Spotlight On International Paper Company’s (NYSE:IP) Fundamentals

International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of IP, it is a well-regarded dividend-paying company with a a strong track record of delivering benchmark-beating performance. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. For those interested in digger a bit deeper into my commentary, read the full report on International Paper here.

Solid track record established dividend payer

Over the past few years, IP has more than doubled its earnings, with its most recent figure exceeding its annual average over the past five years. This strong performance generated a robust double-digit return on equity of 31.38%, which paints a buoyant picture for the company.

NYSE:IP Income Statement Jun 20th 18

IP is also a dividend company, with ample net income to cover its dividend payout, which has been consistently growing over the past decade, keeping income investors happy.

NYSE:IP Historical Dividend Yield Jun 20th 18

Next Steps:

For International Paper, I’ve compiled three pertinent factors you should look at:

1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for IP’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for IP’s outlook.

2. Financial Health: Is IP’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of IP? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.