Stora Enso: Still waiting, but with a finger on the trigger already
The market situation is still strong for Stora Enso and robust earnings growth will continue this year. However, we believe that the risk of the cyclical earnings peak being overtaken is very acute, which we expect to make the market increasingly nervous about the company going forward. As such, we continue to favor other companies in the sector, although we do not believe that Stora Enso's valuation is unreasonable at this stage.
Stora Enso
Stora Enso is a global forest industry group. The business segments include the production and development of newsprint and book paper, consumer boxes, industrial packaging and other wood products. The group is active on a global level with the largest presence in Europe and North America. The company was founded in 1998 at the merger of Finska Enso and Swedish Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags Aktiebolag. The head office is located in Helsinki.
Read more on company pageKey Estimate Figures2022-07-24
2021 | 22e | 23e | |
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Revenue | 10,164.0 | 11,506.3 | 10,652.8 |
growth-% | 18.84 % | 13.21 % | -7.42 % |
EBIT (adj.) | 1,528.0 | 1,850.9 | 1,334.3 |
EBIT-% (adj.) | 15.03 % | 16.09 % | 12.53 % |
EPS (adj.) | 1.56 | 1.75 | 1.21 |
Dividend | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.70 |
Dividend % | 3.41 % | 6.61 % | 7.12 % |
P/E (adj.) | 10.31 | 5.64 | 8.14 |
EV/EBITDA | 6.70 | 4.65 | 5.26 |