Long-term debt rose around 5.6% year over year to $4,365 million. PPG Industries had $1.8 billion remaining under its current share repurchase authorization at the end of 2018. Outlook Moving ahead, PPG Industries expects impact of cost inflation, year-over-year unfavorable foreign currency translation and lower sales volume to impact its performance in the first half of 2019. Based on these, the company projects first-quarter 2019 earnings per share in the range of $1.18-$1.23. The company also envisions sales growth of 3-5% at constant currency for full-year 2019. It also expects adjusted earnings per share growth of 7-10% for the year. The company expects to deliver at least $70 million in cost savings in 2019. Price Performance