Intertape Polymer Group (OTCMKTS:ITPOF) and Mayr-Melnhof Karton (OTCMKTS:MNHFF) Financial Review

Profitability

This table compares Mayr-Melnhof Karton and Intertape Polymer Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mayr-Melnhof Karton	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intertape Polymer Group	-0.50%	35.79%	9.19%

Dividends

Mayr-Melnhof Karton pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Intertape Polymer Group pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Mayr-Melnhof Karton pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intertape Polymer Group pays out -453.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mayr-Melnhof Karton and Intertape Polymer Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mayr-Melnhof Karton	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.35	14.59
Intertape Polymer Group	$1.53 billion	1.22	$67.81 million	($0.15)	-209.33

Intertape Polymer Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mayr-Melnhof Karton. Intertape Polymer Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mayr-Melnhof Karton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About Mayr-Melnhof Karton

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG manufactures and sells cartonboard and folding cartons in Germany, Austria, and internationally. It operates through two segments, MM Board & Paper and MM Packaging. The MM Board & Paper segment manufactures and markets various grades of cartonboard products, such as coated cartonboard produced from recycling fibers; and virgin fiber based cartonboard, as well as offers kraft papers and uncoated fine papers. This segment primarily serves printing businesses in the fragmented folding carton industry. The MM Packaging segment processes cartonboard into folding cartons primarily for food industry, as well as for other consumer goods industries. This segment also provides leaflets and labels. Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG was founded in 1950 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

About Intertape Polymer Group

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. provides packaging and protective solutions for the industrial markets in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers pressure-sensitive and water-activated tapes; packaging equipment; industrial and performance specialty tapes, such as masking, duct, electrical, foil, process indicator, sheathing, sports, and reinforced filament tapes; protective packaging solutions, including inflatable systems, mailer products, bubble cushioning, paper void fills, thermal solutions, and protective foam roll stocks; stencil products; shrink films; stretch and lumber wraps; structure and geomembrane fabrics; non-manufactured flexible intermediate bulk containers; specialized polyolefin films; and engineered coated products for industrial and retail use. It sells its products through various distribution channels. The company serves food and beverage, general manufacturing, fulfillment/e-commerce, retail and transportation, building and construction, consumer, oil and gas, aerospace, marine, composites, moving and storage, general manufacturing, mailing, HVAC, and military and medical applications. Intertape Polymer Group Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada.