NewMarket vs Westlake
NEU and WLK side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NEU and WLK compare
Westlake is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as NewMarket ($8.7B against $7.2B).
NewMarket grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.89% versus −4.0% for Westlake).
NewMarket keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.5% compared with −10.9% at Westlake.
Both pay dividends: NewMarket yields 1.5% and Westlake 3.1%.
NewMarket scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 9 for Westlake), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NEU | WLK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.2B | $8.7B |
| Share price | $783.66 | $68.28 |
| Change, 1 year | 5.5% | −7.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 132% | −31.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.51 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 2,050 | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.9× | – |
| P/S | 2.6× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 3.7× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 18.8× | – |
| PEG | 0.94 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.3% (better) | −3.0% |
| Fair value | $866.15 | $112.33 |
| Margin of safety | 9.5% | 39.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.89% (better) | −4.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.3% | 8.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 4.2% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.7% (better) | 9.6% |
| Operating margin | 20.2% (better) | −11.0% |
| Net margin | 16.5% (better) | −10.9% |
| FCF margin | 13.8% (better) | −2.3% |
| Return on equity | 25.3% (better) | −13.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.3% (better) | −8.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.43 (better) | 0.58 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.10 | – |
| Interest coverage | 15.8× (better) | −6.1× |
| Current ratio | 2.46 (better) | 2.45 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.71 (better) | 1.71 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 3.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 24.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 7 | 12 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 8.2% | 14.7% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.8% (better) | 0.72% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.3% | 3.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 65.3% | 31.1% |
| Held by insiders | 17.4% | 73.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $248K (better) | −$10.2M |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.7% | 14.6% |
Go deeper
- NEU stock overview
- NEU income statement
- NEU valuation and score
- WLK stock overview
- WLK income statement
- WLK valuation and score
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