Westlake Chemical Stock Earnings Per Share

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Westlake Chemical Company Earnings Per Share Analysis

Westlake Chemical's Earnings per Share (EPS) denotes the portion of a company's earnings that is allocated to each share of common stock. To calculate Earnings per Share investors will need to take a company's net income, subtract any dividends for preferred stock, and divide it by the number of average outstanding shares. EPS is usually presented in two different ways: basic and diluted. Fully diluted Earnings per Share takes into account effects of warrants, options, and convertible securities and is generally viewed by analysts as a more accurate measure.

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Current Westlake Chemical Earnings Per Share

1.99 X

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	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Total Current Assets	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Long Term Debt	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Short Term Debt	Common Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Intangible Assets	Good Will	Net Tangible Assets	Short Term Investments	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Treasury Stock	Short Long Term Debt	Current Deferred Revenue	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.98	0.69	0.96	0.98	0.8	0.97	0.98	0.99	-0.46	0.35	0.98	0.97	0.99	0.84	0.82	0.98	0.89	0.88	0.9	-0.91	-0.68	0.1	0.86	0.82	0.83	-0.57
Total Stockholder Equity	0.98		0.56	0.98	1.0	0.84	0.91	0.96	0.94	-0.41	0.32	0.95	0.94	0.96	0.86	0.86	0.94	0.9	0.81	0.89	-0.86	-0.61	0.04	0.86	0.86	0.86	-0.63
Net Debt	0.69	0.56		0.49	0.57	0.22	0.83	0.73	0.77	-0.52	0.37	0.73	0.72	0.71	0.53	0.47	0.74	0.54	0.87	0.59	-0.8	-0.79	0.46	0.53	0.38	0.38	0.05
Total Current Assets	0.96	0.98	0.49		0.97	0.87	0.88	0.94	0.92	-0.26	0.31	0.9	0.93	0.94	0.81	0.77	0.91	0.88	0.76	0.83	-0.79	-0.48	0.0	0.88	0.88	0.88	-0.67
Retained Earnings	0.98	1.0	0.57	0.97		0.83	0.91	0.96	0.95	-0.44	0.33	0.95	0.94	0.96	0.87	0.87	0.94	0.9	0.82	0.89	-0.88	-0.62	0.05	0.86	0.85	0.86	-0.62
Accounts Payable	0.8	0.84	0.22	0.87	0.83		0.7	0.71	0.76	-0.22	0.19	0.79	0.75	0.77	0.64	0.65	0.81	0.81	0.58	0.68	-0.57	-0.35	-0.44	0.7	0.75	0.74	-0.91
Long Term Debt	0.97	0.91	0.83	0.88	0.91	0.7		0.96	0.99	-0.51	0.33	0.96	0.97	0.98	0.77	0.75	0.99	0.82	0.93	0.87	-0.91	-0.75	0.21	0.81	0.75	0.75	-0.45
Net Receivables	0.98	0.96	0.73	0.94	0.96	0.71	0.96		0.97	-0.43	0.34	0.94	0.98	0.98	0.82	0.8	0.95	0.84	0.88	0.87	-0.89	-0.67	0.26	0.86	0.83	0.83	-0.46
Total Liab	0.99	0.94	0.77	0.92	0.95	0.76	0.99	0.97		-0.48	0.35	0.98	0.97	0.99	0.79	0.77	0.99	0.86	0.91	0.87	-0.91	-0.71	0.14	0.84	0.78	0.78	-0.52
Short Term Debt	-0.46	-0.41	-0.52	-0.26	-0.44	-0.22	-0.51	-0.43	-0.48		-0.19	-0.51	-0.44	-0.48	-0.46	-0.62	-0.49	-0.37	-0.54	-0.5	0.64	0.74	-0.23	-0.26	-0.27	-0.32	0.13
