Westlake Chemical Stock Retained Earnings

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	Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
Retained Earnings	10.1 B	10.7 B
Retained Earnings Total Equity	11.4 B	11.9 B

Retained Earnings is expected to rise to about 10.7 B this year. Retained Earnings Total Equity is expected to rise to about 11.9 B this year.

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Westlake Chemical Company Retained Earnings Analysis

Westlake Chemical's Retained Earnings is a balance sheet account that refers to the portion of company income that is retained by the firm. In other words, it is a part of earnings that is not paid out as dividends or otherwise distributed to owners. Retained Earnings are calculated by adding net income to last period retained earnings and subtracting any dividends paid to owners.

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Current Westlake Chemical Retained Earnings

10.14 B

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Westlake Retained Earnings Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Westlake Chemical is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Westlake Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Retained Earnings. Since Westlake Chemical's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Westlake Chemical's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Westlake Chemical's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Total Current Assets	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Long Term Debt	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Short Term Debt	Common Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Intangible Assets	Good Will	Net Tangible Assets	Short Term Investments	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Treasury Stock	Short Long Term Debt	Current Deferred Revenue	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.98	0.82	0.96	0.98	0.98	0.97	0.98	0.99	-0.46	0.35	0.98	0.97	0.99	0.84	0.82	0.98	0.89	0.88	0.9	-0.91	-0.69	0.1	0.86	0.82	0.83	-0.57
Total Stockholder Equity	0.98		0.71	0.98	1.0	0.96	0.91	0.96	0.94	-0.41	0.32	0.95	0.94	0.96	0.86	0.86	0.94	0.9	0.81	0.89	-0.86	-0.62	0.04	0.86	0.86	0.86	-0.63
Net Debt	0.82	0.71		0.66	0.72	0.81	0.93	0.83	0.89	-0.54	0.38	0.87	0.84	0.84	0.6	0.59	0.87	0.66	0.91	0.71	-0.87	-0.82	0.29	0.62	0.5	0.5	-0.21
Total Current Assets	0.96	0.98	0.66		0.97	0.97	0.88	0.94	0.92	-0.26	0.31	0.9	0.93	0.94	0.81	0.77	0.91	0.88	0.76	0.83	-0.79	-0.5	0.0	0.88	0.88	0.88	-0.67
Retained Earnings	0.98	1.0	0.72	0.97		0.96	0.91	0.96	0.95	-0.44	0.33	0.95	0.94	0.96	0.87	0.87	0.94	0.9	0.82	0.89	-0.88	-0.64	0.05	0.86	0.85	0.86	-0.62
Accounts Payable	0.98	0.96	0.81	0.97	0.96		0.96	0.98	0.98	-0.35	0.32	0.95	0.98	0.98	0.79	0.75	0.97	0.86	0.86	0.83	-0.86	-0.61	0.12	0.88	0.83	0.83	-0.55
Long Term Debt	0.97	0.91	0.93	0.88	0.91	0.96		0.96	0.99	-0.51	0.33	0.96	0.97	0.98	0.77	0.75	0.99	0.82	0.93	0.87	-0.91	-0.76	0.21	0.81	0.75	0.75	-0.45
Net Receivables	0.98	0.96	0.83	0.94	0.96	0.98	0.96		0.97	-0.43	0.34	0.94	0.98	0.98	0.82	0.8	0.95	0.84	0.88	0.87	-0.89	-0.68	0.26	0.86	0.83	0.83	-0.46
