Suzano vs Smurfit Westrock
SUZ and SW side by side, both in paper and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SUZ and SW compare
Smurfit Westrock grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.7% versus −6.8% for Suzano).
Suzano keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.1% compared with 1.6% at Smurfit Westrock.
Smurfit Westrock pays a dividend yielding 3.1%; Suzano does not pay one.
Smurfit Westrock scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Suzano), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SUZ | SW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $22.6B |
| Share price | $9.24 | $43.09 |
| Change, 1 year | 0.87% | 13.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 3.2% | −20.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.53 | 1.07 |
| Employees | 23K | 97K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 45.8× |
| P/S | – | 0.7× |
| P/B | – | 1.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 22.3× |
| FCF yield | – | 4.5% |
| Fair value | – | $30.58 |
| Margin of safety | – | −40.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −6.8% | 1.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.5% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.4% | 41.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 5.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.7% (better) | 17.9% |
| Operating margin | 21.1% (better) | 4.7% |
| Net margin | 17.1% (better) | 1.6% |
| FCF margin | 26.9% (better) | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 17.6% (better) | 2.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.1% (better) | 3.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.87 | 0.79 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.52 | 3.20 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 1.4× | 1.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.38 (better) | 1.45 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 1.46 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 186% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Shareholder yield | – | 3.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 5.8% | 96.0% |
| Held by insiders | 50.1% | 0.54% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$3.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 5.1% |
Go deeper
- SUZ stock overview
- SUZ income statement
- SUZ valuation and score
- SW stock overview
- SW income statement
- SW valuation and score
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