Section 1: Company Overview and Fundamentals

1.1 Company Overview:

International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) is a manufacturer of packaging and pulp products made from renewable fibers. The business is divided into two segments: global cellulose fibers and industrial packaging.

1.2 The Key Positives, Negatives, Investment Highlights, and Risks

1.3 Top 10 Shareholders:

The top 10 shareholders together form ~43.25% of the total shareholding. The Vanguard Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. are holding a maximum stake in the company at ~11.90% and ~7.54%, respectively.

1.4 Key Metrics:

During Q1FY22, the company has seen an improvement in the net margins as well as pretax margins in the case of profitability of the firm when compared with the Q1FY21. While, if the leverage is considered, the company has improved the Debt/Equity ratio over the last 5 years.

Section 2: Business Updates and Financial Highlights

2.1 Recent Updates:

The below picture gives an overview of the recent updates:

2.2 Insights of Q1FY22:

Section 3: Key Risks and Outlook

Section 4: Stock Recommendation Summary:

4.1 Price Performance and Technical Summary:

4.2 Fundamental Valuation

Valuation Methodology: P/E Multiple Based Relative Valuation

Markets are trading in a highly volatile zone currently due to certain macroeconomic issues and geopolitical tensions prevailing. Therefore, it is prudent to follow a cautious approach while investing.

Note 1: The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV

Note 2: Investment decisions should be made depending on the investors’ appetite for upside potential, risks, holding duration, and any previous holdings. Investors can consider exiting from the stock if the Target Price mentioned as per the analysis has been achieved and subject to the factors discussed above alongside support levels provided.

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Resistance: A level at which the stock prices tend to find resistance when they are rising, and an uptrend may take a pause due to profit booking or selling interest.

Stop-loss: In general, it is a level to protect further losses in case of any unfavorable movement in the stock prices.