Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis

Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Fundamental Company Report provides a complete overview of the company’s affairs. All available data is presented in a comprehensive and easily accessed format. The report includes financial and SWOT information, industry analysis, opinions, estimates, plus annual and quarterly forecasts made by stock market experts. The report also enables direct comparison to be made between Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. and its competitors. This provides our Clients with a clear understanding of Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. position in the Chemical Industry.

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About Kraton Performance Polymers Inc.

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the production and marketing of styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) under the KRATON brand. The company’s SBC products are found in various everyday applications, including disposable baby diapers, the rubberized grips of toothbrushes, razor blades, power tools, and in asphalt formulations used to pave roads.

The company also develops, manufactures, and markets niche, non-SBC products, such as isoprene rubber latex (IRL), which is a synthetic substitute for natural rubber latex. Its IRL products are used in applications, such as surgical gloves.

Products

The company’s Kraton polymer products are elastomers, which are engineered for a range of end-use applications. Its products can be processed in various manufacturing applications, including injection molding, blow molding, compression molding, extrusion, hot melt, and solution applied coatings.

The company offers its customers a portfolio of products that includes approximately 200 core commercial grades of SBCs. It manufactures its products along five primary product lines based upon polymer chemistry and process technologies: unhydrogenated SBCs (USBCs); hydrogenated SBCs (HSBCs); Isoprene Rubber (IR); IRL; and compounds. The majority of worldwide SBC capacity is used in the production of USBCs, which are primarily used in the paving and roofing, adhesives, sealants and coatings and footwear end-use applications. HSBCs are primarily used in higher value-added end-uses, including soft touch and flexible materials, personal hygiene products, medical products, automotive components and certain adhesives, and sealant applications.

HSBCs: The company’s HSBC polymers are used in production of soft compounds for handles and grips and elastic components in diapers. Its HSBC product portfolio includes approximately 70 commercial grades of products. HSBCs are primarily used in its advanced materials and its adhesives, sealants and coatings end-use markets to impart improved performance characteristics, such as: stretch properties in disposable diapers and adult incontinence products; soft feel in various consumer products, such as razor blades, power tools, and automobile internals; impact resistance for demanding engineering plastic applications; flexibility for wire and cable plastic outer layers; and improved flow characteristics for industrial and consumer sealants lubricating fluids.

USBCs: The company’s USBC product portfolio includes approximately 90 commercial grades of products. USBCs are used in its end-use markets in a range of products to impart desirable characteristics, such as resistance to temperature and weather extremes in roads and roofing; resistance to cracking, reduced sound transmission and better drainage in porous road surfaces; impact resistance for consumer plastics; and adhesive applications, such as packaging tapes and labels, and materials used in disposable diapers.

IR: Isoprene Rubber (formed from polymerizing isoprene) is a line of isoprene rubber products and is a non-SBC product. The company’s IR polymers are available as bales of rubber or as latex. IR polymers are used in the production of medical products, adhesives, tackifiers, paints, coatings, and photo-resistors.

IRL: Isoprene Rubber Latex (emulsion of IR in water) is a substitute for natural rubber latex, particularly in applications with requirements, such as medical, healthcare, personal care and food contact operations. The company’s IRL is polyisoprene latex with controlled structure and low chemical impurity levels manufactured through an anionic polymerization process followed by a proprietary latex processing step both of which were developed by the company.

Compounds: The company’s compounds are a mixture of Kraton polymers and other polymers, resins, oils or fillers to improve the final properties for processing. Compounds cover a range of polymers tailored to meet specific customer needs in consumer and industrial applications. Compounds can be formulated so that they can be extruded, injection molded, and foamed to meet the final application requirements. These products are primarily used in soft-touch grips, sporting equipment, automotive components and personal care products.

Competition

The company’s major competitors in the SBC industry are Asahi Chemical; Chi Mei; Dexco Polymers; Dynasol Elastomers; Kuraray Company; Korea Kumho P.C.; Lee Chang Yung; LG Chemical; Polimeri Europa; Sinopec; Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Corporation; and Zeon Corporation.

