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confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.60
Westlake Chemical Partners Q3 net income up 16% to $14.8M; declares $0.4714 distribution
Westlake Chemical Partners LP
- Net income attributable to Partnership $14.8M ($0.42/unit) vs $12.8M in Q3 2021, up 16%.
- Declared Q3 distribution $0.4714/unit payable Nov 28 to holders of record Nov 10; 33rd consecutive.
- Cash from ops $115.5M, up $16M YoY; MLP distributable cash flow $16.7M, coverage ratio 1.07x trailing twelve months.
- Received $13.9M buyer deficiency fee from Westlake due to volatile downstream demand lowering planned offtake.
- CEO cites ratable sales agreement with Westlake providing fixed margin on 95% of production, optimistic for 2023.