International Paper Company (IP) Stock

About International Paper Company

International Paper Company, established in 1898 and headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, functions as a leading global packaging enterprise. Its extensive operational footprint spans the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific Rim, Asia, and various other regions across the Americas. The company's business activities are structured into two principal divisions: Industrial Packaging and Global Cellulose Fibers. The Industrial Packaging segment is dedicated to producing a diverse range of containerboards, which encompass linerboard, medium, whitetop, recycled linerboard, recycled medium, and saturating kraft. Concurrently, the Global Cellulose Fibers division supplies fluff, market, and specialized pulps. These pulps are integral components for a wide array of products, including absorbent hygiene items such as baby diapers, feminine care, and adult incontinence products, alongside other non-woven goods, and traditional tissue and paper products. Additionally, they find application in numerous non-absorbent sectors like textiles, filtration systems, building materials, paints and protective coatings, reinforced plastics, and various other industrial uses. International Paper distributes its products directly to ultimate consumers and converters, as well as through an established network of agents, resellers, and paper distributors.

International Paper Company is led by CEO Andrew K. Silvernail, employs 62,602 people, headquartered in Memphis, US, publicly traded since 1970.

International Paper Company (IP) stock trades at $44.01 with a market capitalization of $23.30B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.38, price-to-book of 1.19, price-to-sales of 0.70. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $29.26 and $56.13, and currently trades 21.6% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 5.52%.

On profitability, International Paper Company generates a return on equity (ROE) of -16.04%, return on capital employed of -19.02%, an operating margin of -11.33%, a net profit margin of -13.42%.

In its most recent fiscal year, International Paper Company reported annual revenue of $24.9B, net profit of $-3.5B, revenue has compounded at 7.2% a year over the last five years.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.28, total assets of $38.0B, $1.1B in cash and equivalents.

IP has an average daily trading volume of 6,467,869 shares, a beta of 0.93.

Official website: www.internationalpaper.com