WLK Westlake Chemical Corp

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  3. NYSE: WLK

Price (delayed)

$82.73

Market cap

$10.6B

P/E Ratio

24.92

Dividend/share

$1.08

EPS

$3.32

Enterprise value

$13.14B

Highlights
The gross profit has grown by 22% since the previous quarter
The debt has declined by 18% year-on-year
WLK's price to earnings (P/E) is 49% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 16.7 but 4.5% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 26.1
Westlake Chemical's net income has increased by 29% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 14% YoY
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Website: https://www.westlake.com/
Peers: DOW HUN EMN ALB

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WLK
Market
Shares outstanding
128.13M
Market cap
$10.6B
Enterprise value
$13.14B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
24.92
Price to book (P/B)
1.69
Price to sales (P/S)
1.34
EV/EBIT
20.46
EV/EBITDA
9.25
EV/Sales
1.66
Earnings
Revenue
$7.93B
EBIT
$642M
EBITDA
$1.42B
Free cash flow
$999M
Per share
EPS
$3.32
Free cash flow per share
$7.81
Book value per share
$48.98
Revenue per share
$61.97
TBVPS
$96.82
Balance sheet
Total assets
$14.05B
Total liabilities
$7.23B
Debt
$3.93B
Equity
$6.26B
Working capital
$2.41B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.63
Current ratio
2.82
Quick ratio
2.05
Net debt/EBITDA
1.79
Margins
EBITDA margin
17.9%
Gross margin
15.8%
Net margin
5.4%
Operating margin
8.1%
Efficiency
Return on assets
3.1%
Return on equity
7.1%
Return on invested capital
4.7%
Return on capital employed
5%
Return on sales
8.1%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.31%
DPS
$1.08
Payout ratio
32.5%

WLK stock price

How has the Westlake Chemical stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.18%
1 week
-0.68%
1 month
-10.27%
1 year
49.39%
YTD
1.38%
QTD
-8.17%

Financial performance

How have Westlake Chemical's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$7.93B
Gross profit
$1.25B
Operating income
$639M
Net income
$427M
Gross margin
15.8%
Net margin
5.4%
WLK's operating income is up by 49% from the previous quarter but it is down by 2.9% YoY
The company's operating margin rose by 42% QoQ
Westlake Chemical's net income has increased by 29% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 14% YoY
The net margin has grown by 23% since the previous quarter but it has declined by 13% year-on-year

Growth

What is Westlake Chemical's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Westlake Chemical stock price valuation
P/E
24.92
P/B
1.69
P/S
1.34
EV/EBIT
20.46
EV/EBITDA
9.25
EV/Sales
1.66
WLK's price to earnings (P/E) is 49% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 16.7 but 4.5% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 26.1
The company's EPS rose by 29% QoQ but it fell by 13% YoY
The price to book (P/B) is 13% more than the last 4 quarters average of 1.5 but 11% less than the 5-year quarterly average of 1.9
WLK's equity is up by 6% YoY and by 3.6% QoQ
The P/S is 12% above the last 4 quarters average of 1.2 and 3.1% above the 5-year quarterly average of 1.3
The revenue has grown by 6% since the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Westlake Chemical business performance
Westlake Chemical's return on invested capital has surged by 52% QoQ but it has decreased by 6% YoY
The company's return on sales rose by 42% QoQ
The return on assets rose by 29% since the previous quarter but it has declined by 16% year-on-year
The ROE has grown by 29% from the previous quarter but it has contracted by 16% YoY

Dividends

What is WLK's dividend history
DPS
$1.08
Dividend yield
1.31%
Payout ratio
32.5%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Westlake Chemical financials performed over time
Westlake Chemical's total assets is 94% more than its total liabilities
Westlake Chemical's quick ratio has decreased by 25% YoY but it has increased by 10% QoQ
WLK's current ratio is down by 23% YoY but it is up by 10% from the previous quarter
The debt is 37% smaller than the equity
The debt to equity has declined by 22% year-on-year and by 3.1% since the previous quarter
The debt has declined by 18% year-on-year

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.