What is Westlake's polyethylene — revenue?

Westlake (WLK) reported polyethylene — revenue of $1.93B in Q1 2022.

What does polyethylene — revenue mean?

The total revenue generated from the sale of polyethylene plastic products.

How do you interpret polyethylene — revenue?

An increase indicates higher sales volume or improved pricing power in the global polymer market, while a decrease may signal softening demand or competitive pricing pressure.

How does polyethylene — revenue compare across companies?

Comparable to revenue reporting for commodity plastics segments at major chemical peers like Dow or LyondellBasell.

Westlake WLK Polyethylene — Revenue

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '22

Similar metrics at other companies

LYBPolyethylene — Total

$1.68B-5.5%

LYBPolypropylene — Total

$1.34B-12.6%

DOWPackaging & Specialty Plastics — Revenue

$4.92B-7.4%

DDEngineering Polymers — Net Sales

$607M+18.1%

LYBAdvanced polymers — Revenue

$203M-19.8%

DDPerformance Resins — Net Sales

$316M+9.7%

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:Revenues.

The official record: Westlake’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2022, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Westlake's polyethylene — revenue?: Westlake (WLK) reported polyethylene — revenue of $1.93B in Q1 2022.
What does polyethylene — revenue mean?: The total revenue generated from the sale of polyethylene plastic products.
How do you interpret polyethylene — revenue?: An increase indicates higher sales volume or improved pricing power in the global polymer market, while a decrease may signal softening demand or competitive pricing pressure.
How does polyethylene — revenue compare across companies?: Comparable to revenue reporting for commodity plastics segments at major chemical peers like Dow or LyondellBasell.