Stora Enso Oyj (OTCMKTS:SEOAY) Announces Earnings Results

Key Points

• Earnings miss: Stora Enso reported Q1 EPS of $0.06 versus the $0.11 consensus (a $0.05 shortfall), and shares fell to $11.19 on the news.
• Analyst outlook mixed: The consensus rating is "Hold" with a $10.80 price target, reflecting one Buy, three Holds and one Sell — notable calls include Citigroup's Buy and Goldman Sachs' "strong sell" rating.
• Valuation and balance sheet: The company has a market cap of $8.82 billion and a P/E of 11.08, with relatively low leverage (debt/equity 0.33) but modest liquidity (current ratio 1.21, quick ratio 0.66).

Stora Enso Oyj (OTCMKTS:SEOAY - Get Free Report) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The basic materials company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11 by ($0.05), Zacks reports. Stora Enso Oyj had a net margin of 7.58% and a return on equity of 3.18%.

Stora Enso Oyj Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS SEOAY traded down $0.23 during trading on Thursday, hitting $11.19. The company had a trading volume of 73,789 shares, compared to its average volume of 60,380. Stora Enso Oyj has a 12 month low of $9.30 and a 12 month high of $14.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.08 and a beta of 0.63. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.10.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on SEOAY. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of Stora Enso Oyj in a research report on Monday, January 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Stora Enso Oyj to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $10.80.

Stora Enso Oyj Company Profile

Stora Enso Oyj is a Finland‐based provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction and paper. The company draws on centuries of forest industry experience and leverages sustainable practices to produce a wide array of products, including paperboard for consumer goods, specialty papers for printing and publishing, and pulp for industrial applications. Its portfolio also encompasses wood products such as cross-laminated timber, sawn timber and building components, designed to meet growing demand for environmentally friendly construction materials.

Formed through the 1998 merger of Swedish mining and forestry giant Stora and Finnish paper maker Enso, Stora Enso combines deep heritage with ongoing investments in innovation.

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