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RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. RYAM
RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. (RYAM) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.59% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $1.5B at a -28.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.85 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.118 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.051 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.002 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.22 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAM | RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. | 4/9 | 0.86 | — | -10.1% |
| MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | 3/9 | 0.16 | — | -8.6% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
About RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. manufactures and sells cellulose specialty products in the United States, China, Europe, Japan, rest of Asia, Canada, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through Cellulose Specialties, Biomaterials, Cellulose Commodities, Paperboard, and High-Yield Pulp. The company's products include cellulose specialties, which are natural polymers that are used as raw materials to manufacture a range of consumer-oriented products, such as liquid crystal displays, impact-resistant plastics, thickeners for food products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, cigarette filters, high-tenacity rayon tire cords and industrial hoses, food casings, paints, lacquers, munitions, and explosives; and biomaterials, including biofuels, lignosulfonates, prebiotics, tall oil soap, and HCE and turpentine. It also offers commodity products, such as commodity viscose used in woven applications, including rayon textiles for clothing and other fabrics, as well as in non-woven applications comprising baby wipes, cosmetic and personal wipes, industrial wipes, and mattress ticking; and absorbent materials consisting of fluff that are used as an absorbent medium in disposable baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, incontinence pads, convalescent bed pads, industrial towels and wipes, and non-woven fabrics. In addition, the company provides paperboards for packaging, printing documents, brochures, promotional materials, paperback books and catalog covers, file folders, freezer, tags, and lottery tickets; and high-yield pulps to produce hardwood aspen, maple, and birch species for paperboard, packaging, printing and writing papers, and various other paper products. Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
FAQ
Is RYAM financially healthy?
RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does RYAM pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. pays a dividend yielding about 1.59% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is RYAM?
In FY2025, RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. had a net margin of -28.7% and a return on equity of -132.9%.
Is RYAM overvalued or undervalued?
RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. trades at about 7.9× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.3×–692.0×, median 7.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for RYAM?
The average Wall-Street price target for RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. is $14.50, about 74.7% above the recent price, from 2 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is RYAM a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a dividend yield of 1.59%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.