Westlake's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $67.65.
During the past 12 months, Westlake's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 38.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Westlake was 27.10% per year. The lowest was -4.90% per year. And the median was 14.60% per year.
Westlake's current price is $126.21. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $67.65. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Westlake is 1.87.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Westlake was 4.75. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 2.10.
Westlake Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Westlake's Book Value per Share 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.
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Westlake Annual Data
Trend
Dec12
Dec13
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Book Value per Share
37.66
43.51
45.64
47.27
62.19
Westlake Quarterly Data
Jun17
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Book Value per Share
48.86
52.84
57.10
62.19
67.65
Competitive Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Westlake's Book Value per Share, along with its competitors' market caps and Book Value per Share 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 Book Value per Share Distribution
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake's Book Value per Share distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Westlake's Book Value per Share falls into.
Westlake Book Value per Share Calculation
Westlake's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as:
* 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.
Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.
Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Book Value per Share Explanation
Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.
For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.
Westlake Book Value per Share Related Terms
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Westlake Corp is a manufacturer and global supplier of chemicals, polymers and building products. Its Performance & 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 & Infrastructure Products segment produces key finished goods for building products, pipe & fittings, and global compounds businesses.
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