Executive Summary
Celulosa Argentina S.A. operates in the forest industry sector in Argentina, Uruguay, and internationally. More Details
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Imperfect balance sheet and overvalued.
Share Price & News
How has Celulosa Argentina's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: CELU is less volatile than 75% of AR stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: CELU's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-0.5%
CELU
1.3%
AR Forestry
-4.0%
AR Market
1 Year Return
-12.4%
CELU
69.2%
AR Forestry
35.6%
AR Market
Return vs Industry: CELU underperformed the AR Forestry industry which returned 69.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CELU underperformed the AR Market which returned 35.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| CELU | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -0.5% | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 30 Day | -5.3% | 9.1% | -9.0% |
| 90 Day | -10.9% | 32.8% | -17.7% |
| 1 Year | -12.4%-12.4% | 70.1%69.2% | 36.3%35.6% |
| 3 Year | 38.7%38.7% | 92.3%83.0% | 22.6%14.8% |
| 5 Year | 96.0%96.0% | 65.4%54.4% | 201.8%163.5% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Celulosa Argentina's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
No news available
Valuation
Is Celulosa Argentina undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
0.44x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CELU (ARS0.2) is trading above our estimate of fair value (ARS0.18)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CELU is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CELU is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the XX Forestry industry average.
PE vs Market: CELU is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the AR market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate CELU's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CELU is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.4x) compared to the XS Forestry industry average (1x).
Next Steps
Future Growth
How is Celulosa Argentina forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
22.8%
Forecasted Materials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Celulosa Argentina has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Take a look at our analysis of CELU’s management and see if the CEO’s compensation is within a reasonable range, who is on the board and if insiders have been trading lately.
- Explore growth companies in the Materials industry.
Past Performance
How has Celulosa Argentina performed over the past 5 years?
-30.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CELU is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: CELU is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CELU is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 30.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare CELU's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: CELU is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Forestry industry (4.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CELU has a negative Return on Equity (-27.28%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Celulosa Argentina's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CELU's short term assets (ARS6.9B) do not cover its short term liabilities (ARS11.8B).
Long Term Liabilities: CELU's short term assets (ARS6.9B) do not cover its long term liabilities (ARS9.5B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CELU's debt to equity ratio (284.2%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CELU's debt to equity ratio has increased from 125.3% to 284.2% over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable CELU has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: CELU is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 47.1% per year.
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Dividend
What is Celulosa Argentina current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate CELU's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate CELU's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CELU's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CELU's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of CELU's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the AR market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
CEO
Celulosa Argentina has no CEO, or we have no data on them.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Celulosa Argentina S.A.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Celulosa Argentina S.A.
- Ticker: CELU
- Exchange: BASE
- Founded: 1929
- Industry: Paper Products
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: AR$1.989b
- Shares outstanding: 10.09b
- Website: https://www.celulosaargentina.com.ar
Number of Employees
Location
- Celulosa Argentina S.A.
- Av. Santa Fe 1821
- piso 7°
- Buenos Aires
- Capital Federal
- C1123AAA
- Argentina
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CELU | BASE (Buenos Aires Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares with 1 Vote | AR | ARS | Jan 1992 |
Biography
Celulosa Argentina S.A. operates in the forest industry sector in Argentina, Uruguay, and internationally. The company offers printing and writing paper, tissue paper, and packaging paper under the BOREAL,...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/03/08 22:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/03/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/11/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/05/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.