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Westlake WLK Consolidation Eliminations — Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.7B-6.8%
Gross profit$112.0M-51.7%
Operating income-$172.0M-438%
Net income-$169.0M-323%
EPS (diluted)-$1.31-323%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.3B-1.1%
Total debt$6.4B+16.9%
Total equity$8.5B-17.9%
Total assets$19.7B-4.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$94.0M-22.1%
CapEx$209.0M-15.7%
Free cash flow-$303.0M+6.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.29B+16.3%
Enterprise value$14.38B+19.0%
P/S0.9×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin6.3%-8.0pp
Operating margin-15.7%-20.8pp
Net margin-14.9%-18.1pp
FCF margin-4.6%-5.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-17.3%-21.0pp
Debt / equity0.7×+0.2×
Current ratio2.2×-0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Westlake in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash.

The official record: Westlake’s 10-K, filed February 21, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does consolidation eliminations — increase decrease in restricted cash mean?
This adjustment removes internal movements of restricted cash between segments that do not represent an actual change in the company's total external restricted cash position. It ensures the consolidated cash flow statement accurately reflects external restricted cash changes.