WESTLAKE CORPWLK
Market cap
$7.6B
P/E ratio
| Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | |
| Net income | - | - | - | 685 | 665 | 420 | 1,339 | 1,034 | 462 | 373 | 2,070 | 2,297 | 522 | 647 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 131 | 145 | 158 | 208 | 246 | 378 | 601 | 641 | 713 | 773 | 840 | 1,056 | 1,097 | 1,114 |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 41 |
| Loss from disposition and write-off of property, plant and equipment | -1 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -11 | -9 | -22 | -44 | -49 | -33 | -28 | -46 | -45 | -43 |
| Asset Impairment Charges | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 475 | - |
| Deferred income taxes | 14 | -6 | 94 | 59 | 40 | 101 | -534 | 62 | 54 | 146 | 23 | -21 | -175 | -35 |
| Other (gains) losses, net | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -20 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | -3 | -27 |
| Accounts receivable | 46 | -6 | 15 | -33 | -63 | -50 | 40 | 58 | -59 | 161 | 528 | -325 | -225 | -87 |
| Inventories | 41 | -91 | 47 | -51 | -99 | 62 | 32 | 123 | -112 | -29 | 309 | 140 | -250 | 97 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | -3 | 2 | 0 | -7 | 4 | -11 | -26 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 27 | -5 | 19 | 35 |
| Accounts payable | 20 | -13 | 14 | -97 | -22 | 12 | 86 | -100 | -89 | 67 | 242 | -153 | -26 | -20 |
| Accrued and other liabilities | 19 | 32 | -15 | 75 | -8 | 48 | 115 | -8 | -13 | 46 | 239 | 137 | 170 | -213 |
| Other, net | 10 | 15 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 65 | 84 | 71 | 61 | 231 | 198 | 268 | 191 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 362 | 624 | 753 | 1,032 | 1,079 | 834 | 1,538 | 1,409 | 1,301 | 1,297 | 2,394 | 3,395 | 2,336 | 1,314 |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | - | - | 178 | 611 | - | 2,438 | 13 | - | 314 | - | 2,554 | 1,203 | - | - |
| Additions to investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 180 | 25 | 26 |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | 177 | 387 | 679 | 431 | 491 | 628 | 577 | 702 | 787 | 525 | 658 | 1,108 | 1,034 | 1,008 |
| Other, net | - | - | - | - | - | - | -4 | -16 | -9 | 10 | -23 | -12 | -22 | -33 |
| Net cash used for investing activities | -203 | -467 | -1,002 | -773 | -1,006 | -2,563 | -652 | -754 | -1,954 | -509 | -3,213 | -2,479 | -1,037 | -1,001 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 50 | 55 | 48 | 60 | 54 | 49 |
| Dividends paid | 18 | 286 | 55 | 78 | 92 | 97 | 103 | 120 | 132 | 137 | 145 | 169 | 221 | 264 |
| Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 13 |
| Repayment of senior notes | - | 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,254 | - | 250 | - | 300 |
| Repurchase of common stock for treasury | 3 | 11 | 33 | 53 | 162 | 67 | - | 106 | 30 | 54 | 30 | 101 | 23 | 60 |
| Other, net | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 9 | -7 | 2 | -1 | -7 | 9 | 10 |
| Net cash used for financing activities | 36 | -193 | -79 | 165 | -287 | 1,533 | 160 | -1,427 | 630 | -216 | 1,437 | -587 | -245 | -650 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -7 | -2 | 15 | -14 | -24 | 19 | -47 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 587 | 604 | 305 | 1,073 | -384 |