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WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 11.55 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is WestRock Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-15), WestRock Co's current share price is $52.88. WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $4.58. WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 11.55.

The historical rank and industry rank for WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

WRK' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.55   Med: 11.71   Max: 22.49
Current: 11.29

During the past years, WestRock Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 22.49. The lowest was 5.55. And the median was 11.71.

WRK's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
70.37% of 162 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 17.03 vs WRK: 11.29

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

WestRock Co's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1.019. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $4.58 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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WestRock Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

WestRock Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.54 8.96 11.32 6.11 7.21

WestRock Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 6.22 5.84 7.21 8.70 10.81

Competitive Comparison of WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



WestRock Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=52.88/4.58
=11.55

* 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.

WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, WestRock Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=-1.019/129.4194*129.4194
=-1.019

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

WestRock Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.462 100.560 0.595
201409 1.693 100.428 2.182
201412 1.439 99.070 1.880
201503 0.772 99.621 1.003
201506 0.996 100.684 1.280
201509 0.624 100.392 0.804
201512 1.218 99.792 1.580
201603 0.146 100.470 0.188
201606 1.309 101.688 1.666
201609 0.780 101.861 0.991
201612 1.337 101.863 1.699
201703 0.434 102.862 0.546
201706 1.636 103.349 2.049
201709 0.979 104.136 1.217
201712 0.121 104.011 0.151
201803 0.060 105.290 0.074
201806 1.624 106.317 1.977
201809 2.237 106.507 2.718
201812 -0.073 105.998 -0.089
201903 0.226 107.251 0.273
201906 1.482 108.070 1.775
201909 2.000 108.329 2.389
201912 0.217 108.420 0.259
202003 -0.284 108.902 -0.338
202006 1.906 108.767 2.268
202009 2.360 109.815 2.781
202012 2.072 109.897 2.440
202103 0.000 111.754 0.000
202106 2.039 114.631 2.302
202109 1.366 115.734 1.528
202112 0.299 117.630 0.329
202203 0.787 121.301 0.840
202206 2.416 125.017 2.501
202209 0.964 125.227 0.996
202212 -0.063 125.222 -0.065
202303 0.010 127.348 0.010
202306 1.708 128.729 1.717
202309 1.013 129.860 1.010
202312 0.108 129.419 0.108
202403 -1.019 129.419 -1.019

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


WestRock Co  (NYSE:WRK) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-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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