Last Price$51.53.5%
Market Cap$13.3B
LTM Gross margin
16.6%
5Y avg
18.6%
Packaging & Containers industry
median
21.3%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
5/10
1.2% undervalued
WestRock Company Gross margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Sep'04 | Sep'05 | Sep'06 | Sep'07 | Sep'08 | Sep'09 | Sep'10 | Sep'11 | Sep'12 | Sep'13 | Sep'14 | Sep'15 | Sep'16 | Sep'17 | Sep'18 | Sep'19 | Sep'20 | Sep'21 | Sep'22 | Sep'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 17.1% | 15.8% | 16.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% | 27.1% | 24.0% | 18.4% | 16.6% | 19.3% | 19.5% | 19.4% | 19.5% | 18.4% | 20.6% | 20.5% | 18.2% | 18.3% | 18.9% | 17.6% |
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WestRock Company (WRK) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
WestRock CompanyWRK
16.6%
(4.5%)
N/A
(8.1%)
Median Peer Set
28.1%
(6.6%)
(9.8%)
5.8%
Graphic Packaging Holding CompanyGPK
40.9%
(6.6%)
(7.9%)
7.5%
Crown Holdings, Inc.CCK
37.8%
(7.2%)
(37.4%)
3.7%
Ball CorporationBALL
37.6%
(15.9%)
483.1%
34.0%
Berry Global Group, Inc.BERY
34.3%
(3.2%)
(11.6%)
4.2%
Sealed Air CorporationSEE
29.5%
(2.7%)
(29.7%)
6.2%
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.REYN
26.6%
(3.7%)
18.3%
9.7%
International Paper CompanyIP
25.3%
(1.6%)
80.5%
3.0%
Packaging Corporation of AmericaPKG
21.3%
(8.0%)
(23.0%)
9.8%
Silgan Holdings Inc.SLGN
17.3%
(6.6%)
(2.9%)
5.4%
Amcor plcAMCR
(56.8%)
(7.2%)
(28.2%)
5.4%
WRK key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Sep'04 | Sep'05 | Sep'06 | Sep'07 | Sep'08 | Sep'09 | Sep'10 | Sep'11 | Sep'12 | Sep'13 | Sep'14 | Sep'15 | Sep'16 | Sep'17 | Sep'18 | Sep'19 | Sep'20 | Sep'21 | Sep'22 | Sep'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 1,581.3 0.0% | 1,733.5 9.6% | 2,138.1 23.3% | 2,315.8 8.3% | 2,838.9 22.6% | 2,812.3 (0.9%) | 3,001.4 6.7% | 5,399.6 79.9% | 9,207.6 70.5% | 9,545.4 3.7% | 9,895.1 3.7% | 11,381.3 15.0% | 14,171.8 24.5% | 14,859.7 4.9% | 16,285.1 9.6% | 18,289.0 12.3% | 17,578.8 (3.9%) | 18,746.1 6.6% | 21,256.5 13.4% | 20,310.0 (4.5%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 1,310.9 | 1,459.2 | 1,789.0 | 1,870.2 | 2,296.8 | 2,049.6 | 2,281.3 | 4,407.7 | 7,674.9 | 7,698.9 | 7,961.5 | 9,170.5 | 11,413.2 | 12,119.5 | 12,923.1 | 14,540.0 | 14,381.6 | 15,315.8 | 17,235.8 | 16,725.5 |
% margin | 270.3 17.1% | 274.3 15.8% | 349.1 16.3% | 445.6 19.2% | 542.1 19.1% | 762.7 27.1% | 720.1 24.0% | 991.9 18.4% | 1,532.7 16.6% | 1,846.5 19.3% | 1,933.6 19.5% | 2,210.8 19.4% | 2,758.6 19.5% | 2,740.2 18.4% | 3,362.0 20.6% | 3,749.0 20.5% | 3,197.2 18.2% | 3,430.3 18.3% | 4,020.7 18.9% | 3,584.5 17.6% |
