Westlake Corp WLK
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News
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Westlake Epoxy Introducing New Lower Yellowing Epoxy Products
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Westlake Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call
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Westlake to Host Housing & Infrastructure Products-Focused Investor Event
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Westlake Epoxy Receives ISCC PLUS Certification at its Duisburg, Germany Site
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Westlake Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results
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Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend
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Westlake Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for 2023 Conference Call
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Westlake raises quarterly dividend by 40% to 50 cents a share
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $150.76
- Day Range
- $148.36–151.07
- 52-Week Range
- $103.28–162.64
- Bid/Ask
- $148.79 / $150.34
- Market Cap
- $19.24 Bil
- Volume/Avg
- 424,273 / 429,253
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 15.77
- Price/Sales
- 1.53
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 1.25%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 1.25%
- Total Yield
- 1.36%
Company Profile
Westlake Corp is a manufacturer and supplier of chemicals, polymers and building products. Its Performance and Essential Materials segment offers a wide range of essential building blocks for making products utilized in everyday living, including olefins, vinyl chemicals, polyethylene, and epoxies. Its Housing and Infrastructure Products segment produces key finished goods for building products, pipe and fittings, and global compounds businesses.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 15,520
- Website
- https://www.westlake.com
Comparables
Valuation
|
Metric
|
WLK
|
WLKP
|
000698
|
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 15.77 | 13.24 | — |
Price/Book Value | 1.86 | 2.75 | 1.55 |
Price/Sales | 1.53 | 0.65 | 0.54 |
Price/Cash Flow | 9.56 | 1.71 | — |
Price/Earnings
WLK
WLKP
000698
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
WLK
|
WLKP
|
000698
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.76 | 3.93 | 0.76 |
Current Ratio | 2.37 | 4.02 | 0.90 |
Interest Coverage | 4.61 | 13.66 | −18.55 |
Quick Ratio
WLK
WLKP
000698
Profitability
|
Metric
|
WLK
|
WLKP
|
000698
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 5.31% | 25.31% | −26.33% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 10.74% | 118.74% | −82.07% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 7.10% | 28.69% | −38.81% |
Return on Assets
WLK
WLKP
000698
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