Packaging and materials company International Paper (NYSE: IP) will be reporting results this Thursday morning. Here’s what to look for.

International Paper missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 3.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $6.22 billion, up 32.8% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting International Paper’s revenue to grow 28.7% year on year to $5.89 billion, improving from its flat revenue in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.25 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. International Paper has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates six times over the last two years.

Looking at International Paper’s peers in the industrials segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Packaging Corporation of America delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 10.1%, missing analysts’ expectations by 2.9%, and Boeing reported revenues up 57.1%, topping estimates by 6.9%.

Read our full analysis of Packaging Corporation of America’s results here and Boeing’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the industrials segment, with share prices up 9.3% on average over the last month. International Paper is up 5.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $46.80 (compared to the current share price of $42.15).

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