Packaging and materials company International Paper (NYSE:IP) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow before the bell. Here’s what to look for.
International Paper missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 3.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $4.58 billion, flat year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income and EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting International Paper’s revenue to grow 29.7% year on year to $5.99 billion, a reversal from the 8% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.36 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings.
Looking at International Paper’s peers in the industrial packaging segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Crown Holdings delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3.7%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.5%, and Packaging Corporation of America reported revenues up 8.2%, topping estimates by 1.5%. Packaging Corporation of America traded down 1.1% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Crown Holdings’s results here and Packaging Corporation of America’s results here.
Investors in the industrial packaging segment have had fairly steady hands going into earnings, with share prices down 1.3% on average over the last month. International Paper is down 11% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $55.47 (compared to the current share price of $47.48).
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