Capex-to-Revenue measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its revenue.
Westlake's Capital Expenditure for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-263.00 Mil. Its Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $4,056.00 Mil.
Hence, Westlake's Capex-to-Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was 0.07.
Westlake Capex-to-Revenue Historical Data
The historical data trend for Westlake's Capex-to-Revenue 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
Capex-to-Revenue
0.07
0.08
0.10
0.07
0.06
Westlake Quarterly Data
Jun17
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Capex-to-Revenue
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.07
0.07
Competitive Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Westlake's Capex-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Revenue 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 Capex-to-Revenue Distribution
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake's Capex-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Westlake's Capex-to-Revenue falls into.
Westlake Capex-to-Revenue Calculation
Westlake's Capex-to-Revenue 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.
Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Capex-to-Revenue Explanation
Capex-to-Revenue measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its revenue. The ratio shows how aggressively the company reinvests its revenue back into productive assets. However, a high ratio potentially indicates that the company has invested too much in innovation and infrastructure, taking up funds that could be used to boost productivity and increase revenue. Therefore, a high Capex to Revenue Ratio could be a positive or a negative sign depending on how effectively a company converts those investments into future earnings.
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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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