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Westlake Corp WLK

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$67.90 −0.57 (0.83%)
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Chinese PVC capacity rationalization will tighten supply, driving higher prices for PVC resin and products.

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Westlake's acquisition of Hexion's epoxy and Boral's North American building products businesses at cycle-peak multiples marks a departure from its prior discipline in building the portfolio countercyclically.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$68.47
Day Range
$67.13–71.75
52-Week Range
$56.33–124.23
Bid/Ask
$60.50 / $69.04
Shares Outstanding
127.89M
Market Cap
$8.68B
Volume/Avg
2M / 923,186

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
94.12
Price/Sales
0.76
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
3.13%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
3.14%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Total Yield
3.85%

Company Profile

Westlake is a forward-integrated commodity chemicals firm based in Houston. It began as a single low-density polyethylene plant and expanded its capabilities to include ethylene, vinyl chloride monomers, and polyvinyl chloride over the next two decades. The acquisition of Axiall in 2016 made it a North American leader in chlor-alkali and PVC. Today, Westlake has two defined segments: performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products. The HIP segment began operating in 2022 following a series of acquisitions in the building products space. The firm aims to maximize the value of its chemical production by integrating with the HIP segment, realizing the higher margins of finished commercial goods.
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Stock Style Box
Small Core
Total Number of Employees
14,600
Website
https://www.westlake.com

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Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 94.129.8929.14
Price/Book Value
 1.001.811.20
Price/Sales
 0.760.640.31
Price/Cash Flow
 10.235.5510.07
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength

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LYB
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Quick Ratio
 1.551.020.82
Current Ratio
 2.381.781.45
Interest Coverage
 −2.044.03−0.67
Quick Ratio
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Profitability

Metric
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Return on Assets (Normalized)
 0.47%6.07%−2.14%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 1.04%19.70%−8.87%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 0.97%9.78%−0.48%
Return on Assets
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