| Operating Expenses | 199.4 | 204.9 | 244.2 | 259.1 | 310.5 | 330.8 | 339.9 | 541.2 | 927.5 | 954.3 | 1,023.6 | 1,183.9 | 1,961.9 | 1,661.8 | 2,027.4 | 2,109.1 | 2,024.9 | 2,116.4 | 2,283.0 | 2,355.9 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 199.4 | 204.9 | 244.2 | 259.1 | 310.5 | 330.8 | 339.9 | 541.2 | 927.5 | 954.3 | 1,023.6 | 1,053.5 | 1,750.1 | 1,432.2 | 1,730.8 | 1,708.9 | 1,624.4 | 1,759.3 | 1,932.6 | 2,355.9 |
% margin | 38.2 2.4% | 61.8 3.6% | 97.1 4.5% | 181.8 7.9% | 216.0 7.6% | 418.5 14.9% | 372.8 12.4% | 357.4 6.6% | 530.0 5.8% | 814.2 8.5% | 854.4 8.6% | 879.5 7.7% | 430.3 3.0% | 835.0 5.6% | 1,187.2 7.3% | 1,494.4 8.2% | 1,302.0 7.4% | 1,281.2 6.8% | 1,956.8 9.2% | (1,511.5) (7.4%) |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 11.0 | 58.6 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 431.3 | 72.0 | 46.6 | 56.8 | 117.2 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 96.7 | 75.5 | 88.9 | 119.7 | 106.9 | 95.3 | 132.7 | 256.7 | 277.7 | 293.8 | 431.3 | 393.5 | 372.3 | 318.8 | 417.9 |
| Pre-tax Income | 11.2 | 19.9 | 38.6 | 127.0 | 126.1 | 313.9 | 295.4 | 215.5 | 389.1 | 710.7 | 770.3 | 762.3 | 244.6 | 857.6 | 1,034.8 | 1,144.7 | (522.6) | 1,085.9 | 1,218.8 | (1,704.6) |
% effective tax rate | 1.6 14.1% | 2.2 11.3% | 9.9 25.6% | 45.3 35.7% | 44.3 35.1% | 91.6 29.2% | 64.7 21.9% | 69.5 32.3% | 136.9 35.2% | (21.8) (3.1%) | 286.5 37.2% | 250.5 32.9% | 89.8 36.7% | 159.0 18.5% | (874.5) (84.5%) | 276.8 24.2% | 163.5 (31.3%) | 243.4 22.4% | 269.6 22.1% | (60.4) 3.5% |
% margin | 17.6 1.1% | 17.6 1.0% | 28.7 1.3% | 81.7 3.5% | 81.8 2.9% | 222.3 7.9% | 225.6 7.5% | 141.1 2.6% | 249.1 2.7% | 727.3 7.6% | 479.7 4.8% | 507.1 4.5% | (396.3) (2.8%) | 708.2 4.8% | 1,906.1 11.7% | 862.9 4.7% | (686.1) (3.9%) | 838.3 4.5% | 944.6 4.4% | (1,649.0) (8.1%) |
| EPS | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 2.87 | 2.90 | 0.99 | 1.75 | 5.05 | 3.43 | 1.97 | (1.58) | 2.78 | 7.46 | 3.36 | (2.65) | 3.16 | 3.64 | (6.44) |
| Diluted EPS | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 2.87 | 2.85 | 0.99 | 1.73 | 4.97 | 3.29 | 1.97 | (1.54) | 2.77 | 7.34 | 3.33 | (2.65) | 3.13 | 3.61 | (6.44) |
% margin | 177.9 11.3% | 161.9 9.3% | 217.0 10.1% | 294.9 12.7% | 382.5 13.5% | 578.4 20.6% | 528.5 17.6% | 730.5 13.5% | 1,142.9 12.4% | 1,448.1 15.2% | 1,505.7 15.2% | 1,785.8 15.7% | 2,011.5 14.2% | 2,300.7 15.5% | 2,728.3 16.8% | 2,971.1 16.2% | 2,789.0 15.9% | 2,812.2 15.0% | 3,445.6 16.2% | 2,752.0 13.5% |
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FAQ
1) What is WestRock Company's Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 16.6%, based on the financial report for Jun 30, 2024 (Q2’2024). The average annual Gross margin for WestRock Company have been 18.1% over the past three years, and 19.5% over the past five years.
2) Is WestRock Company's Gross margin Good?
As of today, WestRock Company's Gross margin is 16.6%, which is lower than industry median of 21.3%. It indicates that WestRock Company's Gross margin is Bad.