WestRock Co

Company Profile

WestRock Co had its IPO on 1994-03-02 under the ticker symbol WRK.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Packaging & Containers industry. WestRock Co has a staff strength of 50,500 employees.

Stock update

Shares of WestRock Co opened at $36.16 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $34.96 - $36.53, and closed at $35.

This is a +2.76% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 14,864,808 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of WestRock Co have increased by +6.54%.

WestRock Co's Key Ratios

WestRock Co has a market cap of $8.73 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.8208 and a price to sales ratio of 0.4163.

In the last 12-months WestRock Co’s revenue was $20.72 billion with a gross profit of $4.02 billion and an EBITDA of $2.94 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures WestRock Co's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, WestRock Co’s operating margin was 7% while its return on assets stood at 3.18% with a return of equity of -13.11%.

In Q2, WestRock Co’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -46.4% while revenue growth was a negative 7.2%.

WestRock Co’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

9.5602

Trailing PE

0

PEG

2.0912

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-5.55 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 9.5602 and a PEG multiple of 2.0912. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into WestRock Co’s profitability.

WestRock Co stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.7944 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 5.4772. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.4163.

WestRock Co stock pays annual dividends of $1.075 per share, indicating a yield of 3.18% and a payout ratio of 30.22%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$28.15 billion

Total Liabilities

$5.00 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-178500000.00

Capital Expenditure

$254.60 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

30.22%

WestRock Co ended 2024 with $28.15 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $28.15 billion while shareholder equity stood at $10.01 billion.

WestRock Co ended 2024 with $2.51 billion in deferred long-term liabilities, $5.00 billion in other current liabilities, 2600000.00 in common stock, $240.20 million in retained earnings and $4.27 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $314.80 million and cash and short-term investments were $314.80 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $419,400,000 while long-term debt stood at $8.61 billion.

WestRock Co’s total current assets stands at $7.45 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $2.74 billion compared to accounts payable of $2.16 billion and inventory worth $2.55 billion.

In 2024, WestRock Co's operating cash flow was $-178500000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $254.60 million.

Comparatively, WestRock Co paid $0.30 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$35

52-Week High

$38.2793

52-Week Low

$26.3633

Analyst Target Price

$37.28

WestRock Co stock is currently trading at $35 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $38.2793 and a 52-week low of $38.2793. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $37.28.

Its 50-day moving average was $31.82 and 200-day moving average was $31.43 The short ratio stood at 1.4 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 67.6% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9141.4% are held by institutions.