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Westlake Chemical Partners LP (Westlake Chemical Partners LP) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 1.49 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Westlake Chemical Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-01), Westlake Chemical Partners LP's current share price is $21.86. Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.70. Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 1.49.

The historical rank and industry rank for Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

WLKP' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.35   Med: 1.49   Max: 1.72
Current: 1.49

During the past years, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 1.72. The lowest was 1.35. And the median was 1.49.

WLKP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
98.77% of 571 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 24.63 vs WLKP: 1.49

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.692. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $14.70 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

Westlake Chemical Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Westlake Chemical Partners LP Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Chemicals subindustry, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Westlake Chemical Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=21.86/14.7
=1.49

* 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 FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

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

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=2.692/129.4194*129.4194
=2.692

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 5.777 99.695 7.499
201406 4.972 100.560 6.399
201409 4.794 100.428 6.178
201412 4.143 99.070 5.412
201503 5.127 99.621 6.661
201506 4.222 100.684 5.427
201509 3.078 100.392 3.968
201512 1.579 99.792 2.048
201603 2.329 100.470 3.000
201606 -1.165 101.688 -1.483
201609 -7.515 101.861 -9.548
201612 5.521 101.863 7.015
201703 8.760 102.862 11.022
201706 6.427 103.349 8.048
201709 4.675 104.136 5.810
201712 3.822 104.011 4.756
201803 2.995 105.290 3.681
201806 3.332 106.317 4.056
201809 2.978 106.507 3.619
201812 2.987 105.998 3.647
201903 3.134 107.251 3.782
201906 2.465 108.070 2.952
201909 3.326 108.329 3.974
201912 2.897 108.420 3.458
202003 2.812 108.902 3.342
202006 2.959 108.767 3.521
202009 3.085 109.815 3.636
202012 0.702 109.897 0.827
202103 4.053 111.754 4.694
202106 3.328 114.631 3.757
202109 2.507 115.734 2.803
202112 -0.591 117.630 -0.650
202203 2.399 121.301 2.560
202206 3.092 125.017 3.201
202209 2.907 125.227 3.004
202212 3.234 125.222 3.342
202303 3.753 127.348 3.814
202306 2.670 128.729 2.684
202309 2.388 129.860 2.380
202312 2.692 129.419 2.692

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
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