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Stepan Company is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals headquartered in Northfield, Illinois. The company was founded in 1932 by Alfred C. Stepan, Jr., and has approximately 2,000 employees. It is currently run by his grandson, F. Quinn Stepan, Jr. The company describes itself as the largest global merchant manufacturer of anionic surfactants, which are used to enhance the foaming and cleaning capabilities of detergents, shampoos, toothpastes, and cosmetics. In its earliest days, Stepan Company was just Alfred C. Stepan Jr., who began distributing chemical products to control road dust on country roads in Illinois. His first location was a rented desk at Chicago’s North Pier Terminal.

Company profile

Ticker

SCL

Exchange

NYSE

Website

www.stepan.com/

CEO

Frank Stepan

Incorporated

Delaware

Location

Illinois

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Manufacturing > Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

Industry (SIC)

Soap, Detergents, Cleaning Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics

Procter & Gamble • Ecolab • Church & Dwight • Clancy • Swisher Hygiene • Unilever • Unilever ...

SEC CIK

0000094049

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

361823834

SCL stock data

S&P 500

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News

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Earnings Scheduled For May 13, 2021

13 May 21

Companies Reporting Before The Bell • CASI Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CASI) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.06 per share on revenue of $5.05 million.

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10 May 21

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Recap: Stepan Q1 Earnings

27 Apr 21

Shares of Stepan (NYSE:SCL) moved higher by 0.6% in pre-market trading after the company reported Q1 results. Quarterly Results Earnings per share were up 75.00% year over year to $1.82, which beat the estimate of $1.43.

Stepan Q1 EPS $1.82 Beats $1.43 Estimate, Sales $537.74M Beat $508.07M Estimate

27 Apr 21

Earnings Scheduled For April 27, 2021

27 Apr 21

Press releases

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Stepan Announces $100 Million Notes Offerings

14 Jun 21

NORTHFIELD, Ill., June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE:SCL) announced today that on June 10, 2021, it issued $50 million in aggregate principal amount of its 2.30% Senior Notes, Series 2021-A, due June 10,

AVITA Medical, Inc. Appoints Two New Non-Executive Members to the Board of Directors

1 Jun 21

VALENCIA, Calif. and MELBOURNE, Australia, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AVITA Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCEL, ASX: AVH)) ("AVITA Medical"), a regenerative medicine company that is developing and commercializing a

Stepan Company Opens Agricultural Innovation Center in Barrow County, Georgia

24 May 21

NORTHFIELD, Ill., May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepan Company is excited to announce that it has opened its new Agricultural Innovation Center in Barrow County, Georgia, strategically located near the Company's

Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend

27 Apr 21

Stepan Reports Record Quarterly Earnings

27 Apr 21

Calendar

6 May 21

14 Jun 21

31 Dec 21

Financial summary

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Annual (USD)	Dec 20	Dec 19	Dec 18	Dec 17
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Financial data from Stepan earnings reports.

Cash burn rate (estimated)	Burn method: Change in cash		Burn method: Operating income/loss		Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report)	150.69M	150.69M	150.69M	150.69M	150.69M	150.69M
Cash burn (monthly)	66.42M	8.64M	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	3.9M	(positive/no burn)
Cash used (since last report)	163.89M	21.31M	n/a	n/a	9.62M	n/a
Cash remaining	-13.19M	129.38M	n/a	n/a	141.07M	n/a
Runway (months of cash)	-0.2	15.0	n/a	n/a	36.2	n/a

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Recent insider trades

SCL insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
25 May 21	Mergner Arthur W	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	133.819	2,251	301.23K	19,954.305
25 May 21	Mergner Arthur W	Common Stock	Payment of exercise	Dispose F	No	No	134.395	1,791	240.7K	22,205.305
25 May 21	Mergner Arthur W	Common Stock	Sale back to company	Dispose D	No	No	134.395	1,958	263.15K	23,996.305
25 May 21	Mergner Arthur W	Common Stock	Option exercise	Aquire M	No	No	43.85	6,000	263.1K	25,954.305
25 May 21	Mergner Arthur W	Stock Appreciation Right Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	43.85	6,000	263.1K	6,262
10 May 21	Rojo Luis	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	137.7	1,000	137.7K	2,210
10 May 21	Scott R. Behrens	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	138.316	1,006	139.15K	11,251.761
10 May 21	Scott R. Behrens	Common Stock	Payment of exercise	Dispose F	No	No	138.5	624	86.42K	12,257.761
10 May 21	Scott R. Behrens	Common Stock	Sale back to company	Dispose D	No	No	138.5	1,817	251.65K	12,881.761
10 May 21	Scott R. Behrens	Common Stock	Option exercise	Aquire M	No	No	72.99	3,447	251.6K	14,698.761

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q1 2021

SCL institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

75.4% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	208	224	-7.1%
Opened positions	21	36	-41.7%
Closed positions	37	15	+146.7%
Increased positions	77	69	+11.6%
Reduced positions	70	80	-12.5%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	2.16B	2.06B	+5.0%
Total shares	16.99M	17.24M	-1.5%
Total puts	1.9K	11.39K	-83.3%
Total calls	17.4K	68.3K	-74.5%
Total put/call ratio	0.1	0.2	-34.5%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
BLK Blackrock	3.49M	$444.05M	+5.2%
Vanguard	2.36M	$300.23M	+2.5%
HighTower Advisors	1.99M	$252.87M	+0.4%
STT State Street	1.3M	$165.74M	+6.2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors	1.02M	$130.2M	-3.8%
BK Bank Of New York Mellon	432.83K	$55.02M	+2.3%
WHG Westwood	388.44K	$49.38M	+21.2%
Geode Capital Management	386.66K	$49.15M	+7.8%
Wellington Management	322.22K	$40.96M	-7.0%
NTRS Northern Trust	310.44K	$39.46M	-13.5%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Norges Bank	0	-357.88K	EXIT
BLK Blackrock	3.49M	+173.23K	+5.2%
STT State Street	1.3M	+75.63K	+6.2%
WHG Westwood	388.44K	+67.91K	+21.2%
Renaissance Technologies	57.4K	-65.6K	-53.3%
Vanguard	2.36M	+58.61K	+2.5%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership	78.09K	-49.82K	-39.0%
NTRS Northern Trust	310.44K	-48.59K	-13.5%
NFJ Investment	46.72K	+46.72K	NEW
Southernsun Asset Management	244.61K	+46.09K	+23.2%

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

Management Discussion

Net income attributable to the Company for the first quarter of 2021 increased 47 percent to $40.6 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, from $27.5 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020. Adjusted net income increased 75 percent to $42.4 million, or $1.82 per diluted share, from $24.2 million, or $1.04 per diluted share in 2020 (see the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share” section of this MD&A for a reconciliation between reported net income attributable to the Company and reported earnings per diluted share and non-GAAP adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share). Below is a summary discussion of the major factors leading to the changes in net sales, expenses and income in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020. A detailed discussion of segment operating performance for the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020 follows the summary.

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From filing 10-Q 2021 Q1