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Westlake Chemical Partners LP (Westlake Chemical Partners LP) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.71 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Westlake Chemical Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-01), Westlake Chemical Partners LP's current share price is $21.86. Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.07. Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.71.

The historical rank and industry rank for Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WLKP' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.45   Med: 2.71   Max: 3.15
Current: 2.71

During the past years, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.15. The lowest was 2.45. And the median was 2.71.

WLKP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
68.7% of 1051 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.57 vs WLKP: 2.71

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.946. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $8.07 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted PB 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.

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Westlake Chemical Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Westlake Chemical Partners LP Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 2.86 2.64 2.57 2.56 2.68

Competitive Comparison of Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Westlake Chemical Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=21.86/8.07
=2.71

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=7.946/129.4194*129.4194
=7.946

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 16.045 99.695 20.829
201406 14.841 100.560 19.100
201409 3.088 100.428 3.979
201412 3.234 99.070 4.225
201503 3.274 99.621 4.253
201506 3.377 100.684 4.341
201509 3.453 100.392 4.451
201512 3.568 99.792 4.627
201603 3.680 100.470 4.740
201606 3.702 101.688 4.712
201609 3.709 101.861 4.712
201612 3.787 101.863 4.811
201703 3.801 102.862 4.782
201706 3.805 103.349 4.765
201709 6.728 104.136 8.362
201712 6.819 104.011 8.485
201803 6.797 105.290 8.355
201806 6.767 106.317 8.237
201809 6.745 106.507 8.196
201812 6.692 105.998 8.171
201903 7.950 107.251 9.593
201906 7.894 108.070 9.454
201909 7.853 108.329 9.382
201912 7.885 108.420 9.412
202003 7.918 108.902 9.410
202006 7.869 108.767 9.363
202009 7.924 109.815 9.339
202012 7.881 109.897 9.281
202103 7.840 111.754 9.079
202106 8.084 114.631 9.127
202109 7.982 115.734 8.926
202112 8.348 117.630 9.185
202203 8.337 121.301 8.895
202206 8.334 125.017 8.627
202209 8.283 125.227 8.560
202212 8.288 125.222 8.566
202303 8.240 127.348 8.374
202306 8.106 128.729 8.149
202309 8.012 129.860 7.985
202312 7.946 129.419 7.946

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Westlake Chemical Partners LP  (NYSE:WLKP) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Westlake Chemical Partners LP (Westlake Chemical Partners LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
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.
Executives
Andrew Kenner officer: SVP, Olefin Material & Corp Pr 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Randy Woelfel director 3411-3433 W. EL SEGUNDO BLVD., HAWTHORNE CA 90250
G Stephen Finley director 9320 LAKESIDE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, THE WOODLANDS TX 77381
Lisa A. Friel director 2611 PLUM HOLLOW, SAN ANTONIO TX 78258
James Chao director, 10 percent owner 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Thomas J. Janssens officer: VP, Olefins Feedstock & Energy 2801 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Johnathan Stevan Zoeller officer: VP and CAO 2801 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Albert Chao director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
L. Benjamin Ederington director, officer: VP, General Counsel 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mark Steven Bender director, officer: Sr VP, CFO 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Lawrence E. Teel officer: SVP, Olefins 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Ttwfgp Llc 10 percent owner 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
David Lumpkins director 600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 3250, HOUSTON TX 77002
Angela A Minas director 3262 WESTHEIMER ROAD #627, HOUSTON TX 77098
Blackstone Securities Partners L.p. 10 percent owner 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154-0191

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