Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Westlake's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $184 Mil. Westlake's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $5,661 Mil. Therefore, Westlake's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 3.25%.
Westlake Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Westlake's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
4.15
3.87
3.83
3.67
3.67
Westlake Quarterly Data
Jun17
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
3.34
3.63
5.11
3.28
3.25
Competitive Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Westlake's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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 Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Distribution
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Westlake's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.
Westlake Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation
Westlake's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.
In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2022) interest expense data.
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.
Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.
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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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