Think of Enterprise Value as the theoretical takeover price. It is more comprehensive than market capitalization (Market Cap), which only includes common equity. Enterprise Value is calculated as the market cap plus debt and minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.
EV-to-EBIT is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBIT. As of today, Westlake's Enterprise Value is $21,280 Mil.
Westlake's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $865 Mil. Therefore, Westlake's EV-to-EBIT ratio for today is 24.60.
EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Westlake's Enterprise Value is $21,280 Mil.
Westlake's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,962 Mil. Therefore, Westlake's EV-to-EBITDA ratio for today is 10.85.
EV-to-Revenue is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its Revenue. As of today, Westlake's Enterprise Value is $21,280 Mil.
Westlake's Revenue for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $12,548 Mil. Therefore, Westlake's EV-to-Revenue ratio for today is 1.70.
Westlake Enterprise Value Historical Data
The historical data trend for Westlake's Enterprise Value 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's Enterprise Value
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Westlake's Enterprise Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Enterprise Value 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 Enterprise Value Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake's Enterprise Value distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Westlake's Enterprise Value falls into.
Westlake Enterprise Value Calculation
Enterprise Value is calculated as the market cap plus debt and minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.
Westlake's Enterprise Value 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 (NYSE:WLK) Enterprise Value Explanation
When an investor buy a company, the investor needs to pay not only the common shares, he/she also needs to pay the shareholders of Preferred Stocks. He also assumes the debt of the company, and receives the cash on the company's balance sheet.
If a company has more cash than debt, the investor actually pays less than the Market Cap because he immediately owns the cash once the transaction goes through.
The market value of Preferred Stock needs to be added to the market value of common stocks in the calculation of Enterprise Value.
For the companies with the same Market Cap, the smaller the Enterprise Value is, the cheaper the company is.
Enterprise Value can be negative when the company's net cash is more than its Market Cap. In this case the investor is basically getting the company for free and get paid for that.
1. EV-to-EBIT is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBIT.
Westlake's current Enterprise Value is $21,280 Mil.
Westlake's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $865 Mil.
2. EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBITDA.
Westlake's current Enterprise Value is $21,280 Mil.
Westlake's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,962 Mil.
Westlake's current Enterprise Value is $21,280 Mil.
Westlake's Revenue for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $12,548 Mil.
* 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 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.
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