Total Liab	0.99	0.94	0.89	0.92	0.95	0.98	0.99	0.97		-0.48	0.35	0.98	0.97	0.99	0.79	0.77	0.99	0.86	0.91	0.87	-0.91	-0.73	0.14	0.84	0.78	0.78	-0.52
Short Term Debt	-0.46	-0.41	-0.54	-0.26	-0.44	-0.35	-0.51	-0.43	-0.48		-0.19	-0.51	-0.44	-0.48	-0.46	-0.62	-0.49	-0.37	-0.54	-0.5	0.64	0.74	-0.23	-0.26	-0.27	-0.32	0.13
Common Stock	0.35	0.32	0.38	0.31	0.33	0.32	0.33	0.34	0.35	-0.19		0.42	0.31	0.26	0.4	0.19	0.3	0.52	0.49	0.14	-0.54	-0.32	0.0	0.17	0.14	0.15	-0.04
Property Plant Equipment	0.98	0.95	0.87	0.9	0.95	0.95	0.96	0.94	0.98	-0.51	0.42		0.93	0.95	0.81	0.8	0.97	0.89	0.9	0.85	-0.94	-0.76	0.02	0.79	0.71	0.73	-0.57
Intangible Assets	0.97	0.94	0.84	0.93	0.94	0.98	0.97	0.98	0.97	-0.44	0.31	0.93		0.99	0.78	0.74	0.97	0.84	0.88	0.83	-0.86	-0.63	0.18	0.87	0.85	0.84	-0.5
Good Will	0.99	0.96	0.84	0.94	0.96	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.99	-0.48	0.26	0.95	0.99		0.81	0.79	0.98	0.85	0.88	0.88	-0.87	-0.68	0.16	0.88	0.85	0.85	-0.53
Net Tangible Assets	0.84	0.86	0.6	0.81	0.87	0.79	0.77	0.82	0.79	-0.46	0.4	0.81	0.78	0.81		0.81	0.77	0.92	0.83	0.81	-0.82	-0.61	0.16	0.87	0.82	0.87	-0.32
Short Term Investments	0.82	0.86	0.59	0.77	0.87	0.75	0.75	0.8	0.77	-0.62	0.19	0.8	0.74	0.79	0.81		0.76	0.75	0.66	0.87	-0.81	-0.75	0.12	0.66	0.67	0.7	-0.48
Long Term Debt Total	0.98	0.94	0.87	0.91	0.94	0.97	0.99	0.95	0.99	-0.49	0.3	0.97	0.97	0.98	0.77	0.76		0.85	0.9	0.87	-0.87	-0.72	0.06	0.83	0.79	0.79	-0.58
Capital Surpluse	0.89	0.9	0.66	0.88	0.9	0.86	0.82	0.84	0.86	-0.37	0.52	0.89	0.84	0.85	0.92	0.75	0.85		0.86	0.75	-0.84	-0.58	-0.09	0.85	0.8	0.82	-0.52
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.88	0.81	0.91	0.76	0.82	0.86	0.93	0.88	0.91	-0.54	0.49	0.9	0.88	0.88	0.83	0.66	0.9	0.86		0.75	-0.9	-0.78	0.24	0.79	0.71	0.73	-0.24
Long Term Investments	0.9	0.89	0.71	0.83	0.89	0.83	0.87	0.87	0.87	-0.5	0.14	0.85	0.83	0.88	0.81	0.87	0.87	0.75	0.75		-0.79	-0.71	0.2	0.78	0.78	0.77	-0.49
Treasury Stock	-0.91	-0.86	-0.87	-0.79	-0.88	-0.86	-0.91	-0.89	-0.91	0.64	-0.54	-0.94	-0.86	-0.87	-0.82	-0.81	-0.87	-0.84	-0.9	-0.79		0.82	-0.23	-0.71	-0.61	-0.64	0.32
Short Long Term Debt	-0.69	-0.62	-0.82	-0.5	-0.64	-0.61	-0.76	-0.68	-0.73	0.74	-0.32	-0.76	-0.63	-0.68	-0.61	-0.75	-0.72	-0.58	-0.78	-0.71	0.82		-0.23	-0.41	-0.35	-0.4	0.18
Current Deferred Revenue	0.1	0.04	0.29	0.0	0.05	0.12	0.21	0.26	0.14	-0.23	0.0	0.02	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.12	0.06	-0.09	0.24	0.2	-0.23	-0.23		0.18	0.11	0.14	0.61
Cash And Equivalents	0.86	0.86	0.62	0.88	0.86	0.88	0.81	0.86	0.84	-0.26	0.17	0.79	0.87	0.88	0.87	0.66	0.83	0.85	0.79	0.78	-0.71	-0.41	0.18		0.9	0.92	-0.39
Net Invested Capital	0.82	0.86	0.5	0.88	0.85	0.83	0.75	0.83	0.78	-0.27	0.14	0.71	0.85	0.85	0.82	0.67	0.79	0.8	0.71	0.78	-0.61	-0.35	0.11	0.9		0.99	-0.5
Net Working Capital	0.83	0.86	0.5	0.88	0.86	0.83	0.75	0.83	0.78	-0.32	0.15	0.73	0.84	0.85	0.87	0.7	0.79	0.82	0.73	0.77	-0.64	-0.4	0.14	0.92	0.99		-0.48
Capital Stock	-0.57	-0.63	-0.21	-0.67	-0.62	-0.55	-0.45	-0.46	-0.52	0.13	-0.04	-0.57	-0.5	-0.53	-0.32	-0.48	-0.58	-0.52	-0.24	-0.49	0.32	0.18	0.61	-0.39	-0.5	-0.48

