TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 2.8B
Gross Profit 232.0M 8.15%
Operating Income -25.0M -0.88%
Net Income -35.0M -1.23%

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 20.7B
Total Liabilities 9.8B
Shareholders Equity 10.9B
Debt to Equity 0.90

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow -51.0M
Free Cash Flow -325.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Westlake Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i12.1B12.5B15.8B11.8B7.5B
Cost of Goods Sold i10.2B10.3B11.7B8.3B6.5B
Gross Profit i2.0B2.2B4.1B3.5B1.0B
Gross Margin % i16.1%17.7%25.8%29.7%13.6%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i874.0M865.0M794.0M528.0M435.0M
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i874.0M865.0M794.0M528.0M435.0M
Operating Income i966.0M1.2B3.1B2.8B479.0M
Operating Margin % i8.0%9.8%19.8%24.1%6.4%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i153.0M-24.0M7.0M14.0M
Interest Expense i159.0M165.0M177.0M176.0M142.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-22.0M-367.0M-25.0M2.0M-20.0M
Pre-tax Income i938.0M700.0M2.9B2.7B331.0M
Income Tax i291.0M178.0M649.0M607.0M-42.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i31.0%25.4%22.0%22.7%-12.7%
Net Income i647.0M522.0M2.3B2.1B373.0M
Net Margin % i5.3%4.2%14.5%17.6%5.0%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i2.3B2.5B4.2B3.7B1.3B
EPS (Basic) i$4.66$3.73$17.46$15.66$2.57
EPS (Diluted) i$4.64$3.70$17.34$15.58$2.56
Basic Shares Outstanding i128535226127806317127970445128002911128404669
Diluted Shares Outstanding i128535226127806317127970445128002911128404669

Income Statement Trend

Westlake Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i2.9B3.3B2.2B1.9B1.3B
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i1.3B1.4B1.7B1.8B1.1B
Inventory i1.7B1.6B1.9B1.4B918.0M
Other Current Assets115.0M82.0M78.0M80.0M32.0M
Total Current Assets i6.2B6.6B6.0B5.3B3.5B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i1.7B1.5B1.3B1.2B1.0B
Goodwill i5.3B5.5B5.9B5.6B2.8B
Intangible Assets i1.3B1.4B1.6B1.6B612.0M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets708.0M651.0M976.0M417.0M223.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i14.5B14.4B14.6B13.2B10.4B
Total Assets i20.8B21.0B20.6B18.5B13.8B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i806.0M849.0M870.0M849.0M529.0M
Short-term Debt i6.0M299.0M-269.0M7.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i2.2B2.8B2.3B2.3B1.4B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i5.3B5.2B5.4B5.4B3.9B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i1.6B1.6B1.7B1.7B1.4B
Other Non-Current Liabilities362.0M340.0M314.0M243.0M199.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i7.5B7.5B7.8B7.6B5.9B
Total Liabilities i9.7B10.3B10.1B9.9B7.3B
Equity
Common Stock i1.0M1.0M1.0M1.0M1.0M
Retained Earnings i10.5B10.1B9.9B7.8B5.9B
Treasury Stock i467.0M435.0M467.0M399.0M401.0M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i11.0B10.8B10.5B8.5B6.6B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i5.3B5.5B5.4B5.6B3.9B
Working Capital i4.0B3.8B3.7B2.9B2.1B

Balance Sheet Composition

Westlake Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i647.0M522.0M2.3B2.1B373.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i1.1B1.1B1.1B840.0M773.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i41.0M43.0M36.0M31.0M29.0M
Working Capital Changes i-221.0M181.0M-166.0M-826.0M-126.0M
Operating Cash Flow i1.5B1.7B3.2B2.2B1.2B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-1.0B-1.0B-1.1B-658.0M-525.0M
Acquisitions i-26.0M-25.0M-1.4B-2.6B26.0M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-1.0B-1.0B-2.5B-3.2B-509.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-60.0M-23.0M-101.0M-30.0M-54.0M
Dividends Paid i-264.0M-221.0M-169.0M-145.0M-137.0M
Debt Issuance i-001.7B1.3B
Debt Repayment i-300.0M0-250.0M0-1.3B
Financing Cash Flow i-663.0M-289.0M-605.0M1.4B-216.0M
Free Cash Flow i306.0M1.3B2.3B1.7B772.0M
Net Change in Cash i-145.0M339.0M123.0M373.0M491.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Westlake Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 27.79
Forward P/E 10.05
Price to Book 1.03
Price to Sales 0.90
PEG Ratio -0.19

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin -0.57%
Operating Margin 0.20%
Return on Equity -0.25%
Return on Assets 0.93%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.47
Debt to Equity 51.19
Beta 0.92

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $-0.52
Book Value per Share $80.15
Revenue per Share $91.55

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
wlk10.6B27.791.03-0.25%-0.57%51.19
Linde plc 222.6B34.375.8617.01%20.02%60.56
Sherwin-Williams 86.4B34.3819.5662.43%11.03%308.57
Ecolab 79.3B36.9811.7924.41%13.59%103.92
Air Products and 61.9B38.453.899.34%12.86%103.39
DuPont de Nemours 33.4B468.941.450.46%-1.54%32.67

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.