earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Westlake Q1 net income $394M, up 70% seq but down 48% YoY
WESTLAKE CORP
2023-Q1 EPS reported
$3.05
revenue$3,356,000,000
- Diluted EPS $3.05 vs $5.83 YoY and $1.79 Q4 2022; net sales $3.356B down 17% YoY.
- EBITDA $825M, up 33% from Q4 2022, down 37% YoY; EBITDA margin 25%.
- PEM segment EBITDA $615M (26% margin) vs $443M (19%) Q4; HIP EBITDA $205M (20%) vs $133M (14%).
- Cost savings $25M achieved in Q1 toward 2023 target of $55–$105M; cash $2.414B, debt $4.892B.
- Management cautious on macro due to rising interest rates but optimistic for typical Q2 seasonality.