Produces uncoated freesheet for paper products. Markets pulp for various applications. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $718M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 10.5× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 88% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 41% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 63% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 88 buys and 20 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $1.80 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 26/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 36/100.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 43/100.
On our five-subject report card, SLVM sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: SLVM is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.