Westlake Corporation

NYSE:WLK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$14.8b

Westlake Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Westlake has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 8.1%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 9.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.5% per year. Westlake's return on equity is 1.3%, and it has net margins of 0.8%.

Key information

8.1%

Earnings growth rate

8.1%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth12.9%
Revenue growth rate12.5%
Return on equity1.3%
Net Margin0.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Some May Be Optimistic About Westlake's (NYSE:WLK) Earnings

Nov 16
Some May Be Optimistic About Westlake's (NYSE:WLK) Earnings

Recent updates

Is Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) Trading At A 49% Discount?

Dec 25
Is Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) Trading At A 49% Discount?

Westlake Corp.: Overvaluation Confirmed, What's Next?

Nov 28

Some May Be Optimistic About Westlake's (NYSE:WLK) Earnings

Nov 16
Some May Be Optimistic About Westlake's (NYSE:WLK) Earnings

Is Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 23
Is Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Using Too Much Debt?

What Does Westlake Corporation's (NYSE:WLK) Share Price Indicate?

Sep 17
What Does Westlake Corporation's (NYSE:WLK) Share Price Indicate?

Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Aug 30
Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Westlake Corporation Just Beat EPS By 23%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Aug 12
Westlake Corporation Just Beat EPS By 23%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Here's Why Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jul 15
Here's Why Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) Shares Could Be 24% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jun 27
Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) Shares Could Be 24% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

What Is Westlake Corporation's (NYSE:WLK) Share Price Doing?

Jun 09
What Is Westlake Corporation's (NYSE:WLK) Share Price Doing?

There's Reason For Concern Over Westlake Corporation's (NYSE:WLK) Price

May 21
There's Reason For Concern Over Westlake Corporation's (NYSE:WLK) Price

Is Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 05
Is Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Using Too Much Debt?

Estimating The Fair Value Of Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK)

Mar 18
Estimating The Fair Value Of Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK)

Little Excitement Around Westlake Corporation's (NYSE:WLK) Earnings

Feb 05
Little Excitement Around Westlake Corporation's (NYSE:WLK) Earnings

Westlake Corp. And Its Real Value

Dec 18

Westlake Corporation: Executing Well Under Tough Economic Conditions

Oct 23

Westlake: Why The Company Is Overvalued Here

Aug 22

Westlake Corporation: Deep Value For Long-Term Investors

Jun 09

Westlake Corporation declares $0.357 dividend

Feb 17

Westlake Chemicals: Better Than I Thought, But Still A 'Hold' For 2023

Jan 13

Westlake Corporation declares $0.357 dividend

Nov 11

Westlake Corporation: Shares Priced Cheaply With Momentum Ahead Of Earnings Thursday

Nov 02

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Westlake makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:WLK Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2412,125978720
30 Jun 2412,1232738630
31 Mar 2412,1672578520
31 Dec 2312,5484768650
30 Sep 2313,0211,2018870
30 Jun 2313,8621,3188760
31 Mar 2315,0941,8758830
31 Dec 2215,7942,2358610
30 Sep 2216,0022,6467600
30 Jun 2215,1012,8506870
31 Mar 2213,4772,5165920
31 Dec 2111,7782,0055740
30 Sep 2110,2361,4774860
30 Jun 219,0799304720
31 Mar 217,9294254510
31 Dec 207,5043294350
30 Sep 207,4222884470
30 Jun 207,5903884490
31 Mar 208,0254934620
31 Dec 198,1184194580
30 Sep 198,2304694490
30 Jun 198,4196194440
31 Mar 198,5107774420
31 Dec 188,6359914340
30 Sep 188,6501,6674370
30 Jun 188,5041,5704240
31 Mar 188,2481,4454100
31 Dec 178,0411,2974010
30 Sep 177,7675973840
30 Jun 176,9374533510
31 Mar 176,0444113040
31 Dec 165,0763972600
30 Sep 164,3274072210
30 Jun 164,2365252190
31 Mar 164,3356202230
31 Dec 154,4636432180
30 Sep 154,6127172310
30 Jun 154,6787012280
31 Mar 154,4916662100
31 Dec 144,4156771840
30 Sep 144,2316641700
30 Jun 143,9826671530
31 Mar 143,9236431520
31 Dec 133,7596081480

Quality Earnings: WLK has a large one-off loss of $567.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: WLK's current net profit margins (0.8%) are lower than last year (9.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WLK's earnings have grown by 8.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WLK's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: WLK had negative earnings growth (-91.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Chemicals industry average (4.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: WLK's Return on Equity (1.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 22:41
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/26 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Westlake Corporation is covered by 31 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullAlembic Global Advisors
Michael LeitheadBarclays
Frank MitschBB&T Capital Markets