WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners

Discussion in 'Stocks' started by engineering, Jun 25, 2025.

Thoughts?

  1. I like it

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  2. I don't

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  3. I don't understand what it is

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  1. I'm thinking of doubling my holdings.
    (Shareholder since 2019)

    P/E is about 14.
    Dividend about 10%
    And you get a K1 every year that can cut down your overall tax bill.

    Seems like a good buy at this price.

    Downsides:
    • No potential for explosive growth. Pricing is already set for something like 95% of their output.
    • Complicated business structure involving WLKP, WLK and "opco".

    https://s25.q4cdn.com/892202310/fil..._IR-Presentation-2Q-2024-Corbin-Update-vF.pdf
     
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  2. nitrene

    nitrene

    WLKP chart looks like a bond or a preferred stock. It just goes sideways so good for the 10% yield.

    WLK however has dropped 55% since April 2024 & this year its down 34%. Will WLKP make less profits if the collapse in WLK continues? I'm not an expert on the ethylene market so maybe it will come back. I don't know.
     
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  3. Good observations.
    They recently completed a plant turnaround so that took some capacity offline.
    "In January 2025, we commenced our planned maintenance turnaround of the Petro 1 production facility. The turnaround concluded in April 2025"

    My hope is.
    1. I buy
    2. Sales go up
    3. Price goes up or at least stays flat
    4. They keep being able to send me depreciation on a K1
    Regarding price
    "The Ethylene Sales Agreement is a long-term, fee-based agreement with a minimum purchase commitment and includes variable pricing based on OpCo's actual feedstock and natural gas costs and estimated other costs of producing ethylene (including OpCo's estimated operating costs and a five-year average of OpCo's expected future maintenance capital expenditures and other turnaround expenditures based on OpCo's planned ethylene production capacity for the year), plus a fixed margin per pound of $0.10 less revenue from co-products sales. "

    Looks to me that as long as WLK continues to operate, they are obligated to buy from WLKP at a fixed mark-up.
     
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  4. 2rosy

    2rosy

    I own it and add to it occasionally. I like the dividend and that it isn't going down. Better than a money market
     
  5. maxinger

    maxinger

    Good low volatility.
    Dividend looks good.