Margin Performance Mixed Ahead of Realizing Price Increases; $53 FVE Unchanged
WestRock's corrugated segment performed well during the second quarter, as the business generated operating margins of 11.3%, up 3.6% from the prior year. The consumer segment fared slightly worse, as an adverse product mix and cost-inflation pulling operating margins down to 5.5%, a decline of 2.1%. Although these results paint a mixed picture for the rest of the 2018 calendar year, we expect more favorable conditions during the remaining two quarters as recent containerboard and paperboard pri...WestRock is a provider of paper and packaging solutions for consumer and corrugated packaging markets. The company partners with its customers to provide paper and packaging solutions. The company's operating and business locations are in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company's segments include: Corrugated Packaging, which consists of the company's containerboard mills, corrugated packaging and distribution operations, as well as its merchandising displays and recycling procurement operations; Consumer Packaging, which consists of the company's consumer mills, food and beverage and partition operations; and Land and Development, which sells real estate primarily in the Charleston, SC region.
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Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.
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