Overall SLVM gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated SLVM against 9 industry peers in the Paper & Forest Products industry. SLVM gets an excellent profitability rating and is at the same time showing great financial health properties. SLVM is valued quite cheap, but it does not seem to be growing. These ratings could make SLVM a good candidate for value investing.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

SLVM had positive earnings in the past year.
SLVM had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Each year in the past 5 years SLVM has been profitable.
SLVM had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

SLVM has a Return On Assets of 6.66%. This is in the better half of the industry: SLVM outperforms 77.78% of its industry peers.
With an excellent Return On Equity value of 18.42%, SLVM belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Invested Capital of SLVM (9.96%) is better than 88.89% of its industry peers.
SLVM had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 16.67%. This is significantly above the industry average of 5.94%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (9.96%) for SLVM is well below the 3 year average (16.67%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that SLVM had better years and this may not be a problem.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	6.66%
ROE	18.42%
ROIC	9.96%

ROA(3y)8.25%

ROA(5y)8.67%

ROE(3y)27.05%

ROE(5y)54.21%

ROIC(3y)16.67%

ROIC(5y)13.03%

1.3 Margins

SLVM has a Profit Margin of 5.25%. This is in the better half of the industry: SLVM outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
SLVM's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
With a decent Operating Margin value of 8.42%, SLVM is doing good in the industry, outperforming 77.78% of the companies in the same industry.
SLVM's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
SLVM has a Gross Margin of 22.59%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: SLVM outperforms 55.56% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of SLVM has declined.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	8.42%
PM (TTM)	5.25%
GM	22.59%

OM growth 3Y1.56%

OM growth 5Y-0.5%

PM growth 3Y-11.9%

PM growth 5Y-3.13%

GM growth 3Y1.05%

GM growth 5Y-6.15%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), SLVM is creating value.
The number of shares outstanding for SLVM has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
SLVM has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, SLVM has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

SLVM has an Altman-Z score of 3.74. This indicates that SLVM is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of SLVM (3.74) is better than 88.89% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of SLVM is 2.39, which is a good value as it means it would take SLVM, 2.39 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 2.39, SLVM belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
SLVM has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.82. This is a neutral value indicating SLVM is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
SLVM has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.82) which is in line with its industry peers.
Although SLVM does not score too well on debt/equity it has very limited outstanding debt, which is well covered by the FCF. We will not put too much weight on the debt/equity number as it may be because of low equity, which could be a consequence of a share buyback program for instance. This needs to be investigated.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.82
Debt/FCF	2.39
Altman-Z	3.74

ROIC/WACC1.38

WACC7.23%

2.3 Liquidity

SLVM has a Current Ratio of 1.52. This is a normal value and indicates that SLVM is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.52, SLVM is doing worse than 77.78% of the companies in the same industry.
SLVM has a Quick Ratio of 1.52. This is a bad value and indicates that SLVM is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
SLVM has a Quick ratio of 0.85. This is in the lower half of the industry: SLVM underperforms 77.78% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.52
Quick Ratio	0.85

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for SLVM have decreased strongly by -33.08% in the last year.
The Earnings Per Share has been decreasing by -3.34% on average over the past years.
SLVM shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -8.92%.
Measured over the past years, SLVM shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -1.25% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-33.08%

EPS 3Y-1.48%

EPS 5Y-3.34%

EPS Q2Q%-40.98%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.92%

Revenue growth 3Y10.09%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.25%

Sales Q2Q%-12.33%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, SLVM will show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -4.08% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to decrease by -5.09% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y-51.49%

EPS Next 2Y-14.6%

EPS Next 3Y-4.08%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-11.91%

Revenue Next 2Y-7.35%

Revenue Next 3Y-5.09%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

SLVM is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 11.00.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, SLVM is valued cheaper than 88.89% of the companies in the same industry.
SLVM's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 28.32.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 9.01, which indicates a very decent valuation of SLVM.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of SLVM indicates a rather cheap valuation: SLVM is cheaper than 88.89% of the companies listed in the same industry.
SLVM's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.57.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	11
Fwd PE	9.01

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, SLVM is valued cheaply inside the industry as 88.89% of the companies are valued more expensively.
SLVM's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. SLVM is cheaper than 88.89% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	5.71
EV/EBITDA	5.49

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The decent profitability rating of SLVM may justify a higher PE ratio.
A cheap valuation may be justified as SLVM's earnings are expected to decrease with -4.08% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-14.6%

EPS Next 3Y-4.08%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

SLVM has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.63%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
SLVM's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 1.63. SLVM pays more dividend than 88.89% of the companies in the same industry.
SLVM's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.83.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	3.63%

5.2 History

SLVM has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
The dividend of SLVM decreased in the last 3 years.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years2

Div Non Decr Years2

5.3 Sustainability

SLVM pays out 41.11% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.

DP41.11%

EPS Next 2Y-14.6%

EPS Next 3Y-4.08%

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SYLVAMO CORP / SLVM FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for SYLVAMO CORP?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to SLVM.

What is the valuation status of SYLVAMO CORP (SLVM) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to SYLVAMO CORP (SLVM). This can be considered as Undervalued.

What is the profitability of SLVM stock?

SYLVAMO CORP (SLVM) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.

What is the valuation of SYLVAMO CORP based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for SYLVAMO CORP (SLVM) is 11 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.98.

What is the financial health of SYLVAMO CORP (SLVM) stock?

The financial health rating of SYLVAMO CORP (SLVM) is 7 / 10.