2 '23			Q1 '23			Q4 '22
	(In $ millions)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to M&M	47			(48	)		(69	)	(3)
Income tax provision (benefit)	(1	)		13			6
Certain Items(1)	18			86			72
Adjusted EBIT	64			51			9
Depreciation and amortization expense	68			68			47
Operating EBITDA(2)	132			119			56		(4)

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(1)	Amount is included within total Certain Items shown in Table 8.
(2)	Excludes $(23) million, $(23) million and $(17) million of Operating EBITDA included in Other Activities for the three months ended June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(3)	Excludes $30 million of Net loss for the month ended October 31, 2022, prior to our acquisition of the majority of the Mobility & Materials business ("M&M Business") of DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
(4)	Excludes $22 million of Operating EBITDA for the month ended October 31, 2022, prior to our acquisition of the M&M Business.

	Q2 '23						Q1 '23						2022						Q4 '22						Q3 '22						Q2 '22						Q1 '22
	(In $ millions, except percentages)
Operating Profit (Loss) / Operating Margin
Engineered Materials	158			10.0	%		112			6.9	%		429			10.7	%		25			2.0	%		114			12.3	%		166			17.5	%		124			13.6	%
Acetyl Chain	295			23.9	%		278			22.2	%		1,447			25.2	%		204			18.0	%		312			22.3	%		428			27.5	%		503			30.4	%
Other Activities(1)	(118	)					(139	)					(498	)					(173	)					(118	)					(111	)					(96	)
Total	335			12.0	%		251			8.8	%		1,378			14.2	%		56			2.4	%		308			13.4	%		483			19.4	%		531			20.9	%
Less: Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to NCI for Engineered Materials	(2	)					—						—						—						—						—						—
Less: Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to NCI for Acetyl Chain	3						2						8						2						2						2						2
Operating Profit (Loss) Attributable to Celanese Corporation	334			11.9	%		249			8.7	%		1,370			14.2	%		54			2.3	%		306			13.3	%		481			19.3	%		529			20.8	%
Operating Profit (Loss) / Operating Margin Attributable to Celanese Corporation
Engineered Materials	160			10.1	%		112			6.9	%		429			10.7	%		25			2.0	%		114			12.3	%		166			17.5	%		124			13.6	%
Acetyl Chain	292			23.7	%		276			22.1	%		1,439			25.1	%		202			17.8	%		310			22.2	%		426			27.3	%		501			30.3	%
Other Activities(1)	(118	)					(139	)					(498	)					(173	)					(118	)					(111	)					(96	)
Total	334			11.9	%		249			8.7	%		1,370			14.2	%		54			2.3	%		306			13.3	%		481			19.3	%		529			20.8	%
Equity Earnings and Dividend Income, Other Income (Expense) Attributable to Celanese Corporation
Engineered Materials	20						10						207						35						70						53						49
Acetyl Chain	32						34						143						30						34						39						40
Other Activities(1)	6						(1	)					12						1						4						1						6
Total	58						43						362						66						108						93						95
Non-Operating Pension and Other Post-Retirement Employee Benefit (Expense) Income Attributable to Celanese Corporation
Engineered Materials	—						—						—						—						—						—						—
Acetyl Chain	—						—						—						—						—						—						—
Other Activities(1)	(2	)					1						17						(57	)					25						25						24
Total	(2	)					1						17						(57	)					25						25						24
Certain Items Attributable to Celanese Corporation (Table 8)
Engineered Materials	25						93						143						78						22						5						38
Acetyl Chain	8						6						27						10						5						10						2
Other Activities(1)	21						32						252						151						44						32						25
Total	54						131						422						239						71						47						65
Adjusted EBIT / Adjusted EBIT Margin
Engineered Materials	205			12.9	%		215			13.2	%		779			19.4	%		138			11.2	%		206			22.2	%		224			23.6	%		211			23.2	%
Acetyl Chain	332			26.9	%		316			25.3	%		1,609			28.0	%		242			21.3	%		349			25.0	%		475			30.5	%		543			32.9	%
Other Activities(1)	(93	)					(107	)					(217	)					(78	)					(45	)					(53	)					(41	)
Total	444			15.9	%		424			14.9	%		2,171			22.4	%		302			12.9	%		510			22.2	%		646			26.0	%		713			28.1	%

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(1)	Other Activities includes corporate SG&A expenses, results of captive insurance companies and certain components of net periodic benefit cost (interest cost, expected return on plan assets and net actuarial gains and losses).

