Westlake Chemical Partners LP (Westlake Chemical Partners LP) Book Value per Share : $7.90 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Westlake Chemical Partners LP Book Value per Share?

Westlake Chemical Partners LP's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $7.90.

During the past 12 months, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Westlake Chemical Partners LP was 28.20% per year. The lowest was -40.50% per year. And the median was 4.90% per year.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP's current price is $22.54. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $7.90. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Westlake Chemical Partners LP is 2.85.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Westlake Chemical Partners LP was 9.76. The lowest was 1.71. And the median was 3.27.

Good Sign:

Westlake Chemical Partners LP stock PB Ratio (=2.85) is close to 1-year low of 2.63

Westlake Chemical Partners LP Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP Book Value per Share Chart

Westlake Chemical Partners LP Annual Data

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7.95

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Book Value per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															8.24	8.11	8.01	7.95	7.90

Competitive Comparison of Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Book Value per Share

For the Chemicals subindustry, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP Book Value per Share Calculation

Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(280	-	0)	/	35
	=	7.95

Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(278	-	0)	/	35
	=	7.90

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSE:WLKP) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP (Westlake Chemical Partners LP) Business Description

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Address

2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77056

Website

https://www.wlkpartners.com

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.

Executives

Andrew Kenner	officer: SVP, Olefin Material & Corp Pr	2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Randy Woelfel	director	3411-3433 W. EL SEGUNDO BLVD., HAWTHORNE CA 90250
G Stephen Finley	director	9320 LAKESIDE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, THE WOODLANDS TX 77381
Lisa A. Friel	director	2611 PLUM HOLLOW, SAN ANTONIO TX 78258
James Chao	director, 10 percent owner	2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Thomas J. Janssens	officer: VP, Olefins Feedstock & Energy	2801 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Johnathan Stevan Zoeller	officer: VP and CAO	2801 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Albert Chao	director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO	2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
L. Benjamin Ederington	director, officer: VP, General Counsel	2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mark Steven Bender	director, officer: Sr VP, CFO	2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Lawrence E. Teel	officer: SVP, Olefins	2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Ttwfgp Llc	10 percent owner	2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77056
David Lumpkins	director	600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 3250, HOUSTON TX 77002
Angela A Minas	director	3262 WESTHEIMER ROAD #627, HOUSTON TX 77098
Blackstone Securities Partners L.p.	10 percent owner	345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154-0191