Papyrus Australia (ASX:PPY) EBIT: A$-2.61 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Papyrus Australia EBIT?

Papyrus Australia ASX:PPY +11.11% EBIT is A$-2.61 Mil as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

Papyrus Australia's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-0.92 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-2.61 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Papyrus Australia's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -809.73%. Papyrus Australia's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -1,224.08%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Papyrus Australia's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -48.57%.

Papyrus Australia (ASX:PPY) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Papyrus Australia's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2025 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2025 ))	/ count )
=	-1.83 * ( 1 - 0% )	/	( (0.0029999999999999	+	0.449)	/ 2 )
=	-1.83	/	0.226
=	-809.73 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 2025 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	1.005	-	0.697	-	( 0.305	-	max(0, 0.697	-	1.002	+	0.305	))
=	0.0029999999999999

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	0.835	-	0.709	-	( 0.474	-	max(0, 0.863	-	0.54	+	0.474	))
=	0.449

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Papyrus Australia's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Jun. 2025		Q: Dec. 2025
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	-1.83	/	( ( (0.003 + max(-0.52, 0))	+	(0.296 + max(-0.797, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	-1.83	/	( ( 0.003	+	0.296 )	/	2 )
=	-1.83	/	0.1495
=	-1,224.08 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Jun. 2025 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(0	+	0	+	0.177)	-	(0.697	+	0	+	0)
=	-0.52

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(0.065	+	0	+	0.0010000000000001)	-	(0.709	+	0	+	0.154)
=	-0.797

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Papyrus Australia's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2025 )
	=	-2.606	/	5.366
	=	-48.57 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Papyrus Australia EBIT Related Terms

Papyrus Australia EBIT Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Papyrus Australia's EBIT can be seen below:

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Papyrus Australia Annual Data

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EBIT

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-0.52

-0.93

-1.24

-1.08

-2.80

Papyrus Australia Semi-Annual Data
	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24	Dec24	Jun25	Dec25
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.73	-0.34	-1.11	-1.69	-0.92

ASX:PPY vs SW, PKG, IP: EBIT Comparison

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Papyrus Australia's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Papyrus Australia EV-to-EBIT vs Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Papyrus Australia's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Papyrus Australia's EV-to-EBIT falls into.

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Papyrus Australia EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was A$-2.61 Mil.

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What does a EBIT of A$-2.61 Mil mean?

Papyrus Australia (ASX:PPY) has a EBIT of A$-2.61 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Papyrus Australia.

Is Papyrus Australia's EBIT too high?

Papyrus Australia's current EBIT is A$-2.61 Mil.

How does Papyrus Australia's EBIT compare to SW and PKG?

Papyrus Australia's EBIT of A$-2.61 Mil can be compared against companies in the Packaging & Containers industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.

What is a good EBIT for a Packaging & Containers company?

A good EBIT depends on the Packaging & Containers industry context. However, EBIT should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.

What does a high EBIT mean?

A high EBIT can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Papyrus Australia. Papyrus Australia's current EBIT is A$-2.61 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.

Is Papyrus Australia stock overvalued right now?

Papyrus Australia (ASX:PPY) has a current EBIT of A$-2.61 Mil. The current EBIT is A$-2.61 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.

How is EBIT calculated?

EBIT is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Papyrus Australia (ASX:PPY), the current EBIT is A$-2.61 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Papyrus Australia Business Description

Industry Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers

Comparable Companies ASX:MCO SW PKG IP AMCR BALL AVY CCK TSX:CCL.A SZSE:002812 OHEL:STERV SZSE:002831 XSWX:SIGN REYN SON SLGN TSE:5901 GEF BKK:SCGP XMAD:VID

Address C/o V P Rigano & Co Pty Ltd, Level 2, 2 Peel Street, Adelaide, SA, AUS, 5000

Website https://www.papyrusaustralia.com.au

Papyrus Australia Ltd develops a technology that converts the waste trunk of the banana palm into alternatives to forest wood products to be used in paper, packaging, furniture, building, construction, and other industries. The group's commercialization plan remains focused on developing partnerships with local organizations in banana-growing regions, to establish banana processing facilities for the conversion of banana plantation waste into moulded food packaging products. The group operates in one business segment, being research and development utilising banana fibre for moulded products.