Huntsman Corporation (HUN) – Form 4 insider filing (08/05/2025)
Division President Jan Buberl reported an administrative share withholding related to restricted-stock vesting. On 08/01/2025, the company withheld 422 common shares (transaction code F) at an average price of $9.21 to cover tax obligations. Following the transaction, Buberl still owns 30,203 shares directly.
No open-market purchase or sale occurred; the filing simply settles payroll taxes upon vesting. The residual stake represents roughly $278k in market value (at the same price), indicating continuing alignment with shareholders. The small size (<1.5% of Buberl’s holdings) and non-discretionary nature suggest neutral impact on Huntsman’s investment thesis.
Huntsman (HUN) Q2-25 10-Q highlights
- Revenue: $1.46 bn, down 7% YoY; 1H-25 revenue $2.87 bn, -6% YoY.
- Profitability: Gross profit fell 25% to $182 m; operating swung to a $120 m loss vs $34 m profit last year, hurt by $124 m of restructuring/impairment costs.
- Net results: Net loss attributable to shareholders was $158 m (-$0.92 EPS) vs $22 m (+$0.13 EPS) prior-year quarter. 1H-25 loss widened to $163 m (-$0.94 EPS).
- Cash & liquidity: YTD operating cash flow turned positive at $17 m (vs -$19 m). Cash rose to $399 m. Net debt increased as long-term borrowings grew $153 m to $1.66 bn; revolver draws of $481 m partly offset by $322 m repayments.
- Balance sheet: Equity declined $131 m to $2.83 bn, mainly from losses and dividends ($0.25/sh, $44 m per quarter).
- Segment actions: Ongoing European cost-reduction and plant-closure programs drove elevated restructuring charges; management uses adjusted EBITDA to assess segments.
- Comprehensive income: FX translation gains (+$68 m) and pension adjustments (+$5 m) partly offset the net loss, reducing accumulated OCI deficit to $-1.09 bn.
- Share count: 172.6 m diluted shares outstanding on 23 Jul 25; buyback activity negligible.
Overall, lower volumes/pricing and heavy restructuring costs pushed Huntsman into a quarterly loss despite modest cash-flow improvement.