International Paper vs Sylvamo
IP and SLVM 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 SLVM compare
International Paper is the larger company, worth 12 times as much as Sylvamo ($18.6B against $1.5B).
Sylvamo grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.4% versus 12.2% for International Paper).
Sylvamo keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −4.9% compared with −14.3% at International Paper.
Both pay dividends: International Paper yields 5.3% and Sylvamo 4.6%.
International Paper scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 8 for Sylvamo), 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 | SLVM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $18.6B | $1.5B |
| Share price | $35.13 | $38.78 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.8% | −9.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −26.2% | 22.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.81 | 0.64 |
| Employees | 63K | 6,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× (better) | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.1× |
| P/FCF | 248× | – |
| FCF yield | 0.40% (better) | −3.4% |
| Fair value | $39.24 | $60.17 |
| Margin of safety | 10.5% | 35.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.2% | 12.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.1% | 7.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −200% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −204% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −3.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.8% (better) | 17.8% |
| Operating margin | – | 2.8% |
| Net margin | −14.3% | −4.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.31% (better) | −1.4% |
| Return on equity | −22.7% | −21.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 4.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.74 (better) | 1.22 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.77 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.7× |
| Current ratio | 0.99 | 1.29 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.29 | 2.96 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.3% (better) | 4.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −2.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.17% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.4% (better) | 4.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 99.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.18% | 17.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $3.2M (better) | −$658K |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 7.9% |
Go deeper
- IP stock overview
- IP income statement
- IP valuation and score
- SLVM stock overview
- SLVM income statement
- SLVM valuation and score
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