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Westlake Chemical Corporation
WLK | US
144.20
USD0.59
0.41%
WLK | US
About Westlake Chemical Corporation
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Earnings date
30/06/2024
As of date
11/10/2024
Close
144.20
Open
143.01
High
144.95
Low
142.52
Westlake Corporation manufactures and markets performance and essential materials and housing and infrastructure products in the United States Canada Germany China Italy Taiwan and internationally. The Performance and Essential Materials segment offers polyethylene styrene monomer ethylene co-products polyvinyl chloride (PVC) vinyl chloride monomer ethylene dichloride chlor-alkali chlorinated derivative products and epoxy resins. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segment provides residential PVC siding; PVC trim and mouldings; architectural stone veneer; windows; PVC decking; PVC films for various inflatables wallcovering and tape and roofing applications; polymer composite and cement roof tiles; PVC pipes and fittings for various water sewer electrical and industrial applications; PVC compounds used in various housing medical and automobile products; and consumer and commercial products such as landscape edging; industrial home and office matting; marine dock edging; and masonry joint controls. The company offers its products to chemical processors plastics fabricators small construction contractors municipalities and supply warehouses for use in various consumer and industrial markets including residential construction flexible and rigid packaging automotive products healthcare products water treatment wind turbines and coatings as well as other durable and non-durable goods. The company was formerly known as Westlake Chemical Corporation and changed its name to Westlake Corporation in February 2022. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston Texas. Westlake Corporation is a subsidiary of TTWF LP.
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Risk
21.9
Sharpe
0.47
Luna's Score
51/100
Recommendation
Hold
Luna says (WLK | US)
What's Working
Low 6-Month Volatility (<30%)
Largecap (10B - 200B USD)
Value Stock (Price to Book < 3)
What's not Working
Price Below SMA10D
High Market Beta (> 0.8)
Declining Revenue (< 0%)
Volatility Signals
Bearish: Increased Volatility (6-month > 1-month volatility)
Risk Meter
10 days
17.0%1 month
21.9%3 months
31.3%6 months
26.6%Returns
Fundamental Ratios
PE
70.38
Fwd. PE
15.90
Price to book
1.80
Debt to equity
0.54
Debt to assets
0.27
Ent. to EBITDA
12.52
Ent. to rev.
1.79
PEG
1.59
Other Fundamentals
EBITDA
1.90B
MarketCap
18.54B
MarketCap(USD)
18.54B
Div. yield
1.42
Op. margin
12.79
Erngs. growth
3.90
Rev. growth
-1.40
Ret. on equity
2.85
Short ratio
2.69
Short perc.
3.45
Market Sentiment (SMA and Price signals)
Short-term: Bullish (SMA10D > SMA1M)
Intermediate-term: Bullish (SMA1M > SMA3M)
Long-term: Bullish (SMA6M > SMA12M)
SMAs: Stock Price Trends
Range10D
9.65
Range1M
18.67
Range3M
23.36
Volumes: Market Activity
Rel. volume
0.51
Price X volume
33.33M
Peers
Diversifiers
Industry Comparison
| Parameter | Company | Industry | Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise to EBITDA | 12.52 | 11.17 | Par |
| Ent. to Revenue | 1.79 | 93.55 | Cheaper |
| PE Ratio | 70.38 | 31.28 | Expensive |
| Price to Book | 1.80 | 3.75 | Cheaper |
| Dividend Yield | 1.42 | 1.74 | Par |
| Std. Deviation (3M) | 31.28 | 45.95 | Lower Risk |
| Debt to Equity | 0.54 | 1.00 | Cheaper |
| Debt to Assets | 0.27 | 0.36 | Cheaper |
| Market Cap | 18.54B | 16.12B | Par |