Common Stock	0.35	0.32	0.37	0.31	0.33	0.19	0.33	0.34	0.35	-0.19		0.42	0.31	0.26	0.4	0.19	0.3	0.52	0.49	0.14	-0.54	-0.32	0.0	0.17	0.14	0.15	-0.04
Property Plant Equipment	0.98	0.95	0.73	0.9	0.95	0.79	0.96	0.94	0.98	-0.51	0.42		0.93	0.95	0.81	0.8	0.97	0.89	0.9	0.85	-0.94	-0.75	0.02	0.79	0.71	0.73	-0.57
Intangible Assets	0.97	0.94	0.72	0.93	0.94	0.75	0.97	0.98	0.97	-0.44	0.31	0.93		0.99	0.78	0.74	0.97	0.84	0.88	0.83	-0.86	-0.61	0.18	0.87	0.85	0.84	-0.5
Good Will	0.99	0.96	0.71	0.94	0.96	0.77	0.98	0.98	0.99	-0.48	0.26	0.95	0.99		0.81	0.79	0.98	0.85	0.88	0.88	-0.87	-0.66	0.16	0.88	0.85	0.85	-0.53
Net Tangible Assets	0.84	0.86	0.53	0.81	0.87	0.64	0.77	0.82	0.79	-0.46	0.4	0.81	0.78	0.81		0.81	0.77	0.92	0.83	0.81	-0.82	-0.61	0.16	0.87	0.82	0.87	-0.32
Short Term Investments	0.82	0.86	0.47	0.77	0.87	0.65	0.75	0.8	0.77	-0.62	0.19	0.8	0.74	0.79	0.81		0.76	0.75	0.66	0.87	-0.81	-0.74	0.12	0.66	0.67	0.7	-0.48
Long Term Debt Total	0.98	0.94	0.74	0.91	0.94	0.81	0.99	0.95	0.99	-0.49	0.3	0.97	0.97	0.98	0.77	0.76		0.85	0.9	0.87	-0.87	-0.7	0.06	0.83	0.79	0.79	-0.58
Capital Surpluse	0.89	0.9	0.54	0.88	0.9	0.81	0.82	0.84	0.86	-0.37	0.52	0.89	0.84	0.85	0.92	0.75	0.85		0.86	0.75	-0.84	-0.57	-0.09	0.85	0.8	0.82	-0.52
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.88	0.81	0.87	0.76	0.82	0.58	0.93	0.88	0.91	-0.54	0.49	0.9	0.88	0.88	0.83	0.66	0.9	0.86		0.75	-0.9	-0.78	0.24	0.79	0.71	0.73	-0.24
Long Term Investments	0.9	0.89	0.59	0.83	0.89	0.68	0.87	0.87	0.87	-0.5	0.14	0.85	0.83	0.88	0.81	0.87	0.87	0.75	0.75		-0.79	-0.69	0.2	0.78	0.78	0.77	-0.49
Treasury Stock	-0.91	-0.86	-0.8	-0.79	-0.88	-0.57	-0.91	-0.89	-0.91	0.64	-0.54	-0.94	-0.86	-0.87	-0.82	-0.81	-0.87	-0.84	-0.9	-0.79		0.81	-0.23	-0.71	-0.61	-0.64	0.32
Short Long Term Debt	-0.68	-0.61	-0.79	-0.48	-0.62	-0.35	-0.75	-0.67	-0.71	0.74	-0.32	-0.75	-0.61	-0.66	-0.61	-0.74	-0.7	-0.57	-0.78	-0.69	0.81		-0.24	-0.4	-0.33	-0.38	0.15
Current Deferred Revenue	0.1	0.04	0.46	0.0	0.05	-0.44	0.21	0.26	0.14	-0.23	0.0	0.02	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.12	0.06	-0.09	0.24	0.2	-0.23	-0.24		0.18	0.11	0.14	0.61
Cash And Equivalents	0.86	0.86	0.53	0.88	0.86	0.7	0.81	0.86	0.84	-0.26	0.17	0.79	0.87	0.88	0.87	0.66	0.83	0.85	0.79	0.78	-0.71	-0.4	0.18		0.9	0.92	-0.39
Net Invested Capital	0.82	0.86	0.38	0.88	0.85	0.75	0.75	0.83	0.78	-0.27	0.14	0.71	0.85	0.85	0.82	0.67	0.79	0.8	0.71	0.78	-0.61	-0.33	0.11	0.9		0.99	-0.5
Net Working Capital	0.83	0.86	0.38	0.88	0.86	0.74	0.75	0.83	0.78	-0.32	0.15	0.73	0.84	0.85	0.87	0.7	0.79	0.82	0.73	0.77	-0.64	-0.38	0.14	0.92	0.99		-0.48
Capital Stock	-0.57	-0.63	0.05	-0.67	-0.62	-0.91	-0.45	-0.46	-0.52	0.13	-0.04	-0.57	-0.5	-0.53	-0.32	-0.48	-0.58	-0.52	-0.24	-0.49	0.32	0.15	0.61	-0.39	-0.5	-0.48

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Westlake Common Stock Shares Outstanding

Common Stock Shares Outstanding

135.96 Million

At this time, Westlake Chemical's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is quite stable compared to the past year.

