The historical rank and industry rank for Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
WLKP'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85 Med: 1.82 Max: 4.52
Current: 2.07
During the past 13 years, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 4.52. The lowest was 0.85. And the median was 1.82.
WLKP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 98.29% of 819
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 19.95
vs WLKP: 2.07
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Westlake Chemical Partners LP was -19.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.20% per year.
During the past 13 years, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 53.70% per year. The lowest was -16.60% per year. And the median was -4.70% per year.
Westlake Chemical Partners LP Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Westlake Chemical Partners LP Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart
Competitive Comparison of Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Chemicals subindustry, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Westlake Chemical Partners LP Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Share Price of today is $22.00. Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.44.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSE:WLKP) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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Westlake Chemical Partners LP (Westlake Chemical Partners LP) Business Description
Westlake Chemical Partners LP is a part of the chemical industry in the United States. Its operations are conducted through OpCo, it acquires and develop ethyelene production facilities, which convert ethane into ethylene. OpCo sells ethylene and its co-products such as propylene, crude butadiene, pyrolysis gasoline, and hydrogen to Westlake and other customers located in the United States. Its assets include three ethylene production facilities in Calvert City, Kentucky, and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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