Essity's organic sales growth landed at negative 0.3% in the third quarter, driven by negative contributions from both volume and price/mix. Meanwhile, adjusted operating margins took a hit from exceptionally high costs. The stock declined by about 2% at market open on Oct. 22.
We think favorable demographic trends and higher disposable income in emerging markets will drive long-term per capita growth of health and hygiene products.
Essity is exposed to volatile input costs such as pulp and is not always able to pass on costs in the short term, leading to volatile earnings.
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Metric
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ESSITY B
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KMB
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PG
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 14.76 | 17.37 | 23.44 |
Price/Book Value | 1.90 | 20.73 | 6.72 |
Price/Sales | 1.34 | 2.19 | 4.37 |
Price/Cash Flow | 9.95 | 12.26 | 19.84 |
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Metric
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ESSITY B
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KMB
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PG
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.73 | 0.40 | 0.49 |
Current Ratio | 1.13 | 0.91 | 0.72 |
Interest Coverage | 14.20 | 10.40 | 23.11 |
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Metric
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ESSITY B
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KMB
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PG
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 6.92% | 10.43% | 12.95% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 13.66% | 117.92% | 30.92% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 10.05% | 22.28% | 18.72% |
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