Table 2 - Supplemental Segment Data and Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBIT and Operating EBITDA - Non-GAAP Measures - Unaudited (cont.)
	Q2 '23						Q1 '23						2022						Q4 '22						Q3 '22						Q2 '22						Q1 '22
	(In $ millions, except percentages)
Depreciation and Amortization Expense(1)
Engineered Materials	112						112						213						90						40						41						42
Acetyl Chain	54						54						211						52						53						52						54
Other Activities(2)	6						6						22						9						4						5						4
Total	172						172						446						151						97						98						100
Operating EBITDA / Operating EBITDA Margin
Engineered Materials	317			20.0	%		327			20.1	%		992			24.7	%		228			18.4	%		246			26.5	%		265			28.0	%		253			27.8	%
Acetyl Chain	386			31.3	%		370			29.6	%		1,820			31.7	%		294			25.9	%		402			28.8	%		527			33.8	%		597			36.1	%
Other Activities(2)	(87	)					(101	)					(195	)					(69	)					(41	)					(48	)					(37	)
Total	616			22.0	%		596			20.9	%		2,617			27.1	%		453			19.3	%		607			26.4	%		744			29.9	%		813			32.0	%

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(1)	Excludes accelerated depreciation and amortization expense, which amounts are included in Certain Items above. See Table 1 for details.
(2)	Other Activities includes corporate SG&A expenses, results of captive insurance companies and certain components of net periodic benefit cost (interest cost, expected return on plan assets and net actuarial gains and losses).

Table 3 Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share - Reconciliation of a Non-GAAP Measure - Unaudited
	Q2 '23					Q1 '23					2022					Q4 '22					Q3 '22					Q2 '22					Q1 '22
				per share					per share					per share					per share					per share					per share					per share
	(In $ millions, except per share data)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Celanese Corporation	219			2.00		94			0.86		1,902			17.41		768			7.03		192			1.76		440			4.03		502			4.61
Income tax provision (benefit)	(4	)				25					(489	)				(840	)				127					112					112
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax	215					119					1,413					(72	)				319					552					614
Certain Items attributable to Celanese Corporation (Table 8)	54					131					422					239					71					47					65
Refinancing and related expenses	—					—					158		(1)			14		(1)			104		(1)			26		(1)			14		(1)
Adjusted earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax	269					250					1,993					181					494					625					693
Income tax (provision) benefit on adjusted earnings(2)	(32	)				(30	)				(259	)				(24	)				(64	)				(81	)				(90	)
Adjusted earnings (loss) from continuing operations(3)	237			2.17		220			2.01		1,734			15.88		157			1.44		430			3.94		544			4.99		603			5.54
	Diluted shares (in millions)(4)
Weighted average shares outstanding	108.9					108.6					108.4					108.5					108.4					108.4					108.2
Incremental shares attributable to equity awards	0.4					0.6					0.8					0.7					0.7					0.7					0.7
Total diluted shares	109.3					109.2					109.2					109.2					109.1					109.1					108.9

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(1)	Includes net interest expense and certain fees related to debt issued as part of our acquisition of the M&M Business.
(2)	Calculated using adjusted effective tax rates (Table 3a) as follows:

		Q2 '23				Q1 '23				2022				Q4 '22				Q3 '22				Q2 '22				Q1 '22
	Adjusted effective tax rate	12				12				13				13				13				13				13

(3)	Excludes the immediate recognition of actuarial gains and losses and the impact of actual vs. expected plan asset returns.

			Actual Plan Asset Returns		Expected Plan Asset Returns
			(In percentages)
	2022		(18.4)		5.4

(4)	Potentially dilutive shares are included in the adjusted earnings per share calculation when adjusted earnings are positive.

