This company has been acquired
WestRock Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
WestRock has a total shareholder equity of $10.1B and total debt of $8.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 84.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $26.9B and $16.8B respectively. WestRock's EBIT is $1.1B making its interest coverage ratio 2.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $494.7M.
Key information
84.4%
Debt to equity ratio
US$8.52b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 2.6x |
| Cash | US$494.70m |
| Equity | US$10.08b |
| Total liabilities | US$16.80b |
| Total assets | US$26.88b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
WestRock: Exceptional Free Cash Flow Off Highly Productive Assets
Jun 05Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)
May 22
WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Feb 28WestRock Company: Hold, Technicals Are Neutral And Upside Is Limited
Feb 27WestRock Acquisitions Did Not Create Shareholder Value
Nov 24WestRock: Solid Asset-Based, But (Likely) Not The Right Time
Sep 12WestRock Company: Buying Low And Selling High
Aug 22WestRock Company: 69% Upside But Poor Profitability Comps Vs. Peers
Jul 18WestRock: Asymmetric Opportunity At $35
Feb 06WestRock declares $0.275 dividend
Jan 27WestRock to sell stake in RTS Packaging to Sonoco Products for $330M
Nov 09WestRock raises dividend by 10% to $0.275
Oct 27WestRock to close corrugated medium manufacturing at Minnesota facility
Oct 05WestRock Is A Clear Buy At This Price
Sep 19WestRock Q3 2022 Earnings Preview
Aug 03WestRock: Buy This Growth Stock On The Cheap
Jul 25WestRock: Price Increase Over Cost Inflation
May 13Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WRK's short term assets ($6.3B) exceed its short term liabilities ($4.7B).
Long Term Liabilities: WRK's short term assets ($6.3B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($12.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WRK's net debt to equity ratio (79.5%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: WRK's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 91% to 84.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: WRK's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (18.7%).
Interest Coverage: WRK's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/07/09 22:32 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/07/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/09/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
WestRock Company is covered by 31 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | Argus Research Company |
| David Coleman | Argus Research Company |
| Fabrizio Spagna | Axia Financial Research |