Westlake Chemical Stock Debt To Equity

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Westlake Chemical fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Westlake Chemical's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Westlake Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Westlake Chemical's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Westlake Chemical stock.
  
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Westlake Chemical Company Debt To Equity Analysis

Westlake Chemical's Debt to Equity is calculated by dividing the Total Debt of a company by its Equity. If the debt exceeds equity of a company, then the creditors have more stakes in a firm than the stockholders. In other words, Debt to Equity ratio provides analysts with insights about composition of both equity and debt, and its influence on the valuation of the company.

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Current Westlake Chemical Debt To Equity

    
  50.00 %  
Most of Westlake Chemical's fundamental indicators, such as Debt To Equity, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Westlake Chemical is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
High Debt to Equity ratio typically indicates that a firm has been borrowing aggressively to finance its growth and as a result may experience a burden of additional interest expense. This may reduce earnings or future growth. On the other hand a small D/E ratio may indicate that a company is not taking enough advantage from financial leverage. Debt to Equity ratio measures how the company is leveraging borrowing against the capital invested by the owners.
Competition

According to the company disclosure, Westlake Chemical has a Debt To Equity of 50.0%. This is 22.37% lower than that of the Basic Materials sector and 64.88% lower than that of the Specialty Chemicals industry. The debt to equity for all Germany stocks is 2.67% lower than that of the firm.

Westlake Debt To Equity Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Westlake Chemical's direct or indirect competition against its Debt To Equity to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Westlake Chemical could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Westlake Chemical by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Westlake Chemical is currently under evaluation in debt to equity category among its peers.

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About Westlake Chemical Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Westlake Chemical's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Westlake Chemical using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Westlake Chemical based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Westlake Stock

When determining whether Westlake Chemical is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Westlake Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Westlake Chemical Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Westlake Chemical Stock:
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Please note, there is a significant difference between Westlake Chemical's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Westlake Chemical is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Westlake Chemical's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.