WestRock Company

NYSE:WRK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.9b

This company has been acquired

The company may no longer be operating, as it has been acquired. Find out why through their latest events.

WestRock Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

WestRock's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -34.5%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings growing at 9.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.8% per year. WestRock's return on equity is 3%, and it has net margins of 1.6%.

Key information

-34.5%

Earnings growth rate

-35.0%

EPS growth rate

Packaging Industry Growth12.0%
Revenue growth rate3.8%
Return on equity3.0%
Net Margin1.6%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

WestRock: Exceptional Free Cash Flow Off Highly Productive Assets

Jun 05

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)

May 22
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)

WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Feb 28
WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

WestRock Company: Hold, Technicals Are Neutral And Upside Is Limited

Feb 27

WestRock Acquisitions Did Not Create Shareholder Value

Nov 24

WestRock: Solid Asset-Based, But (Likely) Not The Right Time

Sep 12

WestRock Company: Buying Low And Selling High

Aug 22

WestRock Company: 69% Upside But Poor Profitability Comps Vs. Peers

Jul 18

WestRock: Asymmetric Opportunity At $35

Feb 06

WestRock declares $0.275 dividend

Jan 27

WestRock to sell stake in RTS Packaging to Sonoco Products for $330M

Nov 09

WestRock raises dividend by 10% to $0.275

Oct 27

WestRock to close corrugated medium manufacturing at Minnesota facility

Oct 05

WestRock Is A Clear Buy At This Price

Sep 19

WestRock Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 03

WestRock: Buy This Growth Stock On The Cheap

Jul 25

WestRock: Price Increase Over Cost Inflation

May 13

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:WRK Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 2419,4563052,0460
31 Dec 2320,007-1,7172,0540
30 Sep 2320,310-1,6492,0360
30 Jun 2320,724-1,4141,9410
31 Mar 2321,123-1,2381,8600
31 Dec 2221,2278081,8260
30 Sep 2221,2579451,7750
30 Jun 2220,9459241,7400
31 Mar 2220,2417961,6940
31 Dec 2119,2978681,6550
30 Sep 2118,7468381,6240
30 Jun 2118,127-6411,5810
31 Mar 2117,547-7131,5260
31 Dec 2017,557-6771,5050
30 Sep 2017,579-6911,5210
30 Jun 2017,7597761,5650
31 Mar 2018,2138501,6240
31 Dec 1918,3858621,6560
30 Sep 1918,2898631,6410
30 Jun 1917,8748321,5970
31 Mar 1917,3228471,5330
31 Dec 1816,7199101,4790
30 Sep 1816,2851,9061,4510
30 Jun 1816,1091,8221,4530
31 Mar 1815,6671,8821,4130
31 Dec 1715,3071,7621,4200
30 Sep 1714,8607081,4050
30 Jun 1714,4114251,3940
31 Mar 1714,3122481,4160
31 Dec 1614,1482011,3800
30 Sep 1614,1721481,3790
30 Jun 1614,1763401,3580
31 Mar 1613,1193461,2410
31 Dec 1512,0824001,1290
30 Sep 1511,1254971,0150
30 Jun 1510,1175459050
31 Mar 1510,1095228610
31 Dec 1410,0474958760
30 Sep 149,8954808900
30 Jun 149,7725029120
31 Mar 149,6905099740
31 Dec 139,6217519660
30 Sep 139,5457278690

Quality Earnings: WRK has a large one-off loss of $295.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: WRK became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WRK's earnings have declined by 34.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WRK has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: WRK has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Packaging industry (-23.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: WRK's Return on Equity (3%) 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 Analysis2024/07/09 18:10
End of Day Share Price 2024/07/08 00:00
Earnings2024/03/31
Annual Earnings2023/09/30

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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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.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
David ColemanArgus Research Company
Fabrizio SpagnaAxia Financial Research