International Paper Company

NYSE:IP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$18.6b

International Paper Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

International Paper's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings growing at 7.1% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1% per year. International Paper's return on equity is 4.9%, and it has net margins of 2.3%.

Key information

-1.0%

Earnings growth rate

1.7%

EPS growth rate

Packaging Industry Growth12.0%
Revenue growth rate-1.0%
Return on equity4.9%
Net Margin2.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance 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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How International Paper makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:IP Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2418,6404203,1300
30 Jun 2418,5674622,9720
31 Mar 2418,5151862,9080
31 Dec 2318,9163022,9890
30 Sep 2319,4487572,9360
30 Jun 2320,2371,4523,0150
31 Mar 2320,9441,6462,9860
31 Dec 2221,1611,7412,8840
30 Sep 2221,1141,3742,8700
30 Jun 2220,6269192,7680
31 Mar 2220,0078112,7600
31 Dec 2119,3638112,6290
30 Sep 2116,5019082,3010
30 Jun 2116,7106802,3690
31 Mar 2116,8066382,3650
31 Dec 2017,5651822,5990
30 Sep 2020,8394943,0740
30 Jun 2021,2846343,1390
31 Mar 2022,0856603,2500
31 Dec 1918,3176992,7350
30 Sep 1922,8291,3763,6730
30 Jun 1923,1621,5943,7090
31 Mar 1923,3281,7303,8050
31 Dec 1823,3061,6673,7840
30 Sep 1823,0662,8193,7120
30 Jun 1822,6822,6233,6890
31 Mar 1822,2322,2793,5970
31 Dec 1721,7432,1103,5850
30 Sep 1719,8297532,9200
30 Jun 1719,5786992,8490
31 Mar 1719,5176552,7760
31 Dec 1619,4958023,3310
30 Sep 1621,1418692,9210
30 Jun 1621,5667772,9390
31 Mar 1621,9589642,9840
31 Dec 1520,6758532,7870
30 Sep 1522,8659033,1300
30 Jun 1523,2251,0223,2400
31 Mar 1523,4109693,2830
31 Dec 1423,6175683,3140
30 Sep 1423,5221,2203,2860
30 Jun 1423,4461,2683,2760
31 Mar 1422,1171,3243,1340
31 Dec 1323,4831,7043,3790

Quality Earnings: IP has a large one-off loss of $631.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: IP's current net profit margins (2.3%) are lower than last year (3.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: IP's earnings have declined by 1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: IP's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: IP had negative earnings growth (-44.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Packaging industry average (-20.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: IP's Return on Equity (4.9%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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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

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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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