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Westlake Retained Earnings Historical Pattern

Today, most investors in Westlake Chemical Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various Westlake Chemical's growth ratios. Consistent increases or drops in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's retained earnings growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of Westlake Chemical retained earnings as a starting point in their analysis.

Westlake Chemical Retained Earnings

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Retained Earnings shows how the firm utilizes its profits over time. In simple terms, investors can think of retained earnings as the amount of profit the company has reinvested in the business since its inceptions. However the methodology to make a decision over how much profit to retain is different between companies in different industries. For example, growing industries tend to retain more of their earnings than more matured industries as they need more assets investment to sustain their growth.

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Retained Earnings Over Time

Based on the latest financial disclosure, Westlake Chemical has a Retained Earnings of 10.14 B. This is 47.21% lower than that of the Chemicals sector and significantly higher than that of the Materials industry. The retained earnings for all United States stocks is 8.72% lower than that of the firm.

Westlake Retained Earnings Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Westlake Chemical's direct or indirect competition against its Retained Earnings to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Westlake Chemical could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Westlake Chemical by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Westlake Chemical is currently under evaluation in retained earnings category among its peers.

Westlake Chemical Current Valuation Drivers

We derive many important indicators used in calculating different scores of Westlake Chemical from analyzing Westlake Chemical's financial statements. These drivers represent accounts that assess Westlake Chemical's ability to generate profits relative to its revenue, operating costs, and shareholders' equity. Below are some of Westlake Chemical's important valuation drivers and their relationship over time.

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Market Cap	9.0B	10.4B	12.4B	13.1B	17.9B	18.8B
Enterprise Value	11.7B	12.7B	15.7B	15.8B	20.1B	21.1B

Westlake Chemical ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Westlake Chemical's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Westlake Chemical's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Westlake Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.0126
	Return On Asset	0.0246
	Profit Margin	0.01 %
	Operating Margin	0.08 %
	Current Valuation	19.22 B
	Shares Outstanding	128.71 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	73.35 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	26.79 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	1.09 M
	Price To Earning	4.53 X
	Price To Book	1.57 X
	Price To Sales	1.38 X
	Revenue	12.55 B
	Gross Profit	4.07 B
	EBITDA	2.33 B
	Net Income	479 M
	Cash And Equivalents	2.23 B
	Cash Per Share	13.94 X
	Total Debt	5.52 B
	Debt To Equity	0.52 %
	Current Ratio	2.48 X
	Book Value Per Share	82.84 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	2.34 B
	Short Ratio	2.70 X
	Earnings Per Share	0.72 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	1.59 X
	Target Price	156.13
	Number Of Employees	15.52 K
	Beta	1.19
	Market Capitalization	16.79 B
	Total Asset	21.04 B
	Retained Earnings	10.14 B
	Working Capital	3.82 B
	Current Asset	2.18 B
	Current Liabilities	522.64 M
	Annual Yield	0.02 %
	Five Year Return	1.32 %
	Net Asset	21.04 B
	Last Dividend Paid	2.05

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.62)

Dividend Share

2.05

Earnings Share

0.72

Revenue Per Share

94.405

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.001

The market value of Westlake Chemical is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Westlake that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Westlake Chemical's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Westlake Chemical's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Westlake Chemical's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Westlake Chemical's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

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Westlake Chemical Company Retained Earnings Analysis

Retained Earnings

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Current Westlake Chemical Retained Earnings

Westlake Retained Earnings Driver Correlations

Westlake Retained Earnings Historical Pattern

Westlake Retained Earnings Peer Comparison

Westlake Chemical Current Valuation Drivers

Westlake Chemical ESG Sustainability

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