Table 3a Adjusted Tax Rate - Reconciliation of a Non-GAAP Measure - Unaudited
	Estimated			Actual
	2023			2022
	(In percentages)
US GAAP annual effective tax rate	7			(34	)
Discrete quarterly recognition of GAAP items(1)	1			(6	)
Tax impact of other charges and adjustments(2)	4			9
Utilization of foreign tax credits	(1	)		—
Changes in valuation allowances, excluding impact of other charges and adjustments(3)	—			(1	)
Other, includes effect of discrete current year transactions(4)	1			45		(5)
Adjusted tax rate	12			13

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Note: As part of the year-end reconciliation, we will update the reconciliation of the GAAP effective tax rate for actual results.
(1)	Such as changes in tax laws (including US tax reform), deferred taxes on outside basis differences, changes in uncertain tax positions and prior year audit adjustments.
(2)	Reflects the tax impact on pre-tax adjustments presented in Certain Items (Table 8), which are excluded from pre-tax income for adjusted earnings per share purposes.
(3)	Reflects changes in valuation allowances related to changes in judgment regarding the realizability of deferred tax assets or current year operations, excluding other charges and adjustments.
(4)	Includes tax impacts related to full-year forecasted tax opportunities and related costs.
(5)	Includes the reversal of certain U.S. GAAP deferred tax benefits in 2022 related to non-recurring internal restructuring transactions related to the M&M acquisition, to centralize ownership of intellectual property with the business and to facilitate future deployment of cash to service acquisition indebtedness. Certain benefits of the internal restructuring will be realized in future periods for adjusted earnings purposes.

Table 4 Net Sales by Segment - Unaudited
	Q2 '23			Q1 '23			2022			Q4 '22			Q3 '22			Q2 '22			Q1 '22
	(In $ millions)
Engineered Materials	1,585			1,630			4,024			1,237			929			948			910
Acetyl Chain	1,233			1,250			5,743			1,135			1,397			1,559			1,652
Intersegment eliminations(1)	(23	)		(27	)		(94	)		(24	)		(25	)		(21	)		(24	)
Net sales	2,795			2,853			9,673			2,348			2,301			2,486			2,538

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(1)	Includes intersegment sales primarily related to the Acetyl Chain.

Table 4a Factors Affecting Segment Net Sales Sequentially - Unaudited Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
	Volume			Price			Currency		Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	2			(5	)		—		(3	)
Acetyl Chain	2			(3	)		—		(1	)
Total Company	2			(4	)		—		(2	)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Volume			Price			Currency			Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	34			(4	)		2			32
Acetyl Chain	10			(2	)		2			10
Total Company	19			(4	)		2			17

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Volume			Price			Currency		Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	34			(1	)		—		33		(1)
Acetyl Chain	(9	)		(10	)		—		(19	)
Total Company	8			(6	)		—		2

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Volume			Price			Currency			Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	(1	)		2			(3	)		(2	)
Acetyl Chain	(3	)		(5	)		(2	)		(10	)
Total Company	(2	)		(3	)		(2	)		(7	)

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(1)	2022 includes the effect of the acquisition of the majority of the M&M Business.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
	Volume			Price			Currency			Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	1			6			(3	)		4
Acetyl Chain	(6	)		2			(2	)		(6	)
Total Company	(2	)		2			(2	)		(2	)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
	Volume			Price			Currency			Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	23			7			(1	)		29
Acetyl Chain	7			(3	)		—			4
Total Company	12			1			(1	)		12

Table 4b Factors Affecting Segment Net Sales Year Over Year - Unaudited Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Volume			Price			Currency		Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	75			(8	)		—		67
Acetyl Chain	(2	)		(19	)		—		(21	)
Total Company	27			(15	)		—		12

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
	Volume			Price			Currency			Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	80			2			(3	)		79
Acetyl Chain	(9	)		(13	)		(2	)		(24	)
Total Company	23			(8	)		(3	)		12

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
	Volume			Price			Currency			Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	67			17			(9	)		75
Acetyl Chain	(12	)		(14	)		(3	)		(29	)
Total Company	13			(5	)		(5	)		3

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Volume			Price			Currency			Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	23			25			(12	)		36
Acetyl Chain	(10	)		2			(5	)		(13	)
Total Company	(2	)		9			(5	)		2

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
	Volume			Price			Currency			Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	24			24			(9	)		39
Acetyl Chain	(5	)		11			(4	)		2
Total Company	3			14			(4	)		13

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
	Volume			Price			Currency			Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	20			25			(4	)		41
Acetyl Chain	7			38			(3	)		42
Total Company	12			32			(3	)		41

Table 4c Factors Affecting Segment Net Sales Year Over Year - Unaudited Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021
	Volume			Price			Currency			Total
	(In percentages)
Engineered Materials	33			23			(8	)		48
Acetyl Chain	(6	)		6			(3	)		(3	)
Total Company	6			11			(4	)		13

