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WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 16.87 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is WestRock Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-02), WestRock Co's share price is $47.90. WestRock Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.84. Hence, WestRock Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 16.87.

The historical rank and industry rank for WestRock Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

WRK' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.5   Med: 11.35   Max: 23.7
Current: 16.87

During the past 13 years, WestRock Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 23.70. The lowest was 6.50. And the median was 11.35.

WRK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
65.99% of 247 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 11.83 vs WRK: 16.87

WestRock Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.11. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.84.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of WestRock Co was -30.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -14.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, WestRock Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 148.50% per year. The lowest was -51.00% per year. And the median was 13.65% per year.


WestRock Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for WestRock Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* 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.

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WestRock Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

WestRock Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.04 8.24 9.10 6.98 13.36

WestRock Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.57 9.16 11.10 13.36 14.62

Competitive Comparison of WestRock Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, WestRock Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.


WestRock Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WestRock Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WestRock Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



WestRock Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

WestRock Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=47.90/2.839
=16.87

WestRock Co's Share Price of today is $47.90.
WestRock Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.84.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

WestRock Co  (NYSE:WRK) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Abernathy Road, North East, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
WestRock manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of RockTenn and MeadWestvaco in fall 2015, WestRock became the largest North American producer of solid bleached sulfate and the second-largest producer of containerboard, which is used in the production of shipping containers.
Executives
Currey M Russell director PO BOX 4098, NORCROSS GA 30091
John L O'neal officer: President, Global Paper 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30338
James E Nevels director C/O TASTY BAKING COMPANY, NAVY YARD CORP. CTR., THREE CRESCENT DR., PHILADELPHIA PA 19112
Samuel W. Shoemaker officer: President, Consumer Packaging 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 125, ATLANTA GA 30328
Dmitri L Stockton director 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Thomas Stigers officer: President, Mill Operations 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 125, ATLANTA GA 30328
Denise R Singleton officer: EVP, GC and Secretary 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Jean Savage director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
David B Sewell officer: Chief Executive Officer 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Alexander W Pease officer: Chief Financial Officer 5605 CARNEGIE BOULEVARD, SUTIE 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Patrick M. Kivits officer: Pres, Consumer PKG 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Peter C Durette officer: President, Corrugated Pkg. MEADWESTVACO, 501 SOUTH 5TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219-0501
Jeffrey Wayne Chalovich officer: President - Corrugated Pkging 504 THRASHER STREET, NORCROSS GA 30071
Steven C Voorhees director, officer: CEO - President 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Patrick Edward Lindner officer: President, Consumer Packaging 501 SOUTH 5TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219

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