Brazilian firm reportedly offers to buy IP
Deal could be worth $15 billion, unnamed sources say.
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Deal could be worth $15 billion, unnamed sources say.
The Memphis-based company first announced in January it would sell its remaining interest to its joint venture partners for $484 million.
The Memphis-based company reported 2022 adjusted operating earnings of $1.2 billion, compared with the $944 million it recorded for 2021.
IP’s in-house goals include a target to reduce enterprise greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by 2030. Related story:
Mergers and acquisitions, leadership transitions, uncertain economic conditions, global tensions — local publicly traded companies faced numerous challenges in 2022.
Memphis-based public companies FedEx, International Paper, Sylvamo and AutoZone have cautious outlooks for 2023.
Increased earnings were driven, in part, by higher prices.
The episode focused on the paper trade in the U.S., as well as the workers who keep it functioning.
Despite the solid earnings, the first quarter presented unique challenges for IP including the surge of the omicron variant and geopolitical consequences of continuing operations in Russia.
A note from a packaging and forest products analyst dated Wednesday, March 13, mentions the “logistical, legal and financial challenges” IP faces by suspending or exiting operations with Ilim.
More than 375 companies around the world — including FedEx Corp. and Sylvamo Corp. — have suspended operations in the region following the humanitarian crisis created in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
International Paper declined to comment further about its plans for operating in Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
IP owns a little more than 90% of the Turkish company.
The company returned $1.3 billion to shareholders in the year ended Dec. 31, 2019, and reduced its debt by $1 billion.
International Paper Co. reported earnings of $1.09 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2019, beating the Zacks consensus estimate by 9%.
International Paper Co. has increased the annual dividend on its common stock by 2.5%, raising it from $2.00 to $2.05 per share, the company has announced.
Quarterly earnings for Memphis-based International Paper beat the consensus estimate from Zacks by 20 cents per share.
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