Kodak done?

[Prest_400]

Made my day in a not so good way. Didn't expect at all to see that headline. Long story short and after reading some other web opinions is that Kodak itself has more or less a good operation sans the obligations. Also agree it looks like a combination to rise capital plus debt restructuration.

The business area in which film is under seems to have a rather positive outlook, and then they had also invested heavily recently.

We continue to accelerate the growth of our Advanced Materials & Chemicals ("AM&C") business.

During the second quarter, Kodak continued its focus on improving the efficiency of our operations and investing in growth initiatives in our AM&C group," said David Bullwinkle, Kodak’s CFO. "Revenue for the quarter was roughly flat year over year, which was in line with expectations, and we continued to see revenue growth in our AM&C business.

Kodak Reports Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Results:

Kodak Reports Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK) today reported financial results for the second quarter 2025.

www.kodak.com

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In the very worst scenario, we'd need an operation that keeps the value of film but also encompassing the AM&C business. Question there is if film alone could sustain Rochester's facilities.
Who bears Color film is Kodak, nobody else can make it nor they would approach the level of refinement that Kodak does. Fuji could, but their market stance in the Motion Picture and still film is not what it was.

 

[DREW WILEY]

They'd probably have done just fine if the film division had been spun off to private independent ownership years ago. Being married to Wall Street can be an endlessly nagging ball and chain. Or maybe Fuji could absorb them for sake of their own interest. There are plenty of Gazoolionaires out there who could buy Kodak outright with pocket change. After all, they don't make just photographic film, but base materials necessary to various aspects of the Tech Industry itself.