earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Westlake Chemical Partners Q1 net income $14.9M ($0.42/unit); distribution of $0.4714 declared
Westlake Chemical Partners LP
- Net income attributable to Partnership $14.9M ($0.42/unit), down from $16.2M YoY due to higher interest expense.
- Cash flows from operations $144.9M, up $40.1M YoY from favorable working capital changes.
- MLP distributable cash flow $17.6M, down $1.7M YoY; trailing 12-month coverage ratio 1.12x.
- Quarterly distribution declared $0.4714/unit, payable May 26, 2023, 35th consecutive quarterly distribution.
- CEO cites strong production volumes and fixed-margin sales agreement with Westlake covering 95% of output.