WESTLAKE CORP (WLK)

Westlake Corp. Is a global diversified industrial company, which engages in the manufacturing and supplying of essential products. It operates through the Performance and Essential Materials, and Housing and Infrastructure Products segments. The Performance and Essential Materials segment includes Westlake North American Vinyls, Westlake North American Chlor-alkali and Derivatives, Westlake European and Asian Chlorovinyls, Westlake Olefins, Westlake Polyethylene, and Westlake Epoxy. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segments refers to the Westlake Royal Building Products, Westlake Pipe and Fittings, Westlake Global Compounds, and Westlake Dimex. The company was founded by Ting Tsung Chao in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Address

2801 POST OAK BLVD
HOUSTON, TX 77056

Founded

1986

Number of Employees

15,520

Website

http://www.westlake.com

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s )		 $44,136 $166,140 $69,234 $1,697 $109,066 $37,393 $56,974 $34,785 $112,244 $40,217 $13,672 $62,324
Average Price $78.18 $60.67 $44.31 $67.08 $78.25 $59.27 $54.30 $84.53 $95.82 $110.56 $130.99 $68.45
# Shares Purchased 564,552 2,738,279 1,562,637 25,296 1,393,730 630,932 1,049,233 411,492 1,171,387 363,769 104,376 910,517
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date 76.5% 127.4% 211.5% 105.7% 76.3% 132.8% 154.1% 63.2% 44.0% 24.8% 5.3% 101.6%
S&P 500 Return to Date 181.9% 173.0% 168.6% 129.7% 104.9% 93.1% 74.8% 31.7% 37.3% 31.3% 7.4% 94.0%
Excess Total Return -105.3% -45.5% 42.9% -24.0% -28.5% 39.7% 79.3% 31.6% 6.7% -6.5% -2.1% 7.6%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank 54% 65% 78% 70% 66% 80% 85% 82% 77% 66% 53% 84%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.

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