WestRock is a packaging & containers business based in the US. WestRock shares (WRK) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. WestRock employs 56,100 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $19.5 billion.
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| Latest market close | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $29.57 - $54.83 |
| 50-day moving average | $51.38 |
| 200-day moving average | $44.38 |
| Wall St. target price | $53.75 |
| PE ratio | 42.5702 |
| Dividend yield | $1.155 (2.35%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $1.21 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $0 from 2024-07-16
| 1 week (2024-07-16) | 0 |
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| 1 month (2024-06-24) | -100.00% |
| 3 months (2024-04-24) | -100.00% |
| 6 months (2024-01-24) | -100.00% |
| 1 year (2023-07-24) | -100.00% |
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| 2 years (2022-07-22) | -100.00% |
| 3 years (2021-07-23) | 47.9483 |
| 5 years (2019-07-24) | 34.343 |
Valuing WestRock stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of WestRock's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
WestRock's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 43x. In other words, WestRock shares trade at around 43x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
WestRock's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.5761. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into WestRock's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
WestRock's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.6 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a WestRock's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $19.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 4.68% |
| Gross profit TTM | $3.6 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.4% |
| Return on equity TTM | 3.11% |
| Profit margin | 1.57% |
| Book value | $39.00 |
| Market Capitalization | $13.3 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 51.64% of net profits
Recently WestRock has paid out, on average, around 51.64% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.35% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), WestRock shareholders could enjoy a 2.35% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In WestRock's case, that would currently equate to about $1.155 per share.
WestRock's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
WestRock's most recent dividend payout was on 21 May 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 May 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
WestRock's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 27 August 2014. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your WestRock shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for WestRock shares which in turn could have impacted WestRock's share price.
Over the last 12 months, WestRock's shares have ranged in value from as little as $29.5748 up to $54.83. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while WestRock's is 1.053. This would suggest that WestRock's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
WestRock Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides fiber-based paper and packaging solutions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It operates through four segments: Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging, Global Paper, and Distribution. The Corrugated Packaging segment produces containerboards, corrugated sheets, corrugated packaging, and preprinted linerboards to consumer and industrial products manufacturers, and corrugated box manufacturers. It also provides structural and graphic design, engineering services and custom, and proprietary and standard automated packaging machines; turn-key installation, automation, line integration, and packaging solutions; machinery solution that creates pouches; and pack temporary displays, as well as lithographic laminated packaging products. The Consumer Packaging segment manufactures and sells folding cartons that are used to package food, paper, beverages, dairy products, confectionery, health and beauty, and other household consumer products, as well as express mail packages for the overnight courier industry. It also offers inserts and labels, as well as rigid packaging and other printed packaging products, such as transaction cards, brochures, product literature, marketing materials, and grower tags, and plant stakes; and paperboard packaging for over-the-counter and prescription drugs. In addition, this segment manufactures and sells solid fiber and corrugated partitions, and die-cut paperboard components.
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