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Westlake Corp

Westlake Corp

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Basic MaterialsChemicals
  • Price (USD)146.00
  • Today's Change2.90 / 2.03%
  • Shares traded669.95k
  • 1 Year change+16.15%
  • Beta1.1729
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Inc stmt in USDIncome statement in USDView more

Year on year Westlake Corp's revenues fell -20.55% from 15.79bn to 12.55bn. This along with an increase in the cost of goods sold expense has contributed to a reduction in net income from 2.25bn to 479.00m, a -78.68% decrease.
Gross margin15.80%
Net profit margin2.61%
Operating margin3.51%
Return on assets1.50%
Return on equity2.58%
Return on investment1.74%
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Cash flow in USDView more

In 2023, Westlake Corp increased its cash reserves by 47.77%, or 1.07bn. The company earned 2.34bn from its operations for a Cash Flow Margin of 18.62%. In addition the company used 1.04bn on investing activities and also paid 245.00m in financing cash flows.
Cash flow per share11.08
Price/Cash flow per share12.89
Book value per share82.23
Tangible book value per share56.00
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Balance sheet in USDView more

Westlake Corp has a Debt to Total Capital ratio of 30.63%, a lower figure than the previous year's 46.41%.
Current ratio2.61
Quick ratio1.94
Total debt/total equity0.4632
Total debt/total capital0.3063
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Growth rates in USD

Year on year, growth in dividends per share increased 30.94% while earnings per share excluding extraordinary items fell by -78.66%. The positive trend in dividend payments is noteworthy since only some companies in the Chemical Manufacturing industry pay a dividend. Additionally when measured on a five year annualized basis, dividend per share growth is above the industry average relative to its peers, while earnings per share growth is below the industry average.
Div yield(5 year avg)1.29%
Div growth rate (5 year)13.25%
Payout ratio (TTM)95.22%
EPS growth(5 years)-13.46
EPS (TTM) vs
TTM 1 year ago
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