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Stock Evaluator: Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP)

Westlake Chemical Partners LP WLKP

$21.68 0.26 1.21%
November 12, 2026 4:00:02 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 23,143
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Materials Chemicals

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COMPANY SUMMARY
Westlake Chemical Partners LP acquires, develops, and operates ethylene production facilities and related assets in the United States. It’s ethylene production facilities which primarily convert ethane into ethylene. The company also sells ethylene co-products, such as propylene, crude butadiene, pyrolysis gasoline, and hydrogen directly to third parties on either a spot or contract basis. It serves as the general partner of the company. Westlake Chemical Partners LP was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Commentary & Analysis

Financial Summary

Share Statistics WLKP Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $764.3 $3,446.9 43%
Shares Out (Mil) 35.3 86.7 40%
Institutional Ownership 97.3% 78.5% 73%
Float (Mil) 19.4 119.7 28%
Beta 0.46 0.85 25%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 24 165 23%
Price Change
(52-week)		 19.5% 77.6% 68%
Growth WLKP Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 3.8% 3.5% 31%
Net Income (5yr) (6.0%) 0.8% 33%
EPS (5yr) (6.0%) 2.3% 24
Dividends (5yr) 0.0% 0.0% 89%
Cash Flow (5yr) (38.0%) (15.7%) 13%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year		 Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 2 2 2
Current EPS $0.315 $1.538 $1.852
Month Ago EPS $0.315 $1.538 $1.852
# Rev Up 1 1 0
# Rev Down 0 1 1
Three Months Ago EPS $0.670 $1.883 $1.707
Year/Year Chg (31.5%) 11.3% 44.6%
Financials WLKP Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $1,240 $3,634 52%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $59 $74 55%
EPS (TTM) $1.679 $0.500 67%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $483 $372 71%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $10 $3 58%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $400 $1,378 56%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $1,367 $5,149 45%
Valuation WLKP Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 1.54 1.48 45%
P/E 12.9 22.4 33%
Dividend Yield 8.7% 1.1% 98%
PEG (5yr hist) na 1.4 na
Ratios WLKP Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 31.4% 28.7% 37%
Net Margin 4.8% 4.1% 46%
ROA 4.7% 2.7% 69%
ROE 11.8% 5.4% 62%
Liabilities to Assets 37.1% 53.2% 28%
F-Score 7 5 81%

Passing Stock Screens

As of 11/12/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, WLKP meetings the criteria of 3 screen:
Stock Screen
GURU STRATEGY

Magic Formula Screen

Factors: Value, Quality
Joel Greenblatt's investing approach is based on finding companies with high return on investment that are trading for less than they are worth. 
Performance Since Inception: 7.0%
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Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Screen

Factors: Value
An exploration of the basics of cash flow analysis and the implementation of a price-to-free-cash-flow screen. 
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FACTOR STRATEGY

Price-to-Sales Screen

Factors: Value, Growth
Research indicates that using price-to-sales ratios may lead to better investment results than price-to-book-value ratios or price-earnings ratios. 
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