Karat Packaging/$KRT
Karat Packaging shares fall after Q3 earnings and revenue missed expectations, as higher freight, resin and shipping costs squeezed margins and weakened profit.
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About Karat Packaging
Karat Packaging Inc is a distributor and manufacturer of disposable foodservice products and related items, including containers, bags, tableware, cups, lids, cutlery, straws, specialty beverage ingredients, gloves, and janitorial supplies, available in plastic, paper, biopolymer-based, and other compostable forms. The Company focuses on environmentally friendly products and provides customized solutions including product development, design, printing, and logistics services. It serves customers through chains and distributors, retail, and e-commerce/online, and operates in the manufacturing and distribution of single-use food and beverage products, as well as specialty food and beverage products and restaurant and warehouse supplies.
- Ticker
- $KRT
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 666
- Headquarters
- Chino, United States
- Website
- www.karatpackaging.com
Karat Packaging Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1B
20.59
$2.50
0.79
$1.82
3.65%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1B
Beta
0.79
52-week high
$56.06
52-week low
$20.61
Average daily volume
161K
Dividend rate
$1.82
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.251
Quick ratio
1.167
Long term debt to equity
0.277
Total debt to equity
0.493
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
71.71%
Interest coverage (TTM)
20.00%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
48.18
Gross margin (TTM)
35.50%
Net profit margin (TTM)
10.18%
Operating margin (TTM)
7.54%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
24.12%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$740,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.29%
Return on equity (TTM)
30.62%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
20.594
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.086
Price to book
6.16
Price to tangible book (TTM)
7.15
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
20.118
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.97%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
2.557
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.54%
Forward dividend yield
3.65%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
11.62%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
57.08%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.61%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
18.07%
What the Analysts think about Karat Packaging
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Third-quarter sales rose 8.2%, while online sales grew 37.7% year on year. The fast-growing online channel is adding momentum to Karat’s top line. (GlobeNewswire)
Karat added four chain accounts in the third quarter, on top of four secured in the second, and began shipping to the earlier wins in October. Its new Orlando distribution centre is expected to support expansion in the Southeast and e-commerce fulfilment. (GlobeNewswire)
Management sees fibre and paper sales potentially doubling in 2027, with new chain-account opportunities supporting the outlook. It says these products can earn better margins than traditional lines, though the current fibre business is still small. (The Motley Fool)
Profit fell despite higher sales: third-quarter net income dropped to $4.7 million from $7.6 million, and adjusted EBITDA margin contracted to 6.6% from 10.5%. Higher product, freight and operating costs are eroding the benefit of volume growth. (GlobeNewswire)
Reported nine-month profitability was materially boosted by $20.2 million of tariff refunds, and the company’s full-year margin guidance includes those refunds. That makes the headline figures a poor guide to recurring earnings power. (GlobeNewswire)
Shipping capacity shortages have already led Karat to short some customer orders, while management said the company was receiving only about 70% to 80% of the containers it needed. Continued supply constraints could limit fulfilment and delay revenue from new accounts. (The Motley Fool)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 6 Nov 2026.
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Funds containing Karat Packaging
Fund name | Fund size | $KRT weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.01% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.01% |
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