KRT PEER ANALYSIS

Karat Packaging Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

KRTKarat Packaging Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Packaging & Containers

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

KRTIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	KRT	LILAK	BARMA	ORA	WPK	TCL-A	Ind. Median
P/E	21.61	13.70	—	14.16	13.65	1.39●	17.60
P/B	4.66	1.27	3.84	0.64●	1.38	1.21	1.71
EV/EBITDA	11.74	5.49	45.04	5.89	—	3.26●	11.30
P/S	1.43	1.55	4.79	0.80	1.62	0.24●	1.17

Financial Health
Metric	KRT	LILAK	BARMA	ORA	WPK	TCL-A	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.29	3.64	0.45	1.54	8.76●	0.79	1.37
Debt/Equity	51.9%	7.3%●	157.6%	33.6%	—	115.0%	64.6%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.68	-1.52●	13.03	1.58	—	1.57	2.41

Profitability
Metric	KRT	LILAK	BARMA	ORA	WPK	TCL-A	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.6%	11.3%	-2.2%	5.7%	11.9%	17.3%●	3.9%
ROE	21.2%	10.8%	-2.0%	4.3%	10.4%	30.0%●	10.1%
ROA	10.7%	8.2%	-0.7%	2.6%	8.7%	15.0%●	2.7%
EBITDA Margin	12.9%	22.1%●	15.0%	18.7%	21.0%	14.2%	13.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KRT	LILAK	BARMA	ORA	WPK	TCL-A	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	11.7%	-12.8%	13.9%●	-39.0%	-1.5%	-29.8%	6.7%
NI Growth	5.3%	10.3%	—	-87.9%	-9.9%	86.5%●	5.3%
Div. Yield	5.3%	4.9%	0.0%	7.2%	0.3%	11.9%●	1.7%
Payout	113.4%	67.5%	0.0%	104.0%	5.5%	358.7%	16.1%

Valuation
Metric	KRT	PACK	MYE	OI	TRS	AMBP	Ind. Median
P/E	21.61	—	28.32	—	1.73●	262.44	17.60
P/B	4.66	1.06	4.11	1.17	1.08	-4.14●	1.71
EV/EBITDA	11.74	17.71	12.39	8.63	5.65●	10.52	11.30
P/S	1.43	1.37	1.52	0.23●	1.81	0.50	1.17

Financial Health
Metric	KRT	PACK	MYE	OI	TRS	AMBP	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.29	1.73	1.65	1.26	4.85●	1.06	1.37
Debt/Equity	51.9%	81.9%	124.7%	388.7%	30.3%	-641.8%●	64.6%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.68	7.21	2.60	6.53	-7.01●	6.31	2.41

Profitability
Metric	KRT	PACK	MYE	OI	TRS	AMBP	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.6%	-9.3%	5.4%	-2.9%	104.7%●	0.2%	3.9%
ROE	21.2%	-7.0%	14.8%	-15.6%	85.1%●	—	10.1%
ROA	10.7%	-3.4%	4.9%	-2.1%	49.2%●	0.2%	2.7%
EBITDA Margin	12.9%	13.1%	15.5%●	11.1%	14.3%	12.0%	13.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KRT	PACK	MYE	OI	TRS	AMBP	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	11.7%	8.1%	-6.3%	-1.6%	12.4%	13.9%●	6.7%
NI Growth	5.3%	—	299.1%	—	2,781.5%●	175.0%	5.3%
Div. Yield	5.3%	—	1.6%	—	0.4%	8.5%●	1.7%
Payout	113.4%	—	48.5%	—	0.7%	2,327.3%	16.1%

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