Will Higher Shipments Drive WestRock (WRK) Q4 Earnings?

Zacks Equity Research Published on October 30, 2017

WestRock Company (WRK - Free Report) , a provider of paper and packaging solutions to consumer and corrugated markets, is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Nov 2.

Last quarter, the company posted a positive surprise of 15.63% driven by increase in daily box volumes of 5.7% despite a challenging cost environment and productivity improvements. In fact, it delivered earnings surprises in the trailing four quarters, with an average beat of 11.80%.

Let’s see how things are shaping up prior to this announcement.

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