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Westlake (Westlake) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.01 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Westlake Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-15), Westlake's current share price is $157.19. Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $78.13. Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 2.01.

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

WLK' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.78   Med: 1.9   Max: 3.71
Current: 2.01

During the past years, Westlake's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.71. The lowest was 0.78. And the median was 1.90.

WLK's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
66.36% of 1204 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.24 vs WLK: 2.01

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Westlake's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $23.058. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $78.13 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Westlake Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Westlake Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.63 1.75 1.74 1.50 1.82

Westlake Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 1.63 1.62 1.64 1.82 1.96

Competitive Comparison of Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Westlake Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=157.19/78.13
=2.01

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Westlake's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=23.058/129.4194*129.4194
=23.058

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Westlake Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 7.465 100.560 9.607
201409 9.363 100.428 12.066
201412 8.518 99.070 11.127
201503 8.284 99.621 10.762
201506 8.907 100.684 11.449
201509 8.992 100.392 11.592
201512 7.539 99.792 9.777
201603 7.467 100.470 9.619
201606 8.356 101.688 10.635
201609 9.886 101.861 12.561
201612 13.394 101.863 17.017
201703 14.982 102.862 18.850
201706 15.248 103.349 19.094
201709 16.237 104.136 20.179
201712 15.552 104.011 19.351
201803 16.514 105.290 20.299
201806 17.152 106.317 20.879
201809 17.339 106.507 21.069
201812 15.418 105.998 18.825
201903 15.708 107.251 18.955
201906 16.640 108.070 19.927
201909 16.071 108.329 19.200
201912 14.629 108.420 17.462
202003 15.042 108.902 17.876
202006 13.370 108.767 15.909
202009 14.833 109.815 17.481
202012 15.335 109.897 18.059
202103 18.345 111.754 21.245
202106 22.184 114.631 25.046
202109 23.725 115.734 26.530
202112 27.257 117.630 29.989
202203 31.460 121.301 33.566
202206 34.660 125.017 35.881
202209 30.727 125.227 31.756
202212 25.699 125.222 26.560
202303 26.125 127.348 26.550
202306 25.303 128.729 25.439
202309 24.225 129.860 24.143
202312 21.930 129.419 21.930
202403 23.058 129.419 23.058

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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  (NYSE:WLK) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Westlake (Westlake) Business Description

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Address
2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
Westlake Corp is a manufacturer and global supplier of chemicals, polymers and building products. Its Performance and 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 and Infrastructure Products segment produces key finished goods for building products, pipe and fittings, and global compounds businesses.
Executives
Robert F. Buesinger officer: Sr. Vice President, Vinyls 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
David Tsung-hung Chao director, 10 percent owner 1000 UPTOWN PARK BLVD. #34, HOUSTON TX 77056
Kimberly S Lubel director P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Johnathan Stevan Zoeller officer: VP and CAO 2801 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Thomas J. Janssens officer: SVP, Ops - PEM & Corp Logistic 2801 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Catherine T. Chao director, 10 percent owner 5815 NE 32ND AVE, PORTLAND OR 97211
Carolyn Chao Sabat director, 10 percent owner 3019 CHEVY CHASE DR., HOUSTON TX 77019
Albert Chao director, officer: President and CEO 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Roger L. Kearns officer: EVP, Vinyls Chemicals 2801 POST OAK BLVD., HOUSTON TX 77056
L. Benjamin Ederington officer: VP, General Counsel, Corp Secy 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mark Steven Bender officer: Vice President/Treasurer 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Lawrence E. Teel officer: Vice President, Olefins 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Andrew Kenner officer: VP -- Manufacturing 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Ttwfgp Llc 10 percent owner 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
George J Mangieri officer: Vice President and Controller 2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056

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