For the quarter ended June 2025, Westlake Chemical (WLK) reported revenue of $2.95 billion, down 7.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.09, compared to $2.40 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.04 billion, representing a surprise of -2.84%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -250%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.06.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Westlake performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net external sales- Performance and Essential Materials: $1.79 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.84 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10.9%.
- Net external sales- Housing and Infrastructure Products: $1.16 billion versus $1.2 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.9% change.
- Net external sales- Performance and Essential Materials- Performance Materials: $1.02 billion compared to the $1.05 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -13.2% year over year.
- Net external sales- Performance and Essential Materials- Essential Materials: $771 million compared to the $782.96 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.8% year over year.
- EBITDA- Housing and Infrastructure Products: $203 million compared to the $264.6 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- EBITDA- Performance and Essential Materials: $73 million versus $167.07 million estimated by five analysts on average.
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Shares of Westlake have returned -3.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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