LyondellBasell reported another strong quarter, with a step-up in oxyfuel margins driving growth. EBITDA fell to $1.5 billion from the near-record $2.1 billion set in the second quarter. This was driven by lower sequential pricing and volumes in plastics as the Iran conflict temporarily abated.
LyondellBasell benefits from its cost-advantaged North American operations that use low-cost natural gas-based feedstock.
Chinese and Middle Eastern capacity additions will keep global polyolefin prices suppressed, structurally lowering the margins of Lyondell’s core business.
Metric | LYB | WLK | BASFY |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 9.83 | 88.55 | 20.78 |
Price/Book Value | 1.80 | 0.94 | 1.25 |
Price/Sales | 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.72 |
Price/Cash Flow | 5.51 | 9.63 | 8.03 |
Metric | LYB | WLK | BASFY |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.02 | 1.55 | 1.14 |
Current Ratio | 1.78 | 2.38 | 1.92 |
Interest Coverage | 4.03 | −2.04 | 3.37 |
Metric | LYB | WLK | BASFY |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 6.07% | 1.00% | 0.17% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 19.70% | 2.22% | 0.39% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 9.78% | 1.65% | 0.86% |
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