According to the company disclosure, Westlake Chemical has an Earnings Per Share of 1.99 times. This is 410.94% lower than that of the Chemicals sector and 12.72% lower than that of the Materials industry. The earnings per share for all United States stocks is 36.22% higher than that of the company.

Westlake Earnings Per Share Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Westlake Chemical's direct or indirect competition against its Earnings Per Share to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Westlake Chemical could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Westlake Chemical by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Westlake Chemical is currently under evaluation in earnings per share category among related companies.

Westlake Chemical Current Valuation Drivers

We derive many important indicators used in calculating different scores of Westlake Chemical from analyzing Westlake Chemical's financial statements. These drivers represent accounts that assess Westlake Chemical's ability to generate profits relative to its revenue, operating costs, and shareholders' equity. Below are some of Westlake Chemical's important valuation drivers and their relationship over time.

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Market Cap	9.0B	10.4B	12.4B	13.1B	17.9B	18.8B
Enterprise Value	11.7B	12.7B	15.7B	15.8B	19.5B	20.5B

Westlake Chemical ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Westlake Chemical's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Westlake Chemical's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Westlake Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.0277
	Return On Asset	0.0275
	Profit Margin	0.02 %
	Operating Margin	0.08 %
	Current Valuation	21.85 B
	Shares Outstanding	128.57 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	73.43 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	28.39 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	1.46 M
	Price To Earning	4.53 X
	Price To Book	1.93 X
	Price To Sales	1.57 X
	Revenue	12.55 B
	Gross Profit	4.07 B
	EBITDA	2.33 B
	Net Income	479 M
	Cash And Equivalents	2.23 B
	Cash Per Share	13.94 X
	Total Debt	4.91 B
	Debt To Equity	0.52 %
	Current Ratio	2.48 X
	Book Value Per Share	80.48 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	2.34 B
	Short Ratio	3.25 X
	Earnings Per Share	1.99 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	1.59 X
	Target Price	157.15
	Number Of Employees	15.52 K
	Beta	1.31
	Market Capitalization	19.57 B
	Total Asset	21.04 B
	Retained Earnings	10.14 B
	Working Capital	3.82 B
	Current Asset	2.18 B
	Current Liabilities	522.64 M
	Annual Yield	0.01 %
	Five Year Return	1.32 %
	Net Asset	21.04 B
	Last Dividend Paid	1.36

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Westlake Chemical Investors Sentiment

The influence of Westlake Chemical's investor sentiment on the probability of its price appreciation or decline could be a good factor in your decision-making process regarding taking a position in Westlake. The overall investor sentiment generally increases the direction of a stock movement in a one-year investment horizon. However, the impact of investor sentiment on the entire stock market does not have solid backing from leading economists and market statisticians.

Investor biases related to Westlake Chemical's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Westlake. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Westlake can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Westlake Chemical. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.

Westlake Chemical's market sentiment shows the aggregated news analyzed to detect positive and negative mentions from the text and comments. The data is normalized to provide daily scores for Westlake Chemical's and other traded tickers. The bigger the bubble, the more accurate is the estimated score. Higher bars for a given day show more participation in the average Westlake Chemical's news discussions. The higher the estimated score, the more favorable is the investor's outlook on Westlake Chemical.

Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Westlake Chemical in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Westlake Chemical's short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Westlake Chemical options trading.

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.56)

Dividend Share

1.357

Earnings Share

1.99

Revenue Per Share

95.048

Quarterly Revenue Growth

(0.11)

The market value of Westlake Chemical is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Westlake that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Westlake Chemical's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Westlake Chemical's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Westlake Chemical's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Westlake Chemical's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

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Westlake Chemical Stock Earnings Per Share

Westlake Chemical Company Earnings Per Share Analysis

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Current Westlake Chemical Earnings Per Share

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Westlake Common Stock Shares Outstanding

Common Stock Shares Outstanding

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Westlake Earnings Per Share Peer Comparison

Westlake Chemical Current Valuation Drivers

Westlake Chemical ESG Sustainability

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