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Karat Packaging Inc. KRT

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Karat Packaging Inc.

Overview of Karat Packaging Inc.

KRT NMS
Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers Small Cap
Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT), is a Small Cap company, in the Packaging & Containers industry, last closed at $26.92, about 23.4% undervalued vs fair value, -6.4% 1Y return, placing in the top 25% of its sector.
$26.92
20.66%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 43.1%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$449.02M
Enterprise Value
$451.95M
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.karatpackaging.com
HQ Chino, CA
Employees 683
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Mar 12 Call: Mar 12

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$29
$33
$37
Current: $26.92 +23% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$422.6M
4.2%%
Gross Profit
$164.3M
7.4%%
Operating Income
$40.5M
-9.2%%
Net Income
$30.0M
-7.7%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
146.5%
Excellent

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$32.2M
73.2% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
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Improving
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High Impact
0
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Karat Packaging Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
78
/100
Strong
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing KRT's balance between Growth (31.8%), Profitability (37.2%), and Safety (31.0%). Growth 32% Safety 31% Profitability 37%

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Growth

68th percentile vs peers
68
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y 5.1% 73p Rev Growth YoY 4.2% 56p EPS Growth YoY -8.4% 60p EPS CAGR 3Y 10.0% 78p TSR 28.9% 88p
Strengths
  • Interest Coverage Ratio in top 20% of peers (20.17, 95th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (100%)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

79th percentile vs peers
80
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Safety

66th percentile vs peers
67
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Karat Packaging Inc..

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$33.21
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