AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION vs REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC., two Paper & Packaging stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AVY and REYN diverge most: on altman z (solvency), AVY reads 7.95 and REYN reads 2.37; on debt / equity, AVY reads 0.26 and REYN reads 0.68. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's AVY price has a different growth bar priced in than REYN (+3.2% implied for AVY vs +7.5% for REYN); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What AVY's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What REYN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AVY | REYN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $160.66 | $26.25 |
| Market cap | $12.4B | $5.6B |
| Sector | Paper & Packaging | Paper & Packaging |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +3.2% | +7.5% |
| P/E | 18.1 | 16.8 |
| P/B | 5.38 | 2.45 |
| P/S | 1.37 | 1.47 |
| EV/EBITDA | 37.7 | 51.6 |
| Revenue growth | +2.9% | +2.9% |
| Gross margin | 28.9% | 23.6% |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 8.7% |
| Return on equity | 30.0% | 14.5% |
| Return on assets | 7.7% | 6.7% |
| FCF yield | 7.1% | 5.9% |
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 3.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.26 | 0.68 |
| Current ratio | 1.15 | 1.79 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.95 | 2.37 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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