STERV Stock Analysis: Stora Enso R | HE
Packaging & Containers | HE, Finland | Market Cap: 7.233m EUR | 12M Return: 0.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 14.9M
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: -1.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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Stora Enso Oyj is a Finnish renewable materials company headquartered in Helsinki, operating across six segments: Packaging Materials, Packaging Solutions, Biomaterials, Wood Products, Forest, and Other. Its business spans the full value chain from sustainable forest management and wood supply to pulp production, fiber-based packaging, biomaterials, wood products for construction, and electricity and heat generation. Customers include packaging manufacturers, brand owners, retailers, converters, and construction companies.
As a vertically integrated forest products company, Stora Enso combines ownership of forest assets with downstream converting operations, positioning its fiber-based packaging as a renewable substitute for fossil-based materials in food, beverage, e-commerce, and industrial applications. The company is classified within the Materials sector (Paper Products sub-industry) and trades as a mid-cap stock on the Helsinki exchange under the ticker STERV, having listed in 2000.
- Packaging Materials expansion drives revenue mix shift from paper
- Pulp price swings expose Biomaterials segment to margin volatility
- EU single-use plastics regulation supports fiber-based packaging demand
| Net Income: 578.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.79 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 11.73% < 20% (prev 8.62%; Δ 3.11% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.03 > 3% & CFO 531.0m > Net Income 578.0m |
| Net Debt (3.37b) to EBITDA (1.36b): 2.49 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.33 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (788.6m) vs 12m ago -0.14% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 22.10% > 18% (prev 38.83%; Δ -16.74% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 47.38% > 50% (prev 47.63%; Δ -0.24% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.23 > 6 (EBIT TTM 850.0m / Interest Expense TTM 263.0m) |
| A: 0.06 (Total Current Assets 4.45b - Total Current Liabilities 3.36b) / Total Assets 19.7b |
| B: 0.37 (Retained Earnings 7.22b / Total Assets 19.7b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 850.0m / Avg Total Assets 19.7b) |
| D: 1.47 (Book Value of Equity 11.8b / Total Liabilities 8.01b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.40 = A |
| DSRI: 0.95 (Receivables 1.05b/1.10b, Revenue 9.32b/9.37b) |
| GMI: 1.76 (GM 38.83% / 22.10%) |
| AQI: 1.16 (AQ_t 0.41 / AQ_t-1 0.36) |
| SGI: 0.99 (Revenue 9.32b / 9.37b) |
| TATA: 0.00 (NI 578.0m - CFO 531.0m) / TA 19.7b) |
| Beneish M = -2.29 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 9.59 with a total of 1,529,142 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.62%, over one month by +3.72%, over three months by -0.42% and over the past year by +0.72%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 8.90 (which is 7.2% or 2.2 ATR below the current price).
Stora Enso R has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 11.759
P/E Forward = 15.1286
P/S = 0.7759
P/B = 0.7579
P/EG = 41.1969
Revenue TTM = 9.32b EUR
EBIT TTM = 850.0m EUR
EBITDA TTM = 1.36b EUR
Long Term Debt = 3.10b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.10b EUR (from shortLongTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.93b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last fiscal year) + Leases 463.0m
Net Debt = 3.37b EUR (calculated: Debt 4.93b - CCE 1.56b)
Enterprise Value = 10.6b EUR (7.23b + Debt 4.93b - CCE 1.56b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.23 (Ebit TTM 850.0m / Interest Expense TTM 263.0m)
EV/FCF = -212.1x (Enterprise Value 10.6b / FCF TTM -50.0m)
FCF Yield = -0.47% (FCF TTM -50.0m / Enterprise Value 10.6b)
FCF Margin = -0.54% (FCF TTM -50.0m / Revenue TTM 9.32b)
Net Margin = 6.20% (Net Income TTM 578.0m / Revenue TTM 9.32b)
Gross Margin = 22.10% ((Revenue TTM 9.32b - Cost of Revenue TTM 7.26b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 24.52% (prev 6.91%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.54 (Enterprise Value 10.6b / Total Assets 19.7b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.33% (Interest Expense 263.0m / Debt 4.93b)
Taxrate = 9.24% (60.0m / 649.0m)
NOPAT = 771.4m (EBIT 850.0m * (1 - 9.24%))
Current Ratio = 1.33 (Total Current Assets 4.45b / Total Current Liabilities 3.36b)
Debt / Equity = 0.42 (Debt 4.93b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 11.8b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.49 (Net Debt 3.37b / EBITDA 1.36b)
Debt / FCF = -67.48 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 3.37b / FCF TTM -50.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 10.9b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.94% (Net Income 578.0m / Total Assets 19.7b)
RoE = 5.30% (Net Income TTM 578.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 10.9b)
RoCE = 6.06% (EBIT 850.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 10.9b + L.T.Debt 3.10b))
RoIC = 4.61% (NOPAT 771.4m / Invested Capital 16.7b)
WACC = 7.97% (E(7.23b)/V(12.2b) * Re(10.10%) + D(4.93b)/V(12.2b) * Rd(5.33%) * (1-Tc(0.09)))
Discount Rate = 10.10% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 20.80 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -50.0m)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: -1.16 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: -1.59 | Revenue CAGR: -0.07% | SUE: -0.22 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.15 | Chg30d=-5.87% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.55 | Chg30d=-0.58% | Revisions=-38% | GrowthEPS=+31.2% | GrowthRev=+1.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.76 | Chg30d=-0.39% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+38.1% | GrowthRev=+3.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -36% (up=3, down=8)