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Westlake (Westlake) PEG Ratio

: 1.47 (As of Today)
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PE Ratio without NRI / 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate*

PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio without NRI divided by the growth ratio. The growth rate we use is the 5-Year EBITDA growth rate. As of today, Westlake's PE Ratio without NRI is 18.10. Westlake's 5-Year EBITDA growth rate is 12.30%. Therefore, Westlake's PEG Ratio for today is 1.47.

* The 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average EBITDA per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.


The historical rank and industry rank for Westlake's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WLK' s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 0.65   Max: 7.23
Current: 1.47


During the past 13 years, Westlake's highest PEG Ratio was 7.23. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.65.


WLK's PEG Ratio is ranked better than
57.06% of 722 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.76 vs WLK: 1.47

Peter Lynch thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued.


Westlake PEG Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westlake's PEG Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Westlake Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PEG Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.93 5.80 0.72 0.30 0.93

Westlake Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PEG Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.30 0.37 0.51 0.56 0.93

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Westlake's PEG Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PEG Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Westlake PEG Ratio Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westlake's PEG Ratio falls into.



Westlake PEG Ratio Calculation

PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio without NRI divided by the growth ratio. The ratio we use is the 5-Year EBITDA growth rate.

Westlake's PEG Ratio for today is calculated as

PEG Ratio=PE Ratio without NRI/5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate*
=18.098660170524/12.30
=1.47

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Note: The 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average EBITDA per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.


Westlake  (NYSE:WLK) PEG Ratio Explanation

To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the P/E ratio divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a P/E of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a P/E of 10.


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Westlake (Westlake) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
Westlake Corp is a manufacturer and global supplier of chemicals, polymers and building products. Its Performance and Essential Materials segment offers a wide range of essential building blocks for making products utilized in everyday living, including olefins, vinyl chemicals, polyethylene, and epoxies. Its Housing and Infrastructure Products segment produces key finished goods for building products, pipe and fittings, and global compounds businesses.
Executives
Robert F. Buesinger officer: Sr. Vice President, Vinyls 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
David Tsung-hung Chao director, 10 percent owner 1000 UPTOWN PARK BLVD. #34, HOUSTON TX 77056
Kimberly S Lubel director P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Johnathan Stevan Zoeller officer: VP and CAO 2801 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Thomas J. Janssens officer: SVP, Ops - PEM & Corp Logistic 2801 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Catherine T. Chao director, 10 percent owner 5815 NE 32ND AVE, PORTLAND OR 97211
Carolyn Chao Sabat director, 10 percent owner 3019 CHEVY CHASE DR., HOUSTON TX 77019
Albert Chao director, officer: President and CEO 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Roger L. Kearns officer: EVP, Vinyls Chemicals 2801 POST OAK BLVD., HOUSTON TX 77056
L. Benjamin Ederington officer: VP, General Counsel, Corp Secy 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mark Steven Bender officer: Vice President/Treasurer 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Lawrence E. Teel officer: Vice President, Olefins 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Andrew Kenner officer: VP -- Manufacturing 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Ttwfgp Llc 10 percent owner 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
George J Mangieri officer: Vice President and Controller 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056