International Paper Company

NYSE:IP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$18.6b

International Paper Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

International Paper has a total shareholder equity of $8.6B and total debt of $5.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 63.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $23.2B and $14.5B respectively. International Paper's EBIT is $877.0M making its interest coverage ratio 4.4. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.2B.

Key information

63.9%

Debt to equity ratio

US$5.52b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio4.4x
CashUS$1.16b
EquityUS$8.63b
Total liabilitiesUS$14.53b
Total assetsUS$23.16b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

International Paper: Self-Help And An Improving Market Enable Further Upside

Nov 29

Does International Paper (NYSE:IP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 20
Does International Paper (NYSE:IP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

International Paper's (NYSE:IP) Dividend Will Be $0.4625

Oct 18
International Paper's (NYSE:IP) Dividend Will Be $0.4625

An Intrinsic Calculation For International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) Suggests It's 41% Undervalued

Oct 07
An Intrinsic Calculation For International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) Suggests It's 41% Undervalued

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying International Paper Company (NYSE:IP)?

Sep 19
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying International Paper Company (NYSE:IP)?

International Paper Stock: Not Trading On Fundamentals

Sep 17

Investors Appear Satisfied With International Paper Company's (NYSE:IP) Prospects

Sep 01
Investors Appear Satisfied With International Paper Company's (NYSE:IP) Prospects

International Paper (NYSE:IP) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.4625

Aug 14
International Paper (NYSE:IP) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.4625

International Paper (NYSE:IP) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.4625

Jul 22
International Paper (NYSE:IP) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.4625

The Combination Of International Paper + DS Smith Is Overpriced

Jul 05

International Paper: The Market Has Overpriced It As A Standalone Business

Jun 28

International Paper Company's (NYSE:IP) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 28% Above Its Share Price

Jun 25
International Paper Company's (NYSE:IP) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 28% Above Its Share Price

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine International Paper Company (NYSE:IP)?

Jun 10
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine International Paper Company (NYSE:IP)?

International Paper Company's (NYSE:IP) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

May 24
International Paper Company's (NYSE:IP) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

International Paper (NYSE:IP) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.4625

May 22
International Paper (NYSE:IP) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.4625

Is International Paper (NYSE:IP) Using Too Much Debt?

May 11
Is International Paper (NYSE:IP) Using Too Much Debt?

International Paper: Catalysts On The Horizon But No Rush To Jump In

Apr 16

International Paper Company: A Change In Leadership Causes Shares To Spike

Mar 19

International Paper's (NYSE:IP) Dividend Will Be $0.4625

Feb 20
International Paper's (NYSE:IP) Dividend Will Be $0.4625

International Paper: Prioritizing Value Over Volume

Feb 08

What Is International Paper Company's (NYSE:IP) Share Price Doing?

Feb 03
What Is International Paper Company's (NYSE:IP) Share Price Doing?

We Think International Paper (NYSE:IP) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Jan 19
We Think International Paper (NYSE:IP) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

A Closer Look At International Paper's 5% Yield

Dec 22

International Paper: Hold Rating Pressed Between A 5.5% Dividend Yield And Earnings Declines

Oct 27

International Paper Is A Buy As The Business Bottoms

Oct 02

International Paper Is Recovering, Buy Confirmed

Jul 29

If You Believe In Soft Landings, International Paper Is A Cyclical Buy

Jun 25

International Paper Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jan 30

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: IP's short term assets ($6.6B) exceed its short term liabilities ($4.4B).

Long Term Liabilities: IP's short term assets ($6.6B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($10.2B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: IP's net debt to equity ratio (50.5%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: IP's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 137.5% to 63.9% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: IP's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (32.1%).

Interest Coverage: IP's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.4x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 07:20
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

International Paper Company is covered by 37 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ColemanArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Peter RuschmeierBarclays