MCS 005 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● What was cartn's 2026 operating margin
Answer: 11.3%
●● What was valboxx's 2026 operating margin
Answer: 16.6%
●● What was cartn's 2026 revenue growth
Answer: 7.5%
●● What was cartn's 2026 operating growth
Answer: 52.2%
●● Why did profit grow faster than revenue
Answer: Gross margin improved 2pp and admin costs fell which
resulted in operating leverage
●● What % is Cartn's customers in dairy sector
Answer: 48%
, ●● How many layers are the cartons & what are they
Answer: 4 layers. Polyethylene, paperboard, aluminium, polyethylene
●● What's cartns sustainability problem?
Answer: Laminated cartons are too hard to recycle and end up in
landfills
●● What is cartns competitive advantage
Answer: Their consultancy service with 800 engineers differentiates
them from Valboxx
●● What year was Cartn founded
Answer: 1960
●● When did Cartn go public ?
Answer: 1978 ( Harrlandian Stock Exchange )
●● How many employees does Cartn have
Answer: 23,000
●● How many factories does Cartn operate ?
Answer: 27 factories globally
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● What was cartn's 2026 operating margin
Answer: 11.3%
●● What was valboxx's 2026 operating margin
Answer: 16.6%
●● What was cartn's 2026 revenue growth
Answer: 7.5%
●● What was cartn's 2026 operating growth
Answer: 52.2%
●● Why did profit grow faster than revenue
Answer: Gross margin improved 2pp and admin costs fell which
resulted in operating leverage
●● What % is Cartn's customers in dairy sector
Answer: 48%
, ●● How many layers are the cartons & what are they
Answer: 4 layers. Polyethylene, paperboard, aluminium, polyethylene
●● What's cartns sustainability problem?
Answer: Laminated cartons are too hard to recycle and end up in
landfills
●● What is cartns competitive advantage
Answer: Their consultancy service with 800 engineers differentiates
them from Valboxx
●● What year was Cartn founded
Answer: 1960
●● When did Cartn go public ?
Answer: 1978 ( Harrlandian Stock Exchange )
●● How many employees does Cartn have
Answer: 23,000
●● How many factories does Cartn operate ?
Answer: 27 factories globally
