PKG

PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA

Apr 05 • 04:00PM ET

194.22

+3.47 (+1.82%)

Company Profile

Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper products in North America. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. The Packaging segment offers various containerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, a ... read more

Full Time Employees 14,900

Phone 847 482 3000

Website https://www.packagingcorp.com

CEO Mr. Mark W. Kowlzan

IPO Date 2000-01-28

Sector Consumer Cyclical

Industry Packaging & Containers

Address 1 North Field Court, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Balance Sheet

Total Cash $751,700,000

Total Debt $2,802,500,000

Current Ratio 3.28

Quick Ratio 1.99

Profitability

Gross Margin 21.85%

Net Margin 10.09%

ROE 19.16%

ROA 9.61%

ROIC 12.23%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash $751,700,000

Total Debt $2,802,500,000

Current Ratio 3.28

Quick Ratio 1.99

Profitability

Gross Margin 21.85%

Net Margin 10.09%

ROE 19.16%

ROA 9.61%

ROIC 12.23%

Name	PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	Sector	Consumer Cyclical	Currency	USD	Relative Volume	1.4	Market Cap	16471
Current Ratio	3.23	Dividend / Share	5.0	EPS	8.93	Revenue	8383300000	P/S	2.0
P/E	20.5	Beta	0.68	Income	805100000	Volume	1336344	Average Volume	956512
Distance to 200DMA	-13.86%	200 DMA	212.93	50 DMA	206.49	ROA	9.1	ROE	19.1
Distance to 50DMA	-11.17%	Return 1Y	-0.38%	Return YTD	-18.01%	Forward PE		Qtly Growth YOY
Debt/Eq	1.01	P/B	3.7	Dividend Yield	2.2%	Net Margin	9.6%	Payout Ratio	55.7

Performance

52 Week Range 55.7%

Distance to 200DMA 1.29%

Day Change Percent $2.50

Performance Week $1.25

Performance Month $1.25

Performance Quarter 2024-09-16

Performance YTD $1.25

Performance Year $1.25

Performance Range

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$196

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$196

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Balance Sheet

Total Cash $676,600,000

Total Debt $2,754,100,000

Current Ratio 2.94%

Quick Ratio 1.72%

Profitability

Valuation

Price to Earnings 20.24

Price to Book 3.88

Price to Sales 2.04

Price to Free Cash Flow 32.98

Dividends

Payout Ratio 52.09%

Dividend Yield 2.57%

Dividend Amount $2.50

Last Dividend Pay Date 2024-09-16

Last Dividend Paid $1.25

Performance

52 Week Range 55.7%

Distance to 200DMA 1.29%

Day Change Percent $2.50

Performance Week $1.25

Performance Month $1.25

Performance Quarter 2024-09-16

Performance YTD $1.25

Performance Year $1.25

Company Profile

Full Time Employees 14,900

Phone 847 482 3000

Website https://www.packagingcorp.com

CEO Mr. Mark W. Kowlzan

IPO Date 2000-01-28

Sector Consumer Cyclical

Address 1 North Field Court, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Histogram - Daily

Balance Sheet

Total Cash $676,600,000

Total Debt $2,754,100,000

Current Ratio 2.94%

Quick Ratio 1.72%

Profitability

Gross Margin 0.2110%

Net Margin 0.0950%

ROE 0.19%

ROA 0.09%

Company Profile

Full Time Employees 14,900

Phone 847 482 3000

Website https://www.packagingcorp.com

CEO Mr. Mark W. Kowlzan

IPO Date 2000-01-28

Sector Consumer Cyclical

Address 1 North Field Court, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Monthly Win Rate

Balance Sheet (Multi-Column Example)

	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023	Sep 2023	Jun 2023	Mar 2023
Cash & Short Term Investments	53,775.0	65,171.0	61,801.0	67,150.0	73,100.0	61,555.0	62,482.0	55,872.0
Receivables	59,306.0	66,243.0	43,172.0	41,150.0	50,102.0	60,985.0	39,186.0	35,899.0
Inventory	6,911.0	7,286.0	6,165.0	6,232.0	6,511.0	6,331.0	7,351.0	7,482.0

Latest News

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2025-05-07 16:30:00 - businesswire.com

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2025-04-22 16:21:00 - businesswire.com

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