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Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK)

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148.74-2.26 (-1.50%)
As of 11:56AM EDT. Market open.
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Valuation measures4

Market cap (intra-day) 19.41B
Enterprise value 21.62B
Trailing P/E 40.81
Forward P/E 20.12
PEG ratio (5-yr expected) N/A
Price/sales (ttm)1.55
Price/book (mrq)1.89
Enterprise value/revenue 1.72
Enterprise value/EBITDA 11.02

Trading information

Stock price history

Beta (5Y monthly) 1.31
52-week change 334.45%
S&P500 52-week change 324.19%
52-week high 3162.64
52-week low 3103.28
50-day moving average 3147.26
200-day moving average 3134.56

Share statistics

Avg vol (3-month) 3423.07k
Avg vol (10-day) 3434.26k
Shares outstanding 5128.51M
Implied shares outstanding 6128.51M
Float 833.35M
% held by insiders 173.47%
% held by institutions 128.45%
Shares short (15 Apr 2024) 41.46M
Short ratio (15 Apr 2024) 43.25
Short % of float (15 Apr 2024) 44.36%
Short % of shares outstanding (15 Apr 2024) 41.14%
Shares short (prior month 15 Mar 2024) 41.47M

Dividends & splits

Forward annual dividend rate 41.86
Forward annual dividend yield 41.23%
Trailing annual dividend rate 31.71
Trailing annual dividend yield 31.14%
5-year average dividend yield 41.39
Payout ratio 446.32%
Dividend date 314 Mar 2024
Ex-dividend date 427 Feb 2024
Last split factor 22:1
Last split date 319 Mar 2014

Financial highlights

Fiscal year

Fiscal year ends 31 Dec 2023
Most-recent quarter (mrq)31 Dec 2023

Profitability

Profit margin 3.82%
Operating margin (ttm)-1.95%

Management effectiveness

Return on assets (ttm)3.70%
Return on equity (ttm)4.92%

Income statement

Revenue (ttm)12.55B
Revenue per share (ttm)98.18
Quarterly revenue growth (yoy)-14.30%
Gross profit (ttm)N/A
EBITDA 2.19B
Net income avi to common (ttm)476M
Diluted EPS (ttm)3.70
Quarterly earnings growth (yoy)N/A

Balance sheet

Total cash (mrq)3.3B
Total cash per share (mrq)25.77
Total debt (mrq)5.64B
Total debt/equity (mrq)52.41%
Current ratio (mrq)2.37
Book value per share (mrq)79.88

Cash flow statement

Operating cash flow (ttm)2.34B
Levered free cash flow (ttm)1.4B