Results Smurfit Kappa posts €2.7bn revenues as WestRock merger nears completion Ebitda margins dipped by a marginal 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2024
Stock Take Smurfit Kappa shares surge as ‘excitement’ rises over €20bn mergerDespite some criticism over its deal with WestRock, investors have rallied behind the management of the Dublin-listed packaging giant
Companies Smurfit Kappa eyes return to growth this year after profits fell during ‘difficult’ 2023The Irish paper and packaging giant reported a double-digit decline in sales and profits last year due to falling prices and weak demand
Companies Davy raises price target on Smurfit Kappa shares and forecasts profits of over €2bnThe stockbroker said it expects investor confidence to build in the Irish packaging giant this year as its merger with US rival Westrock inches closer
Opinion Smurfit’s mega-merger with Westrock appears fraught on paperAn institutional investor is querying the rationale behind the Irish packaging giant’s $20bn tie-up with the US firm that will catapult it into being a global leader in the sector
Companies Outgoing WestRock boss in line for €33.3m bonus following Smurfit Kappa merger Smurfit Kappa and WestRock will merge into a singular, Irish-headquartered entity next year
Companies Smurfit Kappa reports double-digit drop in third quarter sales and profits The paper and packaging giant said it remains on track to deliver full year earnigns of more than €2 billion
Analysis Smurfit must tackle WestRock costs, not just paper over the cracksInvestor sentiment towards the packaging industry has waned, but if the Irish company can wrap up the merger with its American rival, they’ll come flocking back
Companies Ken Bowles: ‘For years, investors have been asking us if we planned to make any moves in North America. This is the move’The chief financial officer of Smurfit Kappa explains the philosophy behind the firm’s merger with WestRock
Companies Tony Smurfit: Merger with WestRock will help us be loved Tony Smurfit says newly merged entity will be biggest paper and packaging group in the world ‘by a factor’