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Markets are not valuing turnaround for Westlake Chemical Partners now, but significant upside can be seen. WLKP's core strength is its long-term, 95% fixed-margin ($0.10/lb) ethylene sales agreement with its parent, Westlake Corp., providing commodity price insulation. The stock appears undervalued, with a DCF-indicated fair value of $26–30 (vs. the current $22.05 price) and a very low EV/EBITDA multiple.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today declared a regular dividend distribution of $0.525 per share for the first quarter of 2025. This dividend will be payable on June 5, 2025 to stockholders of record on May 20, 2025. Westlake announced its first dividend on November 11, 2004 and has successively been paying and increasing its dividend for the past 20 years. The statements in this release that are not historical facts, including statements r.

WLK's top and bottom lines miss estimates while also declining due to hindrances from winter storms and maintenance outages.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Royal Building Products™ (“Westlake Royal”), a Westlake company (NYSE:WLK), is proud to return as the title sponsor of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Home Remodeling Month for the fourth consecutive year. Held annually each May, National Home Remodeling Month is a nationwide campaign that celebrates the remodeling industry, recognizes the expertise of remodeling professionals and highlights the benefits of hiring a professional remod.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Portfolio Management (WPM), a subsidiary loan servicing company of Westlake Technology Holdings, has entered into a servicing agreement with Mechanics Bank Auto Finance (MBAF) to oversee and manage their portfolio consisting of active and charged-off auto loans, effective May 1, 2025. Sharpening their focus on commercial, small-business and single-family lending, the California-based Mechanics Bank discontinued originating indirect auto loans in early 2023.

Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 2, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants John Zoeller - Vice President and Treasurer Jean-Marc Gilson - President and CEO Steve Bender - Executive Vice President and CFO Albert Chao - Executive Chairman Conference Call Participants Patrick Cunningham - Citi Jeffrey Zekauskas - J.P. Morgan John Roberts - Mizuho Group Michael Leithead – Barclays Aleksey Yefremov - KeyBanc Capital Markets Josh Spector – UBS Michael Sison - Wells Fargo Pete Osterland - Truist Securities Matthew Blair – TPH Kevin McCarthy - Vertical Research Partners Arun Viswanathan - RBC Capital Markets Frank Mitsch - Fermium Research LLC Turner Hinrichs - Morgan Stanley Hassan Ahmed - Alembic Global Advisors Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Westlake (WLK) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Westlake Chemical (WLK) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.31 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.70. This compares to earnings of $1.34 per share a year ago.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) (the "Company" or "Westlake") today announced first quarter 2025 results. SUMMARY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in millions of dollars, except per share data and percentages)       Three Months Ended March 31, 2025   Three Months Ended December 31, 2024   Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Westlake Corporation             Net sales   $ 2,846     $ 2,843     $ 2,975   Income (loss) from operations   $ (32 )   $ 66     $ 223   Net income (loss) at.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSE: WLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the first quarter of 2025 of $4.9 million, or $0.14 per limited partner unit, which was below first quarter 2024 net income of $14.8 million. Cash flows from operating activities in the first quarter of 2025 were $45.8 million, a decrease of $58.8 million compared to first quarter 2024 cash flows from operating activities of $104.6 million, due to.