WestRock Past Earnings Performance
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WestRock's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -34.5%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings growing at 9.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.8% per year. WestRock's return on equity is 3%, and it has net margins of 1.6%.
Key information
-34.5%
Earnings growth rate
-35.0%
EPS growth rate
| Packaging Industry Growth | 12.0% |
| Revenue growth rate | 3.8% |
| Return on equity | 3.0% |
| Net Margin | 1.6% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)
May 22
WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Feb 28WestRock Company: Hold, Technicals Are Neutral And Upside Is Limited
Feb 27WestRock Acquisitions Did Not Create Shareholder Value
Nov 24WestRock: Solid Asset-Based, But (Likely) Not The Right Time
Sep 12WestRock Company: Buying Low And Selling High
Aug 22WestRock Company: 69% Upside But Poor Profitability Comps Vs. Peers
Jul 18We Think WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Apr 10WestRock: Asymmetric Opportunity At $35
Feb 06WestRock declares $0.275 dividend
Jan 27Is There An Opportunity With WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) 44% Undervaluation?
Jan 22WestRock to sell stake in RTS Packaging to Sonoco Products for $330M
Nov 09WestRock raises dividend by 10% to $0.275
Oct 27WestRock to close corrugated medium manufacturing at Minnesota facility
Oct 05WestRock Is A Clear Buy At This Price
Sep 19What Does WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) Share Price Indicate?
Aug 29WestRock Q3 2022 Earnings Preview
Aug 03WestRock: Buy This Growth Stock On The Cheap
Jul 25These 4 Measures Indicate That WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jul 08WestRock: Price Increase Over Cost Inflation
May 13WestRock: It's Getting Better All The Time
Mar 28At US$47.12, Is WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) Worth Looking At Closely?
Mar 25WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Posted Healthy Earnings But There Are Some Other Factors To Be Aware Of
Feb 10Westrock Company: Good Things May Happen On This One
Feb 08Does WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 04WestRock-Ing In The Bearish Market
Jan 24Buy WestRock - Do Not Wait For 2022
Dec 17Is Now The Time To Look At Buying WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)?
Nov 30WestRock - A Massive Disconnect Between Analyst Perception And Reality
Nov 05WestRock Is Fairly Valued
Oct 19Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How WestRock makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 24 | 19,456 | 305 | 2,046 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 20,007 | -1,717 | 2,054 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 20,310 | -1,649 | 2,036 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 20,724 | -1,414 | 1,941 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 21,123 | -1,238 | 1,860 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 21,227 | 808 | 1,826 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 21,257 | 945 | 1,775 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 20,945 | 924 | 1,740 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 20,241 | 796 | 1,694 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 19,297 | 868 | 1,655 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 18,746 | 838 | 1,624 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 18,127 | -641 | 1,581 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 17,547 | -713 | 1,526 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 17,557 | -677 | 1,505 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 17,579 | -691 | 1,521 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 17,759 | 776 | 1,565 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 18,213 | 850 | 1,624 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 18,385 | 862 | 1,656 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 18,289 | 863 | 1,641 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 17,874 | 832 | 1,597 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 17,322 | 847 | 1,533 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 16,719 | 910 | 1,479 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 16,285 | 1,906 | 1,451 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 16,109 | 1,822 | 1,453 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 15,667 | 1,882 | 1,413 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 15,307 | 1,762 | 1,420 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 14,860 | 708 | 1,405 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 14,411 | 425 | 1,394 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 14,312 | 248 | 1,416 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 14,148 | 201 | 1,380 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 14,172 | 148 | 1,379 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 14,176 | 340 | 1,358 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 13,119 | 346 | 1,241 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 12,082 | 400 | 1,129 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 11,125 | 497 | 1,015 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 10,117 | 545 | 905 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 10,109 | 522 | 861 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 10,047 | 495 | 876 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 9,895 | 480 | 890 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 9,772 | 502 | 912 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 9,690 | 509 | 974 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 9,621 | 751 | 966 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 9,545 | 727 | 869 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 9,414 | 633 | 947 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: WRK has a large one-off loss of $295.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: WRK became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WRK's earnings have declined by 34.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: WRK has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: WRK has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Packaging industry (-23.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: WRK's Return on Equity (3%) is considered low.