Dow Q4 Earnings: Higher Margins Offset Revenue Decline, Management Confident Of Dow-Dupont Synergies

The Dow Chemical Company released its 2015 fourth quarter and full year earnings report recently. Dow management spoke briefly about the proposed merger with DuPont , stating that the companies’ estimates of $3 billion in cost synergies and $1 billion in growth synergies are their most conservative estimates. Dupont management had earlier stated on the company’s Q4 earnings call that it is confident the companies will get the required clearances without major asset sales and the deal will be...