Smurfit Kappa Group Plc

SK3

IE00B1RR8406

Paper Packaging

Market Closed - Irish S.E. Other stock markets 11:55:00 2024-04-26 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
39.96 ^EUR	+0.33%		-2.30%	+11.37%

Apr. 25	International Paper tops quarterly sales on higher prices, demand rebound	RE
Apr. 22	Packaging Corp beats first-quarter results on higher pricing	RE

INTERVIEW - Ken Bowles, Smurfit Kappa: Behind the scenes of the $11 billion takeover of WestRock

September 12, 2023 at 11:10 am EDT

Smurfit Kappa CFO Ken Bowles discusses the factors behind the decision to acquire WestRock (WRK) in an $11.2 billion deal. As the group's shares plummeted after the announcement, he looks back at the synergies between the two companies and management's objectives: to create a world leader in corrugated packaging.

(MT Newswires)

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	WESTROCK COMPANY	47.25 USD	+0.94%	-1.54%	12.14B
	SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC	39.96 EUR	+0.33%	-2.30%	11.06B

Latest news about Smurfit Kappa Group Plc

International Paper tops quarterly sales on higher prices, demand rebound	Apr. 25	RE
Packaging Corp beats first-quarter results on higher pricing	Apr. 22	RE
Jefferies Lifts Smurfit Kappa PT, Maintains Buy Rating	Apr. 16	MT
RBC raises Admiral; Barclays cuts Phoenix Group	Apr. 16	AN
WestRock, Smurfit Kappa Merger Approved by European Commission	Apr. 08	MT
Smurfit Kappa Group, WestRock Merger Deal Gets European Commission OK	Apr. 08	MT
Smurfit Kappa Group Wraps Up Note Offering	Apr. 03	MT
Morgan Stanley Upgrades Smurfit Kappa to Overweight from Equalweight, Boosts PT	Mar. 15	MT
Jefferies raises Mondi; UBS likes Admiral	Mar. 15	AN
FTSE 100 treads water; buyback boosts Vodafone	Mar. 15	AN
Vodafone, Scottish Mortgage Investment plan buybacks	Mar. 15	AN
The FTSE 100 Closed Up 0.4% as U.K. Announces Spring Budget Tax Cuts	Mar. 06	DJ
European equities slip but US stocks press on	Feb. 07	AN
Barratt and Smurfit Kappa bookend FTSE 100	Feb. 07	AN
Smurfit Kappa boosts dividend despite drop in revenue	Feb. 07	AN
FTSE 100 slips on precious metal miners sell-off, Barratt-Redrow deal	Feb. 07	RE
Transcript : Smurfit Kappa Group Plc, 2023 Earnings Call, Feb 07, 2024	Feb. 07
Packaging firm Smurfit Kappa says worst is over as volume growth returns	Feb. 07	RE
Smurfit Kappa Logs Lower FY23 Attributable Profit, Revenue	Feb. 07	MT
Smurfit Kappa volumes returned to growth in fourth quarter	Feb. 07	RE
"Undercurrent of optimism" gives lift	Feb. 07	AN
EMEA Morning Briefing : Stock Futures Muted as Investors Weigh Fed Officials' Comments	Feb. 07	DJ
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc Reports Earnings Results for the Full Year Ended December 31, 2023	Feb. 06	CI
BP and Prudential help snap FTSE losing streak	Feb. 06	AN
WestRock misses sales estimates as weak consumer spending hurt containerboard demand	Feb. 01	RE

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Smurfit Kappa Group plc specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of paper packaging products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows: - packaging (88.8%): corrugated cartons, recycled paper cartons, Kraft paper cartons, etc.; - specialty products (16.2%): solid cartons, graphic cartons, paper bags, flat cartons, etc. At the end of 2022, the group had over 350 production sites worldwide. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Ireland (0.9%), Germany (14.5%), France (11.9%), Europe (49.6%), Mexico (10.1%) and Americas (13%).

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Paper Packaging

Calendar

2024-05-02 - Q1 2024 Sales and Revenue Release - Trading Update

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STOXX EUROPE 600 (EUR) , FTSE 100

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INTERVIEW - Ken Bowles, Smurfit Kappa: Behind the scenes of the $11 billion takeover of WestRock

September 12, 2023 at 11:10 am EDT

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BUY

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39.96 EUR

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45.52 EUR

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+13.93%

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Sector Other Paper Packaging

	1st Jan change	Capi.
SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC	+11.37%	11.06B
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA	+6.10%	15.4B
WESTROCK COMPANY	+13.80%	12.14B
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY	-6.42%	11.75B
STORA ENSO OYJ	+1.48%	10.71B
GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY	+11.68%	8.43B
MONDI PLC	-10.81%	8.28B
DS SMITH PLC	+10.64%	5.84B
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY	+1.15%	5.55B
KLABIN S.A.	+5.22%	4.98B

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SK3

IE00B1RR8406

Paper Packaging

INTERVIEW - Ken Bowles, Smurfit Kappa: Behind the scenes of the $11 billion takeover of WestRock

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