Karat Packaging Inc.

KRT

Plastics Products, NEC

Mkt Cap

$571.9M

PE

19.30

Debt

$50.58M

Cash

$13.14M

EV

$609.4M

FCF

$43.8M

Market Cap

$571.9M

P/E Ratio

19.30

Debt

$50.58M

Cash

$13.14M

EV

$609.4M

FCF

$43.8M

Charts data: {"Earnings":[{"time":"2020-12-30","value":16668000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":20778000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":23648000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":32470000}],"Sales":[{"time":"2020-12-30","value":295518000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":364244000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":422957000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":405651000}],"Net Margins":[{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.0564026556757964},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.057044179176595905},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":0.05591112098865842},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":0.08004417590490348}],"Assets":[{"time":"2020-12-30","value":181104000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":207599000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":252175000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":276397000}],"Stockholders Equity":[{"time":"2020-12-30","value":39868000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":132025000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":151933000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":162690000}],"ROE":[{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.41807966288752885},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.15737928422647227},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":0.15564755517234571},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":0.19958202716823406}],"ROA":[{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.15293422563830728},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.13260179480633336},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":0.12893030633488647},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":0.15551543612991459}]}

Karat Packaging Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes single-use disposable products in plastic, paper, biopolymer-based, and other compostable forms used in various restaurant and foodservice settings. It provides food and take-out containers, bags, tableware, cups, lids, cutlery, straws, specialty beverage ingredients, equipment, gloves, and other products under the Karat Earth brand. The company offers its products to national and regional distributors, restaurant chains, retail establishments, and online customers. It also provides new product development, design, printing, and logistics services. Karat Packaging Inc. was incorporated in 2108 and is based in Chino, California.

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DCF

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Karat Packaging Inc.

Calculate

Growth Years

Growth

Start

End

Discount

Start

End

Multiple

g\r	+10%	+11%	+12%	+13%	+14%
0%	10	9	8	8	7
+1%	11	10	9	8	8
+2%	13	11	10	9	8
+3%	14	13	11	10	9
+4%	17	14	12	11	10

Years	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	TV
FCF	$43.8M	$56.94M	$72.44M	$90.14M	$109.7M	$130.4M	$151.4M	$171.6M	$189.7M	$204.4M	$214.7M	$2.147B
DCF		$49.51M	$54.77M	$59.27M	$62.71M	$64.83M	$65.45M	$64.5M	$62.01M	$58.12M	$53.06M	$530.6M
Value	$1.125B

Chart P/E ratio

In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.

Earnings Growth 25%

Earnings Stability 2%

Competitiveness and MOAT

High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.

The Net Margin is too low to guarantee profitability in case of higher costs or higher interest rates. Furthermore lower margins cause higher earnings’ volatility.

Over time the ROA has been increasing indicating a higher marginal ROA with respect to the calculated one, giving a good sign for continued growth.

Years	12-2020	12-2021	12-2022	12-2023	TTM
Net Margin	5.6%	5.7%	5.6%	8%	7.3%
ROA	15%	13%	13%	16%	14%
ROE	42%	16%	16%	20%	18%

What is the average Net Margin?

The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +6.8%.

What is the trend of Net Margin?

The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +2.41%.

What is the average Return on Assets (ROA)?

The average ROA over the past 5 years is +14.22%.

What is the trend of Return on Assets (ROA)?

The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +2.66%.

What is the average Return on Equity (ROE)?

The average ROE over the past 5 years is +17.76%.

What is the trend of Return on Equity (ROE)?

The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +4.39%.

Safety & Stabiliy

Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.

Under the assumption that FCF does not diminish and debt does not increase, the current years to repay the debt are acceptable.

The Graham’s stability indicate reliability of earnings, and consideration about the future are more dependable.

Years	12-2020	12-2021	12-2022	12-2023	TTM
Debt FCF	-	8.41	1.63	1.01	1.15
Debt Equity	1.91	0.29	0.29	0.31	0.32
MIN
Graham Stability	-	-	-	100%	100%

What is the Debt/FCF?

The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is 1.15.

What is the trend of Debt/FCF?

The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -0.62.

What is the Graham’s Stability?

Graham’s Stability measure stands at 1.00.

Growth

Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.

Earnings growth has been increasing in past years.

Years	12-2020	12-2022	Trend
Revenue	11%	-4.1%	-14%
Net Income	25%	37%	6.3%
Stockholders Equity	60%	7.1%	-110%
FCF	-	88%	-410%

What is the 5 year Revenue CAGR?

The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is -.

What is the trend of Revenue growth?

The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is -13.67%.

What is the 5 year Earnings CAGR?

The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is -.

What is the trend of Earnings growth?

The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is +6.32%.

What is the 5 year Equity CAGR?

The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is -.

What is the trend of Equity growth?

The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is -112.04%.

What is the 5 year FCF CAGR?

The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is -.

What is the trend of FCF growth?

The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -406.93%.