Table 5 Free Cash Flow - Reconciliation of a Non-GAAP Measure - Unaudited
	Q2 '23			Q1 '23			2022			Q4 '22			Q3 '22			Q2 '22			Q1 '22
	(In $ millions, except percentages)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(163	)		(178	)		(11,141	)		(10,713	)		(143	)		(136	)		(149	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(447	)		(69	)		10,290			1,944			8,600			(159	)		(95	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	762			(96	)		1,819			541			467			495			316
Capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment	(145	)		(164	)		(543	)		(143	)		(139	)		(124	)		(137	)
Contributions from/(Distributions) to NCI	(6	)		(1	)		(13	)		(3	)		(3	)		(3	)		(4	)
Free cash flow(1)	611			(261	)		1,263			395			325			368			175
Net sales	2,795			2,853			9,673			2,348			2,301			2,486			2,538
Free cash flow as % of Net sales	21.9	%		(9.1	)%		13.1	%		16.8	%		14.1	%		14.8	%		6.9	%

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(1)	Free cash flow is a liquidity measure used by the Company and is defined by the Company as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment, and adjusted for contributions from or distributions to our NCI joint ventures.

Table 6 Cash Dividends Received - Unaudited
	Q2 '23			Q1 '23			2022			Q4 '22			Q3 '22			Q2 '22			Q1 '22
	(In $ millions)
Dividends from equity method investments	25			40			217			82			27			82			26
Dividends from equity investments without readily determinable fair values	31			34			133			30			30			36			37
Total	56			74			350			112			57			118			63

Table 7 Net Debt - Reconciliation of a Non-GAAP Measure - Unaudited
	Q2 '23			Q1 '23			2022			Q4 '22			Q3 '22			Q2 '22			Q1 '22
	(In $ millions)
Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third party and affiliates	1,507			1,386			1,306			1,306			977			809			860
Long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs	12,889			13,396			13,373			13,373			11,360			3,022			3,132
Total debt	14,396			14,782			14,679			14,679			12,337			3,831			3,992
Cash and cash equivalents	(1,296	)		(1,167	)		(1,508	)		(1,508	)		(9,671	)		(783	)		(605	)
Net debt	13,100			13,615			13,171			13,171			2,666			3,048			3,387

Table 8 Certain Items - Unaudited The following Certain Items attributable to Celanese Corporation are included in Net earnings (loss) and are adjustments to non-GAAP measures:
	Q2 '23			Q1 '23			2022			Q4 '22			Q3 '22			Q2 '22			Q1 '22			Income Statement Classification
	(In $ millions)
Exit and shutdown costs	21			26			52			2			14			29			7			Cost of sales / SG&A / Other (charges) gains, net / Gain (loss) on disposition of businesses and assets, net / Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit (expense) income
Asset impairments	—			—			13			2			12			(1	)		—			Cost of sales / Other (charges) gains, net
Impact from plant incidents and natural disasters(1)	—			6			17			17			—			—			—			Cost of sales
Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions	23			99			267			138			44			29			56			Cost of sales / SG&A
Actuarial (gain) loss on pension and postretirement plans	—			—			80			80			—			—			—			Cost of sales / SG&A / Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit (expense) income
Legal settlements and commercial disputes	6			—			3			—			1			—			2			Cost of sales / SG&A / Other (charges) gains, net
Other	4			—			(10	)		—			—			(10	)		—			Cost of sales / SG&A / Gain (loss) on disposition of businesses and assets, net
Certain Items attributable to Celanese Corporation	54			131			422			239			71			47			65

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(1)	Primarily associated with Winter Storm Elliott.

Table 9 Return on Invested Capital (Adjusted) - Presentation of a Non-GAAP Measure - Unaudited
					2022
					(In $ millions, except percentages)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation					1,894
Adjusted EBIT (Table 1)					2,171
Adjusted effective tax rate (Table 3a)					13	%
Adjusted EBIT tax effected					1,889
	2022		2021		Average
	(In $ millions, except percentages)
Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third parties and affiliates	1,306		791		1,049
Long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs	13,373		3,176		8,275
Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity	5,637		4,189		4,913
Invested capital					14,237
Return on invested capital (adjusted)					13.3	%
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation as a percentage of invested capital					13.3	%

 

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