Westlake Chemical Partners LP Announces First Quarter 2022 Results
Declared quarterly distribution of $0.4714 per unit; 31 st consecutive quarterly distribution Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSE: WLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the first quarter of 2022 of $16.2 million, or $0.46 per limited partner unit, an increase of $1.1 million compared to first quarter 2021 net income of $15.1 million. The Partnership's net income in the first quarter of 2022 was the result of strong production volumes and solid margins on third-party sales. The first quarter of 2021 was impacted by Winter storm Uri and benefited from a $9.7 million buyer deficiency fee as well as recovery of certain other costs from Westlake Corporation ("Westlake") attributable to a related unplanned outage. Cash flows from operating activities in the first quarter of 2022 were $104.8 million, a decrease of $50.6 million compared to first quarter 2021 cash flows from operating activities of $155.4 million. The decrease was due to the