International Paper reported a third-quarter net sales decline of 0.4% year over year to $6.2 billion. Adjusted earnings per share swung to a positive $0.37 from a $0.43 loss in the prior-year period.
After a decade of adjusting its business model to improve profitability, International Paper will enjoy solid returns as it now operates primarily as a containerboard company.
Despite a period of attractive margin expansion in containerboard production, the best days are behind International Paper as new capacity weighs on linerboard prices.
Metric | IP | PKG |
|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 73.19 | 25.17 |
Price/Book Value | 1.42 | 4.71 |
Price/Sales | 0.77 | 2.31 |
Price/Cash Flow | 7.30 | 13.64 |
Metric | IP | PKG |
|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.65 | 1.74 |
Current Ratio | 0.99 | 2.87 |
Interest Coverage | −6.50 | 8.32 |
Metric | IP | PKG |
|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 0.68% | 8.28% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 1.70% | 19.36% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 2.15% | 11.10% |
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