International Paper Co.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Packaging
  • ISIN: US4601461035
USD
36.56
-0.33 (-0.89%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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WestRock Co.
Owens Corning
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

Why is International Paper Co. ?

1
Negative results in Jun 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 1,106 MM
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 100.55 MM has Fallen at -58.45%
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at -0.2%
2
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -28.37%, its profits have risen by 35.9%
3
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -28.37% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to International Paper Co. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Packaging should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Packaging)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is International Paper Co. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
International Paper Co.
-20.68%
-0.33
39.10%
S&P 500
22.24%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.88%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-40.14%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.08
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.18
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.59
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.99
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
8.19%
ROE (avg)
15.13%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
63
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.51
EV to EBIT
254.56
EV to EBITDA
11.55
EV to Capital Employed
1.29
EV to Sales
1.34
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.16%
ROCE (Latest)
0.51%
ROE (Latest)
2.40%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

16What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 131 MM has Grown at 429.56%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 2,597 MM

NET SALES(9M)

At USD 18,199 MM has Grown at 31.86%

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD 469.05 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 323.65%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -18.76% (YoY

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.14

-2What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -16.04%

Here's what is working for International Paper Co.

Net Profit
At USD 469.05 MM has Grown at 234.95%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 131 MM has Grown at 429.56%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -39.75 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Higher at USD 469.05 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026
MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 18,199 MM has Grown at 31.86%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 2,597 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.14
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 323.65%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -18.76% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales