Acquires ethylene production facilities. Develops ethylene production facilities. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $355.4M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 15.6× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 96% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 21% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 26% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 17 buys and 13 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 1% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 32/100.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, WLKP sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: WLKP is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.