International Paper vs Mativ
IP and MATV 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 IP and MATV compare
International Paper is the larger company, worth 27 times as much as Mativ ($18.6B against $683M).
International Paper grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.2% versus −0.43% for Mativ).
Mativ keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.6% compared with −14.3% at International Paper.
Both pay dividends: International Paper yields 5.3% and Mativ 3.2%.
Mativ scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 10 for International Paper), 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 | IP | MATV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $18.6B | $683M |
| Share price | $35.13 | $12.38 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.8% | −0.96% |
| Change, 5 years | −26.2% | −61.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.81 | 1.21 |
| Employees | 63K | 5,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 7.5× |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× (better) | 1.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 7.4× |
| P/FCF | 248× | 6.9× (better) |
| FCF yield | 0.40% | 14.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $39.24 | $22.57 |
| Margin of safety | 10.5% | 45.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.2% (better) | −0.43% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.1% | 13.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.8% (better) | 19.4% |
| Operating margin | – | 3.7% |
| Net margin | −14.3% | 4.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.31% | 5.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | −22.7% | 21.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 4.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.74 (better) | 2.09 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 4.19 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.99 | 1.93 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.29 | 1.40 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.3% (better) | 3.2% |
| Payout ratio | – | 24.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −2.0% (better) | −25.6% |
| Buyback yield | 0.17% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.4% (better) | 3.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 93.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.18% | 2.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $3.2M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 1.6% |
Go deeper
- IP stock overview
- IP income statement
- IP valuation and score
- MATV stock overview
- MATV income statement
- MATV valuation and score
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