WLK Westlake Chemical Corp

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  3. NYSE: WLK

Price (delayed)

$85.28

Market cap

$10.89B

P/E Ratio

37.9

Dividend/share

$1.07

EPS

$2.25

Enterprise value

$13.73B

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Website: https://www.westlake.com/

Highlights

WLK's equity is up by 2.1% YoY
WLK's price to earnings (P/E) is 158% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 14.7 and 96% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 19.3
Westlake Chemical's net income has decreased by 39% YoY and by 26% from the previous quarter

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WLK
Market
Shares outstanding
127.72M
Market cap
$10.89B
Enterprise value
$13.73B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
37.9
Price to book (P/B)
1.83
Price to sales (P/S)
1.47
EV/EBIT
39.79
EV/EBITDA
12.37
EV/Sales
1.85
Earnings
Revenue
$7.42B
EBIT
$345M
EBITDA
$1.11B
Free cash flow
$613M
Per share
EPS
$2.25
Free cash flow per share
$4.8
Book value per share
$46.59
Revenue per share
$58.12
TBVPS
$93.87
Balance sheet
Total assets
$13.69B
Total liabilities
$7.21B
Debt
$4.05B
Equity
$5.95B
Working capital
$2.16B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.68
Current ratio
2.78
Quick ratio
2.06
Net debt/EBITDA
2.56
Margins
EBITDA margin
15%
Gross margin
12.8%
Net margin
3.9%
Operating margin
4.8%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.1%
Return on equity
4.9%
Return on invested capital
2.5%
Return on capital employed
2.8%
Return on sales
4.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.25%
DPS
$1.07
Payout ratio
47.3%

WLK stock price

How has the Westlake Chemical stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.39%
1 week
-5.8%
1 month
4.43%
1 year
19.79%
YTD
4.51%
QTD
4.51%

Financial performance

How have Westlake Chemical's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$7.42B
Gross profit
$950M
Operating income
$353M
Net income
$289M
Gross margin
12.8%
Net margin
3.9%
WLK's operating income has plunged by 54% YoY and by 29% from the previous quarter
The company's operating margin fell by 48% YoY and by 27% QoQ
Westlake Chemical's net income has decreased by 39% YoY and by 26% from the previous quarter
The net margin has declined by 32% year-on-year and by 24% since the previous quarter

Growth

What is Westlake Chemical's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Westlake Chemical stock price valuation
P/E
37.9
P/B
1.83
P/S
1.47
EV/EBIT
39.79
EV/EBITDA
12.37
EV/Sales
1.85
WLK's price to earnings (P/E) is 158% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 14.7 and 96% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 19.3
The company's EPS fell by 39% YoY and by 25% QoQ
The price to book (P/B) is 53% more than the last 4 quarters average of 1.2 but 3.7% less than the 5-year quarterly average of 1.9
WLK's equity is up by 2.1% YoY
The P/S is 63% above the last 4 quarters average of 0.9 and 13% above the 5-year quarterly average of 1.3
The revenue has declined by 10% year-on-year and by 2.2% since the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Westlake Chemical business performance
Westlake Chemical's return on invested capital has shrunk by 62% YoY and by 32% QoQ
The company's return on sales has shrunk by 50% YoY and by 31% QoQ
The return on assets has declined by 46% year-on-year and by 28% since the previous quarter
The ROE has contracted by 41% YoY and by 26% from the previous quarter

Dividends

What is WLK's dividend history
DPS
$1.07
Dividend yield
1.25%
Payout ratio
47.3%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Westlake Chemical financials performed over time
Westlake Chemical's total assets is 90% more than its total liabilities
The debt is 32% smaller than the equity
The debt to equity has increased by 6% year-on-year but it has declined by 2.9% since the previous quarter

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