Overview
Chemical producer's Q4 revenue rises
Net income for Q4 was $14.5 mln, in line with Q3 2025
Company completed Petro 1 turnaround, impacting full-year results
Outlook
Company expects increased production and sales volume in 2026
Westlake Chemical Partners anticipates improved coverage ratio in 2026
Result Drivers
PETRO 1 TURNAROUND - Completion of the Petro 1 turnaround impacted production and sales volume, affecting full-year results
LOWER MAINTENANCE SPENDING - Increased Q4 MLP distributable cash flow due to lower maintenance capital expenditures
ETHYLENE SALES AGREEMENT - OpCo's Ethylene Sales agreement with Westlake provided stable cash flows, selling 95% of ethylene production at a fixed margin
Company press release: ID:nBwbqrXbVa
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Miss
$296.88 mln
$313 mln (1 Analyst)
Q4 Net Income
$84.26 mln
Q4 EBITDA
$124.51 mln
Q4 Gross Profit
$96.81 mln
Q4 Income from Operations
$89.76 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 31.8% above its February 23 closing price of $21.24
The stock recently traded at 11 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 10 three months ago
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