Westlake
Cash Flow

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Cash flow statement presents a set of outflows and inflows of cash within a company through operating, investing and financing activities. Over the last year, operating activities of Westlake generated cash of $2,336,000,000, which is less than the previous year. Cash used in financing activities reached the amount of -$245,000,000 last year. Net change in cash is therefore $1,073,000,000.

Cash Flow

Westlake Corporation (LSE:0LVK.L): Cash Flow
2014 1.03B -773.20M 164.64M
2015 1.07B -1.00B -286.81M
2016 833.85M -2.56B 1.53B
2017 1.52B -652M 12M
2018 1.40B -754M -1.42B
2019 1.30B -1.95B 630M
2020 1.29B -509M -216M
2021 2.39B -3.21B 1.43B
2022 3.39B -2.47B -587M
2023 2.33B -1.03B -245M

0LVK.L Cash Flow Statement (2014 โ€“ 2023)

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Cash at beginning of period
2.24B1.90B1.31B728M753M1.53B619.98M663M880.60M461.30M
Operating activities
Net income
476M2.23B2.00B329M419M991M1.29B397.07M643.18M678.52M
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
960M1.05B840M773M713M641M601M377.66M247.26M189.28M
Stock-based compensation expense
43M36M31M29M25M22M23M52M10M9.26M
Deferred income tax benefit 43M36M31M29M25M22M23M52M10M9.26M
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
225M325M-528M-161M59M-58M-40M50.29M62.72M33.16M
Inventories
250M-140M-309M29M112M-123M-32M-61.98M99.43M51.08M
Accounts payable
0-153M242M67M-89M-100M86M11.95M-21.60M0
Cash generated by operating activities
2.33B3.39B2.39B1.29B1.30B1.40B1.52B833.85M1.07B1.03B
Investing activities
Purchases Of Investments
-25M-180M-24M-18M-862M-68M-66M-155.42M-605.09M0
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment
-1.03B-1.10B-658M-525M-787M-702M-577M-628.48M-491.42M-431.10M
Acquisitions Net
0-1.20B-2.55B0-314M0-13M-2.43B15.83M-611.08M
Cash generated by investing activities
-1.03B-2.47B-3.21B-509M-1.95B-754M-652M-2.56B-1.00B-773.20M
Financing activities
Common Stock Issued
44M001.30B63M1.27B02.17M1.06M0
Payments for dividends
-221M-169M-145M-137M-132M-120M-103M-97M-91.55M-77.65M
Repurchases of common stock
-23M-101M-30M-54M-30M-106M0-67.40M-162.45M-52.63M
Repayments of term debt
0-250M-1.66B-28M786M-1.16B0-1.86B-20.65M0
Cash used in financing activities
-245M-587M1.43B-216M630M-1.42B12M1.53B-286.81M164.64M
Net Change In Cash
1.07B320M595M585M-25M-778M911.02M-43.02M-218.07M419.3M
Cash at end of period
3.31B2.22B1.90B1.31B728M753M1.53B619.98M662.52M880.60M
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