Dow 4Q Loss Widens as Sales Decline

Dow Jones

Jan 29

By Rob Curran

Dow's fourth-quarter loss widened as revenue fell and costs remained elevated, and the chemicals processor launched a cost-saving overhaul of its operations that will lean on artificial intelligence.

The chemicals company on Thursday posted a quarterly loss of $1.48 billion, or $2.15 a share, wider than $35 million, or 8 cents a share, a year earlier.

Dow logged an adjusted loss, excluding certain one-off items, of 34 cents a share, compared with the mean analyst estimate of a 50 cents a share loss.

Sales fell 9.1% to $9.46 billion, meeting the average analyst forecast, according to FactSet. Cost of sales fell 5.9% to $8.91 billion.

Dow said its restructuring plan will result in $2 billion in cost savings.

Volume decreased 2% year over year, led by declines in packaging & specialty plastics, as the idling of a cracker facility supplying Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India earlier in the year weighed on activity, Dow said.

Shares were down 2.1% to $27.20 in premarket trading.

Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@dowjones.com

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