International Paper Company logo IP - International Paper Company

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 14
HOLD 8
SELL 7
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $47.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $60.00
LOW: $40.00
MEDIAN: $45.00
CONSENSUS: $47.50
UPSIDE: 25.23%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 49.8% above fair value
Current Price $37.93
Bear Case $15.58 58.9% downside ($15.58 - $37.93) / $37.93 = -58.9% $2.76 × 7x + net cash
Fair Value $25.32 33.2% downside ($25.32 - $37.93) / $37.93 = -33.2% $2.76 × 10x + net cash
Bull Case $35.05 7.6% downside ($35.05 - $37.93) / $37.93 = -7.6% $2.76 × 12x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

9.5x
2.76$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($2.76)

Implied Market Multiple 13.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $47.50 from 29 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $25.32 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Price-to-book value of 3.7x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $47.50 (from 29 analysts). Our estimate is 62% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing