Westlake Total Operating Expenses from 2010 to 2025

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Westlake Chemical Total Operating Expenses yearly trend continues to be relatively stable with very little volatility. Total Operating Expenses is likely to drop to about 30 M. Total Operating Expenses is the total costs associated with the day-to-day operations of a business, excluding the cost of goods sold but including selling, general, and administrative expenses. View All Fundamentals
 
Total Operating Expenses  
First Reported
2012-12-31
Previous Quarter
7.6 M
Current Value
7.3 M
Quarterly Volatility
1.5 M
 
Yuan Drop
 
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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 32 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 0.0951 or PTB Ratio of 1.38. 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 Total Operating Expenses Growth Pattern

Below is the plot of the Total Operating Expenses of Westlake Chemical Partners over the last few years. It is the total costs associated with the day-to-day operations of a business, excluding the cost of goods sold but including selling, general, and administrative expenses. Westlake Chemical's Total 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.
Total Operating Expenses10 Years Trend
Slightly volatile
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Westlake Total Operating Expenses Regression Statistics

Arithmetic Mean27,656,934
Geometric Mean27,497,204
Coefficient Of Variation11.18
Mean Deviation2,644,434
Median29,256,000
Standard Deviation3,091,073
Sample Variance9.6T
Range10.7M
R-Value0.79
Mean Square Error3.8T
R-Squared0.63
Significance0.0003
Slope513,410
Total Sum of Squares143.3T

Westlake Total Operating Expenses History

202530 M
202434.2 M
202329.8 M
202229.7 M
202131 M
202025.9 M
201929.3 M

About Westlake Chemical Financial Statements

Westlake Chemical shareholders use historical fundamental indicators, such as Total 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 ReportedProjected for Next Year
Total Operating Expenses34.2 M30 M

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The correlation of Westlake Chemical is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Westlake Chemical moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Westlake Chemical moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
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