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Westlake (LTS:0LVK) Debt-to-Equity : 0.50 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Westlake Debt-to-Equity?

Westlake's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $6 Mil. Westlake's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $5,269 Mil. Westlake's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $10,527 Mil. Westlake's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.50.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Westlake's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0LVK' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 0.6   Max: 1.09
Current: 0.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Westlake was 1.09. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.60.

LTS:0LVK's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
60.37% of 1388 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.365 vs LTS:0LVK: 0.50

Westlake Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westlake's Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Chart

Westlake Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.65 0.71 0.54 0.54 0.50

Westlake Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity 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 0.54 0.53 0.55 0.50 0.50

Competitive Comparison of Westlake's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Westlake's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westlake's Debt-to-Equity falls into.


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Westlake Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Westlake's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Westlake's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 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  (LTS:0LVK) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Westlake Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
Westlake Corp is a manufacturer and 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.

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