The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.04.
Westlake Chemical Partners LP has a Cash Ratio of 1.04. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.
The historical rank and industry rank for Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
WLKP'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16 Med: 0.82 Max: 4.18
Current: 1.04
During the past 13 years, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's highest Cash Ratio was 4.18. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.82.
WLKP's Cash Ratio is ranked better than 68.77% of 1550
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.53
vs WLKP: 1.04
Westlake Chemical Partners LP Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cash 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.
Competitive Comparison of Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cash Ratio
For the Chemicals subindustry, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash 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 Chemical Partners LP's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cash Ratio falls into.
Westlake Chemical Partners LP Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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 Chemical Partners LP (NYSE:WLKP) Cash Ratio Explanation
The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.
The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.
In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.
Westlake Chemical Partners LP Cash Ratio Related Terms
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Westlake Chemical Partners LP (Westlake Chemical Partners LP) Business Description
Westlake Chemical Partners LP is a part of the chemical industry in the United States. Its operations are conducted through OpCo, it acquires and develop ethyelene production facilities, which convert ethane into ethylene. OpCo sells ethylene and its co-products such as propylene, crude butadiene, pyrolysis gasoline, and hydrogen to Westlake and other customers located in the United States. Its assets include three ethylene production facilities in Calvert City, Kentucky, and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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