(AXTA) Axalta Coating Systems - Ratings and Ratios

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) is a global leader in the development and distribution of high-performance coatings systems. Headquartered in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, the company operates across six continents, serving customers in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Established in 1866, Axalta has built a legacy as a trusted supplier of innovative coating solutions for both industrial and automotive markets.

The company’s business is organized into two primary segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings. Under the Performance Coatings segment, Axalta offers a wide range of water and solvent-borne products designed for the repair and refinishing of damaged vehicles. These products are used by independent body shops, multi-shop operators, and OEM dealership body shops. The segment also includes functional and decorative liquid and powder coatings used in various industrial applications, such as building materials, cabinets, wood, luxury vinyl flooring, and furniture. Key brands in this category include Voltatex, AquaEC, Durapon, Hydropon, UNRIVALED, Ceranamel, Industrial, Corlar Industrial, Tufcote, Imron Industrial, Alesta, Teodur, Nap-Gard, Abcite, and Plascoat.

The Mobility Coatings segment focuses on coatings systems for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of light and commercial vehicles. Axalta develops and supplies electrocoat, primer, basecoat, and clearcoat products for automotive manufacturers. Additionally, the company provides coatings systems for various commercial applications, including heavy-duty trucks (HDTs), medium-duty trucks (MDTs), buses, and rail. These products are marketed under brands such as Imron, Imron Elite, Centari, Rival, Corlar epoxy undercoats, and AquaEC. The company also offers a range of refinish coatings under brands like Audurra, abcite, Alesta, AquaEC, Centari, Ceranamel, Challenger, Chemophan, ColorNet, Cromax, Cromax Mosaic, Durapon 70, Duxone, Harmonized Coating Technologies, Imron ExcelPro, Lutophen, Nason, Spies Hecker, Standox, Stollaquid, Syntopal, Syrox, Raptor, u-POL, and Vermeera.

From a financial perspective, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. has a market capitalization of $8.297 billion USD as of the latest data. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol AXTA. Its current price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 21.38, with a forward P/E of 16.58. The price-to-book (P/B) ratio stands at 4.31, and the price-to-sales (P/S) ratio is 1.58. Axalta falls under the Specialty Chemicals sub-industry category within the GICS classification system. For