Contents

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

DISCLAIMER

1. KRATON PERFORMANCE POLYMERS INC. COMPANY PROFILE

1.1. Key facts
1.2. Financial Performance
1.3. Key Executives
1.4. Ownership and Major Holders
1.5. Company History

2. KRATON PERFORMANCE POLYMERS INC. BUSINESS OVERVIEW

2.1. Business Description
2.2. Major Products and Services
2.3. Markets and Sales Activities
2.4. Locations, Subsidiaries, Operating Units

3. KRATON PERFORMANCE POLYMERS INC. SWOT ANALYSIS

3.1. Overview
3.2. Strengths
3.3. Weaknesses
3.4. Opportunities
3.5. Threats

4. KRATON PERFORMANCE POLYMERS INC. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

4.1. Financial Statements
  4.1.1. Income Statement
  4.1.2. Balance Sheet
  4.1.3. Cash Flow
4.2. Financial Ratios
  4.2.1. Profitability
  4.2.2. Margin Analysis
  4.2.3. Asset Turnover
  4.2.4. Credit Ratios
  4.2.5. Long-Term Solvency
  4.2.6. Growth Over Prior Year
  4.2.7. Financial Ratios Charts
4.3. Stock Market Snapshot

5. KRATON PERFORMANCE POLYMERS INC. COMPETITORS AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

5.1. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Direct Competitors
5.2. Comparison of Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. and Direct Competitors Financial Ratios
5.3. Comparison of Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. and Direct Competitors Stock Charts
5.4. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Industry Analysis
  5.4.1. Chemicals Industry Snapshot
  5.4.2. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Industry Position Analysis

6. KRATON PERFORMANCE POLYMERS INC. NEWS & EVENTS

6.1. News & PR Activity Analysis
6.2. IR Corporate News
6.3. Marketing News
6.4. Corporate Events

7. KRATON PERFORMANCE POLYMERS INC. EXPERTS REVIEW

7.1. Experts Opinion
7.2. Experts Estimates

APPENDIX 1: RATIO DEFINITIONS

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Key Facts
Table 2. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Profitability
Table 3. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Management Effectiveness
Table 4. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Income Statement Key Figures
Table 5. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Balance Sheet Key Figures
Table 6. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Cash Flow Statement Key Figures
Table 7. Financial Performance Abbreviation Guide
Table 8. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Key Executives
Table 9. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Key Executives Biographies *
Table 10. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Key Executives Compensations *
Table 11. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Key Executives Stock Options *
Table 12. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Major Shareholders
Table 13. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. History
Table 14. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Products
Table 15. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Revenues by Product
Table 16. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Revenues by Region
Table 17. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Offices and Representations
Table 18. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. SWOT Analysis
Table 19. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Income Statement 2008-2011 Including 4-years Trends
Table 20. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Income Statement Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Table 21. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Balance Sheet 2008-2011 Including Trends
Table 22. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Balance Sheet Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Table 23. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Cash Flow 2008-2011 Including Trends
Table 24. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Cash Flow Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Table 25. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Profitability Ratios
Table 26. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Margin Analysis Ratios
Table 27. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Asset Turnover Ratios
Table 28. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Credit Ratios
Table 29. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Table 30. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Financial Ratios Growth Over Prior Year
Table 31. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Capital Market Snapshot
Table 32. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Direct Competitors Key Facts
Table 33. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Direct Competitors Profitability Ratios
Table 34. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Direct Competitors Margin Analysis Ratios
Table 35. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Direct Competitors Asset Turnover Ratios
Table 36. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Direct Competitors Credit Ratios
Table 37. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Direct Competitors Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Table 38. Chemicals Industry Statistics
Table 39. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Industry Position
Table 40. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. vs. Industry Income Statement Analysis
Table 41. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. vs. Industry Balance Sheet Analysis
Table 42. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. vs. Industry Cash Flow Analysis
Table 43. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. vs. Industry Ratios Comparison
Table 44. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Consensus Recommendations*
Table 45. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Analyst Recommendation Summary*
Table 46. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Price Target Summary*
Table 47. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Experts Recommendation Trends*
Table 48. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Revenue Estimates Analysis*
Table 49. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Earnings Estimates Analysis*
Table 50. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Historical Surprises*
Table 51. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Revenue Estimates Trend*
Table 52. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Earnings Estimates Trend*
Table 53. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Revenue Revisions*
Table 54. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Earnings Revisions*

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Annual Revenues in Comparison with Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
Figure 2. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Profit Margin Chart
Figure 3. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Operating Margin Chart
Figure 4. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Return on Equity (ROE) Chart
Figure 5. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Return on Assets (ROA) Chart
Figure 6. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Debt to Equity Chart
Figure 7. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Current Ratio Chart
Figure 8. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. 1-year Stock Charts
Figure 9. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. 5-year Stock Charts
Figure 10. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. vs. Main Indexes 1-year Stock Chart
Figure 11. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. vs. Direct Competitors 1-year Stock Charts
Figure 12. Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. Article Density Chart

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