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Packaging
All research in Packaging — 6 reports.
39/100
International Paper Deep Value Investment Research
International Paper is a global fiber-based packaging company focused on containerboard and corrugated boxes, with a cyclical, asset-heavy model whose moat comes more from regional scale and execution than from brand. The business is understandable but average in quality; after a major 2025 acquisition, it quickly recorded about $2.5 billion of impairment and diluted per-share economics, while the current price of about $33.47 sits near the lower end of fair value with an insufficient margin of safety. Report rating Watch: an understandable but restructuring-heavy industrial asset that is better kept on the watchlist, with an ideal buy range of $24 to $29.
39/100
Smurfit WestRock: A Long-Term Business Owner's Investment Analysis
Global leader in paper-based packaging formed by the merger of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock. At about $41 the stock sits between a conservative intrinsic-value band of $32-38 and a base-case band of $45-58, leaving a thin margin of safety; ideal entry is $32-36. Rating Watch: a quality but unproven integration story that needs a cheaper entry or clearer proof of North America execution.
40/100
Packaging Corporation of America Deep Value Investment Analysis
The third-largest containerboard and corrugated packaging producer in North America, with an easy-to-understand business, solid cash flow, and rational management; but at the current price of about $218, the TTM P/E is around 26.2x and the owner earnings yield is just above 4%, leaving insufficient margin of safety, with fair value at $170-210.
44/100
West Pharmaceutical Services In-Depth Value Research Report
West makes high-validation-barrier packaging for injectable drugs—elastomer stoppers, prefilled components and the like—with a deep moat, net cash, and solid cash flow, but at $321.8 it trades at about 44x Owner Earnings, leaving little visible margin of safety; the ideal buy range is $180–240. Risks include a single customer at 15.8% of revenue, the inventory cycle, and management succession.
41/100
Avery Dennison Pressure-Sensitive Labels & RFID Deep Dive
AVY is the global leader in pressure-sensitive label materials with RFID/digital identity as an incremental driver, TTM FCF $873 million, P/FCF 14x, EV/EBITDA 10.9x; at the current $159.66 it sits in the gap between the conservative and fair-value ranges — reasonably acceptable rather than clearly undervalued.
35/100
Amcor: Packaging Platform and M&A Integration Study
Amcor is a global leader in flexible and rigid packaging; after the Berry acquisition net debt sits at 14.266 billion and net leverage at 4.2x, on the high side. At the current 38.38 dollars, forward adjusted PE is just 9.6x with a 6.7% dividend yield, but if integration falls short, returns get squeezed back to mediocre. Rating Watch: a defensible, cash-generative packaging platform whose payoff hinges on Berry synergies landing and deleveraging executing.