Ratings WestRock Company

Equities

WRK

US96145D1054

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May. 09	Earnings Flash (WEST) WESTROCK COFFEE COMPANY Reports Q1 Revenue $192.5M, vs. Street Est of $211M	MT
May. 09	Argus Adjusts Price Target on WestRock to $57 From $50	MT

Summary

Overall, the company has poor fundamentals for a medium to long-term investment strategy.

Strengths

The earnings growth currently anticipated by analysts for the coming years is particularly strong.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
There is high visibility into the group's activities for the coming years. Outlooks on future revenues from analysts covering the equity remain similar. Such hardly dispersed estimates support highly predictable sales for the current and upcoming fiscal years.
Analysts' price targets are all relatively close, reflecting good visibility on the company's valuation.

Weaknesses

As estimated by analysts, this group is among those businesses with the lowest growth prospects.
The company does not generate enough profits, which is an alarming weak point.
The group shows a rather high level of debt in proportion to its EBITDA.
The firm trades with high earnings multiples: 35.95 times its 2024 earnings per share.
For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
For the last four months, earnings estimated by analysts have been revised downwards with respect to the next two years.
The overall consensus opinion of analysts has deteriorated sharply over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' consensus has been significantly revised downwards.

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KLABIN S.A.	+7.26%	5.07B	B

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