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Refile: Westlake Chemical Partners' Q2 net income dips

REFILE-Westlake Chemical Partners' Q2 net income dips

Corrects to remove extraneous "Miss" next to Q2 revenue in Key Details table


Overview

  • U.S. ethylene producer's Q2 revenue was flat yr/yr

  • Net income attributable to the partnership slipped to $14.2 mln from $14.6 mln yr/yr


Outlook

  • Company expects to continue providing strong returns and predictable cash flows to unitholders


Result Drivers

  • HIGHER PRODUCTION AND SALES VOLUME - Co said increased production and sales volume supported cash flow and distributable cash flow growth, following prior year's Petro 1 turnaround

  • HIGHER THIRD-PARTY ETHYLENE PRICES - Co said it benefited from higher third-party ethylene prices in the quarter


Company press release: ID:nGNX4fjndX


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q2 Revenue

$297.10 mln

Q2 EPS

$0.40

Q2 EBITDA

$122.69 mln

Q2 Gross Profit

$94.81 mln

Q2 Income from Operations

$87.31 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The one available analyst rating on the shares is "buy"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the commodity chemicals peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Westlake Chemical Partners LP is $28.00, about 31.6% above its August 3 closing price of $21.27

  • The stock recently traded at 12 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago


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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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