Neenah Paper, Inc.
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Buy This High-End Paper Company at Low-End Valuations
By Mark Lin - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: BZ, IP, NP
The market is valuing premium paper company Neenah Paper (NYSE: NP) at the same level as other packaging and paper-products companies with lower margins and ROAs.
With an ROA of 6%, double that of its paper-products peers, Neenah Paper is significantly undervalued with a forward P/E of 11 and an EV/EBITDA ratio of seven. In addition, it has delivered increasing margins and positive free cash flow for the more »
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PetroChina’s Struggles Policy Driven
By Peter Pham - August 29, 2012 | Tickers: XOM, GM, NP, PTR
China’s leading state owned oil and gas producer, PetroChina (NYSE: PTR), posted their first half results for 2012. There was a 6% decrease in profits from $10.3 billion in H1 2011 to the current $9.7 billion. This missed analysts’ estimates by 3%. PetroChina’s crude oil output increased by 1.5% year over year to 452.4 million barrels, while natural gas output increased by 9% to more »