Westlake Other Operating Expenses from 2010 to 2024
| WLKP Stock | USD 23.37 0.30 1.30% |
Other Operating Expenses | First Reported 2012-12-31 | Previous Quarter 190.5 M | Current Value 167.3 M | Quarterly Volatility 67.8 M |
Check Westlake Chemical financial statements over time to gain insight into future company performance. You can evaluate financial statements to find patterns among Westlake Chemical's main balance sheet or income statement drivers, such as Depreciation And Amortization of 67.5 M, Interest Expense of 15 M or Total Revenue of 1.2 B, as well as many indicators such as Price To Sales Ratio of 0.46, Dividend Yield of 0.0827 or PTB Ratio of 1.53. Westlake financial statements analysis is a perfect complement when working with Westlake Chemical Valuation or Volatility modules.
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Latest Westlake Chemical's Other Operating Expenses Growth Pattern
Below is the plot of the Other Operating Expenses of Westlake Chemical Partners over the last few years. Other Operating Expenses is the expense which generally does not depend on sales or production quantities of Westlake Chemical. It is also known as Westlake Chemical overhead expenses. Typically these expenses include marketing, rent and utilities, office, leases, and other overhead cost. It is expenses incurred from non-core business activities, including administrative and general expenses, but excluding costs directly related to production. Westlake Chemical's Other Operating Expenses historical data analysis aims to capture in quantitative terms the overall pattern of either growth or decline in Westlake Chemical's overall financial position and show how it may be relating to other accounts over time.
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Westlake Other Operating Expenses Regression Statistics
| Arithmetic Mean | 1,048,554,656 | |
| Geometric Mean | 975,739,687 | |
| Coefficient Of Variation | 41.46 | |
| Mean Deviation | 353,778,762 | |
| Median | 833,083,000 | |
| Standard Deviation | 434,703,867 | |
| Sample Variance | 188967.5T | |
| Range | 1.3B | |
| R-Value | (0.67) | |
| Mean Square Error | 111915T | |
| R-Squared | 0.45 | |
| Significance | 0.01 | |
| Slope | (65,209,815) | |
| Total Sum of Squares | 2645544.3T |
Westlake Other Operating Expenses History
About Westlake Chemical Financial Statements
Westlake Chemical shareholders use historical fundamental indicators, such as Other Operating Expenses, to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although Westlake Chemical investors may analyze each financial statement separately, they are all interrelated. The changes in Westlake Chemical's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses on on Westlake Chemical's income statement. Understanding these patterns can help investors time the market effectively. Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.
| Last Reported | Projected for Next Year | ||
| Other Operating Expenses | 833.1 M | 803.6 M |
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