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RYAM is a global leader of cellulose and derivatives commonly used in the production of filters, food, pharmaceuticals, high performance plastics, propellants and various industrial applications. RYAM s specialized assets, capable of creating the world s leading cellulose specialties products, are also used to produce cellulose viscose pulp, cellulose fluff pulp, high-yield pulp and various val…
$8.18
$0.05 (-0.61%)
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Operating margin is thin at 0.28%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 10.1% YoY. Margins deteriorated 2.1pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
Free cash flow declined 196% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. Negative free cash flow of -$92M. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
▼ -10.1% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$470M
▼ -985.8% YoY
Op. Margin
-3.22%
▼ -2.1pp YoY
ROIC
-3.32%
▼ -1.8pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$84M
▼ -195.8% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$16M
▼ -88.3% YoY
Net Debt
$696M
Cash & Equiv.
$68M
5Y CAGR: +1.8%
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Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Rayonier Advanced Materials scores 0/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full . This is analysis, not investment advice.
Rayonier Advanced Materials scores 0 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -3.2% operating margin and a -3.3% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh RYAM's valuation and scores 0/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.