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Westlake Chemical Partners LP Pretax Margin % Chart
Competitive Comparison of Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Pretax Margin %
For the Chemicals subindustry, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % 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 Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Westlake Chemical Partners LP's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Westlake Chemical Partners LP Pretax Margin % Calculation
Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
* 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.
Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSE:WLKP) Pretax Margin % Explanation
The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.
The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.
It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.
The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
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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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