Head to Head Analysis: Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ) (OTCMKTS:SVCBF) and Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW)

Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ) (OTCMKTS:SVCBF) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Clearwater Paper and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ)”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clearwater Paper	$1.56 billion	0.22	-$18.60 million	($3.04)	-7.12
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.96	1.12

Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Clearwater Paper. Clearwater Paper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ) shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Clearwater Paper and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearwater Paper	-3.24%	-7.95%	-4.06%
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Clearwater Paper and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ), as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clearwater Paper	1	5	2	0	2.12
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ)	0	1	0	0	2.00

Clearwater Paper currently has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.51%. Given Clearwater Paper’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Clearwater Paper is more favorable than Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ).

Summary

Clearwater Paper beats Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ) on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Clearwater Paper

Clearwater Paper Corporation manufactures and supplies bleached paperboards, and consumer and parent roll tissues in the United States and internationally. It operates through Pulp and Paperboard, and Consumer Products segments. The Pulp and Paperboard segment manufactures and markets bleached paperboard; Solid Bleached Sulfate paperboard that is used to produce folding cartons, liquid packaging, cups and plates, blister and carded packaging, and top sheet and commercial printing items; and hardwood and softwood pulp, as well as offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. It sells its products to carton converters, folding carton converters, merchants, and commercial printers. The Consumer Products segment provides a line of at-home tissue products, including bath tissues, paper towels, facial tissues, and napkins; recycled fiber value grade products; and away-from-home tissues. This segment sells its products to retailers, including grocery, club, mass merchants, and discount stores. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Spokane, Washington.

About Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ)

Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ), a forest products company, develops, manufactures, and sells forest, wood, pulp, and containerboard products in Sweden, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Forest, Wood, Pulp, Containerboard, and Renewable Energy. The company offers various sawn wood products; wood solutions for industrial buildings comprise construction timber, outer panels, dimensionally planed timber, laths, base rafters, planks, and shaped timber products; wood solutions for merchants include joists, batten, and untreated and painted outer panel, as well as pressure-impregnated wood products; and marine and land transportation services, including forwarding services using RoRo vessels, container express, and road and rail. It also provides pulp products; bleached softwood kraft pulp and chemical thermomechanical pulp; and Kraftliner products for consumer durables, electronics, hazardous goods, industrial products, fruit and vegetables, frozen foods, etc. In addition, the company engages in the generation of energy from wind power projects, bioenergy, and liquid and solid biofuels; and manufacturing and sale of pellets. Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ) was incorporated in 1915 and is headquartered in Sundsvall, Sweden.