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Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 10:40AM ET - U.S. Markets close in 5 hours and 20 minutes. Dow Up 0.91% Nasdaq Up 1.12%
Westlake Chemical Corp. (WLK)At 10:25AM ET: 26.01  Down 0.08 (0.31%)  
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WLKDOWPvt1Pvt2Industry
Market Cap:1.72B31.98BN/AN/A53.28M
Employ­ees:1,96156,023N/AN/A320
Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy):-41.10%-21.60%N/AN/A11.30%
Revenue (ttm):2.29B43.41BN/AN/A204.71M
Gross Margin (ttm):1.58%10.85%N/AN/A28.32%
EBITDA (ttm):52.09M3.32BN/AN/A3.52M
Oper Margins (ttm):-2.55%1.87%N/AN/A5.41%
Net Income (ttm):-69.03M-1.39BN/AN/AN/A
EPS (ttm):-1.054-1.308N/AN/A-0.13
P/E (ttm):N/AN/AN/AN/A18.37
PEG (5 yr expected):4.654.74N/AN/A2.72
P/S (ttm):0.750.73N/AN/A0.98
DOW = The Dow Chemical Company
Pvt1 = ExxonMobil Chemical Company (privately held)
Pvt2 = Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (privately held)
Industry = Specialty Chemicals

CHEMICAL COMPANIES RANKED BY CHEMICAL SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
BASFY.PK61.411.35%N/AN/A
The Dow Chemical CompanyDOW27.960.65%31.98BN/A
EI DuPont de Nemours & Co.DD35.001.21%31.63B47.04
ExxonMobil Chemical CompanyPrivate - View Profile
BAYRY.PK78.291.81%N/AN/A
Total SATOT63.241.69%141.14BN/A
Formosa Plastics CorporationPrivate - View Profile
Shell Chemicals LimitedPrivate - View Profile
Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationPrivate - View Profile
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